7.8
Movie
Acting
George O'Brien
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 92 titles
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 work
Known For
7.8
Movie
7.0
Movie
Fort Apache
6.9
Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.7
Movie
Cheyenne Autumn
6.8
Movie
The Iron Horse
6.9
Movie
3 Bad Men
5.8
Movie
December 7th
6.4
Movie
Noah's Ark
5.9
Movie
Fig Leaves
4.9
Movie
Daniel Boone
7.0
Movie
The Johnstown Flood
6.0
Movie
The Renegade Ranger
5.3
Movie
Seas Beneath
5.4
Movie
The Blue Eagle
6.7
Movie
Moran of the Lady Letty
6.0
Movie
My Wild Irish Rose
6.4
Movie
A Holy Terror
7.2
Movie
East Side, West Side
Acting credits 92
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Only Girl in the Orchestra Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Hollywood TV | Self (archive footage, uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Film | (archive footage) |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn Film | Major Braden |
| 1961 | The 10 from Texas Film | (archive footage) |
| 1959 | Korea Film | Narrator |
| 1954 | Studio 57 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Gold Raiders Film | George O'Brien |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film | Maj. Mac Allshard |
| 1948 | Fort Apache Film | Capt. Sam Collingwood |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose Film | 'Duke' Muldoon |
| 1943 | December 7th Film | Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) |
| 1940 | Triple Justice Film | Brad Henderson |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino Film | Dan Clark |
| 1940 | Prairie Law Film | Brill Austin |
| 1940 | Bullet Code Film | Steve Holden |
| 1940 | Legion of the Lawless Film | Jeff Toland |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa City Film | Cliff Mason |
| 1939 | The Fighting Gringo Film | Wade Barton |
| 1939 | Timber Stampede Film | Scott Baylor |
| 1939 | Racketeers of the Range Film | Barney O'Dell |
| 1939 | Trouble in Sundown Film | Clint Bradford |
| 1939 | Arizona Legion Film | Boone Yeager |
| 1938 | Lawless Valley Film | Larry Rhodes |
| 1938 | The Renegade Ranger Film | Captain Jack Steele |
| 1938 | Painted Desert Film | Bob McVey |
| 1938 | Border G-Man Film | Jim Galloway |
| 1938 | Gun Law Film | Tom O'Malley |
| 1937 | Windjammer Film | Bruce Lane |
| 1937 | Hollywood Cowboy Film | Jeffery Carson |
| 1937 | Park Avenue Logger Film | Grant Curran |
| 1936 | Daniel Boone Film | Daniel Boone |
| 1936 | The Border Patrolman Film | Bob Wallace |
| 1936 | O'Malley of the Mounted Film | Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard |
| 1935 | Thunder Mountain Film | Kal Emerson |
| 1935 | Hard Rock Harrigan Film | Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan |
| 1935 | Whispering Smith Speaks Film | Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith |
| 1935 | The Cowboy Millionaire Film | Bob Walker |
| 1935 | When a Man's a Man Film | Larry Knight |
| 1934 | The Dude Ranger Film | Ernest 'Dude' Selby |
| 1934 | Ever Since Eve Film | Neil Rogers |
| 1934 | Frontier Marshal Film | Michael Wyatt |
| 1933 | The Last Trail Film | Tom Daley |
| 1933 | Life in the Raw Film | Jim Barry |
| 1933 | Smoke Lightning Film | Smoke Mason |
| 1932 | Robbers' Roost Film | Jim Wall |
| 1932 | The Golden West Film | David Lynch / Motano |
| 1932 | Mystery Ranch Film | Bob Sanborn |
| 1932 | The Gay Caballero Film | Ted Radcliffe |
| 1932 | The Rainbow Trail Film | John Shefford |
| 1931 | Riders of the Purple Sage Film | Jim Lassiter |
| 1931 | A Holy Terror Film | Tony Bard aka Woodbury |
| 1931 | Fair Warning Film | Whistlin' Dan Barry |
| 1931 | Seas Beneath Film | Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley |
| 1930 | The Last of the Duanes Film | Buck Duane |
| 1930 | Rough Romance Film | Billy West |
| 1930 | The Lone Star Ranger Film | Buck Duane |
| 1930 | Hollywood Studios Film | |
| 1929 | Salute Film | Cadet John Randall |