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Oscar O'Shea

October 19, 2023

Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960) was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953.

Oscar O'Shea
O'Shea in The Bashful Bachelor (1942)
Born(1881-10-08)October 8, 1881
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 6, 1960(1960-04-06) (aged 78)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1937-1953

Early years Edit

O'Shea was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Acting Edit

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.[2]

O'Shea's first film was Captains Courageous (1937).[1]

Management Edit

Beginning in 1929, O'Shea operated the Oscar O'Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy Theatre in Ottawa, Canada.[3] He eventually ended the enterprise "to seek a field where his art would be more widely appreciated."[4] He then set up an operation in Chicago, "where he managed his own theatre and stock company during good and bad years."[4]

Death Edit

O'Shea died in Hollywood, California, in 1960 at age 78.[1]

Selected filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Feramisco, Thomas M. (2007). The Mummy Unwrapped: Scenes Left on Universal's Cutting Room Floor. McFarland. pp. 189–190. ISBN 9781476607924. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ Quinn, Susan (2011). Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9780802779717. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Oscar O'Shea Players to Open Season of Repertoire Next Week". The Ottawa Journal. No. The Ottawa Journal. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. December 21, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ a b "Oscar O'Shea Comes Back". The Ottawa Journal. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. July 3, 1937. p. 20. Retrieved July 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  

