George O'Brien
Acting
89 credits
Birthday
Apr 18, 1899
Day of Death
Sep 04, 1985 (86 years)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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.
Movies (87)
Movie
6.0
Mystery Ranch
1932
Movie
5.0
Arizona Legion
1939
Movie
5.5
Prairie Law
1940
Movie
5.0
Rough Romance
1930
Movie
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
Movie
Timber Stampede
1939
Movie
5.8
Painted Desert
1938
Movie
The 10 from Texas
1961
Movie
Thunder Mountain
1935
Movie
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Movie
7.0
Fort Apache
1948
Movie
5.0
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
Movie
7.8
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
Movie
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Movie
5.0
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
Movie
5.5
Robbers' Roost
1932
Movie
5.0
Windjammer
1937
Movie
6.8
3 Bad Men
1926
