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George O'Brien
Actor· San Francisco, California, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
28 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Major Braden | Film |
| 1959 | Korea | Narrator | Film |
| 1951 | Gold Raiders | George O'Brien | Film |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Maj. Mac Allshard | Film |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Capt. Sam Collingwood | Film |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose | 'Duke' Muldoon | Film |
| 1943 | December 7th | Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) | Film |
| 1940 | Bullet Code | Steve Holden | Film |
| 1938 | The Renegade Ranger | Captain Jack Steele | Film |
| 1936 | Daniel Boone | Daniel Boone | Film |
| 1936 | The Border Patrolman | Bob Wallace | Film |
| 1935 | The Cowboy Millionaire | Bob Walker | Film |
| 1935 | When a Man's a Man | Larry Knight | Film |
| 1934 | The Dude Ranger | Ernest 'Dude' Selby | Film |
| 1931 | Seas Beneath | Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley | Film |
| 1931 | A Holy Terror | Tony Bard aka Woodbury | Film |
| 1929 | Salute | Cadet John Randall | Film |
| 1928 | Honor Bound | John Oglegree | Film |
| 1928 | Noah's Ark | Travis / Japheth | Film |
| 1927 | Paid to Love | Crown Prince Michae | Film |
| 1927 | East Side, West Side | John Breen | Film |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Man (Anses) | Film |
| 1926 | 3 Bad Men | Dan O'Malley | Film |
| 1926 | The Blue Eagle | George Darcy | Film |
| 1926 | Fig Leaves | Adam Smith | Film |
| 1925 | The Iron Horse | Davy Brandon | Film |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawk | Galley Slave (uncredited) | Film |
| 1922 | Moran of the Lady Letty | Deck Hand | Film |
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