George O'Brien
Known for
Acting
Life
1899 – 1985 (aged 86)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
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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. He served in World War I and World War II.
Known For
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
04 Nov 1927
Fort Apache
21 May 1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
22 Oct 1949
Cheyenne Autumn
15 Oct 1964
The Iron Horse
04 Oct 1925
3 Bad Men
28 Aug 1926
December 7th
01 Mar 1943
Fig Leaves
22 Aug 1926
Photos
Filmography
1976
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchas (archive footage)
1964
- Cheyenne Autumnas Major Braden
1961
- The 10 from Texasas (archive footage)
1959
- Koreaas Narrator
1954
- Studio 571 episode
1951
- Gold Raidersas George O'Brien
1949
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbonas Maj. Mac Allshard
1948
- Fort Apacheas Capt. Sam Collingwood
1947
- My Wild Irish Roseas 'Duke' Muldoon
1943
- December 7thas Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
1940
- Triple Justiceas Brad Henderson
- Stage to Chinoas Dan Clark
- Prairie Lawas Brill Austin
- Bullet Codeas Steve Holden
- Legion of the Lawlessas Jeff Toland
1939
- The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Cliff Mason
- The Fighting Gringoas Wade Barton
- Timber Stampedeas Scott Baylor
- Racketeers of the Rangeas Barney O'Dell
- Trouble in Sundownas Clint Bradford
- Arizona Legionas Boone Yeager
1938
- Lawless Valleyas Larry Rhodes
- The Renegade Rangeras Captain Jack Steele
- Painted Desertas Bob McVey
- Border G-Manas Jim Galloway
- Gun Lawas Tom O'Malley
1937
- Windjammeras Bruce Lane
- Hollywood Cowboyas Jeffery Carson
- Park Avenue Loggeras Grant Curran
1936
- Daniel Booneas Daniel Boone
- The Border Patrolmanas Bob Wallace
- O'Malley of the Mountedas Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
1935
- Thunder Mountainas Kal Emerson
- Hard Rock Harriganas Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
- Whispering Smith Speaksas Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
- The Cowboy Millionaireas Bob Walker
- When a Man's a Manas Larry Knight
1934
- The Dude Rangeras Ernest 'Dude' Selby
- Ever Since Eveas Neil Rogers
- Frontier Marshalas Michael Wyatt
1933
- The Last Trailas Tom Daley
- Life in the Rawas Jim Barry
- Smoke Lightningas Smoke Mason
1932
- Robbers' Roostas Jim Wall
- The Golden Westas David Lynch
- Mystery Ranchas Bob Sanborn
- The Gay Caballeroas Ted Radcliffe
- The Rainbow Trailas John Shefford
1931
- Riders of the Purple Sageas Jim Lassiter
- A Holy Terroras Tony Bard aka Woodbury
- Fair Warningas Whistlin' Dan Barry
- Seas Beneathas Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
1930
- The Last of the Duanesas Buck Duane
- Rough Romanceas Billy West
- The Lone Star Rangeras Buck Duane
- Hollywood Studios
1929
- Saluteas Cadet John Randall
- Masked Emotionsas Bramdlet Dickery
- True Heavenas Lieutenant Philip Gresson
1928
- Blindfoldas Robert Kelly
- Noah's Arkas Travis
- Honor Boundas John Oglegree
- Sharp Shootersas George
1927
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas The Man (Anses)
- East Side, West Sideas John Breen
- Paid to Loveas Crown Prince Michae
- Is Zat So?as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
1926
- The Blue Eagleas George Darcy
- 3 Bad Menas Dan O'Malley
- Fig Leavesas Adam Smith
- The Silver Treasureas Nostromo
- Rustlin' for Cupidas Bradley Blatchford
- The Johnstown Floodas Tom O'Day
1925
- The Fighting Heartas Denny Bolton
- Thank Youas Kenneth Jamieson
- The Iron Horseas Davy Brandon
- Havocas Dick Chappel
- The Dancersas Tony
1924
- The Roughneckas Jerry Delaney
- The Painted Ladyas Luther Smith
- The Man Who Came Backas Henry Potter
- The Sea Hawkas Galley Slave (uncredited)
- Shadows of Parisas Louis
1923
- Woman-Proofas Bill Burleigh
- The Ne'er-Do-Wellas Clifford
1922
- Ebb Tideas Islander (uncredited)
- The Ghost Breakeras One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
- Moran of the Lady Lettyas Deck Hand
- White Handsas Sailor