George O'Brien

Born: 18th of April 1899

Died: 4th of September 1985 (aged 86)

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.

George O'Brien's Filmography

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

  •   Movie
  • 1964
Major Braden
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  •   Movie
  • 1949
Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

  •   Movie
  • 1948
Capt. Sam Collingwood
December 7th

December 7th

  •   Movie
  • 1943
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  •   Movie
  • 1927
The Man (Anses)