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

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Blindfold

    Blindfold

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Shadows of Paris

    Shadows of Paris

  • O'Malley of the Mounted

    O'Malley of the Mounted

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • Fig Leaves

    Fig Leaves

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • Gun Law

    Gun Law

  • Hollywood Cowboy

    Hollywood Cowboy

  • Racketeers of the Range

    Racketeers of the Range

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • The Renegade Ranger

    The Renegade Ranger

  • Ebb Tide

    Ebb Tide

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    The Marshal Of Mesa City

  • Seas Beneath

    Seas Beneath

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Is Zat So?

    Is Zat So?

  • The Rainbow Trail

    The Rainbow Trail

  • Trouble in Sundown

    Trouble in Sundown

  • Border G-Man

    Border G-Man

  • The Silver Treasure

    The Silver Treasure

  • The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • Paid to Love

    Paid to Love

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • Smoke Lightning

    Smoke Lightning

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • Hard Rock Harrigan

    Hard Rock Harrigan

  • Whispering Smith Speaks

    Whispering Smith Speaks

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Woman-Proof

    Woman-Proof

  • Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

  • Bullet Code

    Bullet Code

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • The Border Patrolman

    The Border Patrolman

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • The Fighting Heart

    The Fighting Heart

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • 3 Bad Men

    3 Bad Men

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • The Lone Star Ranger

    The Lone Star Ranger

  • Thank You

    Thank You

  • The Roughneck

    The Roughneck

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Park Avenue Logger

    Park Avenue Logger

  • The Fighting Gringo

    The Fighting Gringo

  • Life in the Raw

    Life in the Raw

  • Salute

    Salute

  • The Golden West

    The Golden West

  • Fair Warning

    Fair Warning

  • Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

  • The Cowboy Millionaire

    The Cowboy Millionaire

  • The Gay Caballero

    The Gay Caballero

  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra

    The Only Girl in the Orchestra

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Sharp Shooters

    Sharp Shooters

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • The Ghost Breaker

    The Ghost Breaker

  • Moran of the Lady Letty

    Moran of the Lady Letty

  • The Dude Ranger

    The Dude Ranger

  • The Ne'er-Do-Well

    The Ne'er-Do-Well

  • True Heaven

    True Heaven

  • When a Man's a Man

    When a Man's a Man

  • Gold Raiders

    Gold Raiders

  • The Painted Lady

    The Painted Lady

  • Windjammer

    Windjammer

  • Timber Stampede

    Timber Stampede

  • Rustlin' for Cupid

    Rustlin' for Cupid

  • Honor Bound

    Honor Bound

  • Prairie Law

    Prairie Law

  • Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

  • Korea

    Korea

  • Masked Emotions

    Masked Emotions

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • The Dancers

    The Dancers

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Mystery Ranch

    Mystery Ranch