Edmond O'Brien

Acting

Edmond O'Brien

Born September 10, 1915New York City, New York, USA128 credits

Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch. He also co-starred with Richard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season.

Known For

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie

2022

The Other Side of the Wind
6.7

The Other Side of the Wind

Movie

2018

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Movie

2010

7.5

White Heat: Top of the World

Movie

2005

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie

2004

10.0

Déjà-Vu

Movie

2000

Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Moviesas Self - (archive footage)Movie
The Other Side of the Wind
2018The Other Side of the Windas Pat MullinsMovie
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiffas Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)Movie
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2005White Heat: Top of the Worldas Self (archive footage)Movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)Movie
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2000Déjà-VuMovie
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
1996The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montageas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "White Heat") (archive footage)Movie
99 and 44/100% Dead
197499 and 44/100% Deadas Uncle Frank KellyMovie
Lucky Luciano
1973Lucky Lucianoas Commissioner Harry J. AnslingerMovie
Isn't It Shocking?
1973Isn't It Shocking?as Justin OatesMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972They Only Kill Their Mastersas GeorgeMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPDTV
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures Risingas Dr. BanningTV
Jigsaw
1972Jigsawas Det. Ed BurtelsonMovie
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?as Morton StillmanMovie
River of Mystery
1971River of Mysteryas R.J. TwitchellMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Mr. FontaineTV
The Intruders
1970The Intrudersas Col. William BodeenMovie
Dream No Evil
1970Dream No Evilas Timothy MacDonaldMovie
The Love God?
1969The Love God?as Osborn TremaineMovie
The Wild Bunch
1969The Wild Bunchas Freddie SykesMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas John BergmanTV
It Takes a Thief
1968It Takes a Thiefas Rocky McCauleyTV
The Outsider
1967The Outsideras Marvin BishopMovie
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas Morgan MacQuarieTV
To Commit a Murder
1967To Commit a Murderas Sphax (publisher)Movie
The Viscount
1967The Viscountas Ricco BaroneMovie
The Doomsday Flight
1966The Doomsday Flightas The ManMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Raymond HalderTV
Fantastic Voyage
1966Fantastic Voyageas General CarterMovie
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965The Further Adventures of Gallegheras Jefferson CrowleyMovie
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1965The Long, Hot SummerTV
Synanon
1965Synanonas Chuck DederichMovie
Sylvia
1965Sylviaas Oscar StewartMovie
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965The Adventures of Gallegheras Jefferson CrowleyMovie
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965The Adventures of Gallegheras Jefferson CrowleyTV
The Hanged Man
1964The Hanged Manas Arnie SeegerMovie
Rio Conchos
1964Rio Conchosas PardeeMovie
Seven Days in May
1964Seven Days in Mayas Sen. Raymond ClarkMovie
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1963The Greatest Show on EarthTV
Breaking Point
1963Breaking PointTV
The Longest Day
1962The Longest Dayas Gen. Raymond D. BartonMovie
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Thomas MansteadTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam Benedictas Sam BenedictTV
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962Birdman of Alcatrazas Tom GaddisMovie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Dutton PeabodyMovie
Moon Pilot
1962Moon Pilotas McClosky aka 'Mac'Movie
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Man-Trap
1961Man-TrapDirectorMovie
The Great Impostor
1960The Great Impostoras Capt. Glover - HMCS CayugaMovie
The 3rd Voice
1960The 3rd Voiceas The VoiceMovie
The Last Voyage
1960The Last Voyageas Second Engineer WalshMovie
Johnny Midnight
1960Johnny MidnightTV
The Ambitious One
1959The Ambitious Oneas Mike BuchananMovie
Laramie
1959LaramieTV
Up Periscope
1959Up Periscopeas Commander Paul StevensonMovie
Sing Boy Sing
1958Sing Boy Singas Joseph SharkeyMovie
