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Actor
George O'Brien
- Born April 18, 1899 in San Francisco, California, USA
- Died September 4, 1985
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
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927
Fort Apache1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949
Cheyenne Autumn1964
The Iron Horse1925
3 Bad Men1926
December 7th1943
Noah's Ark1928
Filmography
- 2023The Only Girl in the OrchestraFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980HollywoodSeriesSelf (archive footage, uncredited)
- 1976Meanwhile, Back at the RanchFilm(archive footage)
- 1964Cheyenne AutumnFilmMajor Braden
- 1961The 10 from TexasFilm(archive footage)
- 1959KoreaFilmNarrator
- 1954Studio 57Series
- 1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf
- 1951Gold RaidersFilmGeorge O'Brien
- 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonFilmMaj. Mac Allshard
- 1948Fort ApacheFilmCapt. Sam Collingwood
- 1947My Wild Irish RoseFilm'Duke' Muldoon
- 1943December 7thFilmSingle Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
- 1940Bullet CodeFilmSteve Holden
- 1940Legion of the LawlessFilmJeff Toland
- 1940Stage to ChinoFilmDan Clark
- 1940Prairie LawFilmBrill Austin
- 1940Triple JusticeFilmBrad Henderson
- 1939Racketeers of the RangeFilmBarney O'Dell
- 1939Arizona LegionFilmBoone Yeager
- 1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityFilmCliff Mason
- 1939The Fighting GringoFilmWade Barton
- 1939Timber StampedeFilmScott Baylor
- 1939Trouble in SundownFilmClint Bradford
- 1938The Renegade RangerFilmCaptain Jack Steele
- 1938Painted DesertFilmBob McVey
- 1938Border G-ManFilmJim Galloway
- 1938Gun LawFilmTom O'Malley
- 1938Lawless ValleyFilmLarry Rhodes
- 1937Hollywood CowboyFilmJeffery Carson
- 1937WindjammerFilmBruce Lane
- 1937Park Avenue LoggerFilmGrant Curran
- 1936Daniel BooneFilmDaniel Boone
- 1936The Border PatrolmanFilmBob Wallace
- 1936O'Malley of the MountedFilmConstable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
- 1935When a Man's a ManFilmLarry Knight
- 1935Hard Rock HarriganFilmTim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
- 1935The Cowboy MillionaireFilmBob Walker
- 1935Whispering Smith SpeaksFilmGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
- 1935Thunder MountainFilmKal Emerson
- 1934The Dude RangerFilmErnest 'Dude' Selby
- 1934Frontier MarshalFilmMichael Wyatt
- 1934Ever Since EveFilmNeil Rogers
- 1933Smoke LightningFilmSmoke Mason
- 1933Life in the RawFilmJim Barry
- 1933The Last TrailFilmTom Daley
- 1932Mystery RanchFilmBob Sanborn
- 1932Robbers' RoostFilmJim Wall
- 1932The Golden WestFilmDavid Lynch / Motano
- 1932The Gay CaballeroFilmTed Radcliffe
- 1932The Rainbow TrailFilmJohn Shefford
- 1931Seas BeneathFilmCmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
- 1931A Holy TerrorFilmTony Bard aka Woodbury
- 1931Riders of the Purple SageFilmJim Lassiter
- 1931Fair WarningFilmWhistlin' Dan Barry
- 1930Rough RomanceFilmBilly West
- 1930The Last of the DuanesFilmBuck Duane
- 1930The Lone Star RangerFilmBuck Duane
- 1930Hollywood StudiosFilm
- 1929SaluteFilmCadet John Randall
- 1929True HeavenFilmLieutenant Philip Gresson
- 1929Masked EmotionsFilmBramdlet Dickery
- 1928Noah's ArkFilmTravis / Japheth
- 1928Sharp ShootersFilmGeorge
- 1928BlindfoldFilmRobert Kelly
- 1928Honor BoundFilmJohn Oglegree
- 1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansFilmThe Man
- 1927East Side, West SideFilmJohn Breen
- 1927Paid to LoveFilmCrown Prince Michae
- 1927Is Zat So?FilmEd 'Chick' Cowan
- 19263 Bad MenFilmDan O'Malley
- 1926Fig LeavesFilmAdam Smith
- 1926The Johnstown FloodFilmTom O'Day
- 1926The Blue EagleFilmGeorge Darcy
- 1926Rustlin' for CupidFilmBradley Blatchford
- 1926The Silver TreasureFilmNostromo
- 1925The Iron HorseFilmDavy Brandon
- 1925Thank YouFilmKenneth Jamieson
- 1925The Fighting HeartFilmDenny Bolton
- 1925The DancersFilmTony