Spec O'Donnell
Date of Birth: 9th April 1911
Details of Death: 14th October 1986
Country of Birth: USA
Biography
Walter 'Spec' O'Donnell was quite a celebrity in the mid-Twenties. A special company was formed to make two-reelers starring him, and Douglas Fairbanks is said to have called him the greatest child star of the day. John Holmstrom writes of him: "To call Spec 'homely' would imply that your home was in grave need of repair. Beady little eyes peering out over a disastrous profile gave the impression of some shy, decrepit jungle creature flushed from its lair." Be that as it may, Spec continued to act in innumerable movies (and later, TV shows) into the 1970s. The filmography on this page only follows his credits up to 1931.
Filmography
- The Country Kid (1923) (as Joe Applegate)
- Little Johnny Jones (1923) (as Freckle Faced Little Boy)
- The Barefoot Boy (1923)
- The Darling of New York (1923) (as Willie)
- Afternoon Tee (1924)
- Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924)
- Alice Gets in Dutch (1924)
- Alice the Peacemaker (1924) (as Freckle-Faced Newsboy)
- Alice's Day at Sea (1924)
- Alice's Fishy Story (1924)
- Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924)
- Delivering the Goods (1924) (as Spec)
- Don't Fall (1924) (as Spec)
- Happy Days (1924)
- Here He Comes! (1924)
- Paging Money (1924)
- Speed Boys (1924) (as Spec)
- Sweet Dreams (1924) (as Spec)
- The Foolish Virgin (1924)
- The Racing Kid (1924)
- Trailing Trouble (1924)
- Imperilled Possessions (1925) (as Jimmy Moran)
- Little Annie Rooney (1925) (as Abie)
- The Devil's Cargo (1925) (as Jimmy)
- The Dressmaker from Paris (1925) (as Jim)
- Tomorrow's Love (1925)
- Webs of Steel (1925)
- Dizzy Daddies (1926) (as The Office Boy)
- Don Key - Son of Burro (1926) (as Office Boy)
- Hard Boiled (1926) (as Eddie Blix)
- Private Izzy Murphy (1926) (as The Monohan Kid)
- Sons of the Sea (1926) (as Cabin Boy)
- Sparrows (1926) (as Ambrose Grimes)
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927) (as Love's Greatest Mistake)
- Casey at the Bat (1927) (as Spec)
- Don't Tell Everything (1927) (as Asher Ginsberg alias The Maid)
- Fighting Fathers (1927)
- Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927) (as The Widow's Younger Son)
- Special Delivery (1927) (as Office Boy)
- We're All Gamblers (1927) (as Spec)
- Why Girls Say No (1927) (as Maxie Whisselberg)
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