The World Was His Jury
1958The World Was His Juryas David CarsonMovie
Stopover Tokyo
1957Stopover Tokyoas George UnderwoodMovie
Suspicion
1957Suspicionas Sgt. Miles OdeenTV
The Big Land
1957The Big Landas Joe JaggerMovie
The Comedian
1957The Comedianas Al PrestonMovie
The Girl Can't Help It
1956The Girl Can't Help Itas Marty 'Fats' MurdockMovie
The Rack
1956The Rackas Lt. Col. Frank WasnickMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Russ AndrewsTV
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90as Al PrestonTV
A Cry in the Night
1956A Cry in the Nightas Dan TaggartMovie
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956D-Day the Sixth of Juneas Lt. Col. Alexander TimmerMovie
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956A Ticket for ThaddeusMovie
1984
19561984as Winston Smith of the Outer PartyMovie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955Screen Director's Playhouseas Thaddeus KubaczikTV
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1955Playwrights '56TV
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955Pete Kelly's Bluesas Fran McCargMovie
Dark Stranger
1955Dark Strangeras Ray EricsonMovie
The Star and the Story
1955The Star and the Storyas Ray EricsonTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Jefferson CrowleyTV
Climax!
1954Climax!as Joel FlintTV
T
1954The George Gobel Showas SelfTV
The Barefoot Contessa
1954The Barefoot Contessaas Oscar MuldoonMovie
The Shanghai Story
1954The Shanghai Storyas Daniel MaynardMovie
Shield for Murder
1954Shield for Murderas Det. Lt. Barney NolanMovie
The Bigamist
1953The Bigamistas Harry Graham / Harrison GrahamMovie
China Venture
1953China Ventureas Capt. Matt ReardonMovie
Julius Caesar
1953Julius Caesaras CascaMovie
Cow Country
1953Cow Countryas Ben AnthonyMovie
Man in the Dark
1953Man in the Darkas Steve RawleyMovie
The Hitch-Hiker
1953The Hitch-Hikeras Roy CollinsMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television TheatreTV
The Turning Point
1952The Turning Pointas John ConroyMovie
Denver and Rio Grande
1952Denver and Rio Grandeas Jim VesserMovie
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952The Greatest Show on Earthas Midway Barker at End (uncredited)Movie
Silver City
1951Silver Cityas Larkin MoffatMovie
Warpath
1951Warpathas John VickersMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Capt. SimpsonTV
The Red Skelton Show
1951The Red Skelton Showas Grizzled Old ProspectorTV
Two of a Kind
1951Two of a Kindas Michael "Lefty" FarrellMovie
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951The Redhead and the Cowboyas Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)Movie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas HalTV
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950Between Midnight and Dawnas Officer Dan PurvisMovie
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950The Admiral Was a Ladyas Jimmy StevensMovie
711 Ocean Drive
1950711 Ocean Driveas Mal GrangerMovie
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Backfire
1950Backfireas Steve ConnollyMovie
D.O.A.
1949D.O.A.as Frank BigelowMovie
Under Capricorn
1949Under Capricornas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
White Heat
1949White Heatas Vic PardoMovie
Task Force
1949Task Forceas Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)Movie
An Act of Murder
1948An Act of Murderas David DouglasMovie
Fighter Squadron
1948Fighter Squadronas Maj. Ed HardinMovie
For the Love of Mary
1948For the Love of Maryas Lt. Tom FarringtonMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Another Part of the Forest
1948Another Part of the Forestas Benjamin HubbardMovie
A Double Life
1947A Double Lifeas Bill FriendMovie
Something in the Wind
1947Something in the Windas Lt. Tom FarringtonMovie
The Web
1947The Webas Bob ReganMovie
The Killers
1946The Killersas Jim ReardonMovie
Winged Victory
1944Winged Victoryas Irving MillerMovie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943The Amazing Mrs. Hollidayas Tom HollidayMovie
Powder Town
1942Powder Townas J. Quincy 'Penji' PennantMovie
Obliging Young Lady
1942Obliging Young Ladyas 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor StanleyMovie
Parachute Battalion
1941Parachute Battalionas William Mayberry BurkeMovie
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a Gobas Stephen HerrickMovie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939The Hunchback of Notre Dameas GringoireMovie
S
—Stage 7as Clinton SturgesTV