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Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Known for: Acting

Born 10/09/1915
Died 1985-05-09
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

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

Mission: Impossible Series ★ 7,6

Mission: Impossible

Raymond Halder

1966

The Virginian Series ★ 6,5

The Virginian

Thomas Manstead

1962

Robert Montgomery Presents Series ★ 6,0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

The Red Skelton Show Series ★ 7,4

The Red Skelton Show

Grizzled Old Prospector

1951

The Red Skelton Show Series ★ 7,4

The Red Skelton Show

Self

1951

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

Joel Flint

1954

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

Leo Waldek

1954

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Series ★ 6,2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Russ Andrews

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Series ★ 6,2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Marshal Ben Clark

1956

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

The Name of the Game Series ★ 7,0

The Name of the Game

John Bergman

1968

The High Chaparral Series ★ 6,8

The High Chaparral

Morgan MacQuarie

1967

The Bob Hope Show Series ★ 7,0

The Bob Hope Show

Self

1950

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,1

The Streets of San Francisco

Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD

1972

The Ford Television Theatre Series ★ 7,8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

The Ford Television Theatre Series ★ 7,8

The Ford Television Theatre

Capt. Joyce

1952

Laramie Series ★ 6,7

Laramie

1959

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

1973

Playhouse 90 Series ★ 7,5

Playhouse 90

Al Preston

1956

McMillan & Wife Series ★ 6,9

McMillan & Wife

Mr. Fontaine

1971

It Takes a Thief Series ★ 7,2

It Takes a Thief

Rocky McCauley

1968

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Hal

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Harry 'Steve' Morgan

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Mr. Protis

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Rorsford

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Mike Dixon

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Randall

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Maj. Jepelo

1950

Sam Benedict Series ★ 6,7

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

Series ★ 7,8

The George Gobel Show

Self

1954

Suspicion Series ★ 6,2

Suspicion

Sgt. Miles Odeen

1957

Screen Director's Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Screen Director's Playhouse

Thaddeus Kubaczik

1955

Temperatures Rising Series ★ 7,5

Temperatures Rising

Dr. Banning

1972

The Longest Day Film ★ 7,6

The Longest Day

Gen. Raymond D. Barton

1962

Series ★ 7,5

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

Target: The Corruptors! Series ★ 5,7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

The Wonderful World of Disney Series ★ 7,9

The Wonderful World of Disney

Jefferson Crowley

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney Series ★ 7,9

The Wonderful World of Disney

Crowley

1954

Johnny Midnight Series ★ 7,0

Johnny Midnight

1960

Breaking Point Series ★ 7,4

Breaking Point

1963

The Wild Bunch Film ★ 7,6

The Wild Bunch

Freddie Sykes

1969

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Film ★ 7,8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Dutton Peabody

1962

Series ★ 6,2

Playwrights '56

1955

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Film ★ 7,3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Gringoire

1939

White Heat Film ★ 7,7

White Heat

Vic Pardo

1949

Birdman of Alcatraz Film ★ 7,5

Birdman of Alcatraz

Tom Gaddis

1962

The Long, Hot Summer Series ★ 6,0

The Long, Hot Summer

1965

The Killers Film ★ 7,4

The Killers

Jim Reardon

1946

Fantastic Voyage Film ★ 6,7

Fantastic Voyage

General Carter

1966

The Barefoot Contessa Film ★ 6,8

The Barefoot Contessa

Oscar Muldoon

1954

Julius Caesar Film ★ 7,1

Julius Caesar

Casca

1953

The Star and the Story Series ★ 7,5

The Star and the Story

Ray Ericson

1955

The Greatest Show on Earth Film ★ 6,3

The Greatest Show on Earth

Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

1952

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Film ★ 6,6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "White Heat") (archive footage)

1982

Seven Days in May Film ★ 7,4

Seven Days in May

Sen. Raymond Clark

1964

The Other Side of the Wind Film ★ 6,7

The Other Side of the Wind

Pat Mullins

2018

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Capt. Simpson

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Rick Saunders

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Jim Reardon

1951

Under Capricorn Film ★ 6,0

Under Capricorn

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1949

The Girl Can't Help It Film ★ 6,3

The Girl Can't Help It

Marty 'Fats' Murdock

1956

1984 Film ★ 6,5

1984

Winston Smith of the Outer Party

1956

The Bigamist Film ★ 6,4

The Bigamist

Harry Graham / Harrison Graham

1953

D-Day the Sixth of June Film ★ 5,3

D-Day the Sixth of June

Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

1956

D.O.A. Film ★ 6,9

D.O.A.

Frank Bigelow

1949

The Love God? Film ★ 6,0

The Love God?

