Edmond O'Brien

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

Mission: Impossible

The Virginian

Robert Montgomery Presents

Climax!

Climax!

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

All Movies (90)

• Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022 · as Self - (archive footage)
• The Other Side of the Wind2018 · as Pat Mullins
• Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010 · as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
• White Heat: Top of the World2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Déjà-Vu2000
• The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
• 99 and 44/100% Dead1974 · as Uncle Frank Kelly
• Lucky Luciano1973 · as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
• Isn't It Shocking?1973 · as Justin Oates
• They Only Kill Their Masters1972 · as George
• Jigsaw1972 · as Det. Ed Burtelson
• What's a Nice Girl Like You...?1971 · as Morton Stillman
• River of Mystery1971 · as R.J. Twitchell
• The Intruders1970 · as Col. William Bodeen
• Dream No Evil1970 · as Timothy MacDonald
• The Love God?1969 · as Osborn Tremaine
• The Wild Bunch1969 · as Freddie Sykes
• The Outsider1967 · as Marvin Bishop
• To Commit a Murder1967 · as Sphax (publisher)
• The Viscount1967 · as Ricco Barone
• The Doomsday Flight1966 · as The Man
• Fantastic Voyage1966 · as General Carter
• The Further Adventures of Gallegher1965 · as Jefferson Crowley
• Synanon1965 · as Chuck Dederich
• Sylvia1965 · as Oscar Stewart
• The Hanged Man1964 · as Arnie Seeger
• Rio Conchos1964 · as Pardee
• Seven Days in May1964 · as Sen. Raymond Clark
• The Longest Day1962 · as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
• Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · as Tom Gaddis
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962 · as Dutton Peabody
• Moon Pilot1962 · as McClosky aka 'Mac'
• The Great Impostor1960 · as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
• The 3rd Voice1960 · as The Voice
• The Last Voyage1960 · as Second Engineer Walsh
• The Ambitious One1959 · as Mike Buchanan
• Up Periscope1959 · as Commander Paul Stevenson
• Sing Boy Sing1958 · as Joseph Sharkey
• The World Was His Jury1958 · as David Carson
• Stopover Tokyo1957 · as George Underwood
• The Big Land1957 · as Joe Jagger
• The Comedian1957 · as Al Preston
• The Girl Can't Help It1956 · as Marty 'Fats' Murdock
• The Rack1956 · as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
• A Cry in the Night1956 · as Dan Taggart
• D-Day the Sixth of June1956 · as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
• A Ticket for Thaddeus1956
• 19841956 · as Winston Smith of the Outer Party
• Pete Kelly's Blues1955 · as Fran McCarg
• Dark Stranger1955 · as Ray Ericson
• The Barefoot Contessa1954 · as Oscar Muldoon
• The Shanghai Story1954 · as Daniel Maynard
• Shield for Murder1954 · as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan
• The Bigamist1953 · as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
• China Venture1953 · as Capt. Matt Reardon
• Julius Caesar1953 · as Casca
• Cow Country1953 · as Ben Anthony
• Man in the Dark1953 · as Steve Rawley
• The Hitch-Hiker1953 · as Roy Collins
• The Turning Point1952 · as John Conroy
• Denver and Rio Grande1952 · as Jim Vesser
• The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
• Silver City1951 · as Larkin Moffat
• Warpath1951 · as John Vickers
• Two of a Kind1951 · as Michael "Lefty" Farrell
• The Redhead and the Cowboy1951 · as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
• Between Midnight and Dawn1950 · as Officer Dan Purvis
• The Admiral Was a Lady1950 · as Jimmy Stevens
• 711 Ocean Drive1950 · as Mal Granger
• Backfire1950 · as Steve Connolly
• D.O.A.1949 · as Frank Bigelow
• Under Capricorn1949 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• White Heat1949 · as Vic Pardo
• Task Force1949 · as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
• An Act of Murder1948 · as David Douglas
• Fighter Squadron1948 · as Maj. Ed Hardin
• For the Love of Mary1948 · as Lt. Tom Farrington
• Another Part of the Forest1948 · as Benjamin Hubbard
• A Double Life1947 · as Bill Friend
• Something in the Wind1947 · as Lt. Tom Farrington
• The Web1947 · as Bob Regan
• The Killers1946 · as Jim Reardon
• Winged Victory1944 · as Irving Miller
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943 · as Tom Holliday
• Powder Town1942 · as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
• Parachute Battalion1941 · as William Mayberry Burke
• A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · as Stephen Herrick
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Gringoire

All TV Shows (49)

• Police Story1973
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
• Temperatures Rising1972 · as Dr. Banning
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Mr. Fontaine
• The Name of the Game1968 · as John Bergman
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Rocky McCauley
• The High Chaparral1967 · as Morgan MacQuarie
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Raymond Halder
• The Long, Hot Summer1965
• The Adventures of Gallegher1965 · as Jefferson Crowley
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963
• Breaking Point1963
• The Virginian1962 · as Thomas Manstead
• Sam Benedict1962 · as Sam Benedict
• Target: The Corruptors!1961
• Johnny Midnight1960
• Laramie1959
• Suspicion1957 · as Sgt. Miles Odeen
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Russ Andrews
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Marshal Ben Clark
• Playhouse 901956 · as Al Preston
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Thaddeus Kubaczik
• Playwrights '561955
• The Star and the Story1955 · as Ray Ericson
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Jefferson Crowley
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Crowley
• Climax!1954 · as Joel Flint
• Climax!1954 · as Leo Waldek
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Ford Television Theatre1952
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Capt. Joyce
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Capt. Simpson
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Rick Saunders
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Jim Reardon
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Grizzled Old Prospector
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Self
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Hal
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Harry 'Steve' Morgan
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mr. Protis
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Rorsford
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mike Dixon
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Randall
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Maj. Jepelo
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Stage 7— · as Clinton Sturges