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Billy O'Brien(1917-2013)

  • Actor
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Billy O'Brien was born on 15 August 1917 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for West of the Divide (1934), Cheaters (1934) and The Power and the Glory (1933). He died on 21 May 2013 in Oregon, USA.
BornAugust 15, 1917
DiedMay 21, 2013(95)
BornAugust 15, 1917
DiedMay 21, 2013(95)
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John Wayne and Lloyd Whitlock in West of the Divide (1934)
West of the Divide
5.3
  • Spud Hayden(as Billie O'Brien)
  • 1934
William Boyd, Dorothy Mackaill, and Alan Mowbray in Cheaters (1934)
Cheaters
6.2
  • Young Boy(as Bill O'Brien)
  • 1934
Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore in The Power and the Glory (1933)
The Power and the Glory
6.6
  • Tom as a Boy
  • 1933
Norma Lee, Elliott Nugent, and Roland Young in Wise Girls (1929)
Wise Girls
5.3
  • Actor
  • 1929

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  • John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, and Fred MacMurray in True Confession (1937)
    True Confession
    6.6
    • Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Louise Henry, Joan Marsh, and Warner Oland in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
    Charlie Chan on Broadway
    7.0
    • Copy Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in Maid of Salem (1937)
    Maid of Salem
    6.5
    • Jasper - A Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Alice Brady and Charles Ruggles in Mind Your Own Business (1936)
    Mind Your Own Business
    6.4
    • Boy Scout (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Brian Donlevy and Claire Trevor in Human Cargo (1936)
    Human Cargo
    6.2
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Frances Farmer, Sherwood Bailey, George Ernest, Billy Lee, Lester Matthews, and Buster Phelps in Too Many Parents (1936)
    Too Many Parents
    6.5
    • Cadet Adjutant (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Donald Douglas and Diane Sinclair in Tomorrow's Children (1935)
    Tomorrow's Children
    5.6
    • Mason Boy (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    6.4
    • Sheep Boy (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • John Boles and Gloria Swanson in Music in the Air (1934)
    Music in the Air
    6.0
    • Perzinger-School Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Mona Barrie and Jack Holt in I'll Fix It (1934)
    I'll Fix It
    5.2
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • William Boyd, Dorothy Mackaill, and Alan Mowbray in Cheaters (1934)
    Cheaters
    6.2
    • Young Boy (as Bill O'Brien)
    • 1934
  • George P. Breakston and Lois Wilson in No Greater Glory (1934)
    No Greater Glory
    6.9
    • Paul Street Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • John Wayne and Lloyd Whitlock in West of the Divide (1934)
    West of the Divide
    5.3
    • Spud Hayden (as Billie O'Brien)
    • 1934
  • Lionel Barrymore, Tom Brown, and Mae Clarke in This Side of Heaven (1934)
    This Side of Heaven
    6.6
    • Messenger Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Alice Brady in Stage Mother (1933)
    Stage Mother
    6.0
    • Student (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Little 'Buck' Dale
  • Born
    • August 15, 1917
    • Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • May 21, 2013
    • Oregon, USA(Undisclosed)

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    The 1926 Standard Casting Directory says Billy is 5 years old.

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