George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting
Born 1899-04-18 Died 1985-09-04 San Francisco, California, USA 91 credits star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 91
Acting 58 credits
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · ★ 7.8 · The Man (Anses)
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 · ★ 7.0 · Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · ★ 6.9 · Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · ★ 6.7 · Major Braden
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928 · George
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 · Travis / Japheth
True Heaven
True Heaven
1929 · Lieutenant Philip Gresson
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 · Dan O'Malley
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 · ★ 6.6 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thank You
Thank You
1925 · Kenneth Jamieson
Salute
Salute
1929 · Cadet John Randall
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1925 · ★ 6.8 · Davy Brandon
Honor Bound
Honor Bound
1928 · John Oglegree
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 · (archive footage)
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 · Grant Curran
The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger
1934 · Ernest 'Dude' Selby
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger
1930 · Buck Duane
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror
1931 · Tony Bard aka Woodbury
White Hands
White Hands
1922 · Sailor
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves
1926 · Adam Smith
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 · Dan Clark
Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 · Brad Henderson
Prairie Law
Prairie Law
1940 · Brill Austin
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1936 · Daniel Boone
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 · John Shefford
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924 · Luther Smith
December 7th
December 7th
1943 · Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 · George O'Brien
The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 · David Lynch / Motano
Korea
Korea
1959 · Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
1926 · Tom O'Day
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1924 · Henry Potter
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939 · Clint Bradford
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
1925 · Denny Bolton
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw
1933 · Jim Barry
The Dancers
The Dancers
1925 · Tony
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 · 'Duke' Muldoon
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
1929 · Bramdlet Dickery
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 · Larry Knight
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning
1933 · Smoke Mason
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1924 · Galley Slave (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless
1940 · Jeff Toland
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Cliff Mason
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
1931 · Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939 · Boone Yeager
Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922 · Deck Hand
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935 · Bob Walker
Fair Warning
Fair Warning
1931 · Whistlin' Dan Barry
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938 · Larry Rhodes
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 · Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
Hard Rock Harrigan
Hard Rock Harrigan
1935 · Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1932 · Jim Wall
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1922 · One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936 · Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939 · Scott Baylor
Paid to Love
Paid to Love
1927 · Crown Prince Michae
Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 · Steve Holden
Other credits 2 credits
Studio 57
Studio 57
1954
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios
1930
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