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Edmond O'Brien

Actor

Edmond O'Brien

Born September 10, 1915 in New York City, New York, USADied May 9, 198585 films

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.

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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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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance posterFirst watchThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance19627.8as Dutton PeabodyQuestions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Wild Bunch poster7.6The Wild Bunch1969The Longest Day poster7.6The Longest Day1962White Heat poster7.7White Heat1949The Killers poster7.4The Killers1946Birdman of Alcatraz poster7.5Birdman of Alcatraz1962Fantastic Voyage poster6.7Fantastic Voyage1966Seven Days in May poster7.4Seven Days in May1964The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster7.3The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939

Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. 2018The Other Side of the WindPat Mullins
  2. 2000Déjà-Vu
  3. 197499 and 44/100% DeadUncle Frank Kelly
  4. 1973Lucky LucianoCommissioner Harry J. Anslinger
  5. 1973Isn't It Shocking?Justin Oates
  6. 1972They Only Kill Their MastersGeorge
  7. 1972JigsawDet. Ed Burtelson
  8. 1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Morton Stillman
  9. 1971River of MysteryR.J. Twitchell
  10. 1970The IntrudersCol. William Bodeen
  11. 1970Dream No EvilTimothy MacDonald
  12. 1969The Love God?Osborn Tremaine
  13. 1969The Wild BunchFreddie Sykes
  14. 1967The OutsiderMarvin Bishop
  15. 1967To Commit a MurderSphax (publisher)
  16. 1967The ViscountRicco Barone
  17. 1966The Doomsday FlightThe Man
  18. 1966Fantastic VoyageGeneral Carter
  19. 1965The Further Adventures of GallegherJefferson Crowley
  20. 1965SynanonChuck Dederich
  21. 1965SylviaOscar Stewart
  22. 1964The Hanged ManArnie Seeger
  23. 1964Rio ConchosPardee
  24. 1964Seven Days in MaySen. Raymond Clark
  25. 1962The Longest DayGen. Raymond D. Barton
  26. 1962Birdman of AlcatrazTom Gaddis
  27. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceDutton Peabody
  28. 1962Moon PilotMcClosky aka 'Mac'
  29. 1960The Great ImpostorCapt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
  30. 1960The 3rd VoiceThe Voice
  31. 1960The Last VoyageSecond Engineer Walsh
  32. 1959The Ambitious OneMike Buchanan
  33. 1959Up PeriscopeCommander Paul Stevenson
  34. 1958Sing Boy SingJoseph Sharkey
  35. 1958The World Was His JuryDavid Carson
  36. 1957Stopover TokyoGeorge Underwood
  37. 1957The Big LandJoe Jagger
  38. 1957The ComedianAl Preston
  39. 1956The Girl Can't Help ItMarty 'Fats' Murdock
  40. 1956The RackLt. Col. Frank Wasnick
  41. 1956A Cry in the NightDan Taggart
  42. 1956D-Day the Sixth of JuneLt. Col. Alexander Timmer
  43. 1956A Ticket for Thaddeus
  44. 19561984Winston Smith of the Outer Party
  45. 1955Pete Kelly's BluesFran McCarg
  46. 1955Dark StrangerRay Ericson
  47. 1954The Barefoot ContessaOscar Muldoon
  48. 1954The Shanghai StoryDaniel Maynard
  49. 1954Shield for MurderDet. Lt. Barney Nolan
  50. 1953The BigamistHarry Graham / Harrison Graham
  51. 1953China VentureCapt. Matt Reardon
  52. 1953Julius CaesarCasca
  53. 1953Cow CountryBen Anthony
  54. 1953Man in the DarkSteve Rawley
  55. 1953The Hitch-HikerRoy Collins
  56. 1952The Turning PointJohn Conroy
  57. 1952Denver and Rio GrandeJim Vesser
  58. 1952The Greatest Show on EarthMidway Barker at End (uncredited)
  59. 1951Silver CityLarkin Moffat
  60. 1951WarpathJohn Vickers
  61. 1951Two of a KindMichael "Lefty" Farrell
  62. 1951The Redhead and the CowboyMaj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
  63. 1950Between Midnight and DawnOfficer Dan Purvis
  64. 1950The Admiral Was a LadyJimmy Stevens
  65. 1950711 Ocean DriveMal Granger
  66. 1950BackfireSteve Connolly
  67. 1949D.O.A.Frank Bigelow
  68. 1949Under CapricornNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  69. 1949White HeatVic Pardo
  70. 1949Task ForceRadio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
  71. 1948An Act of MurderDavid Douglas
  72. 1948Fighter SquadronMaj. Ed Hardin
  73. 1948For the Love of MaryLt. Tom Farrington
  74. 1948Another Part of the ForestBenjamin Hubbard
  75. 1947A Double LifeBill Friend
  76. 1947Something in the WindLt. Tom Farrington
  77. 1947The WebBob Regan
  78. 1946The KillersJim Reardon
  79. 1944Winged VictoryIrving Miller
  80. 1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayTom Holliday
  81. 1942Powder TownJ. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
  82. 1942Obliging Young Lady'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
  83. 1941Parachute BattalionWilliam Mayberry Burke
  84. 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobStephen Herrick
  85. 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameGringoire