Acting
George O'Brien
Birth Date
April 18, 1899
Death Date
September 4, 1985
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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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.
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Studio 57
1954 • 1 episode
This Is Your Life
Self
1952 • 1 episode
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (Anses)
1927
Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
1949
Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
1964
Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1980 • 1 episode
Noah's Ark
Travis / Japheth
1928
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Cliff Mason
1939
My Wild Irish Rose
'Duke' Muldoon
1947
The Lone Star Ranger
Buck Duane
1930
Hollywood Studios
1930
Sharp Shooters
George
1928
The Iron Horse
Davy Brandon
1925
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976
3 Bad Men
Dan O'Malley
1926
Salute
Cadet John Randall
1929
Moran of the Lady Letty
Deck Hand
1922
Legion of the Lawless
Jeff Toland
1940