Acting, 1899
George O'Brien
Born Apr 18, 1899, San Francisco, California, USA, Died Sep 4, 1985 (86)
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.
Filmography
40 titles- 2023
The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)IMDb 6.5Movie - 1980
HollywoodSelf (archive footage, uncredited)IMDb 8.4Show - 1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch(archive footage)IMDb 8.5Movie - 1964
Cheyenne AutumnMajor BradenIMDb 6.7Movie - 1959KoreaNarratorIMDb 7.0Movie
- 1954
Studio 57IMDb 7.5Show - 1952
This Is Your LifeSelfIMDb 6.5Show - 1951
Gold RaidersGeorge O'BrienIMDb 6.6Movie - 1949
She Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac AllshardIMDb 6.9Movie - 1948
Fort ApacheCapt. Sam CollingwoodIMDb 7.0Movie - 1947
My Wild Irish Rose'Duke' MuldoonIMDb 6.0Movie - 1939
The Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff MasonIMDb 7.5Movie - 1938
The Renegade RangerCaptain Jack SteeleIMDb 6.0Movie - 1937
Park Avenue LoggerGrant CurranIMDb 8.0Movie - 1936
Daniel BooneDaniel BooneIMDb 4.9Movie - 1935
The Cowboy MillionaireBob WalkerIMDb 7.0Movie - 1935
When a Man's a ManLarry KnightIMDb 5.5Movie - 1934
The Dude RangerErnest 'Dude' SelbyIMDb 6.0Movie - 1933
Life in the RawJim BarryIMDb 10.0Movie - 1931
Seas BeneathCmdr. Robert 'Bob' KingsleyIMDb 5.3Movie - 1931
Riders of the Purple SageJim LassiterIMDb 9.0Movie - 1930
Hollywood StudiosMovie - 1929
Masked EmotionsBramdlet DickeryIMDb 8.0Movie - 1929
True HeavenLieutenant Philip GressonIMDb 7.0Movie - 1929
SaluteCadet John RandallIMDb 5.8Movie - 1928
Sharp ShootersGeorgeIMDb 7.0Movie - 1928
Honor BoundJohn OglegreeIMDb 9.0Movie - 1928
Noah's ArkTravis / JaphethIMDb 6.4Movie - 1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansThe ManIMDb 7.8Movie - 1927
East Side, West SideJohn BreenIMDb 7.2Movie - 1927
Paid to LoveCrown Prince MichaeIMDb 6.5Movie - 1926
3 Bad MenDan O'MalleyIMDb 6.9Movie - 1926
The Silver TreasureNostromoIMDb 10.0Movie - 1926
Rustlin' for CupidBradley BlatchfordIMDb 9.0Movie - 1925
The Iron HorseDavy BrandonIMDb 6.8Movie - 1925
The DancersTonyIMDb 7.5Movie - 1924
The Painted LadyLuther SmithIMDb 10.0Movie - 1922
Moran of the Lady LettyDeck HandIMDb 6.7Movie - 1922White HandsSailorIMDb 8.0Movie
- 1922
The Ghost BreakerOne of the Ghosts (uncredited)IMDb 10.0Movie