Oscar O'Shea
Known for
Oscar O'Shea is the sort of actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. Another entry worth naming is 'Captains Courageous'. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else. Roughly 78 titles carry his name. 'Angels with Dirty Faces' is the title that keeps being brought up.
Oscar O'Shea
78 Movies
Oscar O'Shea is the sort of actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. Another entry worth naming is 'Captains Courageous'. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else. Roughly 78 titles carry his name. 'Angels with Dirty Faces' is the title that keeps being brought up.
Movies
Plays Captain Walt Cushman
Captains Courageous
1937
Plays Dr. West
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Plays Jackson
Of Mice and Men
1939
Plays Museum Watchman
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
Plays Capt. Smith
Corvette K-225
1943
Plays Doctor Richards
Lydia
1941
Plays Mr. Callahan
Rosalie
1937
Plays Capt. Ethan Perrin
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
Plays Conductor
Ringside Maisie
1941
Plays Gus the Bartender
Man-Proof
1938
Plays Dad Elliott
Rebellious Daughters
1938
Plays Pat Murphy
Undercover Agent
1939
Plays Sam O'Neil
Tell No Tales
1939
Plays Pat Daly
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
Plays Doctor McIntyre
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
Plays Charlie Collins
The Shining Hour
1938
Plays Police Lieutenant
Lucky Night
1939
Plays Warden
Those High Grey Walls
1939
Plays Joseph Barton
City Without Men
1943
Plays Pa Duffy
She Married a Cop
1939
Plays John C. Andrews
Big City
1937
Plays Pop Wilson
Racket Busters
1938
Plays 'Pa' Cassidy
Mannequin
1938
Plays Mr. Stephens
King of the Newsboys
1938
Plays Uncle Dan Jarvis
Always a Bride
1940
Plays McGowan, a Engineer
Sleepers West
1941
Plays Pa Prescott
Fly By Night
1942
Plays Mike Halloran
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Plays John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
Haunted Harbor
1944
Plays Skipper Kelly
Pier 13
1940
Plays Pete Whalen
Stablemates
1938
Plays Dr. Emery
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Plays Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
Hold That Kiss
1938
Plays Capt. O'Malley
Bewitched
1945
Plays Train Conductor
20 Mule Team
1940
Plays Captain Velsar
The Phantom Submarine
1940
Plays Cal Beamish
I Was Framed
1942
Plays 'Pop' Branch
Harmon of Michigan
1941
Plays Warden Clayton
The Canary Comes Across
1938
Plays Heath
International Crime
1938
Plays Charles Dawson
Wildcat Bus
1940
Plays Janitor at Train Station
Forty Little Mothers
1940
Plays Toby
One Sunday Afternoon
1948
Plays Horace Howard
Campus Cinderella
1938
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One Sunday Afternoon
Toby
1948
Film
My Wild Irish Rose
Pat Daly
1947
Film
The Brute Man
Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
1946
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Personality Kid
Officer O'Brien
1946
Film
Without Reservations
Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Film
Senorita from the West
Dusty
1945
Film
Bewitched
Capt. O'Malley
1945
Film
Here Come the Waves
Commodore (uncredited)
1944
Film
Mystery of the Riverboat
Capt. Ethan Perrin
1944
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Oscar O'Shea still alive?
Oscar O'Shea passed away on April 6, 1960 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Oscar O'Shea?
Oscar O'Shea is best known for roles in Angels with Dirty Faces, The Roaring Twenties, Captains Courageous.
How many movies has Oscar O'Shea been in?
Over a 23-year career (since 1937), Oscar O'Shea has appeared in 78 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Oscar O'Shea's first movie?
The career of Oscar O'Shea began with The Good Old Soak (1937).
What is Oscar O'Shea's most recent movie or series?
Oscar O'Shea's most recent release is MGM Parade, which premiered on September 14, 1955.
Oscar O'Shea
1881-10-07 · Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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.