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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

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

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 • (archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • Major Braden
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas
1961 • (archive footage)
Korea
1959 • Narrator
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 • George O'Brien
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 • Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 • Capt. Sam Collingwood

Full filmography

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 • (archive footage)
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Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • Major Braden
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The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas
1961 • (archive footage)
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Korea
1959 • Narrator
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Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
1951 • George O'Brien
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 • Maj. Mac Allshard
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Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 • Capt. Sam Collingwood
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My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 • 'Duke' Muldoon
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December 7th
December 7th
1943 • Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
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Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 • Brad Henderson
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Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 • Dan Clark
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Prairie Law
Prairie Law
1940 • Brill Austin
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Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 • Steve Holden
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The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
1939 • Wade Barton
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Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939 • Scott Baylor
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Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939 • Barney O'Dell
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Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939 • Clint Bradford
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Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939 • Boone Yeager
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Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938 • Larry Rhodes
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The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger
1938 • Captain Jack Steele
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Painted Desert
Painted Desert
1938 • Bob McVey
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Border G-Man
Border G-Man
1938 • Jim Galloway
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Gun Law
Gun Law
1938 • Tom O'Malley
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Windjammer
Windjammer
1937 • Bruce Lane
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Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 • Jeffery Carson
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Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 • Grant Curran
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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1936 • Daniel Boone
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The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman
1936 • Bob Wallace
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O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936 • Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
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Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1935 • Kal Emerson
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Hard Rock Harrigan
1935 • Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan
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Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 • Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
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When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 • Larry Knight
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The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger
1934 • Ernest 'Dude' Selby
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Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1934 • Neil Rogers
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Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1934 • Michael Wyatt
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The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1933 • Tom Daley
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Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw
1933 • Jim Barry
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Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning
1933 • Smoke Mason
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Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1932 • Jim Wall
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The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 • David Lynch / Motano
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Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch
1932 • Bob Sanborn
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The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero
1932 • Ted Radcliffe
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The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 • John Shefford
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A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror
1931 • Tony Bard aka Woodbury
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Fair Warning
Fair Warning
1931 • Whistlin' Dan Barry
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Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
1931 • Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
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Rough Romance
Rough Romance
1930 • Billy West
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Salute
Salute
1929 • Cadet John Randall
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Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
1929 • Bramdlet Dickery
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True Heaven
True Heaven
1929 • Lieutenant Philip Gresson
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Blindfold
Blindfold
1928 • Robert Kelly
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Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 • Travis / Japheth
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Honor Bound
Honor Bound
1928 • John Oglegree
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Paid to Love
Paid to Love
1927 • Crown Prince Michae
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Is Zat So?
Is Zat So?
1927 • Ed 'Chick' Cowan
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The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
1926 • George Darcy
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3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 • Dan O'Malley
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Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves
1926 • Adam Smith
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Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid
1926 • Bradley Blatchford
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The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
1925 • Denny Bolton
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Thank You
Thank You
1925 • Kenneth Jamieson
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The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1925 • Davy Brandon
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Havoc
Havoc
1925 • Dick Chappel
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The Roughneck
The Roughneck
1924 • Jerry Delaney
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The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924 • Luther Smith
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The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1924 • Henry Potter
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The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1924 • Galley Slave (uncredited)
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Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof
1923 • Bill Burleigh
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Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
1922 • Islander (uncredited)
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The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1922 • One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
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White Hands
1922 • Sailor
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George O'Brien – Biography, Known For & Filmography