Portrait of George O'Brien

Acting

George O'Brien

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 score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fort Apache
Fort Apache
GoodWatch score88/100

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 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
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 5.5
  • 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
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Action-Adventure 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Major Braden

The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas (1961)

as (archive footage)

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Korea
Korea (1959)

as Narrator

Studio 57
Studio 57 (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as George O'Brien

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 69
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Maj. Mac Allshard

Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Capt. Sam Collingwood

My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

as 'Duke' Muldoon

December 7th
December 7th (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Triple Justice
Triple Justice (1940)

as Brad Henderson

Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless (1940)

as Jeff Toland

Prairie Law
Prairie Law (1940)

as Brill Austin

Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino (1940)

as Dan Clark

Bullet Code
Bullet Code (1940)

as Steve Holden

1930s

40 titles ยท average score 55
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cliff Mason

Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range (1939)

as Barney O'Dell

The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Jack Steele

Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger (1937)

as Grant Curran

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Daniel Boone

The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)

as Bob Walker

The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger (1934)

as Ernest 'Dude' Selby

Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw (1933)

as Jim Barry

Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath (1931)
GoodWatch score 37

as Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley

A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tony Bard aka Woodbury

Rough Romance
Rough Romance (1930)

as Billy West

The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes (1930)

as Buck Duane

1920s

33 titles ยท average score 65
Salute
Salute (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cadet John Randall

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1928)
GoodWatch score 57

as Travis / Japheth

Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters (1928)

as George

Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)

as John Oglegree

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

as The Man (Anses)

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1927)

as John Breen

Paid to Love
Paid to Love (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

as Crown Prince Michae

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men (1926)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dan O'Malley

The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom O'Day

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

as Adam Smith

The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle (1926)
GoodWatch score 55

as George Darcy

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)
GoodWatch score 72

as Davy Brandon