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Edmond O'Brien

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 10, 1915 (Died at 70)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1939 – 1985
Known Credits121 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.4

Edmond O'Brien

Also known as:Edmund O'BrienEdmond Joseph O'Brienادموند اوبراین
Total Works

121

90 movies • 31 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch. He also co-starred with Richard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Wild Bunch
7.6
The Wild Bunch
1969•movie
as Freddie Sykes
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8
as Dutton Peabody
The Longest Day
7.6
The Longest Day
1962•movie
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
White Heat
7.7
White Heat
1949•movie
as Vic Pardo

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 121 titles featuring Edmond O'Brien

The Wild Bunch
7.6
The Wild Bunch
1969•movie

as Freddie Sykes

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

as Dutton Peabody

The Longest Day
7.6
The Longest Day
1962•movie

as Gen. Raymond D. Barton

White Heat
7.7
White Heat
1949•movie

as Vic Pardo

Fantastic Voyage
6.7
Fantastic Voyage
1966•movie

as General Carter

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)

The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie

as Jim Reardon

Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

as Tom Gaddis

Mission: Impossible
7.6
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Raymond Halder

The Barefoot Contessa
6.8

as Oscar Muldoon

The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3

as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

Julius Caesar
7.1
Julius Caesar
1953•movie

as Casca

The Other Side of the Wind
6.7

as Pat Mullins

Seven Days in May
7.4
Seven Days in May
1964•movie

as Sen. Raymond Clark

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

as Gringoire

The Hitch-Hiker
6.8
The Hitch-Hiker
1953•movie

as Roy Collins

D.O.A.
6.9
D.O.A.
1949•movie

as Frank Bigelow

Under Capricorn
6.0
Under Capricorn
1949•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1984
6.5
1984
1956•movie

as Winston Smith of the Outer Party

The Bigamist
6.4
The Bigamist
1953•movie

as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1
1 eps

as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD

The Oscars
7.1
3 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

A Double Life
6.3
A Double Life
1947•movie

as Bill Friend

The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

as Marty 'Fats' Murdock

Lucky Luciano
6.3
Lucky Luciano
1973•movie

as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger

Rio Conchos
6.3
Rio Conchos
1964•movie

as Pardee

The Web
7.1
The Web
1947•movie

as Bob Regan

The Last Voyage
6.2
The Last Voyage
1960•movie

as Second Engineer Walsh

711 Ocean Drive
6.4
711 Ocean Drive
1950•movie

as Mal Granger

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.6

as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)

Up Periscope
6.2
Up Periscope
1959•movie

as Commander Paul Stevenson

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
1 eps

as Jefferson Crowley

Shield for Murder
6.7
Shield for Murder
1954•movie

as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Thomas Manstead

The Turning Point
6.3
The Turning Point
1952•movie

as John Conroy

Backfire
5.9
Backfire
1950•movie

as Steve Connolly

Pete Kelly's Blues
6.3
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955•movie

as Fran McCarg

Between Midnight and Dawn
5.7

as Officer Dan Purvis

D-Day the Sixth of June
5.3

as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

The Rack
6.6
The Rack
1956•movie

as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

McMillan & Wife
6.9
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
1971•series

as Mr. Fontaine

The High Chaparral
6.8
1 eps
The High Chaparral
1967•series

as Morgan MacQuarie

It Takes a Thief
7.2
1 eps
It Takes a Thief
1968•series

as Rocky McCauley

The Great Impostor
6.9
The Great Impostor
1960•movie

as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Man in the Dark
6.2
Man in the Dark
1953•movie

as Steve Rawley

Moon Pilot
5.5
Moon Pilot
1962•movie

as McClosky aka 'Mac'

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The Love God?
6.0
The Love God?
1969•movie

as Osborn Tremaine

An Act of Murder
6.9
An Act of Murder
1948•movie

as David Douglas

Police Story
7.0
1 eps
Police Story
1973•series
Dream No Evil
5.7
Dream No Evil
1970•movie

as Timothy MacDonald

A Cry in the Night
5.4
A Cry in the Night
1956•movie

as Dan Taggart

The Big Land
6.5
The Big Land
1957•movie

as Joe Jagger

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Grizzled Old Prospector

99 and 44/100% Dead
5.2

as Uncle Frank Kelly

Laramie
6.7
1 eps
Laramie
1959•series
Man-Trap
5.8
Man-Trap
1961•movie

Role: Director

Denver and Rio Grande
5.6

as Jim Vesser

Task Force
6.9
Task Force
1949•movie

as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)

