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George O'Brien is a Actor American born on 18 april 1899 at San Francisco (USA)

George O'Brien

George O'Brien
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Nationality USA
Birth 18 april 1899 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 4 september 1985 (at 86 years) at Tulsa (USA)

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.

Biography

O'Brien married actress Marguerite Churchill on July 15, 1933. Their first child, Brian, died 10 days after his birth. Daughter Orin O'Brien became a double bassist for the New York Philharmonic. Their youngest child Darcy O'Brien was a successful writer and college professor. George and Marguerite divorced in 1948.

Best films

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
(1927)
(Actor)

Usually with

David Howard
David Howard
(24 films)
John Ford
John Ford
(12 films)
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Frederic Knudtson
(17 films)
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
(15 films)
Sid Jordan
Sid Jordan
(10 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George O'Brien (78 films)

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A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror (2005)
, 53minutes
Directed by Irving Cummings, Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Robert Carlyle, Daniel Mays, Sally Eilers, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Skinner
Roles Tony Bard aka "Woodbury"
Rating53% 2.6679152.6679152.6679152.6679152.667915
Polo player Tony Bard (George O'Brien) travels West to investigate his father's murder, and meets Jerry Foster (Sally Eilers) on a Wyoming ranch. After being kidnapped, Tony escapes and discovers his true father (James Kirkwood) and learns that he was raised by another man (Robert Warwick) who was in love with his mother.
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
, 2h34
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, Dolores del Río, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden
Roles Major Braden
Rating66% 3.34913.34913.34913.34913.3491
In 1878, Chiefs Little Wolf (Ricardo Montalban) and Dull Knife (Gilbert Roland) led over three hundred starved and weary Cheyenne from their reservation in the Oklahoma territory to their traditional home in Wyoming. The US government sees this as an act of rebellion, and the sympathetic Captain Thomas Archer (Richard Widmark) is forced to lead his troops in an attempt to stop the tribe. As the press misrepresents the natives' motives and goals for their trek as malicious, Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz (Edward G. Robinson) tries to prevent violence from erupting between the army and the natives. Also featured are James Stewart as Wyatt Earp, Dolores del Río as "Spanish Woman" and Carroll Baker as a pacifist Quaker school teacher and Archer's love interest.
Korea
Korea (1959)

Directed by John Ford
Genres Documentary
Actors George O'Brien
Roles Narrator
Rating59% 2.9662752.9662752.9662752.9662752.966275
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders (1951)

Directed by Walter Lang, Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors George O'Brien, Jerome Cowan, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Sheila Ryan
Roles George O'Brien
Rating56% 2.809292.809292.809292.809292.80929
As peddlers, the Three Stooges help insurance agent George O'Brien outwit a gang of desperados who are after a valuable gold-mine shipment, led by local bigwig Sawyer (Lyle Talbot).
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
, 1h43
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr.
Roles Maj. Mac Allshard
Rating71% 3.596053.596053.596053.596053.59605
On the verge of his retirement at Fort Starke, a one-troop cavalry post, aging US Cavalry Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles (John Wayne) is given one last mission: to take his troop and deal with a breakout from the reservation by the Cheyenne and Arapaho following the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)
, 2h8
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Ward Bond, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Victor McLaglen
Roles Capt. Sam Collingwood
Rating73% 3.695893.695893.695893.695893.69589
After the American Civil War, highly respected veteran Captain Kirby York (John Wayne) is expected to replace the outgoing commander at Fort Apache, an isolated U.S. cavalry post. York had commanded his own regiment during the Civil War and was well-qualified to assume permanent command. To the surprise and disappointment of the company, command of the regiment was given to Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda). Thursday, a West Point graduate, was a general during the Civil War. Despite his Civil War combat record, Lieutenant Colonel Thursday lacks experience with the Indians he is expected to oversee, and is an incompetent, arrogant and egocentric officer.
December 7th
December 7th (1943)
, 34minutes
Directed by Gregg Toland, John Ford
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Walter Huston, Dana Andrews, Harry Davenport, George O'Brien, Paul Hurst, James Kevin McGuinness
Roles Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
Rating60% 3.0466853.0466853.0466853.0466853.046685
Jugée trop « compatissante » envers les japonais, et coupée au montage par l’État-Major américain, cette reconstitution hautement réaliste reçut néanmoins l’Oscar® du meilleur documentaire en 1943.
Bullet Code
Bullet Code (1940)

Directed by David Howard
Genres Western
Actors George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Slim Whitaker, Howard C. Hickman, Harry Woods, William Haade
Roles Steve Holden
Rating55% 2.7747852.7747852.7747852.7747852.774785
se protéger lors d'une attaque par des voleurs de bétail, Rancher Steve Holden croit qu'il a tué l'un des assaillants, jeune Bud Mathews, qui, en réalité, a mis en garde contre Holden de l'approche des voleurs de bétail. Ignorant que Mathews a été effectivement tué par le patron de Rustler Cass Barton, Holden dirige vers de la ville natale où il a l'intention de dire à la famille du garçon de sa mort, mais découvre à la place d'un plan par un homme d'affaires local pour forcer Mathews Mathews père de son ranch.