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George O'Brien

Actor
Born April 18, 1899Died September 4, 1985 (86 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sunrise
  • Daniel Boone
  • The Dude Ranger

Known For

  • Sunrise
  • Fort Apache
  • The Iron Horse
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
  • 3 Bad Men
  • Noah's Ark
  • The Seas Beneath
  • The Renegade Ranger
  • The Johnstown Flood
  • Daniel Boone
  • Salute
  • December 7th
  • Paid to Love
  • Hollywood Cowboy
  • The Dude Ranger
  • Racketeers of the Range
  • Windjammer

George O'Brien Filmography

2013
2007
1997
1992
John Ford · as Davy Brandon [in "the Iron Horse"]
1982
Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies · as Actor In 'fort Apache'
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as (archive Footage)
1971
The American West of John Ford · as Actor 'fort Apache'
1964
Cheyenne Autumn · as Major Braden
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series)
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · as Maj. Mac Allshard
1948
Fort Apache · as Capt. Sam Collingwood
1947
My Wild Irish Rose · as 'duke' Muldoon
1943
December 7th · as Single Voice Of The Dead Servicemen (voice)
1940
Triple Justice · as Brad Henderson
1940
Stage to Chino · as Dan Clark
1940
Prairie Law · as Brill Austin
1940
Bullet Code · as Steve Holden
1940
Legion of the Lawless · as Jeff Toland
1939
The Marshal of Mesa City · as Cliff Mason
1939
The Fighting Gringo · as Wade Barton
1939
Timber Stampede · as Scott Baylor
1939
Land of Liberty · as Daniel Boone (edited From 'daniel Boone')
1939
Racketeers of the Range · as Barney O'dell
1939
Trouble in Sundown · as Clint Bradford
1939
Arizona Legion · as Boone Yeager
1938
Lawless Valley · as Larry Rhodes
1938
The Renegade Ranger · as Captain Jack Steele
1938
Painted Desert · as Bob Mcvey
1938
Border G-Man · as Jim Galloway
1938
Gun Law · as Tom O'malley
1937
Windjammer · as Bruce Lane
1937
Hollywood Cowboy · as Jeffery Carson
1937
Park Avenue Logger · as Grant Curran
1936
Daniel Boone · as Daniel Boone
1936
The Border Patrolman · as Bob Wallace
1935
Thunder Mountain · as Kal Emerson
1935
Whispering Smith Speaks · as Gordon Harrington, Jr. Aka John 'whispering' Smith
1935
The Cowboy Millionaire · as Bob Walker
1935
When a Man's a Man · as Larry Knight
1934
The Dude Ranger · as Ernest 'dude' Selby
1933
The Last Trail · as Tom Daley
1933
Life in the Raw · as Jim Barry
1933
Smoke Lightning · as Smoke Mason
1932
Robbers' Roost · as Jim Wall
1932
Mystery Ranch · as Bob Sanborn
1931
Riders of the Purple Sage · as Jim Lassiter
1931
A Holy Terror · as Tony Bard Aka Woodbury
1931
The Seas Beneath · as Cmdr. Robert 'bob' Kingsley
1930
The Last of the Duanes · as Buck Duane
1930
Rough Romance · as Billy West
1930
The Lone Star Ranger · as Buck Duane
1929
Salute · as Cadet John Randall
1928
Noah's Ark · as Travis / Japheth
1927
Sunrise · as The Man (anses)
1927
East Side, West Side · as John Breen
1927
Paid to Love · as Crown Prince Michae
1926
The Blue Eagle · as George Darcy
1926
3 Bad Men · as Dan O'malley
1926
Fig Leaves · as Adam Smith
1926
The Johnstown Flood · as Tom O'day
1925
Thank You · as Kenneth Jamieson
1925
The Fighting Heart · as Denny Bolton
1925
Havoc · as Dick Chappel
1924
The Iron Horse · as Davy Brandon
1924
The Sea Hawk · as Galley Slave (uncredited)
1923
Woman-Proof · as Bill Burleigh
1923
The Ne'er-Do-Well · as Clifford
1922
Ebb Tide · as Islander (uncredited)
1922
Moran of the Lady Letty · as Deck Hand

2023
The Only Girl in the Orchestra · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1951
Gold Raiders · as George O'brien
1950
This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self
1947
Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self

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