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Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

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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).

Be

Born

Oct 07, 1881

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Died

Apr 06, 1960

Known For

Acting

Movies

85 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 as Captain Walt Cushman
★ 7.4
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1939 as Jackson
★ 7.3
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie
1941 as Conductor
★ 5.6
Rosalie
Rosalie
1937 as Mr. Callahan
★ 6.0
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 as Customer (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Love Affair
Love Affair
1939 as Priest (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
1941 as George Edwards (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent
1939 as Pat Murphy
★ 4.2
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 as Museum Watchman
★ 5.6
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 as The Judge
★ 6.5
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1937 as Turnkey (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Numbered Woman
Numbered Woman
1938 as Desk Sgt. Rourke
★ 7.0
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 as Divorce Judge
★ 7.0
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
1946 as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Mystery of the Riverboat
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944 as Capt. Ethan Perrin
★ 6.5
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 as Capt. Smith
★ 6.2
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves
1944 as Commodore (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Dudes Are Pretty People
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942 as Cardigan, working ranch owner
★ 8.0
Lydia
Lydia
1941 as Doctor Richards
★ 6.5
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Dr. West
★ 6.6
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 as Captain Walters
★ 5.5
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 as Charlie Collins
★ 6.7
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939 as Mike Halloran
★ 6.8
Big City
Big City
1937 as John C. Andrews
★ 7.7
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man
1944 as Jonathan
★ 7.5
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940 as Uncle Dan Jarvis
★ 5.7
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 as Pop Wilson
★ 5.6
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 as Judge Barrington
★ 7.0
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 as Capt. O'Malley
★ 5.4
Susan and God
Susan and God
1940 as Sam (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Brute Man
The Brute Man
1946 as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
★ 4.6
Personality Kid
Personality Kid
1946 as Officer O'Brien
★ 10.0
You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once
1937 as Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 as 'Pa' Cassidy
★ 6.0
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
1942 as Squire Skimp
★ 6.3
South of Dixie
South of Dixie
1944 as Colonel Hatcher
★ 10.0
Missing Evidence
Missing Evidence
1939 as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
★ 6.5
Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache
1938 as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 as Pat Daly
★ 6.0
Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 as Father Case (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
1939 as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 as Police Lieutenant
★ 6.8
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 as Captain Mike
★ 7.5
Pier 13
Pier 13
1940 as Skipper Kelly
★ 5.7
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 as Pa Prescott
★ 6.7
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop
1939 as Pa Duffy
★ 6.8
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 as Gus the Bartender
★ 5.2
Sleepers West
Sleepers West
1941 as McGowan, a Engineer
★ 6.4
Those High Grey Walls
Those High Grey Walls
1939 as Warden
★ 6.4
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
1940 as Train Conductor
★ 6.6
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon
1948 as Toby
★ 7.0
The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak
1937 as Jake
★ 9.0
Forty Little Mothers
Forty Little Mothers
1940 as Janitor at Train Station
★ 6.5
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
1940 as Charles Dawson
★ 5.5
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss
1938 as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
★ 7.0
International Crime
International Crime
1938 as Heath
★ 5.5
I Was Framed
I Was Framed
1942 as Cal Beamish
★ 5.0
Big Town Czar
Big Town Czar
1939 as Pa Daley
★ 7.0
The Phantom Submarine
The Phantom Submarine
1940 as Captain Velsar
★ 6.3
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942 as Judge Sanders
★ 6.5
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 as Sam O'Neil
★ 5.4
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 as Dr. Emery
★ 5.5
Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 as Pete Whalen
★ 6.3
The Star Maker
The Star Maker
1939 as Mr. Flannigan
★ 7.0
City Without Men
City Without Men
1943 as Joseph Barton
★ 5.7
King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys
1938 as Mr. Stephens
★ 4.8
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941 as Noah Judkins
★ 7.0
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
1943 as Mr. Tinkle
★ 7.5
The Main Event
The Main Event
1938 as Captain Rorty
★ 8.0
Half Way to Shanghai
Half Way to Shanghai
1942 as Doctor McIntyre
★ 6.0
The Officer and the Lady
The Officer and the Lady
1941 as Dan Regan
★ 8.0
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1940 as Captain Craig
★ 9.0
Haunted Harbor
Haunted Harbor
1944 as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
★ 7.0
Border Wolves
Border Wolves
1938 as Judge Coleman
★ 8.0
Sport of Kings
Sport of Kings
1947 as Judge Sellers
★ 10.0
Rebellious Daughters
Rebellious Daughters
1938 as Dad Elliott
★ 6.0
King of the Turf
King of the Turf
1939 as Bartender
★ 7.0
Senorita from the West
Senorita from the West
1945 as Dusty
★ 6.0
Mutiny in the Arctic
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941 as Capt. Bob Morrissey
★ 7.5
Harmon of Michigan
Harmon of Michigan
1941 as 'Pop' Branch
★ 7.5
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 as Gibson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Campus Cinderella
Campus Cinderella
1938 as Horace Howard
★ 6.0
The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across
1938 as Warden Clayton
★ 5.3