Edward Francis Michael Patrick Joseph O'Shea (March 17, 1906 – December 4, 1973)[3] was an American actor, who appeared on the stage, in feature films, and television in a career that spanned between the 1940s and early 1970s.

He held jobs as a newspaper copy boy, a Western Union messenger, and a tobacco farmer [3] before making his debut in show business.

[5] O'Shea's work in Eve led to an offer to play Barbara Stanwyck's leading man in the film Lady of Burlesque (1943) for producer Hunt Stromberg, released through United Artists.

[7] O'Shea was asked to reprise his stage role in the film version of The Eve of St. Mark (1944), produced by 20th Century Fox.

[9] He had the lead role in Man from Frisco (1944), a fictional account of the career of Henry Kaiser for Republic Pictures, directed by Robert Florey.

O'Shea returned to Broadway with a role in the revival of The Red Mill (1945–47), produced by Hunt Stromberg Jr. which ran for 531 performances.

He was Nancy Coleman's leading man in Violence (1947) at Monogram Pictures and played Natty Bumppo in Sam Katzman's version of Last of the Mohicans, Last of the Redmen (1947), with Jon Hall at Columbia.

He had a support role in Disc Jockey (1951), then did three films at Fox: Fixed Bayonets (1951) for Sam Fuller, The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) for George Cukor, and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952).

They subsequently appeared on the stock stage together in such productions as George Washington Slept Here, Tunnel of Love and Fiorello!.

[15] In August of 1959 he was arrested after brandishing a pistol in a Philadelphia restaurant following an argument between his wife and another customer over the air conditioning.