Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Date of Birth:

Oct 07, 1881

Place of Birth:

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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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).

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:

The Canary Comes Across The Canary Comes Across

1938

Her Primitive Man Her Primitive Man

1944

King of the Turf King of the Turf

1939

The Main Event The Main Event

1938

City Without Men City Without Men

1943

Corvette K-225 Corvette K-225

1943

She Married a Cop She Married a Cop

1939

The Good Old Soak The Good Old Soak

1937

Border Wolves Border Wolves

1938

Half Way to Shanghai Half Way to Shanghai

1942

Big Town Czar Big Town Czar

1939

Four Mothers Four Mothers

1941

Riders of the Purple Sage Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

Love Is a Headache Love Is a Headache

1938

Susan and God Susan and God

1940

Dudes Are Pretty People Dudes Are Pretty People

1942

Ringside Maisie Ringside Maisie

1941

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

The Mummy's Ghost The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Forty Little Mothers Forty Little Mothers

1940

South of Dixie South of Dixie

1944

Lydia Lydia

1941

Two Tickets to London Two Tickets to London

1943

Haunted Harbor Haunted Harbor

1944

Sport of Kings Sport of Kings

1947

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

Numbered Woman Numbered Woman

1938

Personality Kid Personality Kid

1946

Happy Land Happy Land

1943

The Night of Nights The Night of Nights

1939

The Postman Didn't Ring The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

The Officer and the Lady The Officer and the Lady

1941

The Phantom Submarine The Phantom Submarine

1940

Sleepers West Sleepers West

1941

Double Wedding Double Wedding

1937

Zanzibar Zanzibar

1940

Mutiny in the Arctic Mutiny in the Arctic

1941

Torpedo Boat Torpedo Boat

1942

Here Come the Waves Here Come the Waves

1944

The Bashful Bachelor The Bashful Bachelor

1942

The Brute Man The Brute Man

1946

Henry Aldrich, Editor Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

I Was Framed I Was Framed

1942

Missing Evidence Missing Evidence

1939

Those High Grey Walls Those High Grey Walls

1939

Pier 13 Pier 13

1940

The Shining Hour The Shining Hour

1938

Stablemates Stablemates

1938

Lucky Night Lucky Night

1939

Man-Proof Man-Proof

1938

International Crime International Crime

1938

Wildcat Bus Wildcat Bus

1940

The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart

1941

Racket Busters Racket Busters

1938

Bewitched Bewitched

1945

Stranger on the Third Floor Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Mannequin Mannequin

1938

Rosalie Rosalie

1937

Captains Courageous Captains Courageous

1937

Invitation to Happiness Invitation to Happiness

1939

Big City Big City

1937

Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men

1939

One Sunday Afternoon One Sunday Afternoon

1948

Undercover Agent Undercover Agent

1939

My Wild Irish Rose My Wild Irish Rose

1947

Snow Gets in Your Eyes Snow Gets in Your Eyes

1938

Hold That Kiss Hold That Kiss

1938

You're Only Young Once You're Only Young Once

1937

Love Affair Love Affair

1939

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Harmon of Michigan Harmon of Michigan

1941

Fly-By-Night Fly-By-Night

1942

Youth Takes a Fling Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Tell No Tales Tell No Tales

1939

The Star Maker The Star Maker

1939

You Can't Fool Your Wife You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

Campus Cinderella Campus Cinderella

1938

Mystery of the Riverboat Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

King of the Newsboys King of the Newsboys

1938

20 Mule Team 20 Mule Team

1940

Always a Bride Always a Bride

1940

Rebellious Daughters Rebellious Daughters

1938

Senorita from the West Senorita from the West

1945

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