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George O'Brien
ActingBORN: 1899-04-18San 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.
Top Filmography
7.8
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 // MOVIE
7.0
Fort Apache
1948 // MOVIE
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 // MOVIE
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 // MOVIE
6.6
The Iron Horse
1925 // MOVIE
6.6
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023 // MOVIE
6.8
3 Bad Men
1926 // MOVIE
5.8
December 7th
1943 // MOVIE
5.8
Fig Leaves
1926 // MOVIE
6.2
Noah's Ark
1928 // MOVIE
4.6
Daniel Boone
1936 // MOVIE
6.5
The Sea Hawk
1924 // MOVIE
6.4
This Is Your Life
1952 // TV
5.6
The Renegade Ranger
1938 // MOVIE
4.9
Seas Beneath
1931 // MOVIE