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Michael O'Shea is a Actor American born on 17 march 1906 at Hartford (USA)
Michael O'Shea (March 17, 1906 – December 4, 1973) was an American character actor whose career spanned the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. O'Shea was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Unlike his five brothers who became policemen, he dropped out of school at 12 and began his acting career in vaudeville by touring with boxing idol Jack Johnson's show.
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Michael O'Shea
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 march 1906 at Hartford (USA)
Death 4 december 1973 (at 67 years) at Dallas (USA)
Birth 17 march 1906 at Hartford (USA)
Death 4 december 1973 (at 67 years) at Dallas (USA)
Biography
D'une famille irlandaise, ses cinq frères sont tous devenus policiers, ils ont encouragé leur frère à défier la tradition et à devenir acteur. Né en 1906, il a arrêté l'école à l'âge de 12 ans. Il s'essaye alors à tous les métiers. Pendant les années de prohibition, il devient un comédien et un maître de cérémonie dans des bars clandestins. Il a monté sa propre troupe de danse, « Michael O'Shea and His Stationary Gypsies». Il a rencontré l'actrice Virginia Mayo sur le tournage de La Vie aventureuse de Jack London (Jack London) en 1943 et l'a épousée quatre ans après. Dans les années 1960, il est parvenu à accomplir partiellement le rêve de son père en devenant un employé de policier clandestin pour la CIA, il arrêtera sa carrière après ce rôle. Il est mort soudainement d'une crise cardiaque le 4 décembre 1973 à Dallas au Texas.Usually with
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Perfect Child (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Terry Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Rebecca Budig, Lochlyn Munro, Nicole Muñoz, Chelah Horsdal, Jody Thompson, Rachel Hayward
Roles Higgins
Rating50%
La ravissante Sarah nage en plein bonheur : elle vient juste d'épouser Paul, l'homme pour qui elle a eu un coup de foudre. Mais rapidement, l'idylle est gâchée par l'attitude de Lily, la fille de Paul, et par l'hostilité ostensible de Monica, son associée et ancienne maîtresse. Malgré tout, Sarah entend bien profiter pleinement de sa lune de miel et, surtout, de son merveilleux époux. C'est alors qu'une série d'événements étranges survient. Or tout semble accuser Sarah. Désireuse de se disculper et de sauver son mariage, Sarah enquête sur ces incidents. Elle va de découverte en découverte.
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
, 1h47Directed by Len Wiseman
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Action
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Films about viral outbreaks, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh
Roles Fermier
Rating66%
In 1202, an army led by the three vampire elders (Markus, Viktor, and Amelia) arrives at a Lycan-ravaged village. Viktor and Amelia capture their target: Markus' brother, William Corvinus, the first and most powerful werewolf. Despite Markus' defiance, Viktor orders that William be imprisoned in a secret location forever.
It Should Happen to You (1954)
, 1h26Directed by George Cukor, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon, Michael O'Shea, Connie Gilchrist, Vaughn Taylor
Roles Brod Clinton
Rating71%
The script, by Garson Kanin, is about a naive young woman named Gladys Glover who yearns for fame. Strolling through Central Park, she meets a young handsome man named Pete Sheppard (Jack Lemmon). He is a maker of documentaries (apparently equipped only with a handheld 16mm camera). He is taking brief shots of people in the park. He films Gladys feeding pigeons and introduces himself.
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
, 1h30Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady, Mitzi Green, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, George E. Stone
Roles Inspector McNamara
Rating61%
Bookmaker à New York, Robert « Numbers » Foster fuit les ennuis après avoir dénoncé certaines pratiques illégales. De passage en Géorgie, il rencontre Emily Ann Stackerlee qui voudrait faire carrière comme chanteuse et danseuse à Broadway. Il la ramène à New York et lui obtient un emploi dans une boîte de nuit. Flirtant avec elle, il attise la jalousie de son amie Yvonne Dugan...
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
, 1h32Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Craig Hill, Skip Homeier, Paul Burke
Roles Sgt. Lonergan
Rating68%
The film is set in the first winter of the Korean War during the Red Chinese intervention . The story follows the fate of a lone 48 man platoon left as a rear guard to defend a choke point, to cover the withdrawal of their division over an exposed bridge. The subplot explores the psychological makeup of the individuals charged with leadership of the platoon, and therein examines the nature of service and valor. Ultimately command of the platoon falls upon Cpl. Denno (Richard Basehart), who has an innate aversion to responsibility for the lives of others.
, 1h43Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, Thelma Ritter, Zero Mostel, Michael O'Shea, Frank Fontaine
Roles Doberman
Rating69%
Through her "Contacts and Contracts" company, Mae Swasey is busy scheming to bring couples together. It is not very rewarding financially, and Mae is in debt. Even one of her seeming successes, Ina Kuschner's impending wedding to Radiographer Matt Hornbeck, does not go as hoped. Ina's mother refuses to pay Mae the agreed-upon $500 commission. Mae, however, gets the last laugh; Matt gets cold feet at the last moment and leaves the bride waiting at the altar.
