George O'Brien profile
Actor profile

George O'Brien

18th April 1899 San Francisco, California, USA 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.

86 Movies 2 TV Shows 91 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

December 7th poster
December 7th 1st March 1943 as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Salute poster
Salute 1st September 1929 as Cadet John Randall
True Heaven poster
True Heaven 17th February 1929 as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Havoc poster
Havoc 27th September 1925 as Dick Chappel
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Ebb Tide 19th November 1922 as Islander (uncredited)