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Edmond O'Brien |
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10th September 1915 |
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New York, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A..
Born in New York, New York, O'Brien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a career as a highly regarded supporting actor.
He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and was also nominated for his role in Seven Days in May (1964).
His other notable films include White Heat (1949), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Longest Day (1964), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also appeared extensively in television.
He was married and divorced from actresses Nancy Kelly and Olga San Juan. San Juan was the mother of his three children, including actors Maria O'Brien and Brendan O'Brien.
He died in Inglewood, California of Alzheimer's Disease and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Edmond O'Brien has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1725 Vine Street, and a second star at 6523 Hollywood Blvd. for his contribution to the television industry.
Filmography
- 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
- Lucky Luciano (1974)
- They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
- The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
- Dream No Evil (1970)
- The Love God? (1969)
- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Le Vicomte règle ses comptes (1967)
- Peau d'espion (1967)
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Synanon (1965)
- Sylvia (1965)
- Rio Conchos (1964)
- Seven Days in May (1964)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Moon Pilot (1962)
- Man-Trap (1961)
- The Great Impostor (1961)
- The 3rd Voice (1960)
- The Last Voyage (1960)
- Up Periscope (1959)
- L’ Ambitieuse (1959)
- Sing, Boy, Sing (1958)
- The World Was His Jury (1958)
- Stopover Tokyo (1957)
- The Big Land (1957)
- The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
- The Rack (1956)
- 1984 (1956)
- A Cry in the Night (1956)
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
- The Shanghai Story (1954)
- Shield for Murder (1954)
- The Bigamist (1953)
- China Venture (1953)
- Julius Caesar (1953)
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
- Cow Country (1953)
- Man in the Dark (1953)
- The Turning Point (1952)
- Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- Warpath (1951)
- Two of a Kind (1951)
- The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
- The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)
- Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
- 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
- D.O.A. (1950)
- Backfire (1950)
- White Heat (1949)
- Task Force (1949) (voice)
- An Act of Murder (1948)
- Fighter Squadron (1948)
- For the Love of Mary (1948)
- Another Part of the Forest (1948)
- A Double Life (1947)
- The Web (1947)
- The Killers (1946)
- Winged Victory (1944)
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
- Powder Town (1942)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942)
- Parachute Battalion (1941)
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- Prison Break (1938) extra role
External link
- Edmond O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
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