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George O'Brien
Deceased

How Did George O'Brien Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/04/1899Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied04/09/1985Died inTulsaCausestroke, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ1009495 ↗Buried atPacific OceanTMDb#9087 ↗

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.

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Filmography26 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1976Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie(archive footage)77
1964Cheyenne AutumnMovieMajor Braden65
1954Studio 57Series—55
1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf53
1951Gold RaidersMovieGeorge O'Brien52
1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonMovieMaj. Mac Allshard50
1948Fort ApacheMovieCapt. Sam Collingwood49
1947My Wild Irish RoseMovie'Duke' Muldoon48
1940Stage to ChinoMovieDan Clark41
1940Triple JusticeMovieBrad Henderson41
1938The Renegade RangerMovieCaptain Jack Steele39
1937Hollywood CowboyMovieJeffery Carson38
1936Daniel BooneMovieDaniel Boone37
1935Whispering Smith SpeaksMovieGordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith36
1934The Dude RangerMovieErnest 'Dude' Selby35
1933The Last TrailMovieTom Daley34
1932The Gay CaballeroMovieTed Radcliffe33
1929True HeavenMovieLieutenant Philip Gresson30
1928BlindfoldMovieRobert Kelly29
1928Noah's ArkMovieTravis / Japheth29
1927Paid to LoveMovieCrown Prince Michae28
1926The Johnstown FloodMovieTom O'Day27
1926The Silver TreasureMovieNostromo27
1924The Man Who Came BackMovieHenry Potter25
1924The Painted LadyMovieLuther Smith25
1924The Sea HawkMovieGalley Slave (uncredited)25