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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting April 18, 1899 (86 years old) September 4, 1985 San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies 89

Fort Apache 7.0

Fort Apache

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

1948
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 7.8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as The Man

1927
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 6.9

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Maj. Mac Allshard

1949
Cheyenne Autumn 6.7

Cheyenne Autumn

as Major Braden

1964
The Only Girl in the Orchestra 6.5

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Sharp Shooters 7.0

Sharp Shooters

as George

1928
The Iron Horse 6.8

The Iron Horse

as Davy Brandon

1925
The 10 from Texas 9.0

The 10 from Texas

as (archive footage)

1961
My Wild Irish Rose 6.0

My Wild Irish Rose

as 'Duke' Muldoon

1947
Noah's Ark 6.4

Noah's Ark

as Travis / Japheth

1928
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as (archive footage)

1976
The Last of the Duanes 6.0

The Last of the Duanes

as Buck Duane

1930
The Marshal Of Mesa City 7.5

The Marshal Of Mesa City

as Cliff Mason

1939
Seas Beneath 5.3

Seas Beneath

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

1931
When a Man's a Man 5.5

When a Man's a Man

as Larry Knight

1935
3 Bad Men 7.0

3 Bad Men

as Dan O'Malley

1926
Moran of the Lady Letty 6.7

Moran of the Lady Letty

as Deck Hand

1922
Paid to Love 6.5

Paid to Love

as Crown Prince Michae

1927
True Heaven 7.0

True Heaven

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson

1929
Honor Bound 9.0

Honor Bound

as John Oglegree

1928
The Lone Star Ranger 7.0

The Lone Star Ranger

as Buck Duane

1930
December 7th 5.8

December 7th

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

1943
The Dude Ranger 6.0

The Dude Ranger

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

1934
Life in the Raw 10.0

Life in the Raw

as Jim Barry

1933
Legion of the Lawless 6.2

Legion of the Lawless

as Jeff Toland

1940
Salute 5.8

Salute

as Cadet John Randall

1929
White Hands 8.0

White Hands

as Sailor

1922
East Side, West Side 7.2

East Side, West Side

as John Breen

1927
The Man Who Came Back 10.0

The Man Who Came Back

as Henry Potter

1924
Thank You 4.8

Thank You

as Kenneth Jamieson

1925
The Silver Treasure 10.0

The Silver Treasure

as Nostromo

1926
Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios

1930
The Cowboy Millionaire 7.0

The Cowboy Millionaire

as Bob Walker

1935
Gold Raiders 6.6

Gold Raiders

as George O'Brien

1951
The Ghost Breaker 10.0

The Ghost Breaker

as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)

1922
O'Malley of the Mounted 7.0

O'Malley of the Mounted

as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard

1936
The Johnstown Flood 7.0

The Johnstown Flood

as Tom O'Day

1926
The Gay Caballero 10.0

The Gay Caballero

as Ted Radcliffe

1932
Lawless Valley 6.5

Lawless Valley

as Larry Rhodes

1938
Racketeers of the Range 6.7

Racketeers of the Range

as Barney O'Dell

1939
Korea 7.0

Korea

as Narrator

1959
The Dancers 7.5

The Dancers

as Tony

1925
The Renegade Ranger 6.0

The Renegade Ranger

as Captain Jack Steele

1938
Mystery Ranch 7.0

Mystery Ranch

as Bob Sanborn

1932
Bullet Code 5.8

Bullet Code

as Steve Holden

1940
Rough Romance 5.8

Rough Romance

as Billy West

1930
Timber Stampede 9.0

Timber Stampede

as Scott Baylor

1939
Frontier Marshal 7.0

Frontier Marshal

as Michael Wyatt

1934
Daniel Boone 4.9

Daniel Boone

as Daniel Boone

1936
Riders of the Purple Sage 9.0

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Jim Lassiter

1931
Masked Emotions 8.0

Masked Emotions

as Bramdlet Dickery

1929
The Sea Hawk 6.8

The Sea Hawk

as Galley Slave (uncredited)

1924
Blindfold 7.0

Blindfold

as Robert Kelly

1928
Prairie Law 7.0

Prairie Law

as Brill Austin

1940
The Last Trail 7.0

The Last Trail

as Tom Daley

1933
Arizona Legion 5.5

Arizona Legion

as Boone Yeager

1939
Robbers' Roost 6.0

Robbers' Roost

as Jim Wall

1932
Ebb Tide 8.0

Ebb Tide

as Islander (uncredited)

1922
Park Avenue Logger 8.0

Park Avenue Logger

as Grant Curran

1937
Shadows of Paris 8.0

Shadows of Paris

as Louis

1924
Triple Justice 7.5

Triple Justice

as Brad Henderson

1940
Gun Law 6.2

Gun Law

as Tom O'Malley

1938
Is Zat So? 9.0

Is Zat So?

as Ed 'Chick' Cowan

1927
Fig Leaves 5.9

Fig Leaves

as Adam Smith

1926
Woman-Proof 8.0

Woman-Proof

as Bill Burleigh

1923
Whispering Smith Speaks 10.0

Whispering Smith Speaks

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

1935
Fair Warning 9.0

Fair Warning

as Whistlin' Dan Barry

1931
Hard Rock Harrigan 5.0

Hard Rock Harrigan

as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan

1935
Stage to Chino 5.9

Stage to Chino

as Dan Clark

1940
Rustlin' for Cupid 9.0

Rustlin' for Cupid

as Bradley Blatchford

1926
Hollywood Cowboy 5.5

Hollywood Cowboy

as Jeffery Carson

1937
The Rainbow Trail 9.0

The Rainbow Trail

as John Shefford

1932
The Blue Eagle 5.4

The Blue Eagle

as George Darcy

1926
The Golden West 5.5

The Golden West

as David Lynch / Motano

1932
Havoc 7.0

Havoc

as Dick Chappel

1925
Windjammer 5.7

Windjammer

as Bruce Lane

1937
The Border Patrolman 7.2

The Border Patrolman

as Bob Wallace

1936
Trouble in Sundown 8.0

Trouble in Sundown

as Clint Bradford

1939
Thunder Mountain 10.0

Thunder Mountain

as Kal Emerson

1935
The Ne'er-Do-Well 10.0

The Ne'er-Do-Well

as Clifford

1923
The Fighting Heart 6.0

The Fighting Heart

as Denny Bolton

1925
The Fighting Gringo 7.0

The Fighting Gringo

as Wade Barton

1939
Smoke Lightning 5.3

Smoke Lightning

as Smoke Mason

1933
Painted Desert 6.0

Painted Desert

as Bob McVey

1938
The Painted Lady 10.0

The Painted Lady

as Luther Smith

1924
Border G-Man 5.6

Border G-Man

as Jim Galloway

1938
A Holy Terror 6.4

A Holy Terror

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury

1931
Ever Since Eve 9.0

Ever Since Eve

as Neil Rogers

1934
The Roughneck 10.0

The Roughneck

as Jerry Delaney

1924

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