George O'Brien

George O'Brien

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.

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TV Series

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

6.455
Studio 57

Studio 57

0

Movies

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

7.829
3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

6.829
Is Zat So?

Is Zat So?

0
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

6.868
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

6.7
Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

0
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

7.001
The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

0
The Dude Ranger

The Dude Ranger

5.75
The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

6.643
December 7th

December 7th

5.8
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

4.643
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

6.3
A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror

5.7
Paid to Love

Paid to Love

6
Salute

Salute

4.7
The Cowboy Millionaire

The Cowboy Millionaire

6
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

5.2
Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath

5.429
Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

5.8
The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

5.1
When a Man's a Man

When a Man's a Man

4.333
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

7.2
Korea

Korea

6
The Border Patrolman

The Border Patrolman

5.8
Bullet Code

Bullet Code

5.6
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders

5.5
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

9
Hollywood Cowboy

Hollywood Cowboy

5
Windjammer

Windjammer

5
Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

6
Mystery Ranch

Mystery Ranch

6
Rough Romance

Rough Romance

5
True Heaven

True Heaven

0
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

6.8
Sharp Shooters

Sharp Shooters

0
My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

6
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

6.5
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

3
Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty

6.5
The Golden West

The Golden West

4
Masked Emotions

Masked Emotions

0
Life in the Raw

Life in the Raw

0
Triple Justice

Triple Justice

6
Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

5
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

0
The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City

8
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

5.8
O'Malley of the Mounted

O'Malley of the Mounted

0
Border G-Man

Border G-Man

5
Whispering Smith Speaks

Whispering Smith Speaks

0
Timber Stampede

Timber Stampede

0
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

0
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

0
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

5.2
Hard Rock Harrigan

Hard Rock Harrigan

3
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

5
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

0
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

5.5
Shadows of Paris

Shadows of Paris

0
Havoc

Havoc

0
Rustlin' for Cupid

Rustlin' for Cupid

0
The Silver Treasure

The Silver Treasure

0
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

0
Blindfold

Blindfold

0
The Fighting Heart

The Fighting Heart

5
Thank You

Thank You

4
Gun Law

Gun Law

4.5
The Dancers

The Dancers

5
The Last Trail

The Last Trail

0
Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

5.5
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

6.2
The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well

0
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

4.8
Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

0
The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

5
Fair Warning

Fair Warning

0
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

6
The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas

0
The Roughneck

The Roughneck

0
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

3.5
Prairie Law

Prairie Law

5.5
Honor Bound

Honor Bound

0
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

0
The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

0
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

0
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

6.62