
Edmond O'Brien
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1915-09-10
- Died
- 1985-05-09
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Edmund O'Brien · Edmond Joseph O'Brien · ادموند اوبراین
Biography
Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch.
He also co-starred with Richard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season.
Known For

Climax!
1954
as Joel Flint / Leo Waldek

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Raymond Halder

The Virginian
1962
as Thomas Manstead

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Russ Andrews / Marshal Ben Clark

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Grizzled Old Prospector / Self - Award for Best Supporting Actor
TV Shows (35)

Climax!
1954
as Joel Flint / Leo Waldek

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Raymond Halder

The Virginian
1962
as Thomas Manstead

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Russ Andrews / Marshal Ben Clark

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Grizzled Old Prospector / Self - Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The High Chaparral
1967
as Morgan MacQuarie

The Name of the Game
1968
as John Bergman

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Capt. Joyce

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Playhouse 90
1956
as Al Preston

Laramie
1959

Police Story
1973

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Rocky McCauley

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Mr. Fontaine
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Hal / Harry 'Steve' Morgan / Mr. Protis / Rorsford / Mike Dixon / Randall / Maj. Jepelo

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Thaddeus Kubaczik

Suspicion
1957
as Sgt. Miles Odeen
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

Sam Benedict
1962
as Sam Benedict

Temperatures Rising
1972
as Dr. Banning

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jefferson Crowley
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Playwrights '56
1955

Breaking Point
1963

Johnny Midnight
1960

The Star and the Story
1955
as Ray Ericson
The Long, Hot Summer
1965

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Simpson / Rick Saunders / Jim Reardon
Stage 7
as Clinton Sturges

The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Jefferson Crowley
Movies (91)

The Longest Day
1962
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Dutton Peabody

Julius Caesar
1953
as Casca

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Gringoire

Fantastic Voyage
1966
as General Carter

The Wild Bunch
1969
as Freddie Sykes

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)

Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Tom Gaddis

The Killers
1946
as Jim Reardon

Under Capricorn
1949
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Warpath
1951
as John Vickers

Task Force
1949
as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)

The Big Land
1957
as Joe Jagger

1984
1956
as Winston Smith of the Outer Party

The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Oscar Muldoon

D.O.A.
1949
as Frank Bigelow

White Heat
1949
as Vic Pardo

Silver City
1951
as Larkin Moffat

The Outsider
1967
as Marvin Bishop

Cow Country
1953
as Ben Anthony

Seven Days in May
1964
as Sen. Raymond Clark

The Comedian
1957
as Al Preston

The Rack
1956
as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

Sylvia
1965
as Oscar Stewart

Rio Conchos
1964
as Pardee

The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Marty 'Fats' Murdock

Backfire
1950
as Steve Connolly

D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)

Winged Victory
1944
as Irving Miller

711 Ocean Drive
1950
as Mal Granger

Lucky Luciano
1973
as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger

The Intruders
1970
as Col. William Bodeen

The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Pat Mullins

The Great Impostor
1960
as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Moon Pilot
1962
as McClosky aka 'Mac'

A Double Life
1947
as Bill Friend

Up Periscope
1959
as Commander Paul Stevenson

The Web
1947
as Bob Regan

The Bigamist
1953
as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham

Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Fran McCarg

They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as George

The Hitch-Hiker
1953
as Roy Collins

The Last Voyage
1960
as Second Engineer Walsh

An Act of Murder
1948
as David Douglas

The Turning Point
1952
as John Conroy

Man in the Dark
1953
as Steve Rawley

99 and 44/100% Dead
1974
as Uncle Frank Kelly

Shield for Murder
1954
as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

The Love God?
1969
as Osborn Tremaine

Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Jim Vesser

Two of a Kind
1951
as Michael "Lefty" Farrell

Parachute Battalion
1941
as William Mayberry Burke

Fighter Squadron
1948
as Maj. Ed Hardin

For the Love of Mary
1948
as Lt. Tom Farrington
Déjà-Vu
2000

River of Mystery
1971
as R.J. Twitchell

China Venture
1953
as Capt. Matt Reardon

The Shanghai Story
1954
as Daniel Maynard

Obliging Young Lady
1942
as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)

The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)

Dream No Evil
1970
as Timothy MacDonald

The Doomsday Flight
1966
as The Man

Another Part of the Forest
1948
as Benjamin Hubbard

A Cry in the Night
1956
as Dan Taggart

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
as Morton Stillman

The Hanged Man
1964
as Arnie Seeger

Jigsaw
1972
as Det. Ed Burtelson

Synanon
1965
as Chuck Dederich

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
1996
as Self (archive footage)

The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Jefferson Crowley

Isn't It Shocking?
1973
as Justin Oates

Sing Boy Sing
1958
as Joseph Sharkey

Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
as Officer Dan Purvis

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Tom Holliday

The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
as Jimmy Stevens

The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Jefferson Crowley

The Viscount
1967
as Ricco Barone

To Commit a Murder
1967
as Sphax (publisher)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Stephen Herrick

Stopover Tokyo
1957
as George Underwood

The World Was His Jury
1958
as David Carson

The 3rd Voice
1960
as The Voice

The Ambitious One
1959
as Mike Buchanan

Something in the Wind
1947
as Lt. Tom Farrington
White Heat: Top of the World
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Dark Stranger
1955
as Ray Ericson

Powder Town
1942
as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956
About Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch. He also co-starred with Richard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season. With 126 credits spanning from 1939 to 2022, Edmond O'Brien has appeared in 91 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edmond O'Brien Movies
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Dutton Peabody
- Julius Caesar (1953) — as Casca
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Gringoire
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) — as General Carter
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