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George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) [1] was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the sound film era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau 's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and subsequent appearances in a number of Westerns in the 1930s and 1940s.
George O'Brien was a Hollywood actor who starred in John Ford's The Iron Horse and Sunrise, and later became a Western cowboy star. He also served in the Navy in World War I and World War II, and was decorated several times for bravery.
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George O'Brien was a silent film star and a Navy veteran who appeared in many Westerns. He was the son of a police chief, a boxing champion, and a father of two actors.
- April 19, 1899
- September 4, 1985
Sep 8, 1985 · Sept. 8, 1985 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. George O’Brien, an athlete turned actor who appeared in about 75 films over 40 years, died Wednesday in a Broken Arrow, Okla., convalescent home....
George O'Brien was an American actor who starred in silent and talkie films, including Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. See his biography, filmography, photos and trivia on TMDB.
Biography. Muscular, barrel-chested, yet sensitively talented silent star whose breakthrough came with the lead role in John Ford's "The Iron Horse" (1924). O'Brien starred for Fox Studios in many films after that, reuniting with Ford for such films as "The Fighting Heart" (1925) and "Three Bad Men," as well as playing in Howard Hawks' dated ...
Sep 6, 1985 · George O'Brien, who acted in 75 films, including the westerns ''Fort Apache'' and John Ford's ''Iron Horse,'' died in a convalescent home Wednesday. He was 86 years old. Mr. O'Brien,...
