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George O'Brien

Actor

George O'Brien

Born April 18, 1899 in San Francisco, California, USADied September 4, 198583 films

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).

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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.

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans posterFirst watchSunrise: A Song of Two Humans19277.8as The Man (Anses)A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Fort Apache poster7.0Fort Apache1948She Wore a Yellow Ribbon poster6.9She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949Cheyenne Autumn poster6.7Cheyenne Autumn1964The Iron Horse poster6.8The Iron Horse1925

Filmography

83 films as actor
  1. 1964Cheyenne AutumnMajor Braden
  2. 1951Gold RaidersGeorge O'Brien
  3. 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac Allshard
  4. 1948Fort ApacheCapt. Sam Collingwood
  5. 1947My Wild Irish Rose'Duke' Muldoon
  6. 1940Triple JusticeBrad Henderson
  7. 1940Stage to ChinoDan Clark
  8. 1940Prairie LawBrill Austin
  9. 1940Bullet CodeSteve Holden
  10. 1940Legion of the LawlessJeff Toland
  11. 1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff Mason
  12. 1939The Fighting GringoWade Barton
  13. 1939Timber StampedeScott Baylor
  14. 1939Racketeers of the RangeBarney O'Dell
  15. 1939Trouble in SundownClint Bradford
  16. 1939Arizona LegionBoone Yeager
  17. 1938Lawless ValleyLarry Rhodes
  18. 1938The Renegade RangerCaptain Jack Steele
  19. 1938Painted DesertBob McVey
  20. 1938Border G-ManJim Galloway
  21. 1938Gun LawTom O'Malley
  22. 1937WindjammerBruce Lane
  23. 1937Hollywood CowboyJeffery Carson
  24. 1937Park Avenue LoggerGrant Curran
  25. 1936Daniel BooneDaniel Boone
  26. 1936The Border PatrolmanBob Wallace
  27. 1936O'Malley of the MountedConstable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
  28. 1935Thunder MountainKal Emerson
  29. 1935Hard Rock HarriganTim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
  30. 1935Whispering Smith SpeaksGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
  31. 1935The Cowboy MillionaireBob Walker
  32. 1935When a Man's a ManLarry Knight
  33. 1934The Dude RangerErnest 'Dude' Selby
  34. 1934Ever Since EveNeil Rogers
  35. 1934Frontier MarshalMichael Wyatt
  36. 1933The Last TrailTom Daley
  37. 1933Life in the RawJim Barry
  38. 1933Smoke LightningSmoke Mason
  39. 1932Robbers' RoostJim Wall
  40. 1932The Golden WestDavid Lynch / Motano
  41. 1932Mystery RanchBob Sanborn
  42. 1932The Gay CaballeroTed Radcliffe
  43. 1932The Rainbow TrailJohn Shefford
  44. 1931Riders of the Purple SageJim Lassiter
  45. 1931A Holy TerrorTony Bard aka Woodbury
  46. 1931Fair WarningWhistlin' Dan Barry
  47. 1931Seas BeneathCmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
  48. 1930The Last of the DuanesBuck Duane
  49. 1930Rough RomanceBilly West
  50. 1930The Lone Star RangerBuck Duane
  51. 1929SaluteCadet John Randall
  52. 1929Masked EmotionsBramdlet Dickery
  53. 1929True HeavenLieutenant Philip Gresson
  54. 1928BlindfoldRobert Kelly
  55. 1928Noah's ArkTravis / Japheth
  56. 1928Honor BoundJohn Oglegree
  57. 1928Sharp ShootersGeorge
  58. 1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansThe Man (Anses)
  59. 1927East Side, West SideJohn Breen
  60. 1927Paid to LoveCrown Prince Michae
  61. 1927Is Zat So?Ed 'Chick' Cowan
  62. 1926The Blue EagleGeorge Darcy
  63. 19263 Bad MenDan O'Malley
  64. 1926Fig LeavesAdam Smith
  65. 1926The Silver TreasureNostromo
  66. 1926Rustlin' for CupidBradley Blatchford
  67. 1926The Johnstown FloodTom O'Day
  68. 1925The Fighting HeartDenny Bolton
  69. 1925Thank YouKenneth Jamieson
  70. 1925The Iron HorseDavy Brandon
  71. 1925HavocDick Chappel
  72. 1925The DancersTony
  73. 1924The RoughneckJerry Delaney
  74. 1924The Painted LadyLuther Smith
  75. 1924The Man Who Came BackHenry Potter
  76. 1924The Sea HawkGalley Slave (uncredited)
  77. 1924Shadows of ParisLouis
  78. 1923Woman-ProofBill Burleigh
  79. 1923The Ne'er-Do-WellClifford
  80. 1922Ebb TideIslander (uncredited)
  81. 1922The Ghost BreakerOne of the Ghosts (uncredited)
  82. 1922Moran of the Lady LettyDeck Hand
  83. 1922White HandsSailor