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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.
- Actor, singer
- April 19, 1899, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- 1922–1964
- September 4, 1985 (aged 86), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Mini Bio. George was the son of the San Francisco Chief of Police who became a college athlete. He was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the Pacific Fleet during World War I. In the early 1920s, George wound up in Hollywood where he worked as a stuntman and part time actor.
- April 19, 1899
- September 4, 1985
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Actor: Sunrise. George was the son of the San Francisco Chief of Police who became a college athlete. He was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the Pacific Fleet during World War I. In the early 1920s, George wound up in Hollywood where he worked as a stuntman and part time actor.
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- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Sep 8, 1985 · 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. He was 86 and had been...
From Wikipedia. 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.
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Sep 5, 1985 · George O'Brien, an athlete turned actor who appeared in 75 films over 40 years, has died in an Oklahoma convalescent home, it was learned today.
