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)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Major Braden
The Iron Horse
1925
as Davy Brandon
3 Bad Men
1926
as Dan O'Malley
Noah's Ark
1928
as Travis / Japheth
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Tom O'Day
Triple Justice
1940
as Brad Henderson
Gold Raiders
1951
as George O'Brien
Sharp Shooters
1928
as George
Salute
1929
as Cadet John Randall
Rough Romance
1930
as Billy West
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fig Leaves
1926
as Adam Smith
December 7th
1943
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Havoc
1925
as Dick Chappel
Thank You
1925
as Kenneth Jamieson
Bullet Code
1940
as Steve Holden
Woman-Proof
1923
as Bill Burleigh