Captain China (1950)
, 1h37Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney, Jr., Edgar Bergen, Michael O'Shea
Roles Trask
Rating59%
The Underworld Story (1950)
, 1h31Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva, Michael O'Shea, Mary Anderson
Roles Ralph Munsey
Rating69%
When newspaper reporter Mike Reese (Duryea) loses his job at a big city paper he finds that no one else will hire him. Reese borrows money from a gangster and buys half the interest in a small-town newspaper, The Lakewood Gazette, in the town of Lakeville. The newspaper is owned by Catherine Harris (Storm), who immediately has differences with Reese on how the paper should operate. Reese, trying to use the paper as a step up, latches onto a murder of a woman who happens to be the daughter-in-law of a newspaper magnate. When a local black woman is suspected, Reese turns the story into a media circus and soon his reporting is back in the spotlight again. The film is notable for the pejorative use of the word "nigger", though this is clearly dubbed, not what was originally filmed.
The Big Wheel (1949)
, 1h32Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Mickey Rooney, Allen Jenkins, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington
Roles Vic Sullivan
Rating56%
Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) from Carrell in California wants to be a race car driver. He manages to get hired as a mechanic by Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage, after mentioning that he is the son of a famous driver called "Cannonball" Coy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 a few years ago.
The Threat (1949)
, 1h6Directed by Felix E. Feist
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Michael O'Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw, Julie Bishop, Frank Conroy, Robert Shayne
Roles Detective Ray Williams
Rating66%
Detective Ray Williams (Michael O'Shea) is recuperating from a broken rib as his wife Ann (Julie Bishop) tries to persuade him to get a desk job, especially with the new baby on the way. However, a call from the police inspector (Robert Shayne) informs him that homicidal criminal "Red" Kluger (who Williams apprehended) has busted out of Folsom Prison. As Williams is going to leave in his police car, he is kidnapped by Kluger (Charles McGraw) and his men. District attorney Barker MacDonald (Frank Conroy) is also kidnapped by his men. Lastly, nightclub singer Carol (Virginia Grey), who apparently ratted him out is kidnapped. She however claims it was Tony, one of Kluger's associates, who Red has arranged to come out of Mexico City to Palm Springs to give Red and his associates the $12,000 from a deposit box and give them an escape plane to leave the country out of. Kluger makes no secret of his plans to kill Williams and MacDonald once he's made a getaway. Carol claims to not have ratted him out constantly, but Kluger rejects her claims. Kluger also takes in another hostage, Joe Turner, driver of the truck escorting the gang. The gang is housed up at a shack, awaiting Tony. Joe tries to escape with a gun he had stolen from the truck earlier, but Kluger subdues him, takes the gun and kills him.
Parole, Inc. (1948)
, 1h11Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, Lyle Talbot, Joseph Kenneth Shovlin, Charles Williams
Roles Richard Hendricks
Rating56%
The film opens with a scene of FBI agent Richard Hendricks (Michael O'Shea) bedridden in a hospital bed, dictating the results of his investigation for a report to the California Governor. The dictation scenes are interrupted by long flashback scenes showing how the investigation proceeded.
Smart Woman (1948)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Brian Aherne, Michael O'Shea, Constance Bennett, James Gleason, Barry Sullivan, Otto Kruger
Roles Johnny Simons
Rating61%
When a grand jury becomes dissatisfied with the efforts of District Attorney Bradley Wayne (Otto Kruger), it requests a special prosecutor, Robert Larrimore (Brian Aherne).
Violence (1947)
, 1h12Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Sheldon Leonard, Peter Whitney, Emory Parnell, Pierre Watkin
Roles Steve Fuller
Rating55%
Ann Mason (Coleman),an undercover reporter, develops amnesia after infiltrating a neo-fascist group.
Last of the Redmen (1947)
, 1h19Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Jon Hall, Michael O'Shea, Buster Crabbe, Evelyn Ankers, Julie Bishop, Rick Vallin
Roles Hawk-Eye / Natty Bumpo
Rating52%
During the French and Indian War in 1757, the family of Colonel Munro, daughters Alice and Cora and son Davy come from England to visit their father who is commanding Fort William Henry in the American colonies. The French are masters of the military intelligence situation as they have their loyal Indian allies masquerading as scouts for the English and are able to interecept and kill all runners from the British outposts.
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
, 1h8Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Michael O'Shea, Lloyd Nolan, Trudy Marshall, Ruth Ford, Reed Hadley, Roy Roberts
Roles Joe Reynolds
Rating53%
Three witnesses swear they saw Joe Reynolds murder grumpy baker Kenny (Ben Welden) with a hatchet. Joe claims Kenny's fatal head wound was the result of a fall as they argued—the baker hit his head on an oven as he fell—but the eyewitness testimony prevails and Joe is sentenced to death in the electric chair. His buddy Sam Lord has an uphill struggle to prove his innocence.