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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Actor · 1899 – 1985 · San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies23

  • Movie7.8
  • Movie7.0

    Fort Apache

    1948 · 425 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964 · 151 votes

  • Movie6.9

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    1949 · 418 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Sharp Shooters

    1928 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

    True Heaven

    1929 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.5
  • Movie6.4

    Noah's Ark

    1928 · 24 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Iron Horse

    1925 · 81 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Masked Emotions

    1929 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Salute

    1929 · 5 votes

  • Movie8.5
  • Movie6.9

    3 Bad Men

    1926 · 49 votes

  • Movie6.0

    My Wild Irish Rose

    1947 · 7 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Korea

    1959 · 3 votes

  • Movie4.8

    Thank You

    1925 · 4 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Honor Bound

    1928 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.5
  • Movie5.3

    Smoke Lightning

    1933 · 3 votes

  • Movie8.0
  • Movie10.0

    The Ghost Breaker

    1922 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Dude Ranger

    1934 · 5 votes

  • Movie7.5

    The Dancers

    1925 · 2 votes

Series2

  • TV7.5

    Studio 57

    1954 · 2 votes

  • TV6.5

    This Is Your Life

    1952 · 13 votes