George O'Brien

George O'Brien

American actor (1899–1985)

George O'Brien was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the sound film era of the 1930s. He is best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 Academy Award-winning film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. O'Brien also starred in a number of Westerns in the 1930s and 1940s, including roles in 14 films under director David Howard and 10 with acclaimed filmmaker John Ford.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 66 films (1922–1951) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1922 Moran of the Lady Letty Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:35:00 16mm B&W silent
1923 WOMAN PROOF. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8 reels B&W
1924 The Iron Horse Fox Film Corporation 1:50 16mm B&W silent
1924 THE IRON HORSE. Fox Film Corp 12 reels B&W
1925 EAST SIDE—WEST SIDE. Fox Film Corp 2 reels B&W
1925 HAVOC. Fox Film Corp 9 reels B&W
1925 THE FIGHTING HEART. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1926 FIG LEAVES. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1926 THE BLUE EAGLE. Fox Film Corp 7 reels 16mm B&W
1926 THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1926 THE SILVER TREASURE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1927 PAID TO LOVE. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1927 Sunrise a song of two humans F. W. Murnau 91 min B&W
1927 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans F. W. Murnau 91 min B&W
1928 SHARP SHOOTERS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1929 MASKED EMOTIONS. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1929 Noah's Ark. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel 16mm B&W silent
1929 SALUTE. Fox Film Corp 84 min B&W
1929 THE LONE STAR RANGER. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1929 TRUE HEAVEN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1930 ROUGH ROMANCE. Fox Film Corp 55 min B&W
1930 THE LAST OF THE DUANES. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1931 A HOLY TERROR. Fox Film Corp 53 min B&W
1931 RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1931 SEAS BENEATH. Fox Film Corp 90 min B&W
1931 THE RAINBOW TRAIL. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1932 ROBBERS' ROOST. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1932 THE GAY CABALLERO. Fox Film Corp 60 min B&W
1932 The Golden West. Fox Film Corp 3:34 16mm B&W sound
1933 LIFE IN THE RAW. Fox Film Corp 59 min B&W
1933 SMOKE LIGHTNING. Fox Film Corp B&W
1933 THE LAST TRAIL. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1934 Frontier Marshal Lewis Seiler 66 min B&W
1934 THE DUDE RANGER. Atherton Productions Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 THE COWBOY MILLIONAIRE. Atherton Productions Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 THUNDER MOUNTAIN. Atherton Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1935 WHEN A MAN'S A MAN. Fox Film Corp 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1936 Daniel Boone David Howard 75 min 16mm B&W
1936 O'MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED. Twentieth Century-Fox Corp. 7 reels B&W
1937 HOLLYWOOD COWBOY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1937 PARK AVENUE LOGGER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 WINDJAMMER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1938 BORDER G-MAN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 GUN LAW. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 LAWLESS VALLEY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 PAINTED DESERT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1938 THE RENEGADE RANGER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 72 min B&W
1939 ARIZONA LEGION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1939 RACKETEERS OF THE RANGE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1939 THE FIGHTING GRINGO. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 5 reels B&W