
George O'Brien
Acting
George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 β 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
2023The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1964Cheyenne Autumn
Major Braden
1961The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
1951Gold Raiders
George O'Brien
1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Maj. Mac Allshard
1948Fort Apache
Capt. Sam Collingwood
1947My Wild Irish Rose
'Duke' Muldoon
1943December 7th
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
1940Bullet Code
Steve Holden
1940Triple Justice
Brad Henderson
1940Legion of the Lawless
Jeff Toland
1940Stage to Chino
Dan Clark
1940Prairie Law
Brill Austin
1939Arizona Legion
Boone Yeager
1939The Marshal Of Mesa City
Cliff Mason
1939Timber Stampede
Scott Baylor
1939Trouble in Sundown
Clint Bradford
1939Racketeers of the Range
Barney O'Dell
1939The Fighting Gringo
Wade Barton
1938The Renegade Ranger
Captain Jack Steele
1938Painted Desert
Bob McVey
1938Border G-Man
Jim Galloway
1938Lawless Valley
Larry Rhodes