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Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985)

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Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most-respected character actors in American cinema, from his heyday of the mid-1940s through the late 1960s. Born on September 10, 1915, in the New York City borough of The Bronx, O'Brien learned the craft of performance as a magician, reportedly tutored by neighbor Harry Houdini... See full bio »

Born:

Redmond O'Brien
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Inglewood, California, USA
Grace Kelly at 1954 Academy Awards with B. Hope, B. Davis, M. Brando and E. O'Brien
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1974 99 and 44/100% Dead
Uncle Frank Kelly
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Chief Frank Modeer
– Chain of Command (1974) … Chief Frank Modeer
 
1973 Lucky Luciano
Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger (as Edmund O'Brien)
 
1973 Isn't It Shocking? (TV movie)
Justin Oates
 
1973 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
Dr. Banning
– Super Doc (1973) … Dr. Banning
 
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters
George
 
1972 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mr. Fontaine
– Cop of the Year (1972) … Mr. Fontaine
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
– The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) … Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
 
1972 Jigsaw (TV movie)
Det. Ed Burtelson
 
1972 Cade's County (TV series)
Clint Pritchard
– The Brothers (1972) … Clint Pritchard
 
1972 The Other Side of the Wind
Pat
 
1971 What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (TV movie)
Morton Stillman
 
1971 River of Mystery (TV movie)
R.J. Twitchell
 
1971 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Morgan MacQuarie
– The Hostage (1971) … Morgan MacQuarie
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Bergman
– LA 2017 (1971) … Bergman
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
MacGillicuddy
– MacGillicuddy Always Was a Pain in the Neck (1970) … MacGillicuddy
 
1970 The Intruders (TV movie)
Col. William Bodeen
 
1970 Insight (TV series)
Houseworthy - Tycoon
– The 7 Minute Life of James Houseworthy (1970) … Houseworthy - Tycoon
 
1970 Dream No Evil
Timothy MacDonald
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
Warden Millbank
– If I Should Wake Before I Die (1969) … Warden Millbank
 
1969 The Love God?
Osborn Tremaine (end credits: Osborn Tremain)
 
1969 The Wild Bunch
Freddie Sykes
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Rocky McCauley
– Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby (1969) … Rocky McCauley
 
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Raymond Halder
– The Counterfeiter (1968) … Raymond Halder
 
1968 Flesh and Blood (TV movie)
Harry
 
1967 The Outsider (TV movie)
Marvin Bishop
 
1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Thomas Manstead
– Ah Sing vs. Wyoming (1967) … Thomas Manstead
 
1967 To Commit a Murder
Sphax (publisher)
 
1967 The Viscount
Ricco Barone
 
1966 The Doomsday Flight (TV movie)
The Man
 
1966 Fantastic Voyage
General Carter
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
'Boss' Will Varner
– The Return of the Quicks (1965) … 'Boss' Will Varner
– Nor Hell a Fury (1965) … 'Boss' Will Varner
– Hunter to the Wind (1965) … 'Boss' Will Varner
– Bitter Harvest (1965) … 'Boss' Will Varner
– The Desperate Innocent (1965) … 'Boss' Will Varner
See all 13 episodes »
 
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Crowley / Jefferson Crowley
– The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall (1965) … Jefferson Crowley
– The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Big Swindle (1965) … Jefferson Crowley
– The Further Adventures of Gallegher: A Case of Murder (1965) … Crowley
– The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 3 (1965) … Crowley
– The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 2 (1965) … Crowley
See all 6 episodes »
 
1965 Synanon
Chuck Dederich
 
1965 Sylvia
Oscar Stewart
 
1964 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
Arnie Seeger
 
1964 Rio Conchos
Col. Theron 'Gray Fox' Pardee
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Buck Denholt
– The Color of Sunset (1964) … Buck Denholt
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Roger Conning
– The Tides of Darkness (1964) … Roger Conning
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Mike O'Kelley
– Clancy (1964) … Mike O'Kelley
 
1964 Seven Days in May
Sen. Raymond Clark
 
1962-1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Sam Benedict
– Season for Vengeance (1963) … Sam Benedict
– Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963) … Sam Benedict
– Read No Evil (1963) … Sam Benedict
– Accomplice (1963) … Sam Benedict
– Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie (1963) … Sam Benedict
See all 28 episodes »
 
1962 The Longest Day
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
 
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Thomas E. 'Tom' Gaddis
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Dutton Peabody
 
1962 Moon Pilot
McClosky aka 'Mac'
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Ollie Crown
– The Invisible Government (1961) … Ollie Crown
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Sid Williams
– Killer in the House (1961) … Sid Williams
 
1961 Man-Trap
Voice of Photographer (uncredited)
 
1961 The Great Impostor
Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
 
1960 Johnny Midnight (TV series)
Johnny Midnight
– The Ninth Doll (1960) … Johnny Midnight
– An Old-Fashioned Frame (1960) … Johnny Midnight
– A Taste of Curry (1960) … Johnny Midnight
– Award for Murder (1960) … Johnny Midnight
– Beyond Infamy (1960) … Johnny Midnight
See all 39 episodes »
 
1960 The 3rd Voice
The Voice (voice)
 
1960 The Last Voyage
Second Engineer Walsh
 
1957-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Marshal Ben Clark / Russ Andrews
– Lonesome Road (1959) … Marshal Ben Clark
– A Gun Is for Killing (1957) … Russ Andrews
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
Captain Sam Prado
– The Iron Captain (1959) … Captain Sam Prado
 
