George O'Brien
Acting · 86 years old
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.
Known For
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Cliff Mason
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (Anses)
East Side, West Side
John Breen
Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
3 Bad Men
Dan O'Malley
The Johnstown Flood
Tom O'Day
Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Iron Horse
Davy Brandon
Racketeers of the Range
Barney O'Dell
The Sea Hawk
Galley Slave (uncredited)
Moran of the Lady Letty
Deck Hand
This Is Your Life
Self
Noah's Ark
Travis / Japheth
The Cowboy Millionaire
Bob Walker
Park Avenue Logger
Grant Curran
Mystery Ranch
Bob Sanborn
My Wild Irish Rose
'Duke' Muldoon