George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting

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.

Filmography

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The Only Girl in the Orchestra ★ 6.6 The Only Girl in the Orchestra 2023 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch ★ 8.5 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976 Cheyenne Autumn ★ 6.7 Cheyenne Autumn 1964 The 10 from Texas ★ 9.0 The 10 from Texas 1961 Korea ★ 7.0 Korea 1959 Studio 57 ★ 8.0 Studio 57 1954 This Is Your Life ★ 6.5 This Is Your Life 1952 Gold Raiders ★ 6.6 Gold Raiders 1951 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ★ 6.9 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 Fort Apache ★ 7.0 Fort Apache 1948 My Wild Irish Rose ★ 6.0 My Wild Irish Rose 1947 December 7th ★ 5.8 December 7th 1943 Triple Justice ★ 7.5 Triple Justice 1940 Stage to Chino ★ 5.9 Stage to Chino 1940 Prairie Law ★ 7.0 Prairie Law 1940 Bullet Code ★ 5.8 Bullet Code 1940 Legion of the Lawless ★ 6.2 Legion of the Lawless 1940 The Marshal Of Mesa City ★ 7.5 The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939 The Fighting Gringo ★ 7.0 The Fighting Gringo 1939 Timber Stampede ★ 9.0 Timber Stampede 1939 Racketeers of the Range ★ 6.7 Racketeers of the Range 1939 Trouble in Sundown ★ 8.0 Trouble in Sundown 1939 Arizona Legion ★ 5.7 Arizona Legion 1939 Lawless Valley ★ 6.5 Lawless Valley 1938 The Renegade Ranger ★ 6.0 The Renegade Ranger 1938 Painted Desert ★ 6.0 Painted Desert 1938 Border G-Man ★ 5.6 Border G-Man 1938 Gun Law ★ 6.3 Gun Law 1938 Windjammer ★ 5.7 Windjammer 1937 Hollywood Cowboy ★ 5.5 Hollywood Cowboy 1937 Park Avenue Logger ★ 8.0 Park Avenue Logger 1937 Daniel Boone ★ 4.9 Daniel Boone 1936 The Border Patrolman ★ 7.2 The Border Patrolman 1936 O'Malley of the Mounted ★ 7.0 O'Malley of the Mounted 1936 Thunder Mountain ★ 10.0 Thunder Mountain 1935 Hard Rock Harrigan ★ 5.0 Hard Rock Harrigan 1935 Whispering Smith Speaks ★ 10.0 Whispering Smith Speaks 1935 The Cowboy Millionaire ★ 7.0 The Cowboy Millionaire 1935 When a Man's a Man ★ 5.5 When a Man's a Man 1935 The Dude Ranger ★ 6.0 The Dude Ranger 1934 Ever Since Eve ★ 9.0 Ever Since Eve 1934 Frontier Marshal ★ 7.0 Frontier Marshal 1934 The Last Trail ★ 7.0 The Last Trail 1933 Life in the Raw ★ 10.0 Life in the Raw 1933 Smoke Lightning ★ 5.3 Smoke Lightning 1933 Robbers' Roost ★ 6.0 Robbers' Roost 1932 The Golden West ★ 5.5 The Golden West 1932 Mystery Ranch ★ 7.0 Mystery Ranch 1932 The Gay Caballero ★ 10.0 The Gay Caballero 1932 The Rainbow Trail ★ 9.0 The Rainbow Trail 1932 Riders of the Purple Sage ★ 8.0 Riders of the Purple Sage 1931 A Holy Terror ★ 6.8 A Holy Terror 1931 Fair Warning ★ 9.0 Fair Warning 1931 Seas Beneath ★ 5.3 Seas Beneath 1931 The Last of the Duanes ★ 6.0 The Last of the Duanes 1930 Rough Romance ★ 5.8 Rough Romance 1930 The Lone Star Ranger ★ 7.0 The Lone Star Ranger 1930 Hollywood Studios Hollywood Studios 1930 Salute ★ 6.0 Salute 1929 Masked Emotions ★ 8.0 Masked Emotions 1929 True Heaven ★ 7.0 True Heaven 1929 Blindfold ★ 7.0 Blindfold 1928 Noah's Ark ★ 6.5 Noah's Ark 1928 Honor Bound ★ 9.0 Honor Bound 1928 Sharp Shooters ★ 7.0 Sharp Shooters 1928 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ★ 7.8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927 East Side, West Side ★ 7.2 East Side, West Side 1927 Paid to Love ★ 6.5 Paid to Love 1927 Is Zat So? ★ 9.0 Is Zat So? 1927 The Blue Eagle ★ 5.4 The Blue Eagle 1926 3 Bad Men ★ 6.9 3 Bad Men 1926 Fig Leaves ★ 6.0 Fig Leaves 1926 The Silver Treasure ★ 10.0 The Silver Treasure 1926 Rustlin' for Cupid ★ 9.0 Rustlin' for Cupid 1926 The Johnstown Flood ★ 6.9 The Johnstown Flood 1926 The Fighting Heart ★ 6.0 The Fighting Heart 1925 Thank You ★ 4.8 Thank You 1925 The Iron Horse ★ 6.7 The Iron Horse 1925 Havoc ★ 7.0 Havoc 1925 The Dancers ★ 7.5 The Dancers 1925