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

  • Thank You

    Thank You

  • The Roughneck

    The Roughneck

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • The Gay Caballero

    The Gay Caballero

  • The Rainbow Trail

    The Rainbow Trail

  • Blindfold

    Blindfold

  • Ebb Tide

    Ebb Tide

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • Salute

    Salute

  • 3 Bad Men

    3 Bad Men

  • The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle

  • Sharp Shooters

    Sharp Shooters

  • The Cowboy Millionaire

    The Cowboy Millionaire

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • The Silver Treasure

    The Silver Treasure

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • The Ghost Breaker

    The Ghost Breaker

  • The Dude Ranger

    The Dude Ranger

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • Park Avenue Logger

    Park Avenue Logger

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • Masked Emotions

    Masked Emotions

  • Gold Raiders

    Gold Raiders

  • Honor Bound

    Honor Bound

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Korea

    Korea

  • Moran of the Lady Letty

    Moran of the Lady Letty

  • Smoke Lightning

    Smoke Lightning

  • True Heaven

    True Heaven

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

  • The Painted Lady

    The Painted Lady

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra

    The Only Girl in the Orchestra

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Hollywood Cowboy

    Hollywood Cowboy

  • When a Man's a Man

    When a Man's a Man

  • The Renegade Ranger

    The Renegade Ranger

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • Border G-Man

    Border G-Man

  • Prairie Law

    Prairie Law

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    The Marshal Of Mesa City

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Fair Warning

    Fair Warning

  • Seas Beneath

    Seas Beneath

  • The Fighting Gringo

    The Fighting Gringo

  • Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

  • Racketeers of the Range

    Racketeers of the Range

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • Woman-Proof

    Woman-Proof

  • Fig Leaves

    Fig Leaves

  • Gun Law

    Gun Law

  • The Dancers

    The Dancers

  • Mystery Ranch

    Mystery Ranch

  • The Golden West

    The Golden West

  • Paid to Love

    Paid to Love

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

  • Timber Stampede

    Timber Stampede

  • Trouble in Sundown

    Trouble in Sundown

  • Is Zat So?

    Is Zat So?

  • Windjammer

    Windjammer

  • The Ne'er-Do-Well

    The Ne'er-Do-Well

  • Whispering Smith Speaks

    Whispering Smith Speaks

  • Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

  • Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

  • The Border Patrolman

    The Border Patrolman

  • The Fighting Heart

    The Fighting Heart

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Shadows of Paris

    Shadows of Paris

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • O'Malley of the Mounted

    O'Malley of the Mounted

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Hard Rock Harrigan

    Hard Rock Harrigan

  • Bullet Code

    Bullet Code

  • Life in the Raw

    Life in the Raw

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • The Lone Star Ranger

    The Lone Star Ranger

  • Rustlin' for Cupid

    Rustlin' for Cupid