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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting

Born: April 18, 1899San 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
Filmography
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(archive footage)

1976
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

Major Braden

1964
The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas

(archive footage)

1961

Korea

Narrator

1959
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders

George O'Brien

1951
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Maj. Mac Allshard

1949
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

Capt. Sam Collingwood

1948
My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

'Duke' Muldoon

1947
December 7th

December 7th

Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

1943
Triple Justice

Triple Justice

Brad Henderson

1940
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

Dan Clark

1940
Prairie Law

Prairie Law

Brill Austin

1940
Bullet Code

Bullet Code

Steve Holden

1940
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

Jeff Toland

1940
The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Cliff Mason

1939
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

Wade Barton

1939
Timber Stampede

Timber Stampede

Scott Baylor

1939
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

Barney O'Dell

1939
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

Clint Bradford

1939
Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

Boone Yeager

1939
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

Larry Rhodes

1938
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

Captain Jack Steele

1938
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

Bob McVey

1938
Border G-Man

Border G-Man

Jim Galloway

1938
Gun Law

Gun Law

Tom O'Malley

1938
Windjammer

Windjammer

Bruce Lane

1937
Hollywood Cowboy

Hollywood Cowboy

Jeffery Carson

1937
Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

Grant Curran

1937
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1936
The Border Patrolman

The Border Patrolman

Bob Wallace

1936
O'Malley of the Mounted

O'Malley of the Mounted

Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard

1936
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

Kal Emerson

1935

Hard Rock Harrigan

Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan

1935
Whispering Smith Speaks

Whispering Smith Speaks

Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith

1935
The Cowboy Millionaire

The Cowboy Millionaire

Bob Walker

1935
When a Man's a Man

When a Man's a Man

Larry Knight

1935
The Dude Ranger

The Dude Ranger

Ernest 'Dude' Selby

1934
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Neil Rogers

1934
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

Michael Wyatt

1934
The Last Trail

The Last Trail

Tom Daley

1933
Life in the Raw

Life in the Raw

Jim Barry

1933
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

Smoke Mason

1933
Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

Jim Wall

1932
The Golden West

The Golden West

David Lynch / Motano

1932
Mystery Ranch

Mystery Ranch

Bob Sanborn

1932
The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

Ted Radcliffe

1932
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

John Shefford

1932
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

Jim Lassiter

1931
A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror

Tony Bard aka Woodbury

1931
Fair Warning

Fair Warning

Whistlin' Dan Barry

1931
Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath

Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

1931
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

Buck Duane

1930
Rough Romance

Rough Romance

Billy West

1930
The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

Buck Duane

1930
Salute

Salute

Cadet John Randall

1929
Masked Emotions

Masked Emotions

Bramdlet Dickery

1929
True Heaven

True Heaven

Lieutenant Philip Gresson

1929
Blindfold

Blindfold

Robert Kelly

1928
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Travis / Japheth

1928
Honor Bound

Honor Bound

John Oglegree

1928
Sharp Shooters

Sharp Shooters

George

1928
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

The Man (Anses)

1927
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

John Breen

1927
Paid to Love

Paid to Love

Crown Prince Michae

1927
Is Zat So?

Is Zat So?

Ed 'Chick' Cowan

1927
The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

George Darcy

1926
3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

Dan O'Malley

1926
Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

Adam Smith

1926
The Silver Treasure

The Silver Treasure

Nostromo

1926
Rustlin' for Cupid

Rustlin' for Cupid

Bradley Blatchford

1926
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

Tom O'Day

1926
The Fighting Heart

The Fighting Heart

Denny Bolton

1925
Thank You

Thank You

Kenneth Jamieson

1925
The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

Davy Brandon

1925
Havoc

Havoc

Dick Chappel

1925
The Dancers

The Dancers

Tony

1925
The Roughneck

The Roughneck

Jerry Delaney

1924
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

Luther Smith

1924
The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

Henry Potter

1924
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Galley Slave (uncredited)

1924
Shadows of Paris

Shadows of Paris

Louis

1924
Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

Bill Burleigh

1923
The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well

Clifford

1923
Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

Islander (uncredited)

1922
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

One of the Ghosts (uncredited)

1922
Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty

Deck Hand

1922

White Hands

Sailor

1922
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