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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.
Known For
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Man (Anses)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Major Braden
Noah's Ark
as Travis / Japheth
Fort Apache
as Capt. Sam Collingwood
December 7th
as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Maj. Mac Allshard
Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
The Iron Horse
as Davy Brandon
3 Bad Men
as Dan O'Malley
