George O'Brien

Known for acting · Born 18 April 1899 · Died 4 September 1985 · aged 86 · San Francisco, California, USA

92 credits

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.

Known for

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

Fort Apache

1948

The Iron Horse

1925

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023

3 Bad Men

1926

Fig Leaves

1926

Noah's Ark

1928

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Daniel Boone

1936

The Johnstown Flood

1926

The Renegade Ranger

1938

Seas Beneath

1931

Acting (92)

2023The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1980HollywoodSelf (archive footage, uncredited)Series

1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch(archive footage)Film

1964Cheyenne AutumnMajor BradenFilm

1961The 10 from Texas(archive footage)Film

1959KoreaNarratorFilm

1954Studio 57Series

1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries

1951Gold RaidersGeorge O'BrienFilm

1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac AllshardFilm

1948Fort ApacheCapt. Sam CollingwoodFilm

1947My Wild Irish Rose'Duke' MuldoonFilm

1943December 7thSingle Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)Film

1940Bullet CodeSteve HoldenFilm

1940Legion of the LawlessJeff TolandFilm

1940Stage to ChinoDan ClarkFilm

1940Prairie LawBrill AustinFilm

1940Triple JusticeBrad HendersonFilm

1939Racketeers of the RangeBarney O'DellFilm

1939Arizona LegionBoone YeagerFilm

1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff MasonFilm

1939The Fighting GringoWade BartonFilm

1939Timber StampedeScott BaylorFilm

1939Trouble in SundownClint BradfordFilm

1938The Renegade RangerCaptain Jack SteeleFilm

1938Painted DesertBob McVeyFilm

1938Border G-ManJim GallowayFilm

1938Gun LawTom O'MalleyFilm

1938Lawless ValleyLarry RhodesFilm

1937Hollywood CowboyJeffery CarsonFilm

1937WindjammerBruce LaneFilm

1937Park Avenue LoggerGrant CurranFilm

1936Daniel BooneDaniel BooneFilm

1936The Border PatrolmanBob WallaceFilm

1936O'Malley of the MountedConstable O'Malley aka Duke KinnardFilm

1935When a Man's a ManLarry KnightFilm

1935Hard Rock HarriganTim 'Hard Rock' HarriganFilm

1935The Cowboy MillionaireBob WalkerFilm

1935Whispering Smith SpeaksGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' SmithFilm

1935Thunder MountainKal EmersonFilm

1934The Dude RangerErnest 'Dude' SelbyFilm

1934Frontier MarshalMichael WyattFilm

1934Ever Since EveNeil RogersFilm

1933Smoke LightningSmoke MasonFilm

1933Life in the RawJim BarryFilm

1933The Last TrailTom DaleyFilm

1932Mystery RanchBob SanbornFilm

1932Robbers' RoostJim WallFilm

1932The Golden WestDavid Lynch / MotanoFilm

1932The Gay CaballeroTed RadcliffeFilm

1932The Rainbow TrailJohn SheffordFilm

1931Seas BeneathCmdr. Robert 'Bob' KingsleyFilm

1931A Holy TerrorTony Bard aka WoodburyFilm

1931Riders of the Purple SageJim LassiterFilm

1931Fair WarningWhistlin' Dan BarryFilm

1930Rough RomanceBilly WestFilm

1930The Last of the DuanesBuck DuaneFilm

1930The Lone Star RangerBuck DuaneFilm

1930Hollywood StudiosFilm

1929SaluteCadet John RandallFilm

1929True HeavenLieutenant Philip GressonFilm

1929Masked EmotionsBramdlet DickeryFilm

1928Noah's ArkTravis / JaphethFilm

1928Sharp ShootersGeorgeFilm

1928BlindfoldRobert KellyFilm

1928Honor BoundJohn OglegreeFilm

1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansThe Man (Anses)Film

1927East Side, West SideJohn BreenFilm

1927Paid to LoveCrown Prince MichaeFilm

1927Is Zat So?Ed 'Chick' CowanFilm

19263 Bad MenDan O'MalleyFilm

1926Fig LeavesAdam SmithFilm

1926The Johnstown FloodTom O'DayFilm

1926The Blue EagleGeorge DarcyFilm

1926Rustlin' for CupidBradley BlatchfordFilm

1926The Silver TreasureNostromoFilm

1925The Iron HorseDavy BrandonFilm

1925Thank YouKenneth JamiesonFilm

1925The Fighting HeartDenny BoltonFilm

1925The DancersTonyFilm

1925HavocDick ChappelFilm

1924The Sea HawkGalley Slave (uncredited)Film

1924Shadows of ParisLouisFilm

1924The RoughneckJerry DelaneyFilm

1924The Man Who Came BackHenry PotterFilm

1924The Painted LadyLuther SmithFilm

1923The Ne'er-Do-WellCliffordFilm

1923Woman-ProofBill BurleighFilm

1922Moran of the Lady LettyDeck HandFilm

1922Ebb TideIslander (uncredited)Film

1922The Ghost BreakerOne of the Ghosts (uncredited)Film

1922White HandsSailorFilm