George O'Brien
Acting Born Apr 18, 1899 San Francisco, California, USA 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Fort Apache (1948) as Capt. Sam Collingwood
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) as Maj. Mac Allshard
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) as The Man (Anses)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Major Braden
- Noah's Ark (1928) as Travis / Japheth
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 3 Bad Men (1926) as Dan O'Malley
- The Iron Horse (1925) as Davy Brandon
- Honor Bound (1928) as John Oglegree
- The Man Who Came Back (1924) as Henry Potter
- December 7th (1943) as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
- Salute (1929) as Cadet John Randall
- Windjammer (1937) as Bruce Lane
- True Heaven (1929) as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
- The Last of the Duanes (1930) as Buck Duane
- The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939) as Cliff Mason
- Ebb Tide (1922) as Islander (uncredited)
- Triple Justice (1940) as Brad Henderson
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976) as (archive footage)
- Fig Leaves (1926) as Adam Smith
- Prairie Law (1940) as Brill Austin
- Daniel Boone (1936) as Daniel Boone