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

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Maj. Mac Allshard

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

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

1927

as The Man (Anses)

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

1925

as Davy Brandon

December 7th
December 7th

1943

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Fair Warning
Fair Warning

1931

as Whistlin' Dan Barry

The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

as Cliff Mason

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

1936

as Daniel Boone

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves

1926

as Adam Smith

Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain

1935

as Kal Emerson

Windjammer
Windjammer

1937

as Bruce Lane

Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide

1922

as Islander (uncredited)

The Last Trail
The Last Trail

1933

as Tom Daley

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

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

1976

as (archive footage)

When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man

1935

as Larry Knight