George O'Brien

April 18, 1899(86 at death)|Died September 4, 1985
San Francisco, California, USA|Acting

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 (86)

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

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

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
6.3

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

The Roughneck
10.0

The Roughneck

1924

The Painted Lady
10.0

The Painted Lady

1924

The Man Who Came Back
10.0

The Man Who Came Back

1924

The Sea Hawk
6.8

The Sea Hawk

1924

Shadows of Paris
8.0

Shadows of Paris

1924

Woman-Proof
8.0

Woman-Proof

1923

The Ne'er-Do-Well
10.0

The Ne'er-Do-Well

1923

Ebb Tide
8.0

Ebb Tide

1922

The Ghost Breaker
10.0

The Ghost Breaker

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty
6.7

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

TV Shows (2)