George O'Brien
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1899-04-18 – 1985-09-04
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.
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927The Man (Anses)
3 Bad Men
1926Dan O'Malley
Is Zat So?
1927Ed 'Chick' Cowan
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
1964Major Braden
Ebb Tide
1922Islander (uncredited)
Fort Apache
1948Capt. Sam Collingwood
The Gay Caballero
1932Ted Radcliffe
The Dude Ranger
1934Ernest 'Dude' Selby
The Iron Horse
1925Davy Brandon
December 7th
1943Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Daniel Boone
1936Daniel Boone
Noah's Ark
1928Travis / Japheth
A Holy Terror
1931Tony Bard aka Woodbury
Paid to Love
1927Crown Prince Michae
Salute
1929Cadet John Randall
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935Bob Walker
The Renegade Ranger
1938Captain Jack Steele
Seas Beneath
1931Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley