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)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

1925

as Davy Brandon

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger

1938

as Captain Jack Steele

Hollywood Studios
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side

1927

as John Breen

The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well

1923

as Clifford

The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger

1930

as Buck Duane

December 7th
December 7th

1943

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Salute
Salute

1929

as Cadet John Randall

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage

1931

as Jim Lassiter

My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose

1947

as 'Duke' Muldoon

Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley

1938

as Larry Rhodes

Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range

1939

as Barney O'Dell