George O'Brien
Known for 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.
Filmography
Fort Apache
1948
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Man (Anses)
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Major Braden
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Maj. Mac Allshard
3 Bad Men
1926
as Dan O'Malley
The Iron Horse
1925
as Davy Brandon
December 7th
1943
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
as 'Duke' Muldoon
Salute
1929
as Cadet John Randall
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Racketeers of the Range
1939
as Barney O'Dell
Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Clint Bradford
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Tom O'Day
Noah's Ark
1928
as Travis / Japheth
Daniel Boone
1936
as Daniel Boone
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Buck Duane
Thank You
1925
as Kenneth Jamieson
Honor Bound
1928
as John Oglegree
The Dancers
1925
as Tony
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)