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