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George O'Brien
Born 1899-04-18San 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch(archive footage)Cheyenne AutumnMajor BradenThe 10 from Texas(archive footage)KoreaNarratorGold RaidersGeorge O'BrienShe Wore a Yellow RibbonMaj. Mac AllshardFort ApacheCapt. Sam CollingwoodMy Wild Irish Rose'Duke' MuldoonDecember 7thSingle Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)Triple JusticeBrad HendersonStage to ChinoDan ClarkPrairie LawBrill AustinBullet CodeSteve HoldenLegion of the LawlessJeff TolandThe Marshal Of Mesa CityCliff MasonThe Fighting GringoWade BartonTimber StampedeScott BaylorRacketeers of the RangeBarney O'DellTrouble in SundownClint BradfordArizona LegionBoone YeagerLawless ValleyLarry RhodesThe Renegade RangerCaptain Jack SteelePainted DesertBob McVey