Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 18, 1899 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2023 | The Only Girl in the Orchestraas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchas (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumnas Major Braden | |
| 1961 | The 10 from Texasas (archive footage) | |
| 1959 | Koreaas Narrator | |
| 1954 | Studio 57as | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Lifeas Self | |
| 1951 | Gold Raidersas George O'Brien | |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbonas Maj. Mac Allshard | |
| 1948 | Fort Apacheas Capt. Sam Collingwood | |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Roseas 'Duke' Muldoon | |
| 1943 | December 7thas Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) | |
| 1940 | Triple Justiceas Brad Henderson | |
| 1940 | Stage to Chinoas Dan Clark | |
| 1940 | Prairie Lawas Brill Austin | |
| 1940 | Bullet Codeas Steve Holden | |
| 1940 | Legion of the Lawlessas Jeff Toland | |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Cliff Mason | |
| 1939 | The Fighting Gringoas Wade Barton | |
| 1939 | Timber Stampedeas Scott Baylor | |
| 1939 | Racketeers of the Rangeas Barney O'Dell | |
| 1939 | Trouble in Sundownas Clint Bradford | |
| 1939 | Arizona Legionas Boone Yeager | |
| 1938 | Lawless Valleyas Larry Rhodes | |
| 1938 | The Renegade Rangeras Captain Jack Steele | |
| 1938 | Painted Desertas Bob McVey | |
| 1938 | Border G-Manas Jim Galloway | |
| 1938 | Gun Lawas Tom O'Malley | |
| 1937 | Windjammeras Bruce Lane | |
| 1937 | Hollywood Cowboyas Jeffery Carson | |
| 1937 | Park Avenue Loggeras Grant Curran | |
| 1936 | Daniel Booneas Daniel Boone | |
| 1936 | The Border Patrolmanas Bob Wallace | |
| 1936 | O'Malley of the Mountedas Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard | |
| 1935 | Thunder Mountainas Kal Emerson | |
| 1935 | Hard Rock Harriganas Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan | |
| 1935 | Whispering Smith Speaksas Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith | |
| 1935 | The Cowboy Millionaireas Bob Walker | |
| 1935 | When a Man's a Manas Larry Knight | |
| 1934 | The Dude Rangeras Ernest 'Dude' Selby | |
| 1934 | Ever Since Eveas Neil Rogers | |
| 1934 | Frontier Marshalas Michael Wyatt | |
| 1933 | The Last Trailas Tom Daley | |
| 1933 | Life in the Rawas Jim Barry | |
| 1933 | Smoke Lightningas Smoke Mason | |
| 1932 | Robbers' Roostas Jim Wall | |
| 1932 | The Golden Westas David Lynch / Motano | |
| 1932 | Mystery Ranchas Bob Sanborn | |
| 1932 | The Gay Caballeroas Ted Radcliffe | |
| 1932 | The Rainbow Trailas John Shefford | |
| 1931 | Riders of the Purple Sageas Jim Lassiter | |
| 1931 | A Holy Terroras Tony Bard aka Woodbury | |
| 1931 | Fair Warningas Whistlin' Dan Barry | |
| 1931 | Seas Beneathas Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley | |
| 1930 | The Last of the Duanesas Buck Duane | |
| 1930 | Rough Romanceas Billy West | |
| 1930 | The Lone Star Rangeras Buck Duane | |
| 1930 | Hollywood Studiosas | |
| 1929 | Saluteas Cadet John Randall | |
| 1929 | Masked Emotionsas Bramdlet Dickery | |
| 1929 | True Heavenas Lieutenant Philip Gresson | |
| 1928 | Blindfoldas Robert Kelly | |
| 1928 | Noah's Arkas Travis / Japheth | |
| 1928 | Honor Boundas John Oglegree | |
| 1928 | Sharp Shootersas George | |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas The Man (Anses) | |
| 1927 | East Side, West Sideas John Breen | |
| 1927 | Paid to Loveas Crown Prince Michae | |
| 1927 | Is Zat So?as Ed 'Chick' Cowan | |
| 1926 | The Blue Eagleas George Darcy | |
| 1926 | 3 Bad Menas Dan O'Malley | |
| 1926 | Fig Leavesas Adam Smith | |
| 1926 | The Silver Treasureas Nostromo | |
| 1926 | Rustlin' for Cupidas Bradley Blatchford | |
| 1926 | The Johnstown Floodas Tom O'Day | |
| 1925 | The Fighting Heartas Denny Bolton | |
| 1925 | Thank Youas Kenneth Jamieson | |
| 1925 | The Iron Horseas Davy Brandon | |
| 1925 | Havocas Dick Chappel | |
| 1925 | The Dancersas Tony | |
| 1924 | The Roughneckas Jerry Delaney | |
| 1924 | The Painted Ladyas Luther Smith | |
| 1924 | The Man Who Came Backas Henry Potter | |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawkas Galley Slave (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Shadows of Parisas Louis | |
| 1923 | Woman-Proofas Bill Burleigh | |
| 1923 | The Ne'er-Do-Wellas Clifford | |
| 1922 | Ebb Tideas Islander (uncredited) | |
| 1922 | The Ghost Breakeras One of the Ghosts (uncredited) | |
| 1922 | Moran of the Lady Lettyas Deck Hand | |
| 1922 | White Handsas Sailor |
