George O'Brien

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-04-18

Day of death

1985-09-04 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

George O'Brien

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.

Known For

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Bullet Code

    Bullet Code

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Woman-Proof

    Woman-Proof

  • Fig Leaves

    Fig Leaves

  • Smoke Lightning

    Smoke Lightning

  • Blindfold

    Blindfold

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Thank You

    Thank You

  • Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • Gun Law

    Gun Law

  • Ebb Tide

    Ebb Tide

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Seas Beneath

    Seas Beneath

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra

    The Only Girl in the Orchestra

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

  • Salute

    Salute

  • Honor Bound

    Honor Bound

  • The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • Border G-Man

    Border G-Man

  • Is Zat So?

    Is Zat So?

  • Paid to Love

    Paid to Love

  • Fair Warning

    Fair Warning

  • Masked Emotions

    Masked Emotions

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • 3 Bad Men

    3 Bad Men

  • Whispering Smith Speaks

    Whispering Smith Speaks

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Sharp Shooters

    Sharp Shooters

  • Racketeers of the Range

    Racketeers of the Range

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • The Fighting Gringo

    The Fighting Gringo

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • The Gay Caballero

    The Gay Caballero

  • The Rainbow Trail

    The Rainbow Trail

  • Shadows of Paris

    Shadows of Paris

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    The Marshal Of Mesa City

  • The Ne'er-Do-Well

    The Ne'er-Do-Well

  • The Renegade Ranger

    The Renegade Ranger

  • The Cowboy Millionaire

    The Cowboy Millionaire

  • O'Malley of the Mounted

    O'Malley of the Mounted

  • Trouble in Sundown

    Trouble in Sundown

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • The Silver Treasure

    The Silver Treasure

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Park Avenue Logger

    Park Avenue Logger

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • The Ghost Breaker

    The Ghost Breaker

  • Korea

    Korea

  • The Border Patrolman

    The Border Patrolman

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Moran of the Lady Letty

    Moran of the Lady Letty

  • The Dude Ranger

    The Dude Ranger

  • The Fighting Heart

    The Fighting Heart

  • When a Man's a Man

    When a Man's a Man

  • The Golden West

    The Golden West

  • The Roughneck

    The Roughneck

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Windjammer

    Windjammer

  • Gold Raiders

    Gold Raiders

  • Rustlin' for Cupid

    Rustlin' for Cupid

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • The Dancers

    The Dancers

  • The Lone Star Ranger

    The Lone Star Ranger

  • Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

  • Hollywood Cowboy

    Hollywood Cowboy

  • Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

  • Prairie Law

    Prairie Law

  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

  • True Heaven

    True Heaven

  • Hard Rock Harrigan

    Hard Rock Harrigan

  • Life in the Raw

    Life in the Raw

  • Mystery Ranch

    Mystery Ranch

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Timber Stampede

    Timber Stampede

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • The Painted Lady

    The Painted Lady