Directed credits
3
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Edmond O'Brien
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 1All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 8254
IMDb ID: nm0639529
Known for: Acting
Born: September 10, 1915
Died: May 9, 1985
Age: 69
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2022
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q119935
Also known as
Edmund O'Brien • Edmond Joseph O'Brien • ادموند اوبراین
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Director (3)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Edmond O'Brien.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Edmond O'Brien.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Edmond O'Brien.
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Dutton Peabody
1962 Movie
7.7
White Heat
as Vic Pardo
1949 Movie
7.6
The Longest Day
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
1962 Movie
7.6
The Wild Bunch
as Freddie Sykes
1969 Movie
7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Tom Gaddis
1962 Movie
7.4
The Killers
as Jim Reardon
1946 Movie
7.3
Seven Days in May
as Sen. Raymond Clark
1964 Movie
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Gringoire
1939 Movie
7.1
Julius Caesar
as Casca
1953 Movie
6.9
D.O.A.
as Frank Bigelow
1949 Movie
6.8
The Hitch-Hiker
as Roy Collins
1953 Movie
6.8
The Barefoot Contessa
as Oscar Muldoon
1954 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Edmond O'Brien.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Edmond O'Brien.
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Gringoire
1939 Movie
7.6
The Longest Day
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
1962 Movie
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Dutton Peabody
1962 Movie
6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
1982 Movie
Jigsaw
as Det. Ed Burtelson
1972 Movie
7.6
The Wild Bunch
as Freddie Sykes
1969 Movie
7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Tom Gaddis
1962 Movie
7.7
White Heat
as Vic Pardo
1949 Movie
6.3
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
1952 Movie
6.8
The Barefoot Contessa
as Oscar Muldoon
1954 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Edmond O'Brien.
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Raymond Halder • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Grizzled Old Prospector • 1 eps
1951 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Russ Andrews • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Thomas Manstead • 1 eps
1962 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Joel Flint • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 3 eps
1953 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
1 eps
1950 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as John Bergman • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.6
The High Chaparral
as Morgan MacQuarie • 1 eps
1967 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Edmond O'Brien.
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
as Pat Mullins
2018 Movie
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)
2010 Movie
7.5
White Heat: Top of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)
2004 Movie
7.0
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
as Self (archive footage)
1996 Movie
6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
1982 Movie
4.9
99 and 44/100% Dead
as Uncle Frank Kelly
1974 Movie
6.3
Lucky Luciano
as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
1973 Movie
6.1
Isn't It Shocking?
as Justin Oates
1973 Movie
4.9
They Only Kill Their Masters
as George
1972 Movie
Jigsaw
as Det. Ed Burtelson
1972 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Edmond O'Brien.
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.0
Temperatures Rising
as Dr. Banning • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.9
McMillan & Wife
as Mr. Fontaine • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as John Bergman • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.2
It Takes a Thief
as Rocky McCauley • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.6
The High Chaparral
as Morgan MacQuarie • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Raymond Halder • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.2
Breaking Point
1 eps
1963 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Thomas Manstead • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
Sam Benedict
as Sam Benedict • 28 eps
1962 Series
3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
1961 Series