
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.

Honor Bound
Drama • 1928 April

Life in the Raw
Western • 1933 July

Trouble in Sundown
Western • 1939 March

Timber Stampede
Western • 1939 June

The Roughneck
Action, Adventure, Romance • 1924 November

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

Riders of the Purple Sage
Western • 1931 October

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

The Last Trail
Western • 1933 August