Acting
Edmond O'Brien
- Titles
- 93movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1939 to 1974, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 67top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Comedian84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Tension6.5average 6.1
- Class & Capitalism3.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.0, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics3.1, average 4.7
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Film Noir 9
- Social Commentary 7
- Classic Cinema 7
- Character-Driven 6
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Crime Thriller 5
- Mystery 4
- Psychological Depth 4
- Suspenseful Plot 4
- Cold War Era 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Anne FrancisActorThe Rack, The Further Adventures of Gallegher, The Love God?, The Intruders
Whit BissellActorBirdman of Alcatraz, Seven Days in May, The Comedian, The Shanghai Story- MMaurice TombragelWriterThe Further Adventures of Gallegher, Moon Pilot, The Adventures of Gallegher, The Adventures of Gallegher
Gordon DouglasDirectorThe Big Land, Between Midnight and Dawn, Up Periscope, Sylvia
William A. GrahamDirectorSam Benedict, Jigsaw, The Intruders, The Doomsday Flight
John FrankenheimerDirectorBirdman of Alcatraz, Seven Days in May, 99 and 44/100% Dead, The Comedian
Jack WardenActorWhat's a Nice Girl Like You...?, The Adventures of Gallegher, The Adventures of Gallegher
Harry DavenportActorThe Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Amazing Mrs. Holliday, For the Love of Mary
Roger MobleyActorThe Further Adventures of Gallegher, The Adventures of Gallegher, The Adventures of Gallegher
Karl MaldenActorBirdman of Alcatraz, The Great Impostor, Winged Victory
Robert MiddletonActorThe Great Impostor, The Adventures of Gallegher, The Adventures of Gallegher
Vera MilesActorThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Jigsaw, The Hanged Man
Movies and TV shows
121Upcoming
1 title
TV show · as Clinton Sturges
2010s
2 titles · average score 69
67
as Pat Mullins
71
as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
2000s
1 title · average score 77
77
as Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)
1980s
1 title · average score 67
67
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
1970s
14 titles · average score 61
51
as Uncle Frank Kelly
63
as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
63
as Justin Oates
72
TV show
63
as Det. Ed Burtelson
TV show · as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
TV show · as Dr. Banning
66
as John Bergman
70
TV show · as Mr. Fontaine
as Morton Stillman
52
as Timothy MacDonald
51
as Col. William Bodeen
1960s
34 titles · average score 68
61
as Osborn Tremaine
77
as Freddie Sykes
67
as General Carter
63
as The Man
TV show
75
as Sen. Raymond Clark
TV show · as Sam Benedict
79
as Dutton Peabody
54
as McClosky aka 'Mac'
76
as Tom Gaddis
69
as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
TV show
1950s
49 titles · average score 64
63
as Commander Paul Stevenson
64
as Marty 'Fats' Murdock
67
as Winston Smith of the Outer Party
62
as Fran McCarg
68
as Oscar Muldoon
66
as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
68
as Roy Collins
65
as John Conroy
74
TV show · as Jim Reardon / Rick Saunders
66
as Michael "Lefty" Farrell
61
as Officer Dan Purvis
66
as Mal Granger
1940s
18 titles · average score 65
78
as Vic Pardo
70
as Frank Bigelow
59
as Maj. Ed Hardin
68
as David Douglas
62
as Lt. Tom Farrington
as Benjamin Hubbard
66
as Bill Friend
70
as Bob Regan
75
as Jim Reardon
as Tom Holliday
45
as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
56
as William Mayberry Burke
1930s
1 title · average score 75
75
as Gringoire