Deceased
How Did George O'Brien Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 86GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/04/1899Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied04/09/1985 (aged 86)Died 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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Only Girl in the OrchestraMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 124 |
| 1980 | HollywoodSeries | Self (archive footage, uncredited) | 81 |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie | (archive footage) | 77 |
| 1964 | Cheyenne AutumnMovie | Major Braden | 65 |
| 1954 | Studio 57Series | — | 55 |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 53 |
| 1951 | Gold RaidersMovie | George O'Brien | 52 |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow RibbonMovie | Maj. Mac Allshard | 50 |
| 1948 | Fort ApacheMovie | Capt. Sam Collingwood | 49 |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish RoseMovie | 'Duke' Muldoon | 48 |
| 1940 | Stage to ChinoMovie | Dan Clark | 41 |
| 1940 | Triple JusticeMovie | Brad Henderson | 41 |
| 1939 | Trouble in SundownMovie | Clint Bradford | 40 |
| 1938 | The Renegade RangerMovie | Captain Jack Steele | 39 |
| 1938 | Lawless ValleyMovie | Larry Rhodes | 39 |
| 1938 | Painted DesertMovie | Bob McVey | 39 |
| 1938 | Border G-ManMovie | Jim Galloway | 39 |
| 1938 | Gun LawMovie | Tom O'Malley | 39 |
| 1937 | Hollywood CowboyMovie | Jeffery Carson | 38 |
| 1937 | WindjammerMovie | Bruce Lane | 38 |
| 1937 | Park Avenue LoggerMovie | Grant Curran | 38 |
| 1936 | Daniel BooneMovie | Daniel Boone | 37 |
| 1936 | O'Malley of the MountedMovie | Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard | 37 |
| 1936 | The Border PatrolmanMovie | Bob Wallace | 37 |
| 1935 | Whispering Smith SpeaksMovie | Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith | 36 |
| 1934 | The Dude RangerMovie | Ernest 'Dude' Selby | 35 |
| 1934 | Frontier MarshalMovie | Michael Wyatt | 35 |
| 1933 | The Last TrailMovie | Tom Daley | 34 |
| 1933 | Life in the RawMovie | Jim Barry | 34 |
| 1933 | Smoke LightningMovie | Smoke Mason | 34 |
| 1932 | The Gay CaballeroMovie | Ted Radcliffe | 33 |
| 1931 | A Holy TerrorMovie | Tony Bard aka Woodbury | 32 |
| 1930 | The Lone Star RangerMovie | Buck Duane | 31 |
| 1929 | True HeavenMovie | Lieutenant Philip Gresson | 30 |
| 1928 | BlindfoldMovie | Robert Kelly | 29 |
| 1928 | Noah's ArkMovie | Travis / Japheth | 29 |
| 1928 | Sharp ShootersMovie | George | 29 |
| 1928 | Honor BoundMovie | John Oglegree | 29 |
| 1927 | Paid to LoveMovie | Crown Prince Michae | 28 |
| 1926 | The Johnstown FloodMovie | Tom O'Day | 27 |
| 1926 | The Silver TreasureMovie | Nostromo | 27 |
| 1926 | The Blue EagleMovie | George Darcy | 27 |
| 1926 | Rustlin' for CupidMovie | Bradley Blatchford | 27 |
| 1925 | Thank YouMovie | Kenneth Jamieson | 26 |
| 1924 | The Man Who Came BackMovie | Henry Potter | 25 |
| 1924 | The Painted LadyMovie | Luther Smith | 25 |
| 1924 | The Sea HawkMovie | Galley Slave (uncredited) | 25 |