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  1. 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.

  2. 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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  3. Learn about the life and career of George O'Brien, a silent film star who became a Navy officer and a B-Western actor. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, and filmography.

    • April 19, 1899
    • September 4, 1985
  4. 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. He...

  5. George O'Brien was a silent and sound film star who appeared in many Westerns and worked with directors like John Ford and F.W. Murnau. See his highest rated movies, photos, and a list of his credits from 1927 to 1964.

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  7. 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, whose...

  8. TCM Emails. 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...

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