George O'Brien

George O'Brien

1899-04-18 – 1985-09-04 (age 86) San Francisco, California, USA
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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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Known For

Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as The Man (Anses)

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard

Windjammer
Windjammer

1937

as Bruce Lane

Salute
Salute

1929

as Cadet John Randall

The Roughneck
The Roughneck

1924

as Jerry Delaney

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves

1926

as Adam Smith

Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion

1939

as Boone Yeager

December 7th
December 7th

1943

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Bullet Code
Bullet Code

1940

as Steve Holden

Triple Justice
Triple Justice

1940

as Brad Henderson

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters

1928

as George

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1924

as Galley Slave (uncredited)

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

1925

as Davy Brandon

Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Grant Curran

A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror

1931

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury