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

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

Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Major Braden

Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions

1929

as Bramdlet Dickery

True Heaven
True Heaven

1929

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson

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Korea

1959

as Narrator

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

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters

1928

as George

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White Hands

1922

as Sailor

Hollywood Studios
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Dan O'Malley

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as John Oglegree

Salute
Salute

1929

as Cadet John Randall

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

1925

as Davy Brandon

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark

1928

as Travis / Japheth

Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

as Deck Hand

The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger

1934

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders

1951

as George O'Brien

Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy

1937

as Jeffery Carson