Edmond O'Brien

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Sep 10, 1915
Died	May 09, 1985 (69)
Birthplace	New York City, New York, USA
Popularity	1 (history)
Updated	Jan 03, 2026
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 Ri ... chard Rust in the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict, which aired during the 1962-1963 television season.

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Filmography

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

as Pat Mullins

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)

99 and 44/100% Dead

1974

as Uncle Frank Kelly

Isn't It Shocking?

1973

as Justin Oates

Jigsaw

1972

as Det. Ed Burtelson

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

as George

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971

as Morton Stillman

River of Mystery

1971

as R.J. Twitchell

Dream No Evil

1970

as Timothy MacDonald

The Intruders

1970

as Col. William Bodeen

The Love God?

1969

as Osborn Tremaine

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Freddie Sykes

The Outsider

1967

as Marvin Bishop

The Doomsday Flight

1966

as The Man

Fantastic Voyage

1966

as General Carter

Synanon

1965

as Chuck Dederich

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

1965

as Jefferson Crowley

Sylvia

1965

as Oscar Stewart

The Hanged Man

1964

as Arnie Seeger

The Adventures of Gallegher

1964

as Jefferson Crowley

Seven Days in May

1964

as Sen. Raymond Clark

Rio Conchos

1964

as Col. Theron Pardee

Moon Pilot

1962

as McClosky aka 'Mac'

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Dutton Peabody

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Tom Gaddis

The Longest Day

1962

as Gen. Raymond D. Barton

The 3rd Voice

1960

as The Voice

The Great Impostor

1960

as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

The Last Voyage

1960

as Second Engineer Walsh

Up Periscope

1959

as Commander Paul Stevenson

The World Was His Jury

1958

as David Carson

Sing Boy Sing

1958

as Joseph Sharkey

Stopover Tokyo

1957

as George Underwood

The Comedian

1957

as Al Preston

The Big Land

1957

as Joe Jagger

1984

1956

as Winston Smith of the Outer Party

A Cry in the Night

1956

as Dan Taggart

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

as Marty 'Fats' Murdock

The Rack

1956

as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956

as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

as Fran McCarg

Shield for Murder

1954

as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

The Shanghai Story

1954

as Daniel Maynard

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

as Oscar Muldoon

Cow Country

1953

as Ben Anthony

The Hitch-Hiker

1953

as Roy Collins

China Venture

1953

as Capt. Matt Reardon

Man in the Dark

1953

as Steve Rawley

The Bigamist

1953

as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham

Julius Caesar

1953

as Casca

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

as Jim Vesser

The Turning Point

1952

as John Conroy

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

Silver City

1951

as Larkin Moffat

Warpath

1951

as John Vickers

Two of a Kind

1951

as Michael "Lefty" Farrell

The Redhead and The Cowboy

1951

as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)

711 Ocean Drive

1950

as Mal Granger

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950

as Jimmy Stevens

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950

as Officer Dan Purvis

Backfire

1950

as Steve Connolly

D.O.A.

1949

as Frank Bigelow

White Heat

1949

as Vic Pardo

Task Force

1949

as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)

Under Capricorn

1949

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fighter Squadron

1948

as Maj. Ed Hardin

For the Love of Mary

1948

as Lt. Tom Farrington

An Act of Murder

1948

as David Douglas

Another Part of the Forest

1948

as Benjamin Hubbard

The Web

1947

as Bob Regan

A Double Life

1947

as Bill Friend

Something in the Wind

1947

as Lt. Tom Farrington

The Killers

1946

as Jim Reardon

Winged Victory

1944

as Irving Miller

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

as Tom Holliday

Powder Town

1942

as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley

Parachute Battalion

1941

as William Mayberry Burke

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Stephen Herrick

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Gringoire

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Man-Trap

1961

Director

Shield for Murder

1954

Director

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Organization	Category	Movie
Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Separate Tables	Won

Sam Benedict

as Sam Benedict

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Crowley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Mission: Impossible

as Raymond Halder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Temperatures Rising

as Dr. Banning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

The High Chaparral

as Morgan MacQuarie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Virginian

as Thomas Manstead

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Lux Video Theatre

as Hal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Capt. Simpson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Joel Flint

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Russ Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Thaddeus Kubaczik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Jefferson Crowley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Lux Video Theatre

as Harry 'Steve' Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Playhouse 90

as Al Preston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Rick Saunders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jim Reardon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Mr. Protis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Rorsford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Mike Dixon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Randall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Maj. Jepelo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Ben Clark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Stage 7

as Clinton Sturges

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Name of the Game

as John Bergman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Streets of San Francisco

as Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

The Ford Television Theatre

as Capt. Joyce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Star and the Story

as Ray Ericson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1955

Climax!

as Leo Waldek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

It Takes a Thief

as Rocky McCauley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1968

McMillan & Wife

as Mr. Fontaine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Suspicion

as Sgt. Miles Odeen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Johnny Midnight

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jan 03, 1960

The Long, Hot Summer

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Playwrights '56

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1955

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

The Ford Television Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

The George Gobel Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1954

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

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2024	6	15	22	11
2024	7	16	23	9
2024	8	13	34	8
2024	9	7	15	2
2024	10	8	17	4
2024	11	8	15	3
2024	12	8	13	3
2025	1	10	18	5
2025	2	6	13	1
2025	3	5	9	1
2025	5	2	2	1
2025	6	1	1	1
2025	7	0	0	0
2025	8	1	2	0
2025	9	0	0	0
2025	10	0	1	0
2025	11	0	1	0
2025	12	0	1	0
2026	1	1	1	0

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