Edmond O'Brien

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 10, 1915

died

May 9, 1985

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Edmund O'Brien · Edmond Joseph O'Brien · ادموند اوبراین

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Longest Day
7.6

The Longest Day

1962as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962as Dutton Peabody
The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969as Freddie Sykes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939as Gringoire
Fantastic Voyage
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966as General Carter
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Julius Caesar
7.1

Julius Caesar

1953as Casca
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962as Tom Gaddis
White Heat
7.7

White Heat

1949as Vic Pardo
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.4

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
Warpath
6.0

Warpath

1951as John Vickers
Rio Conchos
6.3

Rio Conchos

1964as Pardee
The Killers
7.4

The Killers

1946as Jim Reardon
1984
6.5

1984

1956as Winston Smith of the Outer Party
Seven Days in May
7.3

Seven Days in May

1964as Sen. Raymond Clark
D.O.A.
6.9

D.O.A.

1949as Frank Bigelow
The Barefoot Contessa
6.7

The Barefoot Contessa

1954as Oscar Muldoon
The Rack
6.6

The Rack

1956as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
The Other Side of the Wind
6.7

The Other Side of the Wind

2018as Pat Mullins
The Big Land
6.5

The Big Land

1957as Joe Jagger
Lucky Luciano
6.4

Lucky Luciano

1973as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
The Hitch-Hiker
6.8

The Hitch-Hiker

1953as Roy Collins
The Bigamist
6.5

The Bigamist

1953as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
A Double Life
6.4

A Double Life

1947as Bill Friend
Moon Pilot
5.5

Moon Pilot

1962as McClosky aka 'Mac'
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

The Girl Can't Help It

1956as Marty 'Fats' Murdock
The Love God?
6.0

The Love God?

1969as Osborn Tremaine
Sylvia
6.3

Sylvia

1965as Oscar Stewart
The Shanghai Story
5.0

The Shanghai Story

1954as Daniel Maynard
Task Force
7.0

Task Force

1949as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
The Web
7.1

The Web

1947as Bob Regan
Fighter Squadron
6.2

Fighter Squadron

1948as Maj. Ed Hardin
The Doomsday Flight
6.5

The Doomsday Flight

1966as The Man
Backfire
5.9

Backfire

1950as Steve Connolly
99 and 44/100% Dead
5.1

99 and 44/100% Dead

1974as Uncle Frank Kelly
An Act of Murder
6.9

An Act of Murder

1948as David Douglas
The Last Voyage
6.2

The Last Voyage

1960as Second Engineer Walsh
The Turning Point
6.3

The Turning Point

1952as John Conroy
Shield for Murder
6.7

Shield for Murder

1954as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan
The Great Impostor
6.9

The Great Impostor

1960as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
D-Day the Sixth of June
5.3

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
The Hanged Man
5.1

The Hanged Man

1964as Arnie Seeger
Pete Kelly's Blues
6.2

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955as Fran McCarg
711 Ocean Drive
6.4

711 Ocean Drive

1950as Mal Granger
Synanon
7.3

Synanon

1965as Chuck Dederich
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
The Admiral Was a Lady
6.4

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950as Jimmy Stevens
Between Midnight and Dawn
5.7

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950as Officer Dan Purvis
The Outsider
8.0

The Outsider

1967as Marvin Bishop
Up Periscope
6.4

Up Periscope

1959as Commander Paul Stevenson