George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Actor Apr 18 (died age 86) San Francisco, California, USA 1922–2023 (101 year career)
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Biography

George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also starred in East Side, West Side (1927), The Johnstown Floor (1926), and John Ford's The Iron Horse (1924). The day before his seventh birthday the Great Earthquake of 1906 hit San Francisco. He and his family nearly died and were homeless for months…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (90)

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Movies (88)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.6
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

as (archive footage)

9.0
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

6.7
The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas

1961

as (archive footage)

Korea

Korea

1959

as Narrator

6.0
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders

1951

as George O'Brien

5.7
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard

6.9
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

7.0
My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

1947

as 'Duke' Muldoon

6.0
December 7th

December 7th

1943

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

5.8
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

1940

as Jeff Toland

5.4
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

1940

as Dan Clark

5.4
Triple Justice

Triple Justice

1940

as Brad Henderson

6.0
Prairie Law

Prairie Law

1940

as Brill Austin

5.5
Bullet Code

Bullet Code

1940

as Steve Holden

5.6
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939

as Barney O'Dell

6.6
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

1939

as Wade Barton

6.0
The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

as Cliff Mason

8.0
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939

as Clint Bradford

Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

1939

as Boone Yeager

5.0
Timber Stampede

Timber Stampede

1939

as Scott Baylor

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1938

as Larry Rhodes

5.0
Border G-Man

Border G-Man

1938

as Jim Galloway

5.0
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

1938

as Captain Jack Steele

5.2
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938

as Bob McVey

5.8
Gun Law

Gun Law

1938

as Tom O'Malley

4.5
Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Grant Curran

6.0
Hollywood Cowboy

Hollywood Cowboy

1937

as Jeffery Carson

5.0
Windjammer

Windjammer

1937

as Bruce Lane

5.0
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1936

as Daniel Boone

4.6
O'Malley of the Mounted

O'Malley of the Mounted

1936

as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard

The Border Patrolman

The Border Patrolman

1936

as Bob Wallace

5.8
When a Man's a Man

When a Man's a Man

1935

as Larry Knight

4.3
Hard Rock Harrigan

Hard Rock Harrigan

1935

as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan

3.0
Whispering Smith Speaks

Whispering Smith Speaks

1935

as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith

The Cowboy Millionaire

The Cowboy Millionaire

1935

as Bob Walker

6.0
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1935

as Kal Emerson

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1934

as Neil Rogers

The Dude Ranger

The Dude Ranger

1934

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

5.8
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1934

as Michael Wyatt

5.5
The Last Trail

The Last Trail

1933

as Tom Daley

Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

1933

as Smoke Mason

3.5
Life in the Raw

Life in the Raw

1933

as Jim Barry

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1932

as John Shefford

The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

1932

as Ted Radcliffe

The Golden West

The Golden West

1932

as David Lynch / Motano

4.0
Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

1932

as Jim Wall

5.5
Mystery Ranch

Mystery Ranch

1932

as Bob Sanborn

6.0
A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror

1931

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury

5.7
Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath

1931

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

4.9
Fair Warning

Fair Warning

1931

as Whistlin' Dan Barry

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1931

as Jim Lassiter

The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

1930

as Buck Duane

5.0
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930

as Buck Duane

3.0
Rough Romance

Rough Romance

1930

as Billy West

5.0
True Heaven

True Heaven

1929

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson

Salute

Salute

1929

as Cadet John Randall

4.7
Masked Emotions

Masked Emotions

1929

as Bramdlet Dickery

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

6.2
Sharp Shooters

Sharp Shooters

1928

as George

Honor Bound

Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Blindfold

Blindfold

1928

as Robert Kelly

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as The Man (Anses)

7.8
Is Zat So?

Is Zat So?

1927

as Ed 'Chick' Cowan

Paid to Love

Paid to Love

1927

as Crown Prince Michae

6.0
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1927

as John Breen

7.2
The Silver Treasure

The Silver Treasure

1926

as Nostromo

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

1926

as Tom O'Day

6.8
Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

1926

as Adam Smith

5.8
3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

6.8
The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

1926

as George Darcy

5.1
Rustlin' for Cupid

Rustlin' for Cupid

1926

as Bradley Blatchford

The Fighting Heart

The Fighting Heart

1925

as Denny Bolton

5.0
Thank You

Thank You

1925

as Kenneth Jamieson

3.7
The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

1925

as Davy Brandon

6.6
Havoc

Havoc

1925

as Dick Chappel

The Dancers

The Dancers

1925

as Tony

5.0
Shadows of Paris

Shadows of Paris

1924

as Louis

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1924

as Galley Slave (uncredited)

6.5
The Roughneck

The Roughneck

1924

as Jerry Delaney

The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

1924

as Henry Potter

The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

1924

as Luther Smith

The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well

1923

as Clifford

Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

1923

as Bill Burleigh

Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

as Deck Hand

6.5
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1922

as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)

Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

1922

as Islander (uncredited)

White Hands

White Hands

1922

as Sailor