External links Edit

 
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Oscar O Shea 8 October 1881 6 April 1960 was a Canadian American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953 Oscar O SheaO Shea in The Bashful Bachelor 1942 Born 1881 10 08 October 8 1881Peterborough Ontario CanadaDiedApril 6 1960 1960 04 06 aged 78 Hollywood California U S OccupationActorYears active1937 1953 Contents 1 Early years 2 Acting 3 Management 4 Death 5 Selected filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditO Shea was born in Peterborough Ontario Canada 1 Acting EditO 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 2 O Shea s first film was Captains Courageous 1937 1 Management EditBeginning in 1929 O Shea operated the Oscar O Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy Theatre in Ottawa Canada 3 He eventually ended the enterprise to seek a field where his art would be more widely appreciated 4 He then set up an operation in Chicago where he managed his own theatre and stock company during good and bad years 4 Death EditO Shea died in Hollywood California in 1960 at age 78 1 Selected filmography EditThe Good Old Soak 1937 as Jake uncredited Captains Courageous 1937 as Captain Walt Cushman Big City 1937 as John C Andrews Double Wedding 1937 as Turnkey uncredited Thoroughbreds Don t Cry 1937 as Man Seated Next to Wilkins uncredited You re Only Young Once 1937 as Sheriff uncredited Mannequin 1937 as Pa Cassidy Rosalie 1937 as Mr Callahan Man Proof 1938 as Gus Love Is a Headache 1938 as Pop Sheeman Stage Doorman uncredited Border Wolves 1938 as Judge Coleman King of the Newsboys 1938 as Mr Stephens International Crime 1938 as Heath Hold That Kiss 1938 as Pop Man Bringing Usher s Clothes uncredited Numbered Woman 1938 The Main Event 1938 as Captain Rorty Rebellious Daughters 1938 as Dad Elliott Racket Busters 1938 as Pop Wilson Youth Takes a Fling 1938 as Captain Walters Stablemates 1938 as Pete Whalen The Shining Hour 1938 as Charlie Collins Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 as Kennedy uncredited King of the Turf 1939 as Bartender Love Affair 1939 as Priest uncredited Undercover Agent 1939 as Pat Murphy Big Town Czar 1939 as Pa Daley Lucky Night 1939 as Police Lieutenant Tell No Tales 1939 as Sam O Neil S O S Tidal Wave 1939 as Mike Halloran Invitation to Happiness 1939 as Divorce Judge She Married a Cop 1939 as Pa Duffy The Star Maker 1939 as Mr Flannigan Those High Grey Walls 1939 as Warden The Roaring Twenties 1939 as Customer uncredited Missing Evidence 1939 as John C Pop Andrews The Night of Nights 1939 as Mr Conway uncredited Of Mice and Men 1939 as Jackson I Take This Woman 1940 as Dowling scenes deleted Zanzibar 1940 as Captain Craig Forty Little Mothers 1940 as Janitor at Train Station uncredited 20 Mule Team 1940 as Train Conductor You Can t Fool Your Wife 1940 as Dr Emery Colony College Chaplain Susan and God 1940 as Samr uncredited Pier 13 1940 as Skipper Kelly Stranger on the Third Floor 1940 as The Judge Wildcat Bus 1940 as Charles Dawson The Bride Wore Crutches 1940 as Pop uncredited Always a Bride 1940 as Uncle Dan Jarvis The Phantom Submarine 1940 as Captain Velsar Four Mothers 1941 as George Edwards uncredited Sleepers West 1941 as Engineer McGowan Mutiny in the Arctic 1941 as Capt Bob Morrissey Blossoms in the Dust 1941 as Dr West uncredited Accent on Love 1941 as Magistrate Ringside Maisie 1941 as Conductor Harmon of Michigan 1941 as Pop Branch Lydia 1941 as Doctor Richards uncredited Riders of the Purple Sage 1941 as Noah Judkins The Officer and the Lady 1941 as Dan Regan Fly by Night 1942 as Pa Prescott Torpedo Boat 1942 as Captain Mike The Bashful Bachelor 1942 as Squire Skimp I Was Framed 1942 as Cal Beamish The Postman Didn t Ring 1942 as Judge Barrington Just Off Broadway 1942 as Pop Halfway to Shanghai 1942 as Doctor McIntyre Sin Town 1942 as Train Conductor uncredited Henry Aldrich Editor 1942 as Judge Sanders Lady Bodyguard 1943 as Justice of the Peace uncredited City Without Men 1943 as Joseph Barton Two Weeks to Live 1943 as Squire Skimp uncredited Good Morning Judge 1943 as Magistrate Three Hearts for Julia 1943 as Stage Doorman uncredited Two Tickets to London 1943 as Mr Tinkle Gals Incorporated 1943 as Justice uncredited The Good Fellows 1943 as Great Grand Caesar uncredited Corvette K 225 1943 as Capt Smith uncredited Happy Land 1943 as Father Case uncredited Her Primitive Man 1944 as Jonathan South of Dixie 1944 as Col Hatcher The Mummy s Ghost 1944 as Watchman Haunted Harbor 1944 Serial as John Galbraith Chs 1 7 15 Mystery of the River Boat 1944 Serial as Capt Ethan Perrin Here Come the Waves 1944 as Commodore uncredited Bewitched 1945 as Capt O Malley Senorita from the West 1945 as Dusty Without Reservations 1946 as Conductor uncredited Personality Kid 1946 as Officer O Brien The Brute Man 1946 as Mr Haskins Grocer uncredited Abie s Irish Rose 1946 as Bishop uncredited Stallion Road 1947 as Doc Brady DVM uncredited Sport of Kings 1947 as Judge Sellers Where There s Life 1947 as Uncle Philip uncredited It Had to Be You 1947 as Irish Neighborhood Watchman scenes deleted My Wild Irish Rose 1947 as Pat Daly Fury at Furnace Creek 1948 as Jailer uncredited One Sunday Afternoon 1948 as Toby The Daughter of Rosie O Grady 1950 as Mr Flannigan uncredited Thy Neighbor s Wife 1953 final film role References Edit a b c Feramisco Thomas M 2007 The Mummy Unwrapped Scenes Left on Universal s Cutting Room Floor McFarland pp 189 190 ISBN 9781476607924 Retrieved 7 July 2017 Quinn Susan 2011 Furious Improvisation How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN 9780802779717 Retrieved 7 July 2017 Oscar O Shea Players to Open Season of Repertoire Next Week The Ottawa Journal No The Ottawa Journal Canada Ottawa Ontario December 21 1929 p 13 Retrieved July 6 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Oscar O Shea Comes Back The Ottawa Journal Canada Ottawa Ontario July 3 1937 p 20 Retrieved July 6 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oscar O Shea Works by or about Oscar O Shea at Internet Archive Oscar O Shea at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oscar O 27Shea amp oldid 1157550888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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