George O'Brien
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.
Movie Appearances
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Man (Anses)
1927
3 Bad Men
as Dan O'Malley
1926
Is Zat So?
as Ed 'Chick' Cowan
1927
Cheyenne Autumn
as Major Braden
1964
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Maj. Mac Allshard
1949
Ebb Tide
as Islander (uncredited)
1922
Fort Apache
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
1948
The Gay Caballero
as Ted Radcliffe
1932
The Dude Ranger
as Ernest 'Dude' Selby
1934
The Iron Horse
as Davy Brandon
1925
December 7th
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
1943
Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
1936
Noah's Ark
as Travis / Japheth
1928
A Holy Terror
as Tony Bard aka Woodbury
1931
Paid to Love
as Crown Prince Michae
1927
Salute
as Cadet John Randall
1929
The Cowboy Millionaire
as Bob Walker
1935
The Renegade Ranger
as Captain Jack Steele
1938
Seas Beneath
as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
1931
Fig Leaves
as Adam Smith
1926
