George O'Brien
Born
April 18, 1899 (age 86)
Died
September 4, 1985
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 ★ 9.0
(archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 ★ 6.7
Major Braden
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas
1961
(archive footage)
Korea
Korea
1959 ★ 6.0
Narrator
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 ★ 5.7
George O'Brien
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 ★ 6.9
Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 ★ 7.0
Capt. Sam Collingwood
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 ★ 6.0
'Duke' Muldoon
December 7th
December 7th
1943 ★ 5.8
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 ★ 6.0
Brad Henderson
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 ★ 5.4
Dan Clark
Prairie Law
Prairie Law
1940 ★ 5.5
Brill Austin
Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 ★ 5.6
Steve Holden
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless
1940 ★ 5.4
Jeff Toland
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 ★ 8.0
Cliff Mason
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
1939 ★ 6.0
Wade Barton
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939
Scott Baylor
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939 ★ 6.6
Barney O'Dell
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939
Clint Bradford
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939 ★ 5.0
Boone Yeager
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938 ★ 5.0
Larry Rhodes
The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger
1938 ★ 5.2
Captain Jack Steele
Painted Desert
Painted Desert
1938 ★ 5.8
Bob McVey
Border G-Man
Border G-Man
1938 ★ 5.0
Jim Galloway
Gun Law
Gun Law
1938 ★ 4.5
Tom O'Malley
Windjammer
Windjammer
1937 ★ 5.0
Bruce Lane
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 ★ 5.0
Jeffery Carson
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 ★ 6.0
Grant Curran
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1936 ★ 4.6
Daniel Boone
The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman
1936 ★ 5.8
Bob Wallace
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1935
Kal Emerson
Hard Rock Harrigan
Hard Rock Harrigan
1935 ★ 3.0
Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935 ★ 6.0
Bob Walker
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 ★ 4.3
Larry Knight
The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger
1934 ★ 5.8
Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1934
Neil Rogers
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1934 ★ 5.5
Michael Wyatt
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1933
Tom Daley
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw
1933
Jim Barry
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning
1933 ★ 3.5
Smoke Mason
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1932 ★ 5.5
Jim Wall
The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 ★ 4.0
David Lynch / Motano
Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch
1932 ★ 6.0
Bob Sanborn
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero
1932
Ted Radcliffe
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932
John Shefford
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
Jim Lassiter
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror
1931 ★ 5.7
Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Fair Warning
Fair Warning
1931
Whistlin' Dan Barry
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
1931 ★ 4.9
Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes
1930 ★ 3.0
Buck Duane
Rough Romance
Rough Romance
1930 ★ 5.0
Billy West
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger
1930 ★ 5.0
Buck Duane
Salute
Salute
1929 ★ 4.7
Cadet John Randall
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
1929
Bramdlet Dickery
True Heaven
True Heaven
1929
Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Blindfold
Blindfold
1928
Robert Kelly
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 ★ 6.2
Travis / Japheth
Honor Bound
Honor Bound
1928
John Oglegree
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928
George
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 ★ 7.8
The Man (Anses)
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1927 ★ 7.2
John Breen
Paid to Love
Paid to Love
1927 ★ 6.0
Crown Prince Michae
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So?
1927
Ed 'Chick' Cowan
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
1926 ★ 5.1
George Darcy
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 ★ 6.8
Dan O'Malley
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves
1926 ★ 5.8
Adam Smith
The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure
1926
Nostromo
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926
Bradley Blatchford
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
1926 ★ 6.8
Tom O'Day
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
1925 ★ 5.0
Denny Bolton
Thank You
Thank You
1925 ★ 3.7
Kenneth Jamieson
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1925 ★ 6.7
Davy Brandon
Havoc
Havoc
1925
Dick Chappel
The Dancers
The Dancers
1925 ★ 5.0
Tony
The Roughneck
The Roughneck
1924
Jerry Delaney
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924
Luther Smith
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1924
Henry Potter
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1924 ★ 6.5
Galley Slave (uncredited)
Shadows of Paris
Shadows of Paris
1924
Louis
Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof
1923
Bill Burleigh
The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923
Clifford
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
1922
Islander (uncredited)
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1922
One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922 ★ 6.5
Deck Hand

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