Spec O'Donnell
Walter "Spec" O'Donnell (April 9, 1911 – October 14, 1986) was an American film actor.
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_lobby_card.jpg.webp) Lobby card for The Country Kid (1923) with O'Donnell in back | |
| Born | April 9, 1911 |
| Died | October 14, 1986 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923-1978 |
Biography
Born in Fresno, California, in 1911, O'Donnell appeared in more than 190 films between 1923 and 1978. He worked frequently for producer Hal Roach, often appearing in silent comedies as the bratty son of Max Davidson or Charley Chase. His sound-era roles were mostly uncredited bits, often as bellhops, newsboys, and pages; he was playing adolescent roles well into his twenties. He has the unusual distinction of playing the same role (a newsboy) in both an original film and its remake: Princess O'Hara and It Ain't Hay. He died in 1986 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
- Little Johnny Jones (1923) - Freckle faced Little Boy
- The Barefoot Boy (1923) - Schoolboy
- The Country Kid (1923) - Joe Applegate
- The Darling of New York (1923) - Willie
- The Foolish Virgin (1924) - Little Boy
- Tomorrow's Love (1925)
- The Devil's Cargo (1925) - Jimmy
- The Dressmaker from Paris (1925) - Jim
- Little Annie Rooney (1925)
- The Price of Success (1925)
- Sparrows (1926)
- Private Izzy Murphy (1926)
- Hard Boiled (1926)
- Old Ironsides (1926)
- Why Girls Say No (1927)
- Don't Tell Everything (1927)
- Casey at the Bat (1927)
- Special Delivery (1927)
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
- Pass the Gravy (1928)
- A Pair of Tights (1928)
- Vamping Venus (1928)
- Hot News (1928)
- Danger Street (1928)
- In the Headlines (1929)
- The Sophomore (1929)
- The Grand Parade (1930)
- Big Money (1930)
- Two Plus Fours (1930)
- The Big Broadcast (1932)
- Broadway Bill (1934)
- Cain and Mabel (1936)
- Blonde Trouble (1937)
- Here's Flash Casey (1938)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Crazy House (1943)
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
- Footlight Varieties (1951)
- Pat and Mike (1952)
- Convoy (1978) - 18 Wheel Eddie
References
- John Holmstrom, The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p.49.
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