1959 The Ambitious One
Mike Buchanan
 
1959 Up Periscope
Commander Paul Stevenson
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Al Preston / Joe Ferguson / Roy Brenner
– The Blue Men (1959) … Roy Brenner
– The Male Animal (1958) … Joe Ferguson
– The Comedian (1957) … Al Preston
 
1958 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Big Jim Webber
– Coney Island Winter (1958) … Big Jim Webber
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Sgt. Miles Odeen
– Death Watch (1958) … Sgt. Miles Odeen
 
1953-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Captain Simpson / Jim Reardon / Rick Saunders
– The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) … Jim Reardon
– Tower Room 14-A (1957)
– The Net Draws Tight (1954) … Rick Saunders
– Lineman's Luck (1953)
– The Long Shot (1953) … Captain Simpson
 
1958 Sing Boy Sing
Joseph Sharkey
 
1958 The World Was His Jury
David Carson
 
1957 Stopover Tokyo
George Underwood
 
1957 The Big Land
Joe Jagger
 
1951-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Hal / Harry 'Steve' Morgan / Major Jepelo / …
– To Have and Have Not (1957) … Harry 'Steve' Morgan
– A Bell for Adano (1955) … Major Jepelo
– Five Star Final (1954) … Randall
– Lady of Suspicion (1953) … Mike Dixon
– Ceylon Treasure (1952) … Rorsford
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1956 The Girl Can't Help It
Marty 'Fats' Murdock
 
1956 The Rack
Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
 
1956 A Cry in the Night
Captain Dan Taggart
 
1954-1956 Climax! (TV series)
Joel Flint / Leo Waldek
– Figures in Clay (1956) … Leo Waldek
– An Error in Chemistry (1954) … Joel Flint
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Thaddeus Kubaczik
– A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956) … Thaddeus Kubaczik
 
1956 1984
Winston Smith
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Ray Ericson
– End of Flight (1955)
– Dark Stranger (1955) … Ray Ericson
 
1955 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Sidney
– The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel (1955) … Sidney
 
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues
Fran McCarg
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Duke Martin
– Old Em's Kentucky Home (1955) … Duke Martin
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Grizzled Old Prospector
– Episode #4.23 (1955) … Grizzled Old Prospector
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Clinton Sturgess
– Debt of Honor (1955) … Clinton Sturgess
 
1953-1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Captain Joyce
– Charlie C Company (1954) … Captain Joyce
– To Any Soldier (1953)
 
1954 The Barefoot Contessa
Oscar Muldoon
 
1954 Shield for Murder
Detective Lt. Barney Nolan
 
1954 The Shanghai Story
Dr. Dan Maynard
 
1953 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 (TV series)
– Ricochet (1953)
 
1952 The Turning Point
John Conroy
 
1952 Denver and Rio Grande
Jim Vesser
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
 
1951 Silver City
Larkin Moffatt
 
1951 Warpath
John Vickers
 
1951 Two of a Kind
Michael "Lefty" Farrell
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Ben Jordan
– Icebound (1951) … Ben Jordan
 
1951 The Redhead and the Cowboy
Maj. Dunn Jeffers
 
1950 Between Midnight and Dawn
Officer Dan Purvis
 
1950 The Admiral Was a Lady
Jimmy Stevens
 
1950 711 Ocean Drive
Mal Granger
 
1950 D.O.A.
Frank Bigelow
 
1950 Backfire
Steve Connelly
 
1949 White Heat
Hank Fallon / Vic Pardo
 
1949 Task Force
Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 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
 
1947 A Double Life
Bill Friend
 
1947 Brute Force
Inmate (uncredited)
 
1947 The Web
Bob Regan
 
1946 The Killers
Jim Riordan
 
1944 Winged Victory
Irving Miller (as Sgt. Edmond O'Brien)
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Tom Holliday
 
1942 Powder Town
J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
 
1942 Obliging Young Lady
'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
 
1941 Parachute Battalion
William Mayberry 'Bill' Burke
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Stephen Herrick
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gringoire
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1961 Man-Trap (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1956 The Girl Can't Help It (performer: "Rock Around the Rock Pile")
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
1996 The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1964-1965 Men in Crisis (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
– Halsey vs Yamamoto (1965)
– Grant vs Lee (1965)
– State vs Jimmy Walker (1965)
– Kennedy vs Khrushchev (1965)
– Castro vs Batista (1965)
See all 32 episodes »
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1957 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Award for Best Supporting Actor / Himself
– Look Magazine Movie Awards Show (1955) … Himself/Award for Best Supporting Actor
 
1954 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.8 (1954) … Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (short)
Himself
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.10 (1951) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.28 (1951) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Oscar Muldoon
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "White Heat")
 
1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Portrayed "Socrates" on location in Greece for Televisa. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Edmund O'Brien | Sgt. Edmond O'Brien

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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 financially for stars, the work becomes monotonous. No actor who plays himself is a happy person. See more »

Trivia:

Was original choice to play newspaper reporter Jackson Bentley in Lawrence of Arabia, but health problems forced him to turn down the role, which eventually went to Arthur Kennedy. See more »

Trademark:

Inquisitive demeanor, was often cast as writers and/or reporters See more »

Nickname:

Eddy See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo