George O'Brien
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
- Studio 57 (1954)
- This Is Your Life (1952)
- Hollywood (1980)
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- Fort Apache (1948)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- Rustlin' for Cupid (1926)
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)
- Hollywood Studios (1930)
- Noah's Ark (1928)
- The Iron Horse (1925)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
- 3 Bad Men (1926)
- Masked Emotions (1929)
- Sharp Shooters (1928)
- The Last of the Duanes (1930)
- O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)
- Racketeers of the Range (1939)