George O'Brien
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1899
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- September 4, 1985
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 with George O'Brien
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927 · ★ 7.8
- Fort Apache 1948 · ★ 7.0
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 · ★ 6.9
- Cheyenne Autumn 1964 · ★ 6.7
- The Iron Horse 1925 · ★ 6.8
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra 2023 · ★ 6.5
- 3 Bad Men 1926 · ★ 6.9
- December 7th 1943 · ★ 5.8
- Noah's Ark 1928 · ★ 6.4
- Fig Leaves 1926 · ★ 5.9
- Daniel Boone 1936 · ★ 4.9
- The Sea Hawk 1924 · ★ 6.8
- The Johnstown Flood 1926 · ★ 7.0
- The Renegade Ranger 1938 · ★ 6.0
- Seas Beneath 1931 · ★ 5.3
- The Blue Eagle 1926 · ★ 5.4
- Moran of the Lady Letty 1922 · ★ 6.7
- My Wild Irish Rose 1947 · ★ 6.0
- A Holy Terror 1931 · ★ 6.4
- East Side, West Side 1927 · ★ 7.2
- Bullet Code 1940 · ★ 5.8
- Legion of the Lawless 1940 · ★ 6.2
- The Dude Ranger 1934 · ★ 6.0
- Salute 1929 · ★ 5.8
- Gold Raiders 1951 · ★ 6.6
- Painted Desert 1938 · ★ 6.0
- Border G-Man 1938 · ★ 5.6
- Racketeers of the Range 1939 · ★ 6.7
- Stage to Chino 1940 · ★ 5.9
- Paid to Love 1927 · ★ 6.5
- When a Man's a Man 1935 · ★ 5.5
- Hollywood Cowboy 1937 · ★ 5.5
- Mystery Ranch 1932 · ★ 7.0
- Rough Romance 1930 · ★ 5.8
- Arizona Legion 1939 · ★ 5.5
- Thank You 1925 · ★ 4.8
- Gun Law 1938 · ★ 6.2
- Korea 1959 · ★ 7.0
- The Border Patrolman 1936 · ★ 7.2
- Windjammer 1937 · ★ 5.7