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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
MOVIE

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

7.8(0.9K)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (Anses)
Poster for 3 Bad Men
MOVIE

3 Bad Men

6.9(0.0K)
3 Bad Men
Dan O'Malley
Poster for Is Zat So?
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Is Zat So?

9.0(0.0K)
Is Zat So?
Ed 'Chick' Cowan
Poster for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

6.9(0.4K)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
Poster for Cheyenne Autumn
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Cheyenne Autumn

6.7(0.1K)
Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
Poster for Ebb Tide
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Ebb Tide

8.0(0.0K)
Ebb Tide
Islander (uncredited)
Poster for Fort Apache
MOVIE

Fort Apache

7.0(0.4K)
Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
Poster for The Gay Caballero
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The Gay Caballero

10.0(0.0K)
The Gay Caballero
Ted Radcliffe
Poster for The Dude Ranger
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The Dude Ranger

6.0(0.0K)
The Dude Ranger
Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Poster for The Iron Horse
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The Iron Horse

6.7(0.1K)
The Iron Horse
Davy Brandon

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George O'Brien portrait
George O'Brien portrait
George O'Brien portrait
George O'Brien portrait