George O'Brien
1899-04-18 (1899)San Francisco, California, USAActing
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
Studio 57
TV • 1954
This Is Your Life
TV • 1952
Fort Apache
MOVIE • 1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
MOVIE • 1949
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
MOVIE • 1927
Cheyenne Autumn
MOVIE • 1964
The Silver Treasure
MOVIE • 1926
Park Avenue Logger
MOVIE • 1937
Salute
MOVIE • 1929
Gold Raiders
MOVIE • 1951
Noah's Ark
MOVIE • 1928
East Side, West Side
MOVIE • 1927
True Heaven
MOVIE • 1929
Masked Emotions
MOVIE • 1929
December 7th
MOVIE • 1943
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
MOVIE • 1976
The Iron Horse
MOVIE • 1925
Honor Bound
MOVIE • 1928