George O'Brien
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-04-18 (126 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Acting
2023
The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage)1964
Cheyenne Autumn as Major Braden1961
The 10 from Texas as (archive footage)1959
Korea as Narrator1954
Studio 57 as Not available1952
This Is Your Life as Self1951
Gold Raiders as George O'Brien1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Maj. Mac Allshard1948
Fort Apache as Capt. Sam Collingwood1947
My Wild Irish Rose as 'Duke' Muldoon1943
December 7th as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)1940
Prairie Law as Brill Austin1940
Triple Justice as Brad Henderson1940
Legion of the Lawless as Jeff Toland1940
Stage to Chino as Dan Clark1940
Bullet Code as Steve Holden1939
Trouble in Sundown as Clint Bradford1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City as Cliff Mason1939
Racketeers of the Range as Barney O'Dell1939
Arizona Legion as Boone Yeager1939
Timber Stampede as Scott Baylor1939
The Fighting Gringo as Wade Barton1938
Painted Desert as Bob McVey1938
Gun Law as Tom O'Malley1938
The Renegade Ranger as Captain Jack Steele1938
Border G-Man as Jim Galloway1938
Lawless Valley as Larry Rhodes1937
Park Avenue Logger as Grant Curran1937
Hollywood Cowboy as Jeffery Carson1937
Windjammer as Bruce Lane1936
Daniel Boone as Daniel Boone1936
O'Malley of the Mounted as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard1936
The Border Patrolman as Bob Wallace1935
The Cowboy Millionaire as Bob Walker1935
Whispering Smith Speaks as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith1935
Hard Rock Harrigan as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan1935
Thunder Mountain as Kal Emerson1935
When a Man's a Man as Larry Knight1934
Frontier Marshal as Michael Wyatt1934
The Dude Ranger as Ernest 'Dude' Selby1934
Ever Since Eve as Neil Rogers1933
Life in the Raw as Jim Barry1933
The Last Trail as Tom Daley1933
Smoke Lightning as Smoke Mason1932
Robbers' Roost as Jim Wall1932
Mystery Ranch as Bob Sanborn1932
The Golden West as David Lynch / Motano1932
The Gay Caballero as Ted Radcliffe1932
The Rainbow Trail as John Shefford1931
Seas Beneath as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley1931
A Holy Terror as Tony Bard aka Woodbury1931
Fair Warning as Whistlin' Dan Barry1931
Riders of the Purple Sage as Jim Lassiter1930
The Last of the Duanes as Buck Duane1930
The Lone Star Ranger as Buck Duane1930
Rough Romance as Billy West1929
Salute as Cadet John Randall1929
Masked Emotions as Bramdlet Dickery1929
True Heaven as Lieutenant Philip Gresson1928
Noah's Ark as Travis / Japheth1928
Sharp Shooters as George1928
Honor Bound as John Oglegree1928
Blindfold as Robert Kelly1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as The Man (Anses)1927
Paid to Love as Crown Prince Michae1927
East Side, West Side as John Breen1927
Is Zat So? as Ed 'Chick' Cowan1926
3 Bad Men as Dan O'Malley1926
The Blue Eagle as George Darcy1926
Fig Leaves as Adam Smith1926
The Johnstown Flood as Tom O'Day1926
Rustlin' for Cupid as Bradley Blatchford1926
The Silver Treasure as Nostromo1925
The Iron Horse as Davy Brandon1925
The Dancers as Tony1925
Thank You as Kenneth Jamieson1925
Havoc as Dick Chappel1925
The Fighting Heart as Denny Bolton1924
The Sea Hawk as Galley Slave (uncredited)1924
Shadows of Paris as Louis1924
The Man Who Came Back as Henry Potter1924
The Roughneck as Jerry Delaney1924
The Painted Lady as Luther Smith1923
The Ne'er-Do-Well as Clifford1923
Woman-Proof as Bill Burleigh1922
Ebb Tide as Islander1922
Moran of the Lady Letty as Deck Hand1922
The Ghost Breaker as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)