From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael O'Shea (March 17, 1906, Hartford, Connecticut - December 4, 1973, Dallas, Texas) was an American character actor whose career spanned from the 1940s-1960s. Unlike his five brothers who became policemen, O'Shea dropped out of school at 12 and began his acting career in vaudeville by touring with boxing idol Jack Johnson's show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael O'Shea , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.