George O'Brien
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1899-04-18
- Died
- 1985-09-04
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (89)
Fort Apache
1948
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Major Braden
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Man (Anses)
Salute
1929
as Cadet John Randall
Windjammer
1937
as Bruce Lane
The Roughneck
1924
as Jerry Delaney
Fig Leaves
1926
as Adam Smith
Arizona Legion
1939
as Boone Yeager
December 7th
1943
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Triple Justice
1940
as Brad Henderson
Prairie Law
1940
as Brill Austin
Bullet Code
1940
as Steve Holden
Noah's Ark
1928
as Travis / Japheth
A Holy Terror
1931
as Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Sharp Shooters
1928
as George
Honor Bound
1928
as John Oglegree
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Galley Slave (uncredited)
3 Bad Men
1926
as Dan O'Malley
Rough Romance
1930
as Billy West
The Iron Horse
1925
as Davy Brandon
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Grant Curran
Daniel Boone
1936
as Daniel Boone
The Last Trail
1933
as Tom Daley
Smoke Lightning
1933
as Smoke Mason
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
1931
as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
as 'Duke' Muldoon
The Golden West
1932
as David Lynch / Motano
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Thank You
1925
as Kenneth Jamieson
East Side, West Side
1927
as John Breen
The Painted Lady
1924
as Luther Smith
Havoc
1925
as Dick Chappel
Woman-Proof
1923
as Bill Burleigh
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Ted Radcliffe
Masked Emotions
1929
as Bramdlet Dickery
The Fighting Heart
1925
as Denny Bolton
The Blue Eagle
1926
as George Darcy
The Silver Treasure
1926
as Nostromo
Korea
1959
as Narrator
Life in the Raw
1933
as Jim Barry
Lawless Valley
1938
as Larry Rhodes
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Buck Duane
The Dude Ranger
1934
as Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Frontier Marshal
1934
as Michael Wyatt
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Cliff Mason
Timber Stampede
1939
as Scott Baylor
The Dancers
1925
as Tony
Robbers' Roost
1932
as Jim Wall
Border G-Man
1938
as Jim Galloway
True Heaven
1929
as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Blindfold
1928
as Robert Kelly
The Man Who Came Back
1924
as Henry Potter
Ebb Tide
1922
as Islander (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1934
as Neil Rogers
Fair Warning
1931
as Whistlin' Dan Barry
Stage to Chino
1940
as Dan Clark
Legion of the Lawless
1940
as Jeff Toland
Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Clint Bradford
Thunder Mountain
1935
as Kal Emerson
Mystery Ranch
1932
as Bob Sanborn
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
as Jeffery Carson
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
as Jim Lassiter
Gun Law
1938
as Tom O'Malley
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922
as Deck Hand
The Rainbow Trail
1932
as John Shefford
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935
as Bob Walker
When a Man's a Man
1935
as Larry Knight
Racketeers of the Range
1939
as Barney O'Dell
The Border Patrolman
1936
as Bob Wallace
The Ghost Breaker
1922
as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
Hard Rock Harrigan
1935
as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Paid to Love
1927
as Crown Prince Michae
The Renegade Ranger
1938
as Captain Jack Steele
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Tom O'Day
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Is Zat So?
1927
as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Buck Duane
Gold Raiders
1951
as George O'Brien
Painted Desert
1938
as Bob McVey
Shadows of Paris
1924
as Louis
The 10 from Texas
1961
as (archive footage)
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923
as Clifford
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926
as Bradley Blatchford
The Fighting Gringo
1939
as Wade Barton
Hollywood Studios
1930
White Hands
1922
as Sailor
About George O'Brien
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. With 91 credits spanning from 1922 to 2023, George O'Brien has appeared in 89 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular George O'Brien Movies
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Capt. Sam Collingwood
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — as Maj. Mac Allshard
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) — as Major Braden
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) — as The Man (Anses)
- Salute (1929) — as Cadet John Randall
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