Oscar O'Shea
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Born: October 7, 1881
Place of Birth: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Angels with Dirty Faces
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Captains Courageous
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Big City
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.
Of Mice and Men
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Love Affair
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
King of the Turf
Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start entering competitions. Goldie is an instant celebrity, but his mom reads the newspapers and tracks him down. Mason is very surprised to see her, his ex-wife, and even more astonished to hear that Goldie is his own son. However, Goldie must go back to school and so they decide to keep the secret. Since Goldie does not want to leave Mason behind, he goes to the bookies and fixes the next race, hoping to disappoint Goldie by asking him to lose on purpose.
Haunted Harbor
A sea captain about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. They head for the island of Pulinan, where they believe the real murderer--the captain's former partner--is hiding so the captain can clear his name. As it turns out, their troubles are only beginning
Blossoms in the Dust
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
The Shining Hour
A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.
Filmography
as Self
as self
as Toby
as Pat Daly
as Judge Sellers
as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
as Officer O'Brien
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Dusty
as Capt. O'Malley
as Commodore (uncredited)
as Capt. Ethan Perrin
as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
as Museum Watchman
as Colonel Hatcher
as Jonathan
as Father Case (uncredited)
as Capt. Smith
as Mr. Tinkle
as Joseph Barton
as Doctor McIntyre
as Judge Sanders
as Judge Barrington
as Cal Beamish
as Squire Skimp
as Cardigan, working ranch owner
as Captain Mike
as Pa Prescott
as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
as Dan Regan
as Noah Judkins
as Doctor Richards
as 'Pop' Branch
as Dr. West
as Conductor
as Capt. Bob Morrissey
as McGowan, a Engineer
as George Edwards (uncredited)
as Captain Velsar
as Uncle Dan Jarvis
as Charles Dawson
as The Judge
as Skipper Kelly
as Samr (uncredited)
as Dr. Emery
as Train Conductor
as Janitor at Train Station
as Captain Craig
as Jackson
as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
as Warden
as Mr. Flannigan
as Pa Duffy
as Sam O'Neil
as Divorce Judge
as Mike Halloran
as Police Lieutenant
as Pa Daley
as Pat Murphy
as Priest (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Charlie Collins
as Pete Whalen
as Captain Walters
as Horace Howard
as Pop Wilson
as Dad Elliott
as Captain Rorty
as Desk Sgt. Rourke
as Gibson (uncredited)
as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
as Heath
as Mr. Stephens
as Judge Coleman
as Warden Clayton
as 'Pa' Cassidy
as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
as Gus the Bartender
as Mr. Callahan
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Turnkey (uncredited)
as John C. Andrews
as Captain Walt Cushman
as Jake