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 โ€“ 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

Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters

1928

as George

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard

Rough Romance
Rough Romance

1930

as Billy West

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)

True Heaven
True Heaven

1929

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson

Hollywood Studios
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Korea

1959

as Narrator

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions

1929

as Bramdlet Dickery

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

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White Hands

1922

as Sailor

Salute
Salute

1929

as Cadet John Randall

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders

1951

as George O'Brien

Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Grant Curran

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

as (archive footage)

The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger

1938

as Captain Jack Steele

The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire

1935

as Bob Walker