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.
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Drama • 1928 December
Is Zat So?
Comedy • 1927 May
Masked Emotions
Drama, Crime • 1929 June
The Gay Caballero
Western • 1932 February
Life in the Raw
Western • 1933 July
Shadows of Paris
Drama • 1924 February
The Ne'er-Do-Well
Comedy • 1923 April
Timber Stampede
Western • 1939 June
Fair Warning
Western • 1931 February