George O'Brien
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 18, 1899 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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
| 2023 | The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch(archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne AutumnMajor Braden | |
| 1961 | The 10 from Texas(archive footage) | |
| 1959 | KoreaNarrator | |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1951 | Gold RaidersGeorge O'Brien | |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac Allshard | |
| 1948 | Fort ApacheCapt. Sam Collingwood | |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose'Duke' Muldoon | |
| 1943 | December 7thSingle Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) | |
| 1940 | Bullet CodeSteve Holden | |
| 1940 | Triple JusticeBrad Henderson | |
| 1940 | Legion of the LawlessJeff Toland | |
| 1940 | Stage to ChinoDan Clark | |
| 1940 | Prairie LawBrill Austin | |
| 1939 | Arizona LegionBoone Yeager | |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff Mason | |
| 1939 | Timber StampedeScott Baylor | |
| 1939 | Trouble in SundownClint Bradford | |
| 1939 | Racketeers of the RangeBarney O'Dell | |
| 1939 | The Fighting GringoWade Barton | |
| 1938 | The Renegade RangerCaptain Jack Steele | |
| 1938 | Painted DesertBob McVey | |
| 1938 | Border G-ManJim Galloway | |
| 1938 | Lawless ValleyLarry Rhodes | |
| 1938 | Gun LawTom O'Malley | |
| 1937 | Hollywood CowboyJeffery Carson | |
| 1937 | Park Avenue LoggerGrant Curran | |
| 1937 | WindjammerBruce Lane | |
| 1936 | Daniel BooneDaniel Boone | |
| 1936 | The Border PatrolmanBob Wallace | |
| 1936 | O'Malley of the MountedConstable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard | |
| 1935 | The Cowboy MillionaireBob Walker | |
| 1935 | When a Man's a ManLarry Knight | |
| 1935 | Whispering Smith SpeaksGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith | |
| 1935 | Thunder MountainKal Emerson | |
| 1935 | Hard Rock HarriganTim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan | |
| 1934 | The Dude RangerErnest 'Dude' Selby | |
| 1934 | Ever Since EveNeil Rogers | |
| 1934 | Frontier MarshalMichael Wyatt | |
| 1933 | Life in the RawJim Barry | |
| 1933 | The Last TrailTom Daley | |
| 1933 | Smoke LightningSmoke Mason | |
| 1932 | The Gay CaballeroTed Radcliffe | |
| 1932 | Mystery RanchBob Sanborn | |
| 1932 | The Golden WestDavid Lynch / Motano | |
| 1932 | Robbers' RoostJim Wall | |
| 1932 | The Rainbow TrailJohn Shefford | |
| 1931 | A Holy TerrorTony Bard aka Woodbury | |
| 1931 | Seas BeneathCmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley | |
| 1931 | Riders of the Purple SageJim Lassiter | |
| 1931 | Fair WarningWhistlin' Dan Barry | |
| 1930 | Rough RomanceBilly West | |
| 1930 | The Last of the DuanesBuck Duane | |
| 1930 | The Lone Star RangerBuck Duane | |
| 1929 | SaluteCadet John Randall | |
| 1929 | True HeavenLieutenant Philip Gresson | |
| 1929 | Masked EmotionsBramdlet Dickery | |
| 1928 | Noah's ArkTravis / Japheth | |
| 1928 | Sharp ShootersGeorge | |
| 1928 | BlindfoldRobert Kelly | |
| 1928 | Honor BoundJohn Oglegree | |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansThe Man (Anses) | |
| 1927 | Is Zat So?Ed 'Chick' Cowan | |
| 1927 | Paid to LoveCrown Prince Michae | |
| 1927 | East Side, West SideJohn Breen | |
| 1926 | 3 Bad MenDan O'Malley | |
| 1926 | Fig LeavesAdam Smith | |
| 1926 | The Blue EagleGeorge Darcy | |
| 1926 | The Johnstown FloodTom O'Day | |
| 1926 | Rustlin' for CupidBradley Blatchford | |
| 1926 | The Silver TreasureNostromo | |
| 1925 | The Iron HorseDavy Brandon | |
| 1925 | HavocDick Chappel | |
| 1925 | The Fighting HeartDenny Bolton | |
| 1925 | Thank YouKenneth Jamieson | |
| 1925 | The DancersTony | |
| 1924 | The Sea HawkGalley Slave (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Shadows of ParisLouis | |
| 1924 | The RoughneckJerry Delaney | |
| 1924 | The Man Who Came BackHenry Potter | |
| 1924 | The Painted LadyLuther Smith | |
| 1923 | The Ne'er-Do-WellClifford | |
| 1923 | Woman-ProofBill Burleigh | |
| 1922 | Ebb TideIslander (uncredited) | |
| 1922 | Moran of the Lady LettyDeck Hand | |
| 1922 | The Ghost BreakerOne of the Ghosts (uncredited) | |
| 1922 | White HandsSailor |