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Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Acting·1915–1985·89 films

Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch.…

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As Actor

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969)Freddie Sykes
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Dutton Peabody
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Gen. Raymond D. Barton
White Heat
White Heat (1949)Vic Pardo
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage (1966)General Carter
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)(in "White Heat") (archive footage)
The Killers
The Killers (1946)Jim Reardon
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)Tom Gaddis
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)Oscar Muldoon
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)Casca
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)Pat Mullins
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)Sen. Raymond Clark
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)Gringoire
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)Roy Collins
D.O.A.
D.O.A. (1949)Frank Bigelow
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn (1949)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1984
1984 (1956)Winston Smith of the Outer Party
The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1953)Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)Bill Friend
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)Marty 'Fats' Murdock
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (1973)Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
Rio Conchos
Rio Conchos (1964)Pardee
The Web
The Web (1947)Bob Regan
The Last Voyage
The Last Voyage (1960)Second Engineer Walsh
711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive (1950)Mal Granger
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder (1954)Det. Lt. Barney Nolan
Up Periscope
Up Periscope (1959)Commander Paul Stevenson
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1952)John Conroy
Backfire
Backfire (1950)Steve Connolly
D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)Officer Dan Purvis
Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)Fran McCarg
The Rack
The Rack (1956)Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark (1953)Steve Rawley
The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor (1960)Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot (1962)McClosky aka 'Mac'
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder (1948)David Douglas
The Love God?
The Love God? (1969)Osborn Tremaine
Dream No Evil
Dream No Evil (1970)Timothy MacDonald
The Big Land
The Big Land (1957)Joe Jagger
A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night (1956)Dan Taggart
99 and 44/100% Dead
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)Uncle Frank Kelly
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande (1952)Jim Vesser
Warpath
Warpath (1951)John Vickers
Task Force
Task Force (1949)Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
Fighter Squadron
Fighter Squadron (1948)Maj. Ed Hardin
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind (1951)Michael "Lefty" Farrell
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)George
Silver City
Silver City (1951)Larkin Moffat
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)Benjamin Hubbard
The 3rd Voice
The 3rd Voice (1960)The Voice
The Shanghai Story
The Shanghai Story (1954)Daniel Maynard
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)Tom Holliday
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996)Self (archive footage)
Isn't It Shocking?
Isn't It Shocking? (1973)Justin Oates
The Redhead and the Cowboy
The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
Sylvia
Sylvia (1965)Oscar Stewart
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight (1966)The Man
Something in the Wind
Something in the Wind (1947)Lt. Tom Farrington
Stopover Tokyo
Stopover Tokyo (1957)George Underwood
Cow Country
Cow Country (1953)Ben Anthony
The Admiral Was a Lady
The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)Jimmy Stevens
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary (1948)Lt. Tom Farrington
The Viscount
The Viscount (1967)Ricco Barone
Parachute Battalion
Parachute Battalion (1941)William Mayberry Burke
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)Stephen Herrick
To Commit a Murder
To Commit a Murder (1967)Sphax (publisher)
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (1964)Arnie Seeger
The Intruders
The Intruders (1970)Col. William Bodeen
The World Was His Jury
The World Was His Jury (1958)David Carson
Powder Town
Powder Town (1942)J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
China Venture
China Venture (1953)Capt. Matt Reardon
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)Morton Stillman
Winged Victory
Winged Victory (1944)Irving Miller
Synanon
Synanon (1965)Chuck Dederich
Sing Boy Sing
Sing Boy Sing (1958)Joseph Sharkey
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady (1942)'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
The Outsider
The Outsider (1967)Marvin Bishop
The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One (1959)Mike Buchanan
The Comedian
The Comedian (1957)Al Preston
River of Mystery
River of Mystery (1971)R.J. Twitchell
Jigsaw
Jigsaw (1972)Det. Ed Burtelson
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
The Further Adventures of Gallegher (1965)Jefferson Crowley
Dark Stranger
Dark Stranger (1955)Ray Ericson
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)Self - (archive footage)

As Director

Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder (1954)
Man-Trap
Man-Trap (1961)