
George O'Brien
- Date of Birth: 1899-04-18
- Date of Death: 1985-09-04
- 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... 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.

The Roughneck
Action, Adventure, Romance • 1924 November

Havoc
War, Drama • 1925 September

The Rainbow Trail
Action, Adventure, Drama, Western, Romance • 1932 January

Thunder Mountain
Western • 1935 September

Whispering Smith Speaks
Action, Adventure, Romance, Western • 1935 May

Blindfold
Drama • 1928 December

The Gay Caballero
Western • 1932 February

Life in the Raw
Western • 1933 July

The Man Who Came Back
Drama • 1924 August