Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Acting • Born 1915-09-10 – Died 1985-05-09

Acting2New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. (1950). His many memorable films included The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Wild Bunch. He also co-starred with Richard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season.

Filmography

139 credits
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

Movie • 1962

Tom Gaddis

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Movie • 1969

Freddie Sykes

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Movie • 1966

General Carter

White Heat: Top of the World

White Heat: Top of the World

Movie • 2005

Self (archive footage)

1984

1984

Movie • 1956

Winston Smith of the Outer Party

Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

Movie • 1954

Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Movie • 1953

Casca

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Movie • 1962

Dutton Peabody

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

Movie • 1964

Sen. Raymond Clark

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie • 1939

Gringoire

The Comedian

The Comedian

Movie • 1957

Al Preston

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Movie • 1982

(in "White Heat") (archive footage)

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Movie • 1962

Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Backfire

Backfire

Movie • 1950

Steve Connolly

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

Movie • 1954

Oscar Muldoon

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Movie • 1951

Michael "Lefty" Farrell

The Love God?

The Love God?

Movie • 1969

Osborn Tremaine

The Web

The Web

Movie • 1947

Bob Regan

The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

Movie • 1953

Roy Collins

A Double Life

A Double Life

Movie • 1947

Bill Friend

A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

Movie • 1956

Dan Taggart

The 3rd Voice

The 3rd Voice

Movie • 1960

The Voice

The Killers

The Killers

Movie • 1946

Jim Reardon

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

Movie • 1956

Marty 'Fats' Murdock

Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

Movie • 1955

Fran McCarg

711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive

Movie • 1950

Mal Granger

An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder

Movie • 1948

David Douglas

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Movie • 1952

John Conroy

The Admiral Was a Lady

The Admiral Was a Lady

Movie • 1950

Jimmy Stevens

Between Midnight and Dawn

Between Midnight and Dawn

Movie • 1950

Officer Dan Purvis

The Last Voyage

The Last Voyage

Movie • 1960

Second Engineer Walsh

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

Movie • 1972

George

White Heat

White Heat

Movie • 1949

Vic Pardo

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Movie • 1943

Tom Holliday

The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor

Movie • 1960

Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

Movie • 1956

Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot

Movie • 1962

McClosky aka 'Mac'

Up Periscope

Up Periscope

Movie • 1959

Commander Paul Stevenson

Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

Movie • 1953

Steve Rawley

D.O.A.

D.O.A.

Movie • 1949

Frank Bigelow

99 and 44/100% Dead

99 and 44/100% Dead

Movie • 1974

Uncle Frank Kelly

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie • 2004

Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)

The Rack

The Rack

Movie • 1956

Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Movie • 1953

Harry Graham / Harrison Graham

Task Force

Task Force

Movie • 1949

Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)

For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

Movie • 1948

Lt. Tom Farrington

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

Movie • 1973

Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

Movie • 1964

Arnie Seeger

Sylvia

Sylvia

Movie • 1965

Oscar Stewart

Fighter Squadron

Fighter Squadron

Movie • 1948

Maj. Ed Hardin

The Redhead and the Cowboy

The Redhead and the Cowboy

Movie • 1951

Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)

Synanon

Synanon

Movie • 1965

Chuck Dederich

The World Was His Jury

The World Was His Jury

Movie • 1958

David Carson

Powder Town

Powder Town

Movie • 1942

J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

China Venture

China Venture

Movie • 1953

Capt. Matt Reardon

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

Movie • 1948

Benjamin Hubbard

Stopover Tokyo

Stopover Tokyo

Movie • 1957

George Underwood

Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

Movie • 1952

Jim Vesser

Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

Movie • 1942

'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

Movie • 1944

Irving Miller

Warpath

Warpath

Movie • 1951

John Vickers

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Movie • 1941

Stephen Herrick

To Commit a Murder

To Commit a Murder

Movie • 1967

Sphax (publisher)

The Shanghai Story

The Shanghai Story

Movie • 1954

Daniel Maynard

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

Movie • 1971

Morton Stillman

Isn't It Shocking?

Isn't It Shocking?

Movie • 1973

Justin Oates

Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion

Movie • 1941

William Mayberry Burke

The Viscount

The Viscount

Movie • 1967

Ricco Barone

Sing Boy Sing

Sing Boy Sing

Movie • 1958

Joseph Sharkey

The Intruders

The Intruders

Movie • 1970

Col. William Bodeen

The Big Land

The Big Land

Movie • 1957

Joe Jagger

The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

Movie • 1966

The Man

River of Mystery

River of Mystery

Movie • 1971

R.J. Twitchell

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Movie • 1972

Det. Ed Burtelson

Cow Country

Cow Country

Movie • 1953

Ben Anthony

The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

Movie • 2018

Pat Mullins

Something in the Wind

Something in the Wind

Movie • 1947

Lt. Tom Farrington

Rio Conchos

Rio Conchos

Movie • 1964

Pardee

Silver City

Silver City

Movie • 1951

Larkin Moffat

Dark Stranger

Dark Stranger

Movie • 1955

Ray Ericson

Dream No Evil

Dream No Evil

Movie • 1970

Timothy MacDonald

The Ambitious One

The Ambitious One

Movie • 1959

Mike Buchanan

Déjà-Vu

Déjà-Vu

Movie • 2000

The Outsider

The Outsider

Movie • 1967

Marvin Bishop

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Movie • 1952

Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

The Adventures of Gallegher

The Adventures of Gallegher

Movie • 1965

Jefferson Crowley

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

Movie • 1965

Jefferson Crowley

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

Movie • 1996

Self (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Movie • 2010

Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

Movie • 1949

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

A Ticket for Thaddeus

A Ticket for Thaddeus

Movie • 1956

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie • 2022

Self - (archive footage)

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Raymond Halder

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

TV • 1965

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

TV • 1963

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

TV • 1961

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

TV • 1972

Dr. Banning

Police Story

Police Story

TV • 1973

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

TV • 1967

Morgan MacQuarie

The Virginian

The Virginian

TV • 1962

Thomas Manstead

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Hal

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Capt. Simpson

Climax!

Climax!

TV • 1954

Joel Flint

Laramie

Laramie

TV • 1959

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV • 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Russ Andrews

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

TV • 1955

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

TV • 1963

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

TV • 1955

Thaddeus Kubaczik

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight

TV • 1960

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

TV • 1952

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

TV • 1962

Sam Benedict

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Jefferson Crowley

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Crowley

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

TV • 1950

Self

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

TV • 1954

Self

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Harry 'Steve' Morgan

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

TV • 1956

Al Preston

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Rick Saunders

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Jim Reardon

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Mr. Protis

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Rorsford

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Mike Dixon

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Randall

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Maj. Jepelo

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Marshal Ben Clark

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV • 1948

Self

Stage 7

Stage 7

TV

Clinton Sturges

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

TV • 1968

John Bergman

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

TV • 1972

Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

TV • 1952

Capt. Joyce

The Star and the Story

The Star and the Story

TV • 1955

Ray Ericson

Climax!

Climax!

TV • 1954

Leo Waldek

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

TV • 1968

Rocky McCauley

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

TV • 1971

Mr. Fontaine

Suspicion

Suspicion

TV • 1957

Sgt. Miles Odeen

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

TV • 1951

Grizzled Old Prospector