Edmond O'Brien
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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.
Known For
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Pat Mullins
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
White Heat: Top of the World
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Déjà-Vu
2000
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974
as Uncle Frank Kelly
Lucky Luciano
1973
as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
Isn't It Shocking?
1973
as Justin Oates
Police Story
1973
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as George
Jigsaw
1972
as Det. Ed Burtelson
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Dr. Banning
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
as Morton Stillman
River of Mystery
1971
as R.J. Twitchell
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Mr. Fontaine
The Intruders
1970
as Col. William Bodeen
Dream No Evil
1970
as Timothy MacDonald
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Freddie Sykes
The Love God?
1969
as Osborn Tremaine
The Name of the Game
1968
as John Bergman
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Rocky McCauley
To Commit a Murder
1967
as Sphax (publisher)
The Viscount
1967
as Ricco Barone
The Outsider
1967
as Marvin Bishop
The High Chaparral
1967
as Morgan MacQuarie
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as General Carter
The Doomsday Flight
1966
as The Man
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Raymond Halder
Sylvia
1965
as Oscar Stewart
Synanon
1965
as Chuck Dederich
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Jefferson Crowley
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Jefferson Crowley
Seven Days in May
1964
as Sen. Raymond Clark
The Hanged Man
1964
as Arnie Seeger
Rio Conchos
1964
as Pardee
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Breaking Point
1963
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Tom Gaddis
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Dutton Peabody
The Longest Day
1962
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Moon Pilot
1962
as McClosky aka 'Mac'
The Virginian
1962
as Thomas Manstead
Sam Benedict
1962
as Sam Benedict
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The 3rd Voice
1960
as The Voice
The Last Voyage
1960
as Second Engineer Walsh
The Great Impostor
1960
as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Johnny Midnight
1960
Up Periscope
1959
as Commander Paul Stevenson
The Ambitious One
1959
as Mike Buchanan
Laramie
1959
The World Was His Jury
1958
as David Carson
Sing Boy Sing
1958
as Joseph Sharkey
The Comedian
1957
as Al Preston
Stopover Tokyo
1957
as George Underwood
The Big Land
1957
as Joe Jagger
Suspicion
1957
as Sgt. Miles Odeen
1984
1956
as Winston Smith of the Outer Party
A Cry in the Night
1956
as Dan Taggart
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Marty 'Fats' Murdock
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
The Rack
1956
as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Russ Andrews
Playhouse 90
1956
as Al Preston
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Ben Clark
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Fran McCarg
Dark Stranger
1955
as Ray Ericson
Playwrights '56
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Thaddeus Kubaczik
The Star and the Story
1955
as Ray Ericson
Shield for Murder
1954
as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Oscar Muldoon
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Daniel Maynard
Climax!
1954
as Joel Flint
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jefferson Crowley
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Crowley
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Leo Waldek
Julius Caesar
1953
as Casca
The Hitch-Hiker
1953
as Roy Collins
Man in the Dark
1953
as Steve Rawley
The Bigamist
1953
as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
China Venture
1953
as Capt. Matt Reardon
Cow Country
1953
as Ben Anthony
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Turning Point
1952
as John Conroy
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Jim Vesser
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Capt. Joyce
Two of a Kind
1951
as Michael "Lefty" Farrell
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
Warpath
1951
as John Vickers
Silver City
1951
as Larkin Moffat
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Simpson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Rick Saunders
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jim Reardon
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Grizzled Old Prospector
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
Backfire
1950
as Steve Connolly
711 Ocean Drive
1950
as Mal Granger
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
as Jimmy Stevens
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
as Officer Dan Purvis
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Hal
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Harry 'Steve' Morgan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mr. Protis
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Rorsford
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mike Dixon
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Randall
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Maj. Jepelo
White Heat
1949
as Vic Pardo
D.O.A.
1949
as Frank Bigelow
Task Force
1949
as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
Under Capricorn
1949
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
1948
as David Douglas
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Lt. Tom Farrington
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Maj. Ed Hardin
Another Part of the Forest
1948
as Benjamin Hubbard
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Web
1947
as Bob Regan
A Double Life
1947
as Bill Friend
Something in the Wind
1947
as Lt. Tom Farrington
The Killers
1946
as Jim Reardon
Winged Victory
1944
as Irving Miller
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Tom Holliday
Powder Town
1942
as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Stephen Herrick
Parachute Battalion
1941
as William Mayberry Burke
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Gringoire