Person

George O'Brien

Acting · 1899–1985 · 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.

Known for

Filmography

2023The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch(archive footage)
1964Cheyenne AutumnMajor Braden
1961The 10 from Texas(archive footage)
1959KoreaNarrator
1954Studio 57
1952This Is Your LifeSelf
1951Gold RaidersGeorge O'Brien
1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac Allshard
1948Fort ApacheCapt. Sam Collingwood
1947My Wild Irish Rose'Duke' Muldoon
1943December 7thSingle Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
1940Triple JusticeBrad Henderson
1940Stage to ChinoDan Clark
1940Prairie LawBrill Austin
1940Bullet CodeSteve Holden
1940Legion of the LawlessJeff Toland
1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff Mason
1939The Fighting GringoWade Barton
1939Timber StampedeScott Baylor
1939Racketeers of the RangeBarney O'Dell
1939Trouble in SundownClint Bradford
1939Arizona LegionBoone Yeager
1938Lawless ValleyLarry Rhodes
1938The Renegade RangerCaptain Jack Steele
1938Painted DesertBob McVey
1938Border G-ManJim Galloway
1938Gun LawTom O'Malley
1937WindjammerBruce Lane
1937Hollywood CowboyJeffery Carson
1937Park Avenue LoggerGrant Curran
1936Daniel BooneDaniel Boone
1936The Border PatrolmanBob Wallace
1936O'Malley of the MountedConstable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
1935Thunder MountainKal Emerson
1935Hard Rock HarriganTim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
1935Whispering Smith SpeaksGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
1935The Cowboy MillionaireBob Walker
1935When a Man's a ManLarry Knight
1934The Dude RangerErnest 'Dude' Selby
1934Ever Since EveNeil Rogers
1934Frontier MarshalMichael Wyatt
1933The Last TrailTom Daley
1933Life in the RawJim Barry
1933Smoke LightningSmoke Mason
1932Robbers' RoostJim Wall
1932The Golden WestDavid Lynch / Motano
1932Mystery RanchBob Sanborn
1932The Gay CaballeroTed Radcliffe
1932The Rainbow TrailJohn Shefford
1931Riders of the Purple SageJim Lassiter
1931A Holy TerrorTony Bard aka Woodbury
1931Fair WarningWhistlin' Dan Barry
1931Seas BeneathCmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
1930The Last of the DuanesBuck Duane
1930Rough RomanceBilly West
1930The Lone Star RangerBuck Duane
1930Hollywood Studios
1929SaluteCadet John Randall
1929Masked EmotionsBramdlet Dickery
1929True HeavenLieutenant Philip Gresson
1928BlindfoldRobert Kelly
1928Noah's ArkTravis / Japheth
1928Honor BoundJohn Oglegree
1928Sharp ShootersGeorge
1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansThe Man (Anses)
1927East Side, West SideJohn Breen
1927Paid to LoveCrown Prince Michae
1927Is Zat So?Ed 'Chick' Cowan
1926The Blue EagleGeorge Darcy
19263 Bad MenDan O'Malley
1926Fig LeavesAdam Smith
1926The Silver TreasureNostromo
1926Rustlin' for CupidBradley Blatchford
1926The Johnstown FloodTom O'Day
1925The Fighting HeartDenny Bolton
1925Thank YouKenneth Jamieson
1925The Iron HorseDavy Brandon
1925HavocDick Chappel
1925The DancersTony
1924The RoughneckJerry Delaney
1924The Painted LadyLuther Smith
1924The Man Who Came BackHenry Potter
1924The Sea HawkGalley Slave (uncredited)
1924Shadows of ParisLouis
1923Woman-ProofBill Burleigh
1923The Ne'er-Do-WellClifford
1922Ebb TideIslander (uncredited)
1922The Ghost BreakerOne of the Ghosts (uncredited)
1922Moran of the Lady LettyDeck Hand
1922White HandsSailor

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