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