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George O'Brien

1899–1985 · Acting

66.1avg grm
6titles
#119best rank
1honors
Sbest title · #119 on siteSunrise1927 · as The Man81.2

Honors

1
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

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

ranked on this site
1940s2 titlesSShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · as Maj. Mac Allshard72.3FFort Apache1948 · as Capt. Sam Collingwood70.8
1920s4 titlesSSunrise1927 · as The Man81.2EEast Side, West Side1927 · as John Breen58.333 Bad Men1926 · as Dan O'Malley58.3IThe Iron Horse1924 · as Dave Brandon56.0

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George O'Brien

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born1899
died1985
known forActing
titles on site6
best title rank#119 · Sunrise (1927)
avg GRM66.1
honors1 · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Honors
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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

ranked on this site

1940s

2 titles
S72.3She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · as Maj. Mac AllshardF70.8Fort Apache1948 · as Capt. Sam Collingwood

1920s

4 titles
S81.2Sunrise1927 · as The ManE58.3East Side, West Side1927 · as John Breen358.33 Bad Men1926 · as Dan O'MalleyI56.0The Iron Horse1924 · as Dave Brandon

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