George O'Brien

Acting

George O'Brien

Born April 18, 1899San Francisco, California, USA90 credits

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

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
6.6

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Movie

2023

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
9.0

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Movie

1976

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7

Cheyenne Autumn

Movie

1964

The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas

Movie

1961

6.0

Korea

Movie

1959

Studio 57

Studio 57

TV

1954

Filmography

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023The Only Girl in the Orchestraas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchas (archive footage)Movie
Cheyenne Autumn
1964Cheyenne Autumnas Major BradenMovie
The 10 from Texas
1961The 10 from Texasas (archive footage)Movie
K
1959Koreaas NarratorMovie
Studio 57
1954Studio 57TV
This Is Your Life
1952This Is Your Lifeas SelfTV
Gold Raiders
1951Gold Raidersas George O'BrienMovie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbonas Maj. Mac AllshardMovie
Fort Apache
1948Fort Apacheas Capt. Sam CollingwoodMovie
My Wild Irish Rose
1947My Wild Irish Roseas 'Duke' MuldoonMovie
December 7th
1943December 7thas Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)Movie
Triple Justice
1940Triple Justiceas Brad HendersonMovie
Stage to Chino
1940Stage to Chinoas Dan ClarkMovie
Prairie Law
1940Prairie Lawas Brill AustinMovie
Bullet Code
1940Bullet Codeas Steve HoldenMovie
Legion of the Lawless
1940Legion of the Lawlessas Jeff TolandMovie
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Cliff MasonMovie
The Fighting Gringo
1939The Fighting Gringoas Wade BartonMovie
Timber Stampede
1939Timber Stampedeas Scott BaylorMovie
Racketeers of the Range
1939Racketeers of the Rangeas Barney O'DellMovie
Trouble in Sundown
1939Trouble in Sundownas Clint BradfordMovie
Arizona Legion
1939Arizona Legionas Boone YeagerMovie
Lawless Valley
1938Lawless Valleyas Larry RhodesMovie
The Renegade Ranger
1938The Renegade Rangeras Captain Jack SteeleMovie
Painted Desert
1938Painted Desertas Bob McVeyMovie
Border G-Man
1938Border G-Manas Jim GallowayMovie
Gun Law
1938Gun Lawas Tom O'MalleyMovie
Windjammer
1937Windjammeras Bruce LaneMovie
Hollywood Cowboy
1937Hollywood Cowboyas Jeffery CarsonMovie
Park Avenue Logger
1937Park Avenue Loggeras Grant CurranMovie
Daniel Boone
1936Daniel Booneas Daniel BooneMovie
The Border Patrolman
1936The Border Patrolmanas Bob WallaceMovie
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936O'Malley of the Mountedas Constable O'Malley aka Duke KinnardMovie
Thunder Mountain
1935Thunder Mountainas Kal EmersonMovie
H
1935Hard Rock Harriganas Tim 'Hard Rock' HarriganMovie
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935Whispering Smith Speaksas Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' SmithMovie
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935The Cowboy Millionaireas Bob WalkerMovie
When a Man's a Man
1935When a Man's a Manas Larry KnightMovie
The Dude Ranger
1934The Dude Rangeras Ernest 'Dude' SelbyMovie
Ever Since Eve
1934Ever Since Eveas Neil RogersMovie
Frontier Marshal
1934Frontier Marshalas Michael WyattMovie
The Last Trail
1933The Last Trailas Tom DaleyMovie
Life in the Raw
1933Life in the Rawas Jim BarryMovie
Smoke Lightning
1933Smoke Lightningas Smoke MasonMovie
Robbers' Roost
1932Robbers' Roostas Jim WallMovie
The Golden West
1932The Golden Westas David Lynch / MotanoMovie
Mystery Ranch
1932Mystery Ranchas Bob SanbornMovie
The Gay Caballero
1932The Gay Caballeroas Ted RadcliffeMovie
The Rainbow Trail
1932The Rainbow Trailas John SheffordMovie
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931Riders of the Purple Sageas Jim LassiterMovie
A Holy Terror
1931A Holy Terroras Tony Bard aka WoodburyMovie
Fair Warning
1931Fair Warningas Whistlin' Dan BarryMovie
Seas Beneath
1931Seas Beneathas Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' KingsleyMovie
The Last of the Duanes
1930The Last of the Duanesas Buck DuaneMovie
Rough Romance
1930Rough Romanceas Billy WestMovie
The Lone Star Ranger
1930The Lone Star Rangeras Buck DuaneMovie
Salute
1929Saluteas Cadet John RandallMovie
Masked Emotions
1929Masked Emotionsas Bramdlet DickeryMovie
True Heaven
1929True Heavenas Lieutenant Philip GressonMovie
Blindfold
1928Blindfoldas Robert KellyMovie
Noah's Ark
1928Noah's Arkas Travis / JaphethMovie
Honor Bound
1928Honor Boundas John OglegreeMovie
Sharp Shooters
1928Sharp Shootersas GeorgeMovie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas The Man (Anses)Movie
East Side, West Side
1927East Side, West Sideas John BreenMovie
Paid to Love
1927Paid to Loveas Crown Prince MichaeMovie
Is Zat So?
1927Is Zat So?as Ed 'Chick' CowanMovie
The Blue Eagle
1926The Blue Eagleas George DarcyMovie
3 Bad Men
19263 Bad Menas Dan O'MalleyMovie
Fig Leaves
1926Fig Leavesas Adam SmithMovie
The Silver Treasure
1926The Silver Treasureas NostromoMovie
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926Rustlin' for Cupidas Bradley BlatchfordMovie
The Johnstown Flood
1926The Johnstown Floodas Tom O'DayMovie
The Fighting Heart
1925The Fighting Heartas Denny BoltonMovie
Thank You
1925Thank Youas Kenneth JamiesonMovie
The Iron Horse
1925The Iron Horseas Davy BrandonMovie
Havoc
1925Havocas Dick ChappelMovie
The Dancers
1925The Dancersas TonyMovie
The Roughneck
1924The Roughneckas Jerry DelaneyMovie
The Painted Lady
1924The Painted Ladyas Luther SmithMovie
The Man Who Came Back
1924The Man Who Came Backas Henry PotterMovie
The Sea Hawk
1924The Sea Hawkas Galley Slave (uncredited)Movie
Shadows of Paris
1924Shadows of Parisas LouisMovie
Woman-Proof
1923Woman-Proofas Bill BurleighMovie
The Ne'er-Do-Well
1923The Ne'er-Do-Wellas CliffordMovie
Ebb Tide
1922Ebb Tideas Islander (uncredited)Movie
The Ghost Breaker
1922The Ghost Breakeras One of the Ghosts (uncredited)Movie
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922Moran of the Lady Lettyas Deck HandMovie
W
1922White Handsas SailorMovie