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George O'Brien

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

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.

Born

San Francisco, California, USA on 18th April 1899

Died

4th September 1985

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This Is Your Life Image
This Is Your Life
Self
Studio 57 Image
Studio 57
3 Bad Men Image
3 Bad Men
Dan O'Malley
Fort Apache Image
Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
Cheyenne Autumn Image
Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Image
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (Anses)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Image
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
Noah's Ark Image
Noah's Ark
Travis / Japheth
Daniel Boone Image
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
The Only Girl in the Orchestra Image
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Iron Horse Image
The Iron Horse
Davy Brandon
December 7th Image
December 7th
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
The Cowboy Millionaire Image
The Cowboy Millionaire
Bob Walker
The Rainbow Trail Image
The Rainbow Trail
John Shefford
The Lone Star Ranger Image
The Lone Star Ranger
Buck Duane
Seas Beneath Image
Seas Beneath
Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
Ebb Tide Image
Ebb Tide
Islander
The Last Trail Image
The Last Trail
Tom Daley
Legion of the Lawless Image
Legion of the Lawless
Jeff Toland
The Renegade Ranger Image
The Renegade Ranger
Captain Jack Steele
Park Avenue Logger Image
Park Avenue Logger
Grant Curran
My Wild Irish Rose Image
My Wild Irish Rose
'Duke' Muldoon
The Sea Hawk Image
The Sea Hawk
Galley Slave (uncredited)
Triple Justice Image
Triple Justice
Brad Henderson
Robbers' Roost Image
Robbers' Roost
Jim Wall
Shadows of Paris Image
Shadows of Paris
Louis
The Johnstown Flood Image
The Johnstown Flood
Tom O'Day
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Image
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
The Blue Eagle Image
The Blue Eagle
George Darcy
Stage to Chino Image
Stage to Chino
Dan Clark
Whispering Smith Speaks Image
Whispering Smith Speaks
Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
Sharp Shooters Image
Sharp Shooters
George
Frontier Marshal Image
Frontier Marshal
Michael Wyatt
Thunder Mountain Image
Thunder Mountain
Kal Emerson
The Marshal Of Mesa City Image
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Cliff Mason
Gold Raiders Image
Gold Raiders
George O'Brien
The Golden West Image
The Golden West
David Lynch / Motano
East Side, West Side Image
East Side, West Side
John Breen
The Dude Ranger Image
The Dude Ranger
Ernest 'Dude' Selby
When a Man's a Man Image
When a Man's a Man
Larry Knight
The Last of the Duanes Image
The Last of the Duanes
Buck Duane
The Fighting Gringo Image
The Fighting Gringo
Wade Barton
Salute Image
Salute
Cadet John Randall
Painted Desert Image
Painted Desert
Bob McVey
Prairie Law Image
Prairie Law
Brill Austin
Windjammer Image
Windjammer
Bruce Lane
Mystery Ranch Image
Mystery Ranch
Bob Sanborn
The Gay Caballero Image
The Gay Caballero
Ted Radcliffe
No Image
Hard Rock Harrigan
Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Moran of the Lady Letty Image
Moran of the Lady Letty
Deck Hand
Masked Emotions Image
Masked Emotions
Bramdlet Dickery
A Holy Terror Image
A Holy Terror
Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Racketeers of the Range Image
Racketeers of the Range
Barney O'Dell
Smoke Lightning Image
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Mason
Honor Bound Image
Honor Bound
John Oglegree
The Border Patrolman Image
The Border Patrolman
Bob Wallace
Trouble in Sundown Image
Trouble in Sundown
Clint Bradford
O'Malley of the Mounted Image
O'Malley of the Mounted
Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Lawless Valley Image
Lawless Valley
Larry Rhodes
Bullet Code Image
Bullet Code
Steve Holden
Border G-Man Image
Border G-Man
Jim Galloway
The Fighting Heart Image
The Fighting Heart
Denny Bolton
The Ghost Breaker Image
The Ghost Breaker
One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
Paid to Love Image
Paid to Love
Crown Prince Michae
The Silver Treasure Image
The Silver Treasure
Nostromo
Havoc Image
Havoc
Dick Chappel
Timber Stampede Image
Timber Stampede
Scott Baylor
The Man Who Came Back Image
The Man Who Came Back
Henry Potter
Hollywood Cowboy Image
Hollywood Cowboy
Jeffery Carson
Is Zat So? Image
Is Zat So?
Ed 'Chick' Cowan
Thank You Image
Thank You
Kenneth Jamieson
The Ne'er-Do-Well Image
The Ne'er-Do-Well
Clifford
Rustlin' for Cupid Image
Rustlin' for Cupid
Bradley Blatchford
Fig Leaves Image
Fig Leaves
Adam Smith
No Image
Korea
Narrator
Rough Romance Image
Rough Romance
Billy West
The Dancers Image
The Dancers
Tony
Gun Law Image
Gun Law
Tom O'Malley
Ever Since Eve Image
Ever Since Eve
Neil Rogers
The 10 from Texas Image
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
Life in the Raw Image
Life in the Raw
Jim Barry
True Heaven Image
True Heaven
Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Riders of the Purple Sage Image
Riders of the Purple Sage
Jim Lassiter
Woman-Proof Image
Woman-Proof
Bill Burleigh
Fair Warning Image
Fair Warning
Whistlin' Dan Barry
Arizona Legion Image
Arizona Legion
Boone Yeager
The Roughneck Image
The Roughneck
Jerry Delaney
Blindfold Image
Blindfold
Robert Kelly
The Painted Lady Image
The Painted Lady
Luther Smith