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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

1.2

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
★ 7.8
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 • as Maj. Mac Allshard
★ 6.9
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
1929 • as Bramdlet Dickery
★ 8.0
True Heaven
True Heaven
1929 • as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
★ 7.0
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 • as Capt. Sam Collingwood
★ 7.0
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • as Major Braden
★ 6.7
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928 • as George
★ 7.0
Honor Bound
Honor Bound
1928 • as John Oglegree
★ 9.0
movie
Korea
1959 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 • as Dan O'Malley
★ 7.0
movie
White Hands
1922 • as Sailor
★ 8.0
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
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
Salute
Salute
1929 • as Cadet John Randall
★ 5.8
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924 • as Luther Smith
★ 10.0
The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure
1926 • as Nostromo
★ 10.0
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 • as Travis / Japheth
★ 6.4
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1922 • as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 • as Grant Curran
★ 8.0
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1927 • as John Breen
★ 7.2
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 • as George O'Brien
★ 6.6
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1925 • as Davy Brandon
★ 6.8
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 • as Cliff Mason
★ 7.5
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935 • as Bob Walker
★ 7.0
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 • as 'Duke' Muldoon
★ 6.0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1924 • as Galley Slave (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931 • as Jim Lassiter
★ 9.0
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
1926 • as George Darcy
★ 5.4
December 7th
December 7th
1943 • as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
★ 5.8
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1936 • as Daniel Boone
★ 4.9
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw
1933 • as Jim Barry
★ 10.0
Blindfold
Blindfold
1928 • as Robert Kelly
★ 7.0
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless
1940 • as Jeff Toland
★ 6.2
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939 • as Barney O'Dell
★ 6.7
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes
1930 • as Buck Duane
★ 6.0
The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger
1938 • as Captain Jack Steele
★ 6.0
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero
1932 • as Ted Radcliffe
★ 10.0
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
1926 • as Tom O'Day
★ 7.0
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 • as Larry Knight
★ 5.5
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936 • as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
★ 7.0
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas
1961 • as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror
1931 • as Tony Bard aka Woodbury
★ 6.4
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939 • as Clint Bradford
★ 8.0
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
1931 • as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
★ 5.3
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger
1930 • as Buck Duane
★ 7.0
Rough Romance
Rough Romance
1930 • as Billy West
★ 5.8
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1924 • as Henry Potter
★ 10.0
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1934 • as Michael Wyatt
★ 7.0
Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 • as Brad Henderson
★ 7.5
Havoc
Havoc
1925 • as Dick Chappel
★ 7.0
Shadows of Paris
Shadows of Paris
1924 • as Louis
★ 8.0
The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923 • as Clifford
★ 10.0
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926 • as Bradley Blatchford
★ 9.0
Paid to Love
Paid to Love
1927 • as Crown Prince Michae
★ 6.5
Thank You
Thank You
1925 • as Kenneth Jamieson
★ 4.8
Windjammer
Windjammer
1937 • as Bruce Lane
★ 5.7
Fair Warning
Fair Warning
1931 • as Whistlin' Dan Barry
★ 9.0
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1934 • as Neil Rogers
★ 9.0
Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 • as Steve Holden
★ 5.8
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938 • as Larry Rhodes
★ 6.5
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 • as Jeffery Carson
★ 5.5
The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman
1936 • as Bob Wallace
★ 7.2
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning
1933 • as Smoke Mason
★ 5.3
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1932 • as Jim Wall
★ 6.0
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
1925 • as Denny Bolton
★ 6.0
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
1939 • as Wade Barton
★ 7.0
Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof
1923 • as Bill Burleigh
★ 8.0
Prairie Law
Prairie Law
1940 • as Brill Austin
★ 7.0
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 • as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
★ 10.0
The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 • as David Lynch / Motano
★ 5.5
The Dancers
The Dancers
1925 • as Tony
★ 7.5
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939 • as Scott Baylor
★ 9.0
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 • as John Shefford
★ 9.0
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939 • as Boone Yeager
★ 5.5
Painted Desert
Painted Desert
1938 • as Bob McVey
★ 6.0
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves
1926 • as Adam Smith
★ 5.9
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 • as Dan Clark
★ 5.9
Border G-Man
Border G-Man
1938 • as Jim Galloway
★ 5.6
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1935 • as Kal Emerson
★ 10.0
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
1922 • as Islander (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So?
1927 • as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
★ 9.0
Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch
1932 • as Bob Sanborn
★ 7.0
Gun Law
Gun Law
1938 • as Tom O'Malley
★ 6.2
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1933 • as Tom Daley
★ 7.0
The Roughneck
The Roughneck
1924 • as Jerry Delaney
★ 10.0
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Hard Rock Harrigan
1935 • as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
★ 5.0