Tom O'Brien
O'Brien in 1925
Born
Thomas Everett O'Brien

(1890-07-25)July 25, 1890
DiedJune 8, 1947(1947-06-08) (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
OccupationActor

Tom O'Brien (July 25, 1890 June 8, 1947) was an American silent and sound character actor known for his burly serio-comic roles.[1]

He worked in the comedy film The Gentleman from America (1923) as Johnny Day,[2] which is about the humorous tale of two American buddies (O'Brien and Hoot Gibson) and they have numerous adventures in Spain.[3] Tom O'Brien appeared in over 80 films in a 22 years of career.[2] He was primarily cast as stocky "Irish types" in comic supporting roles.[2][4] He also worked in The Big Parade (1925) as Corporal Bull O'Hara.[2]

He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.[5]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • Fun in the Clouds (1928, short) as The Director
  • Pardon My Glove (1922, short) as The Champ
  • Bucking Broadway (1922, short) as The Stage Manager
  • A Hickory Hick (1922, short) as The Crooked Crook
  • Plumb Crazy (1923, short) as Olie Margerine
  • Spooks and Spasms (1917, short) as The Big V Riot Squad
  • The Runaway Freight (1914, short) as Slim, a Yeggman
  • McCarn Plays Fate (1914, short) as Bull Klein

References

  1. Wilson, Scott (26 September 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. McFarland Publishing. p. 557. ISBN 9781476625997.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Neste 2017, p. 219.
  3. Neste 2017, p. 17.
  4. Rollins, Peter C.; O'Connor, John E. (25 July 2008). Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History. University Press of Kentucky. p. 143. ISBN 9780813138749.
  5. Resting Places

Bibliography

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