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Portrait of George O'Brien

Acting

George O'Brien

Titles
88movies3TV shows
Career

Active from 1922 to 1961, busiest in 1926 and 1939 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
72
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fort Apache
Fort Apache
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
George O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.6
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 12
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Silent Era Drama 4
  • American Frontier 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Action-Adventure 3
  • Outlaw Gang 2
  • Early Sound Era 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88

1970s

1 title

1960s

2 titles Β· average score 59

as (archive footage)

1950s

3 titles Β· average score 64

as Narrator

as George O'Brien

1940s

9 titles Β· average score 69

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

as Steve Holden

as Brill Austin

as Brad Henderson

1930s

40 titles Β· average score 55

as Boone Yeager

as Larry Rhodes

as Captain Jack Steele

as Jeffery Carson

as Bruce Lane

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury

All 40 titles from the 1930s

1920s

33 titles Β· average score 65

as Cadet John Randall

as Travis / Japheth

as Crown Prince Michae

as Dan O'Malley

as Adam Smith

All 33 titles from the 1920s