Osborn Tremaine

1969

Up Periscope Film ★ 6,2

Up Periscope

Commander Paul Stevenson

1959

Moon Pilot Film ★ 5,5

Moon Pilot

McClosky aka 'Mac'

1962

Rio Conchos Film ★ 6,3

Rio Conchos

Pardee

1964

The Big Land Film ★ 6,5

The Big Land

Joe Jagger

1957

A Double Life Film ★ 6,3

A Double Life

Bill Friend

1947

Two of a Kind Film ★ 6,8

Two of a Kind

Michael "Lefty" Farrell

1951

The Hitch-Hiker Film ★ 6,8

The Hitch-Hiker

Roy Collins

1953

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Film ★ 6,6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)

2010

The Adventures of Gallegher Series

The Adventures of Gallegher

Jefferson Crowley

1965

The Rack Film ★ 6,6

The Rack

Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

1956

The Great Impostor Film ★ 6,9

The Great Impostor

Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

1960

The World Was His Jury Film ★ 6,1

The World Was His Jury

David Carson

1958

A Cry in the Night Film ★ 5,4

A Cry in the Night

Dan Taggart

1956

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies Film ★ 2,0

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2022

99 and 44/100% Dead Film ★ 5,2

99 and 44/100% Dead

Uncle Frank Kelly

1974

Pete Kelly's Blues Film ★ 6,3

Pete Kelly's Blues

Fran McCarg

1955

They Only Kill Their Masters Film ★ 5,1

They Only Kill Their Masters

George

1972

Lucky Luciano Film ★ 6,3

Lucky Luciano

Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger

1973

Denver and Rio Grande Film ★ 5,6

Denver and Rio Grande

Jim Vesser

1952

The Last Voyage Film ★ 6,2

The Last Voyage

Second Engineer Walsh

1960

What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Film ★ 6,2

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

Morton Stillman

1971

Series ★ 10,0

Stage 7

Clinton Sturges

Between Midnight and Dawn Film ★ 5,7

Between Midnight and Dawn

Officer Dan Purvis

1950

Another Part of the Forest Film ★ 7,8

Another Part of the Forest

Benjamin Hubbard

1948

The Turning Point Film ★ 6,3

The Turning Point

John Conroy

1952

The Admiral Was a Lady Film ★ 6,4

The Admiral Was a Lady

Jimmy Stevens

1950

Backfire Film ★ 5,9

Backfire

Steve Connolly

1950

The Doomsday Flight Film ★ 6,5

The Doomsday Flight

The Man

1966

The Redhead and the Cowboy Film ★ 5,4

The Redhead and the Cowboy

Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)

1951

The Comedian Film ★ 9,0

The Comedian

Al Preston

1957

Warpath Film ★ 6,0

Warpath

John Vickers

1951

Man in the Dark Film ★ 6,2

Man in the Dark

Steve Rawley

1953

Task Force Film ★ 6,9

Task Force

Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)

1949

Obliging Young Lady Film ★ 6,0

Obliging Young Lady

'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley

1942

711 Ocean Drive Film ★ 6,4

711 Ocean Drive

Mal Granger

1950

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Film ★ 6,7

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Tom Holliday

1943

Shield for Murder Film ★ 6,7

Shield for Murder

Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

1954

The Further Adventures of Gallegher Film

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

Jefferson Crowley

1965

Sylvia Film ★ 6,3

Sylvia

Oscar Stewart

1965

Something in the Wind Film ★ 7,0

Something in the Wind

Lt. Tom Farrington

1947

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage Film ★ 7,2

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

Self (archive footage)

1996

Film ★ 7,7

White Heat: Top of the World

Self (archive footage)

2005

Silver City Film ★ 6,6

Silver City

Larkin Moffat

1951

Isn't It Shocking? Film ★ 6,3

Isn't It Shocking?

Justin Oates

1973

The Hanged Man Film ★ 5,1

The Hanged Man

Arnie Seeger

1964

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Film ★ 5,5

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Stephen Herrick

1941

Cow Country Film ★ 4,6

Cow Country

Ben Anthony

1953

The Web Film ★ 7,1

The Web

Bob Regan

1947

To Commit a Murder Film ★ 5,0

To Commit a Murder

Sphax (publisher)

1967

The Shanghai Story Film ★ 5,0

The Shanghai Story

Daniel Maynard

1954

Winged Victory Film ★ 6,3

Winged Victory

Irving Miller

1944

Stopover Tokyo Film ★ 5,7

Stopover Tokyo

George Underwood

1957

An Act of Murder Film ★ 6,9

An Act of Murder

David Douglas

1948

Fighter Squadron Film ★ 6,1

Fighter Squadron

Maj. Ed Hardin

1948

Dream No Evil Film ★ 5,7

Dream No Evil

Timothy MacDonald

1970

The Intruders Film ★ 5,0

The Intruders

Col. William Bodeen

1970

Film ★ 10,0

Déjà-Vu

2000

The Viscount Film ★ 5,5

The Viscount

Ricco Barone

1967

For the Love of Mary Film ★ 6,2

For the Love of Mary

Lt. Tom Farrington

1948

The Outsider Film ★ 8,0

The Outsider

Marvin Bishop

1967

China Venture Film ★ 7,8

China Venture

Capt. Matt Reardon

1953

River of Mystery Film ★ 9,0

River of Mystery

R.J. Twitchell

1971

The 3rd Voice Film ★ 5,9

The 3rd Voice

The Voice

1960

A Ticket for Thaddeus Film

A Ticket for Thaddeus

1956

Jigsaw Film ★ 7,0

Jigsaw

Det. Ed Burtelson

1972

Dark Stranger Film

Dark Stranger

Ray Ericson

1955

Parachute Battalion Film ★ 6,3

Parachute Battalion

William Mayberry Burke

1941

Powder Town Film ★ 4,4

Powder Town

J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

1942

Synanon Film ★ 7,3

Synanon

Chuck Dederich

1965

Sing Boy Sing Film ★ 5,0

Sing Boy Sing

Joseph Sharkey

1958

The Ambitious One Film ★ 7,8

The Ambitious One

Mike Buchanan

1959