George O'Brien

Acting·Apr 18, 1899·San Francisco, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Only Girl in the Orchestra2023 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch1976 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn1964 · Major Braden	Major Braden
The 10 from Texas1961 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
KKorea1959 · Narrator	Narrator
Gold Raiders1951 · George O'Brien	George O'Brien
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · Maj. Mac Allshard	Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache1948 · Capt. Sam Collingwood	Capt. Sam Collingwood
My Wild Irish Rose1947 · 'Duke' Muldoon	'Duke' Muldoon
December 7th1943 · Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)	Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Triple Justice1940 · Brad Henderson	Brad Henderson
Stage to Chino1940 · Dan Clark	Dan Clark
Prairie Law1940 · Brill Austin	Brill Austin
Bullet Code1940 · Steve Holden	Steve Holden
Legion of the Lawless1940 · Jeff Toland	Jeff Toland
The Marshal Of Mesa City1939 · Cliff Mason	Cliff Mason
The Fighting Gringo1939 · Wade Barton	Wade Barton
Timber Stampede1939 · Scott Baylor	Scott Baylor
Racketeers of the Range1939 · Barney O'Dell	Barney O'Dell
Trouble in Sundown1939 · Clint Bradford	Clint Bradford
Arizona Legion1939 · Boone Yeager	Boone Yeager
Lawless Valley1938 · Larry Rhodes	Larry Rhodes
The Renegade Ranger1938 · Captain Jack Steele	Captain Jack Steele
Painted Desert1938 · Bob McVey	Bob McVey
Border G-Man1938 · Jim Galloway	Jim Galloway
Gun Law1938 · Tom O'Malley	Tom O'Malley
Windjammer1937 · Bruce Lane	Bruce Lane
Hollywood Cowboy1937 · Jeffery Carson	Jeffery Carson
Park Avenue Logger1937 · Grant Curran	Grant Curran
Daniel Boone1936 · Daniel Boone	Daniel Boone
The Border Patrolman1936 · Bob Wallace	Bob Wallace
O'Malley of the Mounted1936 · Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard	Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Thunder Mountain1935 · Kal Emerson	Kal Emerson
HHard Rock Harrigan1935 · Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan	Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Whispering Smith Speaks1935 · Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith	Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
The Cowboy Millionaire1935 · Bob Walker	Bob Walker
When a Man's a Man1935 · Larry Knight	Larry Knight
The Dude Ranger1934 · Ernest 'Dude' Selby	Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Ever Since Eve1934 · Neil Rogers	Neil Rogers
Frontier Marshal1934 · Michael Wyatt	Michael Wyatt
The Last Trail1933 · Tom Daley	Tom Daley
Life in the Raw1933 · Jim Barry	Jim Barry
Smoke Lightning1933 · Smoke Mason	Smoke Mason
Robbers' Roost1932 · Jim Wall	Jim Wall
The Golden West1932 · David Lynch / Motano	David Lynch / Motano
Mystery Ranch1932 · Bob Sanborn	Bob Sanborn
The Gay Caballero1932 · Ted Radcliffe	Ted Radcliffe
The Rainbow Trail1932 · John Shefford	John Shefford