George O'Brien
Known for: Acting
Born: April 17, 1899 in San Francisco, California, USA - Died: September 3, 1985
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.
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (Anses)
3 Bad Men
Dan O'Malley
Is Zat So?
Ed 'Chick' Cowan
Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
Ebb Tide
Islander (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
The Gay Caballero
Ted Radcliffe
The Dude Ranger
Ernest 'Dude' Selby
The Iron Horse
Davy Brandon
December 7th
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Noah's Ark
Travis / Japheth
A Holy Terror
Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Paid to Love
Crown Prince Michae
Salute
Cadet John Randall
The Cowboy Millionaire
Bob Walker
The Renegade Ranger
Captain Jack Steele
Seas Beneath
Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
Fig Leaves
Adam Smith
The Blue Eagle
George Darcy
When a Man's a Man
Larry Knight
East Side, West Side
John Breen
Korea
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