George O'Brien
Acting
Born April 18, 1899 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For · 40 titles
This Is Your Life
Studio 57
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Fort Apache
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sharp Shooters
Hollywood Studios
Cheyenne Autumn
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
3 Bad Men
Salute
True Heaven
Masked Emotions
Park Avenue Logger
The Iron Horse
Korea
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
White Hands
The Cowboy Millionaire
Rough Romance
Honor Bound
Noah's Ark
The Silver Treasure
The Johnstown Flood
East Side, West Side
Gold Raiders
December 7th
The Ghost Breaker
Daniel Boone
The Dude Ranger
The Renegade Ranger
The Last of the Duanes
Seas Beneath
The Lone Star Ranger
The Painted Lady
The 10 from Texas
When a Man's a Man
Triple Justice
Moran of the Lady Letty
My Wild Irish Rose