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George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Acting·1899–1985·86 films

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).…

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Filmography

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)The Man (Anses)
Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)Capt. Sam Collingwood
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)Maj. Mac Allshard
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)Major Braden
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)Davy Brandon
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men (1926)Dan O'Malley
December 7th
December 7th (1943)Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves (1926)Adam Smith
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1928)Travis / Japheth
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1936)Daniel Boone
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1924)Galley Slave (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath (1931)Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger (1938)Captain Jack Steele
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood (1926)Tom O'Day
Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)Deck Hand
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle (1926)George Darcy
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)'Duke' Muldoon
Bullet Code
Bullet Code (1940)Steve Holden
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless (1940)Jeff Toland
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1927)John Breen
The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger (1934)Ernest 'Dude' Selby
Painted Desert
Painted Desert (1938)Bob McVey
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino (1940)Dan Clark
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range (1939)Barney O'Dell
Border G-Man
Border G-Man (1938)Jim Galloway
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders (1951)George O'Brien
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror (1931)Tony Bard aka Woodbury
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man (1935)Larry Knight
Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch (1932)Bob Sanborn
Salute
Salute (1929)Cadet John Randall
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy (1937)Jeffery Carson
Rough Romance
Rough Romance (1930)Billy West
Thank You
Thank You (1925)Kenneth Jamieson
Gun Law
Gun Law (1938)Tom O'Malley
Paid to Love
Paid to Love (1927)Crown Prince Michae
Prairie Law
Prairie Law (1940)Brill Austin
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost (1932)Jim Wall
Windjammer
Windjammer (1937)Bruce Lane
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning (1933)Smoke Mason
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion (1939)Boone Yeager
The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman (1936)Bob Wallace
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal (1934)Michael Wyatt
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)Buck Duane
Triple Justice
Triple Justice (1940)Brad Henderson
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley (1938)Larry Rhodes
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)(archive footage)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)Cliff Mason
The Golden West
The Golden West (1932)David Lynch / Motano
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger (1937)Grant Curran
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart (1925)Denny Bolton
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo (1939)Wade Barton
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)Bob Walker
The Dancers
The Dancers (1925)Tony
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes (1930)Buck Duane
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain (1935)Kal Emerson
The Last Trail
The Last Trail (1933)Tom Daley
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1922)One of the Ghosts (uncredited)
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters (1928)George
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide (1922)Islander (uncredited)
True Heaven
True Heaven (1929)Lieutenant Philip Gresson
Havoc
Havoc (1925)Dick Chappel
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail (1932)John Shefford
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero (1932)Ted Radcliffe
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede (1939)Scott Baylor
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw (1933)Jim Barry
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)Jim Lassiter
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown (1939)Clint Bradford
Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof (1923)Bill Burleigh
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve (1934)Neil Rogers
The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure (1926)Nostromo
Shadows of Paris
Shadows of Paris (1924)Louis
Fair Warning
Fair Warning (1931)Whistlin' Dan Barry
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)John Oglegree
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady (1924)Luther Smith
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1924)Henry Potter
The Roughneck
The Roughneck (1924)Jerry Delaney
Blindfold
Blindfold (1928)Robert Kelly
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions (1929)Bramdlet Dickery
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas (1961)(archive footage)
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So? (1927)Ed 'Chick' Cowan
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid (1926)Bradley Blatchford
The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)Clifford
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios (1930)