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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

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Popularity

0.3

Known For

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 as Customer (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1939 as Jackson
★ 7.3
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 as Captain Walt Cushman
★ 7.4
Love Affair
Love Affair
1939 as Priest (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 as The Judge
★ 6.4
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 as Museum Watchman
★ 5.6
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
1946 as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1937 as Turnkey (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 as 'Pa' Cassidy
★ 5.9
Rosalie
Rosalie
1937 as Mr. Callahan
★ 5.5
Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 as Father Case (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Brute Man
The Brute Man
1946 as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
★ 4.4
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 as Capt. O'Malley
★ 5.3
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
1940 as Train Conductor
★ 6.2
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves
1944 as Commodore (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 as Police Lieutenant
★ 6.6
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie
1941 as Conductor
★ 4.5
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 as Charlie Collins
★ 6.6
Personality Kid
Personality Kid
1946 as Officer O'Brien
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon
1948 as Toby
★ 6.0
The Star Maker
The Star Maker
1939 as Mr. Flannigan
City Without Men
City Without Men
1943 as Joseph Barton
★ 5.0
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Dr. West
★ 6.6
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 as Capt. Smith
★ 6.1
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 as Gus the Bartender
★ 4.3
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 as Pa Prescott
★ 6.4
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939 as Mike Halloran
★ 5.7
King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys
1938 as Mr. Stephens
★ 4.0
Lydia
Lydia
1941 as Doctor Richards
★ 6.5
Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 as Pete Whalen
★ 4.5
Big City
Big City
1937 as John C. Andrews
★ 7.4
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent
1939 as Pat Murphy
★ 3.7
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 as Pat Daly
★ 6.0
Big Town Czar
Big Town Czar
1939 as Pa Daley
You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once
1937 as Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Sleepers West
Sleepers West
1941 as McGowan, a Engineer
★ 6.3
Harmon of Michigan
Harmon of Michigan
1941 as 'Pop' Branch
★ 5.0
Susan and God
Susan and God
1940 as Samr (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Numbered Woman
Numbered Woman
1938 as Desk Sgt. Rourke
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop
1939 as Pa Duffy
★ 5.7
Those High Grey Walls
Those High Grey Walls
1939 as Warden
★ 6.2
Pier 13
Pier 13
1940 as Skipper Kelly
★ 5.0
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 as Pop Wilson
★ 5.2
I Was Framed
I Was Framed
1942 as Cal Beamish
★ 4.0
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 as Captain Walters
★ 1.0
Mutiny in the Arctic
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941 as Capt. Bob Morrissey
★ 5.0
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
1940 as Charles Dawson
★ 4.9
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
1941 as George Edwards (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Senorita from the West
Senorita from the West
1945 as Dusty
★ 5.0
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss
1938 as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
★ 6.5
South of Dixie
South of Dixie
1944 as Colonel Hatcher
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
1939 as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
Missing Evidence
1939 as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
★ 5.0
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
1942 as Squire Skimp
★ 4.5
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 as Gibson (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across
1938 as Warden Clayton
★ 3.5
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940 as Uncle Dan Jarvis
★ 4.5
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 as Dr. Emery
★ 4.5
Forty Little Mothers
Forty Little Mothers
1940 as Janitor at Train Station
★ 6.4
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 as Divorce Judge
★ 6.0
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1940 as Captain Craig
Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache
1938 as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Rebellious Daughters
Rebellious Daughters
1938 as Dad Elliott
★ 4.5
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 as Sam O'Neil
★ 4.6
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 as Judge Barrington
King of the Turf
King of the Turf
1939 as Bartender
★ 7.0
Mystery of the Riverboat
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944 as Capt. Ethan Perrin
★ 6.0
The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak
1937 as Jake
International Crime
International Crime
1938 as Heath
★ 5.3
The Main Event
The Main Event
1938 as Captain Rorty
Border Wolves
Border Wolves
1938 as Judge Coleman
Haunted Harbor
Haunted Harbor
1944 as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
★ 6.7
The Officer and the Lady
The Officer and the Lady
1941 as Dan Regan
★ 6.0
Half Way to Shanghai
Half Way to Shanghai
1942 as Doctor McIntyre
★ 4.5
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
1943 as Mr. Tinkle
★ 6.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941 as Noah Judkins
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 as Captain Mike
★ 6.0
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Dudes Are Pretty People
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942 as Cardigan, working ranch owner
★ 7.0
Campus Cinderella
Campus Cinderella
1938 as Horace Howard
★ 5.5
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man
1944 as Jonathan
★ 6.0
The Phantom Submarine
The Phantom Submarine
1940 as Captain Velsar
★ 6.0
Sport of Kings
Sport of Kings
1947 as Judge Sellers
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942 as Judge Sanders
★ 6.0