Other works

(1959) Unsold pilot: He and Barry Sullivan starred in an adventure pilot called "Savage Is the Name" about two globe-trotting detectives in the employ of an airline company.

(1930) Stage: Appeared (as "Bill Post") in "This Man's Town" on Broadway (1930). Drama. Written by Willard Robertson (who also appeared). Directed by Lester Lonergan. Ritz Theatre: 10 Mar 1930-Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Betty Brenska, John Burkell, Paul Byron, Eduardo Ciannelli (as "Antonio Fantana"), Constance Cummings (as "Carrie"), Betty De Pascue, W.L. Douglas, Clyde Franklin, Viola Frayne, Walter Glass, Lewis Gordon, Eugenia A. Herman, Milton C. Herman, Len D. Hollister, Mary Howard, Joseph Kennedy, Jerome Lesser, Sam Levene (as "Rosso"), Marjorie Main (as "Clara"), Harold Morgan, William E. Morris, George Neville, Caroline Newcombe, Walter Newman, Arvid Paulson, Antonio Salerno, Dorothea Scott, Emmett Shackelford, Lois Shore, Joseph Slayton, Edwin Stanley, Lulu Stone, Max Von Mitzel, Jethro Warner, Charles C. Wilson, Vincent York. Produced by George Jessel.

(1957) Stage: Appeared (as "William Spain"; final Broadway role) in "Miss Lonelyhearts" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Howard Teichmann, from the novel by Nathanael West. Scenic Design / Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Alan Schneider. Music Box Theatre: 3 Oct 1957-12 Oct 1957 (12 performances). Cast: Irene Dailey, Maurice Ellis, Henderson Forsythe, William Hickey (as "Goldsmith"), Jo Anna March, Anne Meara (as "Sick-of-it-All"), Dan Morgan, Marian Reardon, Pippa Scott (as "Betty"), Janet Ward, Ruth Warrick, Fritz Weaver (as "A Boy"). Produced by Lester Osterman Jr. and Alfred R. Glancy Jr. NOTES: (1) O'Brien appeared on What's My Line? (1950) on the Sunday following the play's close as the celebrity guest. There were allusions to the production's failure and wishes to see him in another Broadway play soon (he never again appeared on Broadway). (2) Filmed as Lonelyhearts (1958).

Stage: Appeared (as "Walter Burns") in the original Broadway production of "The Front Page".

(1952) Unsold pilot: Co-starred (w/Brian Keith) in a pilot for a proposed series, "Plane for Hire". The series wasn't picked up but the pilot aired as Adventure for Hire (1957).

(4/6/42) Radio: Appeared (as "Father Duffy") in a "Lux Radio Theatre" broadcast of "The Fighting 69th".

(10/19/43) Radio: Appeared in an episode of "The Burns & Allen Show".

(2/7/44) Radio: Appeared (as "Martin Murphy") in a "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast of "Her Butler's Sister".

(12/2/40) Radio: Appeared (as "Knute Rockne") in a Lux Theatre production of "Knute Rockne, All-American".

Stage: Appeared in "My Three Angels", Chicago, IL.

(5/22/39) Rado: Appeared (as "Father Jerry Connolly") in a "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast of "Angels With Dirty Faces".

(Summer 1959) He acted in Worthington Miner's stage adaptation of Ruth McKenney's story , "The Loud Red Patrick," at the Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City, Michigan. Ruth Bailey was founder and artistic director.

(Summer 1962) He acted in Norman Krasna's play, "Dear Ruth," at the Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City, Michigan with Eloise Taylor in the cast. Ruth Bailey was founder and artistic director.

(Summer 1982) He acted in Ernest Thompson's play, "On Golden Pond," in a Cherry County Playhouse production under the Dome at the Park Palace Hotel in Traverse City, Michigan with Eloise Taylor in the cast. Pat Paulsen and Neil Rosen were artistic directors.