George O'Brien

George O'Brien

🎂 18th April 1899 (126 yrs) 📍 San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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.

George O'Brien

Movies Featuring George O'Brien

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)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

as Major Braden
The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas (1961)

as (archive footage)
No Image

Korea (1959)

as Narrator
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders (1951)

as George O'Brien
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

as Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache

Fort Apache (1948)

as Capt. Sam Collingwood
My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose (1947)

as 'Duke' Muldoon
December 7th

December 7th (1943)

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Triple Justice

Triple Justice (1940)

as Brad Henderson
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino (1940)

as Dan Clark
Prairie Law

Prairie Law (1940)

as Brill Austin
Bullet Code

Bullet Code (1940)

as Steve Holden
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless (1940)

as Jeff Toland
The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)

as Cliff Mason
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo (1939)

as Wade Barton
Timber Stampede

Timber Stampede (1939)

as Scott Baylor
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range (1939)

as Barney O'Dell
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown (1939)

as Clint Bradford
Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion (1939)

as Boone Yeager
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley (1938)

as Larry Rhodes
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger (1938)

as Captain Jack Steele
Painted Desert

Painted Desert (1938)

as Bob McVey
Border G-Man

Border G-Man (1938)

as Jim Galloway
Gun Law

Gun Law (1938)

as Tom O'Malley
Windjammer

Windjammer (1937)

as Bruce Lane
Hollywood Cowboy

Hollywood Cowboy (1937)

as Jeffery Carson
Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger (1937)

as Grant Curran
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (1936)

as Daniel Boone
The Border Patrolman

The Border Patrolman (1936)

as Bob Wallace
O'Malley of the Mounted

O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)

as Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain (1935)

as Kal Emerson
No Image

Hard Rock Harrigan (1935)

as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
Whispering Smith Speaks

Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)

as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
The Cowboy Millionaire

The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)

as Bob Walker
When a Man's a Man

When a Man's a Man (1935)

as Larry Knight
The Dude Ranger

The Dude Ranger (1934)

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve (1934)

as Neil Rogers
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal (1934)

as Michael Wyatt
The Last Trail

The Last Trail (1933)

as Tom Daley
Life in the Raw

Life in the Raw (1933)

as Jim Barry
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning (1933)

as Smoke Mason
Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost (1932)

as Jim Wall
The Golden West

The Golden West (1932)

as David Lynch / Motano
Mystery Ranch

Mystery Ranch (1932)

as Bob Sanborn
The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero (1932)

as Ted Radcliffe
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail (1932)

as John Shefford
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)

as Jim Lassiter
A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror (1931)

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Fair Warning

Fair Warning (1931)

as Whistlin' Dan Barry
Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath (1931)

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes (1930)

as Buck Duane
Rough Romance

Rough Romance (1930)

as Billy West
The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger (1930)

as Buck Duane
Salute

Salute (1929)

as Cadet John Randall
Masked Emotions

Masked Emotions (1929)

as Bramdlet Dickery
True Heaven

True Heaven (1929)

as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Blindfold

Blindfold (1928)

as Robert Kelly
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark (1928)

as Travis / Japheth
Honor Bound

Honor Bound (1928)

as John Oglegree
Sharp Shooters

Sharp Shooters (1928)

as George
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

as The Man (Anses)
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side (1927)

as John Breen
Paid to Love

Paid to Love (1927)

as Crown Prince Michae
Is Zat So?

Is Zat So? (1927)

as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle (1926)

as George Darcy
3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men (1926)

as Dan O'Malley
Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves (1926)

as Adam Smith
The Silver Treasure

The Silver Treasure (1926)

as Nostromo
Rustlin' for Cupid

Rustlin' for Cupid (1926)

as Bradley Blatchford
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood (1926)

as Tom O'Day
The Fighting Heart

The Fighting Heart (1925)

as Denny Bolton
Thank You

Thank You (1925)

as Kenneth Jamieson
The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse (1925)

as Davy Brandon
Havoc

Havoc (1925)

as Dick Chappel
The Dancers

The Dancers (1925)

as Tony
The Roughneck

The Roughneck (1924)

as Jerry Delaney
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady (1924)

as Luther Smith
The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back (1924)

as Henry Potter
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk (1924)

as Galley Slave (uncredited)
Shadows of Paris

Shadows of Paris (1924)

as Louis
Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof (1923)

as Bill Burleigh
The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)

as Clifford
Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide (1922)

as Islander (uncredited)
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker (1922)

as One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)

as Deck Hand