Born 1899 (age 86) · San Francisco, California, USA
Appears in 91 titles

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.

Filmography

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Man (Anses)
Fort Apache
7.0
Fort Apache
1948
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Major Braden
The Iron Horse
6.7
The Iron Horse
1925
as Davy Brandon
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
6.6
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
3 Bad Men
6.9
3 Bad Men
1926
as Dan O'Malley
December 7th
5.8
December 7th
1943
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Fig Leaves
6.0
Fig Leaves
1926
as Adam Smith
Noah's Ark
6.3
Noah's Ark
1928
as Travis / Japheth
Daniel Boone
4.9
Daniel Boone
1936
as Daniel Boone
The Sea Hawk
6.8
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Galley Slave (uncredited)
The Renegade Ranger
6.0
The Renegade Ranger
1938
as Captain Jack Steele
Seas Beneath
5.3
Seas Beneath
1931
as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
The Johnstown Flood
6.9
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Tom O'Day
The Blue Eagle
5.4
The Blue Eagle
1926
as George Darcy
Moran of the Lady Letty
6.7
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922
as Deck Hand
My Wild Irish Rose
6.0
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
as 'Duke' Muldoon
East Side, West Side
7.2
East Side, West Side
1927
as John Breen
Bullet Code
5.8
Bullet Code
1940
as Steve Holden