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Oscar O'Shea(1881-1960)

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Oscar O'Shea in International Crime (1938)
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Oscar O'Shea was born on 8 October 1881 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), Captains Courageous (1937) and Of Mice and Men (1939). He died on 6 April 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornOctober 8, 1881
DiedApril 6, 1960(78)
BornOctober 8, 1881
DiedApril 6, 1960(78)
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Known for

Peter Lorre, Ethel Griffies, and John McGuire in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.8
  • The Judge
  • 1940
Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous
7.9
  • Cushman
  • 1937
Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
Of Mice and Men
7.8
  • Jackson
  • 1939
Paul Guilfoyle, Don Costello, Charles Lang, and Fay Wray in Wildcat Bus (1940)
Wildcat Bus
5.2
  • Charles Dawson
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
    Thy Neighbor's Wife
    5.8
    • 1953
  • June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
    6.5
    • Mr. Flannegan (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Don DeFore, Dorothy Malone, Dennis Morgan, and Janis Paige in One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
    One Sunday Afternoon
    5.7
    • Toby
    • 1948
  • Victor Mature in Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
    Fury at Furnace Creek
    6.8
    • Jailer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Arlene Dahl and Dennis Morgan in My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
    My Wild Irish Rose
    6.3
    • Pat Daly
    • 1947
  • Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde in It Had to Be You (1947)
    It Had to Be You
    6.5
    • Irish Neighborhood Watchman (scenes deleted)
    • 1947
  • Bob Hope in Where There's Life (1947)
    Where There's Life
    6.5
    • Uncle Philip (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Harry Davenport, Paul Campbell, and Gloria Henry in Sport of Kings (1947)
    Sport of Kings
    • Judge Sellers
    • 1947
  • Ronald Reagan, Zachary Scott, and Alexis Smith in Stallion Road (1947)
    Stallion Road
    5.9
    • Doc Brady, DVM (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Joanne Dru in Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
    Abie's Irish Rose
    5.1
    • Bishop (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jane Adams, Rondo Hatton, Donald MacBride, and Tom Neal in The Brute Man (1946)
    The Brute Man
    4.5
    • Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Personality Kid (1946)
    Personality Kid
    5.2
    • Officer O'Brien
    • 1946
  • John Wayne, Claudette Colbert, and Don DeFore in Without Reservations (1946)
    Without Reservations
    6.4
    • Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jess Barker, Bonita Granville, Allan Jones, and Fuzzy Knight in Senorita from the West (1945)
    Senorita from the West
    5.2
    • Dusty
    • 1945
  • You Hit the Spot
    Short
    • Jupiter
    • 1945

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Personal details

  • Born
    • October 8, 1881
    • Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • April 6, 1960
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)

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