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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) — The Man (Anses)
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Fort Apache (1948) — Capt. Sam Collingwood
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Maj. Mac Allshard
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964) — Major Braden
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The Iron Horse (1925) — Davy Brandon
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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3 Bad Men (1926) — Dan O'Malley
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December 7th (1943) — Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
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Fig Leaves (1926) — Adam Smith
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Noah's Ark (1928) — Travis / Japheth
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Daniel Boone (1936) — Daniel Boone
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The Sea Hawk (1924) — Galley Slave (uncredited)
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This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
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The Renegade Ranger (1938) — Captain Jack Steele
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Seas Beneath (1931) — Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
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The Johnstown Flood (1926) — Tom O'Day
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The Blue Eagle (1926) — George Darcy
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Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) — Deck Hand
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My Wild Irish Rose (1947) — 'Duke' Muldoon
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East Side, West Side (1927) — John Breen
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Bullet Code (1940) — Steve Holden
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Legion of the Lawless (1940) — Jeff Toland
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The Dude Ranger (1934) — Ernest 'Dude' Selby
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Gold Raiders (1951) — George O'Brien
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Painted Desert (1938) — Bob McVey
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Border G-Man (1938) — Jim Galloway
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Racketeers of the Range (1939) — Barney O'Dell
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Stage to Chino (1940) — Dan Clark
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A Holy Terror (1931) — Tony Bard aka Woodbury
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Paid to Love (1927) — Crown Prince Michae
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Salute (1929) — Cadet John Randall
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When a Man's a Man (1935) — Larry Knight
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Hollywood Cowboy (1937) — Jeffery Carson
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Mystery Ranch (1932) — Bob Sanborn
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Rough Romance (1930) — Billy West
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Arizona Legion (1939) — Boone Yeager
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Thank You (1925) — Kenneth Jamieson
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Gun Law (1938) — Tom O'Malley
- Korea (1959) — Narrator
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The Border Patrolman (1936) — Bob Wallace