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George O'Brien

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 18, 1899 (Died at 86)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Career Span1922 – 1985
Known Credits89 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.4

George O'Brien

Total Works

89

86 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8
as The Man (Anses)
Fort Apache
7.0
Fort Apache
1948•movie
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9
as Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964•movie
as Major Braden

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 89 titles featuring George O'Brien

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8

as The Man (Anses)

Fort Apache
7.0
Fort Apache
1948•movie

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9

as Maj. Mac Allshard

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964•movie

as Major Braden

The Iron Horse
6.8
The Iron Horse
1925•movie

as Davy Brandon

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
6.5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

3 Bad Men
6.9
3 Bad Men
1926•movie

as Dan O'Malley

December 7th
5.8
December 7th
1943•movie

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Noah's Ark
6.4
Noah's Ark
1928•movie

as Travis / Japheth

Fig Leaves
5.9
Fig Leaves
1926•movie

as Adam Smith

Hollywood
8.4
1 eps
Hollywood
1980•series

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Daniel Boone
4.9
Daniel Boone
1936•movie

as Daniel Boone

The Sea Hawk
6.8
The Sea Hawk
1924•movie

as Galley Slave (uncredited)

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

The Johnstown Flood
7.0

as Tom O'Day

The Renegade Ranger
6.0

as Captain Jack Steele

Seas Beneath
5.3
Seas Beneath
1931•movie

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

The Blue Eagle
5.4
The Blue Eagle
1926•movie

as George Darcy

Moran of the Lady Letty
6.7

as Deck Hand

My Wild Irish Rose
6.0
My Wild Irish Rose
1947•movie

as 'Duke' Muldoon

A Holy Terror
6.4
A Holy Terror
1931•movie

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury

East Side, West Side
7.2

as John Breen

Bullet Code
5.8
Bullet Code
1940•movie

as Steve Holden

Legion of the Lawless
6.2

as Jeff Toland

The Dude Ranger
6.0
The Dude Ranger
1934•movie

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

Salute
5.8
Salute
1929•movie

as Cadet John Randall

Gold Raiders
6.6
Gold Raiders
1951•movie

as George O'Brien

Painted Desert
6.0
Painted Desert
1938•movie

as Bob McVey

Border G-Man
5.6
Border G-Man
1938•movie

as Jim Galloway

Racketeers of the Range
6.7

as Barney O'Dell

Stage to Chino
5.9
Stage to Chino
1940•movie

as Dan Clark

Paid to Love
6.5
Paid to Love
1927•movie

as Crown Prince Michae

When a Man's a Man
5.5
When a Man's a Man
1935•movie

as Larry Knight

Hollywood Cowboy
5.5
Hollywood Cowboy
1937•movie

as Jeffery Carson

Mystery Ranch
7.0
Mystery Ranch
1932•movie

as Bob Sanborn

Rough Romance
5.8
Rough Romance
1930•movie

as Billy West

Arizona Legion
5.5
Arizona Legion
1939•movie

as Boone Yeager

Thank You
4.8
Thank You
1925•movie

as Kenneth Jamieson

Gun Law
6.2
Gun Law
1938•movie

as Tom O'Malley

The Border Patrolman
7.2

as Bob Wallace

Windjammer
5.7
Windjammer
1937•movie

as Bruce Lane

Frontier Marshal
7.0
Frontier Marshal
1934•movie

as Michael Wyatt

Robbers' Roost
6.0
Robbers' Roost
1932•movie

as Jim Wall

Smoke Lightning
5.3
Smoke Lightning
1933•movie

as Smoke Mason

Prairie Law
7.0
Prairie Law
1940•movie

as Brill Austin

The Cowboy Millionaire
7.0

as Bob Walker

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
8.5

as (archive footage)

Park Avenue Logger
8.0
Park Avenue Logger
1937•movie

as Grant Curran

The Last of the Duanes
6.0

as Buck Duane

The Golden West
5.5
The Golden West
1932•movie

as David Lynch / Motano

Triple Justice
7.5
Triple Justice
1940•movie

as Brad Henderson

The Marshal Of Mesa City
7.5

as Cliff Mason

Lawless Valley
6.5
Lawless Valley
1938•movie

as Larry Rhodes

The Fighting Heart
6.0
The Fighting Heart
1925•movie

as Denny Bolton

The Dancers
7.5
The Dancers
1925•movie

as Tony

The Lone Star Ranger
7.0

as Buck Duane

The Fighting Gringo
7.0

as Wade Barton

Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series
Is Zat So?
9.0
Is Zat So?
1927•movie

as Ed 'Chick' Cowan

Ebb Tide
8.0
Ebb Tide
1922•movie

as Islander (uncredited)

The Gay Caballero
10.0
The Gay Caballero
1932•movie

as Ted Radcliffe

True Heaven
7.0
True Heaven
1929•movie

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson

Sharp Shooters
7.0
Sharp Shooters
1928•movie

as George

Masked Emotions
8.0
Masked Emotions
1929•movie

as Bramdlet Dickery

Life in the Raw
10.0
Life in the Raw
1933•movie

as Jim Barry

Ever Since Eve
9.0
Ever Since Eve
1934•movie

as Neil Rogers

O'Malley of the Mounted
7.0

as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard

Whispering Smith Speaks
10.0

as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith

Timber Stampede
9.0
Timber Stampede
1939•movie

as Scott Baylor

Thunder Mountain
10.0
Thunder Mountain
1935•movie

as Kal Emerson

Riders of the Purple Sage
8.0

as Jim Lassiter

Trouble in Sundown
8.0
Trouble in Sundown
1939•movie

as Clint Bradford

Shadows of Paris
8.0
Shadows of Paris
1924•movie

as Louis

Havoc
7.0
Havoc
1925•movie

as Dick Chappel

Rustlin' for Cupid
9.0
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926•movie

as Bradley Blatchford

The Silver Treasure
10.0

as Nostromo

The Ghost Breaker
10.0
The Ghost Breaker
1922•movie

as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)

Blindfold
7.0
Blindfold
1928•movie

as Robert Kelly

The Last Trail
7.0
The Last Trail
1933•movie

as Tom Daley

The Ne'er-Do-Well
10.0
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923•movie

as Clifford

Woman-Proof
8.0
Woman-Proof
1923•movie

as Bill Burleigh

Fair Warning
9.0
Fair Warning
1931•movie

as Whistlin' Dan Barry

The 10 from Texas
9.0
The 10 from Texas
1961•movie

as (archive footage)

The Roughneck
10.0
The Roughneck
1924•movie

as Jerry Delaney

Honor Bound
9.0
Honor Bound
1928•movie

as John Oglegree

The Rainbow Trail
9.0
The Rainbow Trail
1932•movie

as John Shefford

The Man Who Came Back
10.0

as Henry Potter

The Painted Lady
10.0
The Painted Lady
1924•movie

as Luther Smith

Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios
1930•movie