Oscar O'Shea
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960), born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953. O'Shea was a comic actor who earned a million dollars but lost it all in the Great Depression. His first straight role came in a Federal Theatre Project production of It Can't Happen Here, a play based on the novel of the same name. His first film was Captains Courageous (1937). Beginning in 1929, O'Shea operated the Oscar O'Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy Theatre in Ottawa, Canada. He eventually ended the enterprise "to seek a field where his art would be more widely appreciated." He then set up an operation in Chicago, "where he managed his own theatre and stock company during good and bad years." O'Shea died in Hollywood, California in 1960 at age 78.
Filmography
One Sunday Afternoon
as Toby
One Sunday Afternoon
as Toby
My Wild Irish Rose
as Pat Daly
My Wild Irish Rose
as Pat Daly
Sport of Kings
as Judge Sellers
Sport of Kings
as Judge Sellers
The Brute Man
as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
The Brute Man
as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
Personality Kid
as Officer O'Brien
Personality Kid
as Officer O'Brien
Without Reservations
as Conductor (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Conductor (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
as Dusty
Senorita from the West
as Dusty
Here Come the Waves
as Commodore (uncredited)
Here Come the Waves
as Commodore (uncredited)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Capt. Ethan Perrin
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Capt. Ethan Perrin
Haunted Harbor
as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
Haunted Harbor
as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Watchman
The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Watchman
South of Dixie
as Colonel Hatcher
South of Dixie
as Colonel Hatcher
Her Primitive Man
as Jonathan
Her Primitive Man
as Jonathan
Happy Land
as Father Case (uncredited)
Happy Land
as Father Case (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as Capt. Smith
Corvette K-225
as Capt. Smith
Two Tickets to London
as Mr. Tinkle
Two Tickets to London
as Mr. Tinkle
City Without Men
as Joseph Barton
City Without Men
as Joseph Barton
Half Way to Shanghai
as Doctor McIntyre
Half Way to Shanghai
as Doctor McIntyre
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Judge Sanders
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Judge Sanders
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Barrington
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Barrington
I Was Framed
as Cal Beamish
I Was Framed
as Cal Beamish
The Bashful Bachelor
as Squire Skimp
The Bashful Bachelor
as Squire Skimp
Dudes Are Pretty People
as Cardigan, working ranch owner
Dudes Are Pretty People
as Cardigan, working ranch owner
Torpedo Boat
as Captain Mike
Torpedo Boat
as Captain Mike
Fly By Night
as Pa Prescott
Fly By Night
as Pa Prescott
The Tell-Tale Heart
as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady
as Dan Regan
The Officer and the Lady
as Dan Regan
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Noah Judkins
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Noah Judkins
Lydia
as Doctor Richards
Lydia
as Doctor Richards
Harmon of Michigan
as 'Pop' Branch
Harmon of Michigan
as 'Pop' Branch
Blossoms in the Dust
as Dr. West
Blossoms in the Dust
as Dr. West
Ringside Maisie
as Conductor
Ringside Maisie
as Conductor
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Capt. Bob Morrissey
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Capt. Bob Morrissey
Sleepers West
as McGowan, a Engineer
Sleepers West
as McGowan, a Engineer
Four Mothers
as George Edwards (uncredited)
Four Mothers
as George Edwards (uncredited)
The Phantom Submarine
as Captain Velsar
The Phantom Submarine
as Captain Velsar
Always a Bride
as Uncle Dan Jarvis
Always a Bride
as Uncle Dan Jarvis
Wildcat Bus
as Charles Dawson
Wildcat Bus
as Charles Dawson
Stranger on the Third Floor
as The Judge
Stranger on the Third Floor
as The Judge
Pier 13
as Skipper Kelly
Pier 13
as Skipper Kelly
Susan and God
as Samr (uncredited)
Susan and God
as Samr (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Dr. Emery
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Dr. Emery
20 Mule Team
as Train Conductor
20 Mule Team
as Train Conductor
Forty Little Mothers
as Janitor at Train Station
Forty Little Mothers
as Janitor at Train Station
Zanzibar
as Captain Craig
Zanzibar
as Captain Craig
Of Mice and Men
as Jackson
Of Mice and Men
as Jackson
Missing Evidence
as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
Missing Evidence
as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
The Night of Nights
as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Customer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Customer (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
as Warden
Those High Grey Walls
as Warden
The Star Maker
as Mr. Flannigan
The Star Maker
as Mr. Flannigan
She Married a Cop
as Pa Duffy
She Married a Cop
as Pa Duffy
Tell No Tales
as Sam O'Neil
Tell No Tales
as Sam O'Neil
Invitation to Happiness
as Divorce Judge
Invitation to Happiness
as Divorce Judge
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Mike Halloran
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Mike Halloran
Lucky Night
as Police Lieutenant
Lucky Night
as Police Lieutenant
Big Town Czar
as Pa Daley
Big Town Czar
as Pa Daley
Love Affair
as Priest (uncredited)
Love Affair
as Priest (uncredited)
King of the Turf
as Bartender
King of the Turf
as Bartender
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
The Shining Hour
as Charlie Collins
The Shining Hour
as Charlie Collins
Stablemates
as Pete Whalen
Stablemates
as Pete Whalen
Youth Takes a Fling
as Captain Walters
Youth Takes a Fling
as Captain Walters
Racket Busters
as Pop Wilson
Racket Busters
as Pop Wilson
Rebellious Daughters
as Dad Elliott
Rebellious Daughters
as Dad Elliott
The Main Event
as Captain Rorty
The Main Event
as Captain Rorty
Numbered Woman
as Desk Sgt. Rourke
Numbered Woman
as Desk Sgt. Rourke
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Gibson (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Gibson (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
Hold That Kiss
as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
International Crime
as Heath
International Crime
as Heath
Border Wolves
as Judge Coleman
Border Wolves
as Judge Coleman
Mannequin
as 'Pa' Cassidy
Mannequin
as 'Pa' Cassidy
Love Is a Headache
as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Man-Proof
as Gus the Bartender
Man-Proof
as Gus the Bartender
You're Only Young Once
as Sheriff (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Double Wedding
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Double Wedding
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Big City
as John C. Andrews
Big City
as John C. Andrews
Captains Courageous
as Captain Walt Cushman
Captains Courageous
as Captain Walt Cushman
The Good Old Soak
as Jake
The Good Old Soak
as Jake