Edmond O'Brien

American actor (1915–1985)

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Born: 1915-09-10
Died: 1985-05-09
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D-Day, the Sixth of June

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Acting · New York City, New York, USA

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

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)2022
The Other Side of the Wind — Pat Mullins2018
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)2010
White Heat: Top of the World — Self (archive footage)2005
Déjà-Vu2000
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage — Self (archive footage)1996

Article

Eamon Joseph O'Brien (Irish: Éamonn Ó Briain; September 10, 1915 – May 8, 1985), known professionally as Edmond O'Brien, was an American actor of stage, screen, and television, and film director. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he won an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Photoplay Awards, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

O'Brien was both leading man and a character actor of American cinema, with his co-starring performances in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Seven Days in May (1964) each earning him the nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; he won for his role in The Barefoot Contessa. His other notable films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Killers (1946), A Double Life (1947), White Heat (1949), D.O.A. (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Julius Caesar (1953), 1984 (1956), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Wild Bunch (1969), and The Other Side of the Wind (2018).