Gene O'Donnell: Gene O'Donnell. Actor: Barney Blake, Police Reporter. Gene O'Donnell was born on 28 February 1911 in Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Barney Blake, Police Reporter (1948), Freckles Comes Home (1942) and The Ape (1940). He was married to Dolores O'Donnell. He died on 22 November 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
