George O'Brien

Actor

Born: April 18, 1899 (86 years old)

Died: September 4, 1985

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (22)

• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927, ★ 7.8)
• 3 Bad Men (1926, ★ 6.8)
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949, ★ 6.9)
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964, ★ 6.7)
• Fort Apache (1948, ★ 7)
• The Iron Horse (1925, ★ 6.6)
• East Side, West Side (1927, ★ 7.2)
• The Johnstown Flood (1926, ★ 6.8)
• December 7th (1943, ★ 5.8)
• Noah's Ark (1928, ★ 6.2)
• The Renegade Ranger (1938, ★ 5.6)
• Seas Beneath (1931, ★ 4.9)
• Fig Leaves (1926, ★ 5.8)
• The Blue Eagle (1926, ★ 5.1)
• Bullet Code (1940, ★ 5.6)
• My Wild Irish Rose (1947, ★ 6)
• The Sea Hawk (1924, ★ 6.5)
• Moran of the Lady Letty (1922, ★ 6.5)
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023, ★ 6.6)
• This Is Your Life (1952, ★ 6.4)
• Daniel Boone (1936, ★ 4.6)
• Legion of the Lawless (1940, ★ 5.4)