George O'Brien
George O'Brien
Person

George O'Brien

Actor 1899-04-18 San Francisco, California, USA

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...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 · The Man (Anses)

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948 · Capt. Sam Collingwood

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 · Maj. Mac Allshard

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964 · Major Braden

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

1925 · Davy Brandon

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

1926 · Dan O'Malley

December 7th

December 7th

1943 · Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928 · Travis / Japheth

Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

1926 · Adam Smith

Hollywood

Hollywood

1980 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1936 · Daniel Boone

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1924 · Galley Slave (uncredited)

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

1926 · Tom O'Day

The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

1938 · Captain Jack Steele

Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath

1931 · Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922 · Deck Hand

The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

1926 · George Darcy

My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

1947 · 'Duke' Muldoon