Edmond O'Brien (I) (1915–1985)

Actor | Director | Producer

Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors in American cinema, from...

Born: September 10, 1915
Died: May 9, 1985 (age 69)

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Filmography

Known For

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Dutton Peabody (1962)
The Barefoot Contessa Oscar Muldoon (1954)
Seven Days in May Sen. Raymond Clark (1964)
Known For

White Heat Hank Fallon aka Vic Pardo (1949)
Actor

The Other Side of the Wind Pat Mullins (2018)
Juicio de Socrates Socrates (1974)
99 and 44/100% Dead! Uncle Frank (1974)
Police Story Chief Frank Modeer (1974)
Lucky Luciano Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger (1973)
Isn't It Shocking? Justin Oates (1973)
The New Temperatures Rising Show Dr. Banning (1973)
They Only Kill Their Masters George (1972)
McMillan & Wife Mr. Fontaine (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD (1972)
Jigsaw Det. Ed Burtelson (1972)
Cade's County Clint Pritchard (1972)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Morton Stillman (1971)
River of Mystery R.J. Twitchell (1971)
The High Chaparral Morgan MacQuarie (1971)
The Name of the Game John Bergman (1971)
Dream No Evil Timothy MacDonald (1970)
The Young Lawyers John W. MacGillicuddy (1970)
The Intruders Col. William Bodeen (1970)
Insight Houseworthy (1961-1970)
The Bold Ones: The Protectors Warden Millbank (1969)
The Love God? Osborn Tremaine (1969)
The Wild Bunch Sykes (1969)
It Takes a Thief Rocky McCauley (1969)
Mission: Impossible Raymond Halder (1968)
Flesh and Blood Harry (1968)
The Outsider Marvin Bishop (1967)
The Virginian Thomas Manstead (1967)
To Commit a Murder Sphax - Publisher (1967)
The Viscount Ricco Barone (1967)
The Doomsday Flight The Man (1966)
Fantastic Voyage General Carter (1966)
The Long, Hot Summer Will Varner (1965)
The Magical World of Disney Crowley (1965)
Synanon Chuck Dederich (1965)
Sylvia Oscar Stewart (1965)
The Hanged Man Arnie Seeger (1964)
Rio Conchos Pardee (1964)
The Eleventh Hour Buck Denholt (1964)
Breaking Point Roger Conning (1964)
The Greatest Show on Earth Mike O'Kelley (1964)
Seven Days in May Sen. Raymond Clark (1964)
Sam Benedict Sam Benedict (1962-1963)
The Longest Day Gen. Raymond D. Barton (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz Tom Gaddis (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Dutton Peabody (1962)
Moon Pilot McClosky - aka 'Mac' (1962)
Target: The Corruptors! Ollie Crown (1961)
The Dick Powell Theatre Sid Williams (1961)
The Great Impostor Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga (1960)
Johnny Midnight Johnny Midnight (1960)
The 3rd Voice The Voice (1960)
The Last Voyage Second Engineer Walsh (1960)
Zane Grey Theatre Marshal Ben Clark (1957-1959)
Laramie Capt. Sam Prado (1959)
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial Jim Reardon (1959)
The Restless and the Damned Mike Buchanan (1959)
Up Periscope Commander Paul Stevenson (1959)
Playhouse 90 Roy Brenner (1957-1959)
Lux Playhouse Big Jim Webber (1958)
Suspicion Sgt. Miles Odeen (1958)
Schlitz Playhouse Jim Reardon (1953-1958)
Sing Boy Sing Joseph Sharkey (1958)
The World Was His Jury David Carson (1958)
Stopover Tokyo George Underwood (1957)
The Big Land Joe Jagger (1957)
Lux Video Theatre Harry 'Steve' Morgan (1951-1957)
The Girl Can't Help It Marty 'Fats' Murdock (1956)
The Rack Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick (1956)
A Cry in the Night Capt. Dan Taggart (1956)
Climax! Leo Waldek (1954-1956)
D-Day the Sixth of June Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer (1956)
Screen Directors Playhouse Thaddeus Kubaczik (1956)
1984 Winston Smith of the Outer Party (1956)
The Star and the Story Ray Ericson (1955)
Playwrights '56 Sidney (1955)
Pete Kelly's Blues Fran McCarg (1955)
Damon Runyon Theater Duke Martin (1955)
The Red Skelton Hour Grizzled Old Prospector (1955)
Stage 7 Clinton Sturges (1955)
The Ford Television Theatre Capt. Joyce (1953-1954)
The Barefoot Contessa Oscar Muldoon (1954)
The Shanghai Story Dr. Dan Maynard (1954)
Shield for Murder Barney Nolan (1954)
The Bob Hope Show Actor (1954)
The Bigamist Harry Graham / Harrison Graham (1953)
China Venture Capt. Matt Reardon (1953)
Julius Caesar Casca (1953)
Cow Country Ben Anthony (1953)
Man in the Dark Steve Rawley (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker Roy Collins (1953)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1953)
The Turning Point John Conroy (1952)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball Edmond O'Brien (1952)
Denver & Rio Grande Jim Vesser (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth Midway Barker at End (1952)
Silver City Larkin Moffatt (1951)
Warpath John Vickers (1951)
Two of a Kind Michael "Lefty" Farrell (1951)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Ben Jordan (1951)
The Redhead and the Cowboy Maj. Dunn Jeffers (1951)
Between Midnight and Dawn Officer Dan Purvis (1950)
The Admiral Was a Lady Jimmy Stevens (1950)
711 Ocean Drive Mal Granger (1950)
Backfire Steve Connelly (1950)
D.O.A. Frank Bigelow (1949)
Under Capricorn Opening narration (1949)
Task Force Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (1949)
White Heat Hank Fallon aka Vic Pardo (1949)
An Act of Murder David Douglas (1948)
Fighter Squadron Maj Ed Hardin (1948)
For the Love of Mary Lt. Tom Farrington (1948)
Another Part of the Forest Benjamin 'Ben' Hubbard (1948)
A Double Life Bill Friend (1947)
The Web Bob Regan (1947)
The Killers Jim Reardon (1946)
Winged Victory Irving Miller (1944)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Tom Holliday (1943)
Powder Town J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant (1942)
Obliging Young Lady 'Red' Reddy (1942)
Parachute Battalion Bill Burke (1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Stephen Herrick (1941)
Actor

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gringoire (1939)
Director

Man-Trap (1961)
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1959)
Schlitz Playhouse (1958)
Director

Shield for Murder (1954)
Soundtrack

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Producer

Man-Trap (1961)
Archive footage

From Page to Screen: George Orwell's 1984 (2019)
A Photo of Me (2017)
Welcome to the Basement (2016)
The Real Sherlock Holmes (2012)
The Naked Archaeologist (2010)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
The Rules of Film Noir (2009)
Fantastic Voyage: Lava Lamps & Celluloid - A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic Voyage (2007)
White Heat: Top of the World (2005)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
Déjà-vu (2000)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996)
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1974-1980)
The Magical World of Disney (1966)
Archive footage

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
Frontier Justice (1961)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Was cast in Black Christmas (1974) as Lt. Kenneth Fuller, but the part was recast with John Saxon because of O'Brien's poor health. He was rumored to be suffering from Alzheimers.

Versatility is a dangerous thing. It's very satisfying to portray many types of roles, but often your own identity gets lost. Seldom does a producer say, "This is an Eddie O'Brien part." On the other hand, while the rewards may be great in fame and ...