Biography
Edward Patrick O'Brien (July 14, 1917 β March 29, 1983) was an American film and television actor.O'Brien was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He worked as a radio announcer in North Dakota before moving to Hollywood in the 1930s. He began appearing in films, and also worked as a manager at the Carthay Circle Theatre. During World War II he gave up acting to work as a stevedore in the San Francisco docks.In 1953 O'Brien appeared in the television series This Is the Life, later making three appearances in Harbor Command.O'Brien appeared in films such as High Velocity, Rough Night in Jericho, The Honkers, Chamber of Horrors, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, No Deposit, No Return, The Pack, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, The Andromeda Strain, and Pieces of Dreams. On television, O'Brien had recurring roles in The Smith Family and the action and crime drama television series S.W.A.T. He also guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Barnaby Jones, Trapper John, M.D., 12 O'Clock High, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, My Three Sons, The Rockford Files, Quincy, M.E., Rawhide, The Wild Wild West, The Fugitive, The Big Valley and General Hospital.O'Brien died in March 1983 of cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 65.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 25
TV Shows 14
The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)
The Top of the Hill (1980)
The Golden Gate Murders (1979)
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
The Two-Five (1978)
The Long Dark Night (1977)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976)
The Art of Crime (1975)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Returning Home (1975)
S.W.A.T. (1975)
Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
In Tandem (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
The Magician (1973)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
The Honkers (1972)
The Loners (1972)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Incident in San Francisco (1971)
The Smith Family (1971)
Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Madigan (1968)
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
The Invaders (1967)
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
The Fugitive (1963)
My Three Sons (1960)
Harbor Command (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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GenderMale
Birthday1917-07-14
Deathday1983-03-29 (65 years old)
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