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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

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 mont

Born

Apr 18, 1899

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

Sep 04, 1985

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.8

movie

Known For

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Capt. Sam Collingwood
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as The Man (Anses)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 • as Capt. Sam Collingwood
★ 7.0
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 • as The Man (Anses)
★ 7.8
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 • as Maj. Mac Allshard
★ 6.9
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • as Major Braden
★ 6.7
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 • as Travis / Japheth
★ 6.5
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 • as Dan O'Malley
★ 6.9
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1925 • as Davy Brandon
★ 6.7
December 7th
December 7th
1943 • as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
★ 5.8
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves
1926 • as Adam Smith
★ 6.0
The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure
1926 • as Nostromo
★ 10.0
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1936 • as Daniel Boone
★ 4.9
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
1926 • as Tom O'Day
★ 6.9
Prairie Law
Prairie Law
1940 • as Brill Austin
★ 7.0
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 • as Cliff Mason
★ 7.5
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
1931 • as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
★ 5.3
Salute
Salute
1929 • as Cadet John Randall
★ 6.0
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1935 • as Kal Emerson
★ 10.0
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1933 • as Tom Daley
★ 7.0
Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 • as Brad Henderson
★ 7.5
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
1922 • as Islander (uncredited)
★ 8.0
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936 • as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
★ 7.0
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 • as Larry Knight
★ 5.5
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Windjammer
Windjammer
1937 • as Bruce Lane
★ 5.7
Honor Bound
Honor Bound
1928 • as John Oglegree
★ 9.0
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 • as 'Duke' Muldoon
★ 6.0
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror
1931 • as Tony Bard aka Woodbury
★ 6.8
Rough Romance
Rough Romance
1930 • as Billy West
★ 5.8
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 • as George O'Brien
★ 6.6
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning
1933 • as Smoke Mason
★ 5.3
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935 • as Bob Walker
★ 7.0
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1922 • as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Border G-Man
Border G-Man
1938 • as Jim Galloway
★ 5.6
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw
1933 • as Jim Barry
★ 10.0
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 • as John Shefford
★ 9.0
Havoc
Havoc
1925 • as Dick Chappel
★ 7.0
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928 • as George
★ 7.0
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
1926 • as George Darcy
★ 5.4
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938 • as Larry Rhodes
★ 6.5
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939 • as Boone Yeager
★ 5.7
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
1925 • as Denny Bolton
★ 6.0
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless
1940 • as Jeff Toland
★ 6.2
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939 • as Clint Bradford
★ 8.0
The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman
1936 • as Bob Wallace
★ 7.2
The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger
1934 • as Ernest 'Dude' Selby
★ 6.0
Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922 • as Deck Hand
★ 6.7
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger
1930 • as Buck Duane
★ 7.0
The Dancers
The Dancers
1925 • as Tony
★ 7.5
Fair Warning
Fair Warning
1931 • as Whistlin' Dan Barry
★ 9.0
True Heaven
True Heaven
1929 • as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
★ 7.0
Gun Law
Gun Law
1938 • as Tom O'Malley
★ 6.3
The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 • as David Lynch / Motano
★ 5.5
Painted Desert
Painted Desert
1938 • as Bob McVey
★ 6.0
Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 • as Steve Holden
★ 5.8
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1934 • as Neil Rogers
★ 9.0
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero
1932 • as Ted Radcliffe
★ 10.0
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1924 • as Galley Slave (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1934 • as Michael Wyatt
★ 7.0
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
1929 • as Bramdlet Dickery
★ 8.0
Blindfold
Blindfold
1928 • as Robert Kelly
★ 7.0
Shadows of Paris
Shadows of Paris
1924 • as Louis
★ 8.0
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 • as Dan Clark
★ 5.9
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1932 • as Jim Wall
★ 6.0
Thank You
Thank You
1925 • as Kenneth Jamieson
★ 4.8
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939 • as Scott Baylor
★ 9.0
Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof
1923 • as Bill Burleigh
★ 8.0
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 • as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
★ 10.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931 • as Jim Lassiter
★ 8.0
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1927 • as John Breen
★ 7.2
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939 • as Barney O'Dell
★ 6.7
Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch
1932 • as Bob Sanborn
★ 7.0
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Hard Rock Harrigan
1935 • as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
★ 5.0
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1924 • as Henry Potter
★ 10.0
The Roughneck
The Roughneck
1924 • as Jerry Delaney
★ 10.0
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 • as Grant Curran
★ 8.0
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 • as Jeffery Carson
★ 5.5
The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger
1938 • as Captain Jack Steele
★ 6.0
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
1939 • as Wade Barton
★ 7.0
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924 • as Luther Smith
★ 10.0
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So?
1927 • as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
★ 9.0
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes
1930 • as Buck Duane
★ 6.0
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White Hands
1922 • as Sailor
★ 8.0
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Korea
1959 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923 • as Clifford
★ 10.0
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas
1961 • as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Paid to Love
Paid to Love
1927 • as Crown Prince Michae
★ 6.5
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926 • as Bradley Blatchford
★ 9.0
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios
1930