Warpath
6.0
Warpath
1951•movie

as John Vickers

Fighter Squadron
6.1
Fighter Squadron
1948•movie

as Maj. Ed Hardin

Two of a Kind
6.8
Two of a Kind
1951•movie

as Michael "Lefty" Farrell

They Only Kill Their Masters
5.1

as George

Silver City
6.6
Silver City
1951•movie

as Larkin Moffat

The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps

as John Bergman

Another Part of the Forest
7.8

as Benjamin Hubbard

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Joel Flint

The 3rd Voice
5.9
The 3rd Voice
1960•movie

as The Voice

Isn't It Shocking?
6.3
Isn't It Shocking?
1973•movie

as Justin Oates

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.7

as Tom Holliday

The Redhead and the Cowboy
5.4

as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)

The Shanghai Story
5.0
The Shanghai Story
1954•movie

as Daniel Maynard

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Russ Andrews

Playhouse 90
7.5
1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956•series

as Al Preston

Sylvia
6.3
Sylvia
1965•movie

as Oscar Stewart

The Doomsday Flight
6.5

as The Man

Something in the Wind
7.0

as Lt. Tom Farrington

Suspicion
6.2
1 eps
Suspicion
1957•series

as Sgt. Miles Odeen

Stopover Tokyo
5.7
Stopover Tokyo
1957•movie

as George Underwood

Cow Country
4.6
Cow Country
1953•movie

as Ben Anthony

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps
The Admiral Was a Lady
6.4

as Jimmy Stevens

For the Love of Mary
6.2

as Lt. Tom Farrington

Parachute Battalion
6.3

as William Mayberry Burke

The Viscount
5.5
The Viscount
1967•movie

as Ricco Barone

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Hal

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

as Stephen Herrick

To Commit a Murder
5.0
To Commit a Murder
1967•movie

as Sphax (publisher)

The Hanged Man
5.1
The Hanged Man
1964•movie

as Arnie Seeger

The World Was His Jury
6.1

as David Carson

Powder Town
4.4
Powder Town
1942•movie

as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

The Intruders
5.0
The Intruders
1970•movie

as Col. William Bodeen

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Capt. Simpson

Breaking Point
7.4
1 eps
Breaking Point
1963•series
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Thaddeus Kubaczik

The Bob Hope Show
7.0
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950•series

as Self

China Venture
7.8
China Venture
1953•movie

as Capt. Matt Reardon

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
6.2

as Morton Stillman

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Synanon
7.3
Synanon
1965•movie

as Chuck Dederich

Obliging Young Lady
6.0

as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley

Winged Victory
6.3
Winged Victory
1944•movie

as Irving Miller

Sing Boy Sing
5.0
Sing Boy Sing
1958•movie

as Joseph Sharkey

Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
1 eps
Sam Benedict
6.7
28 eps
Sam Benedict
1962•series

as Sam Benedict

The Ambitious One
7.8
The Ambitious One
1959•movie

as Mike Buchanan

The Outsider
8.0
The Outsider
1967•movie

as Marvin Bishop

The Long, Hot Summer
6.0
26 eps
Temperatures Rising
7.5
1 eps
Temperatures Rising
1972•series

as Dr. Banning

The Star and the Story
7.5
1 eps

as Ray Ericson

The Comedian
9.0
The Comedian
1957•movie

as Al Preston

River of Mystery
9.0
River of Mystery
1971•movie

as R.J. Twitchell

Jigsaw
7.0
Jigsaw
1972•movie

as Det. Ed Burtelson

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2.0

as Self - (archive footage)

Johnny Midnight
7.0
39 eps
Johnny Midnight
1960•series
Dark Stranger
Dark Stranger
1955•movie

as Ray Ericson

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

as Jefferson Crowley

The Adventures of Gallegher
3 eps

as Jefferson Crowley