09/10/1915
New York City, New York, USA:
Edmond O’Brien (* 10. September 1915 in New York City; † 8. Mai 1985 in Inglewood, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der für seine Nebenrolle in dem Film Die barfüßige Gräfin sowohl mit einem Oscar wie auch mit einem Golden Globe Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Bereits im Teenageralter trat er mit Amateurgruppen auf Bühnen auf. Mit einem Collegestipendium studierte er Schauspiel an der Neighborhood Playhouse School in New York. Während er sich um Rollen bemühte, arbeitete er als Bankangestellter, ehe er über kleine Engagements in der Provinz an den Broadway kam. 1937 wurde er festes Mitglied bei den Mercury Players, einem Theaterensemble, das von Orson Welles geleitet wurde. Mit Welles trat er im Hörfunk und auf Theaterbühnen auf. Seine erste Filmrolle erhielt 1938 in Prison Break. Da O’Brien nicht dem gängigen Schönheitsideal der Filmindustrie entsprach, wurde er überwiegend in Nebenrollen besetzt. Er konnte sich als Charakterdarsteller profilieren und stellte in den von ihm dargestellten Hauptrollen zumeist Anti-Helden dar. Mit seiner Rolle als Presseagent in dem Film Die barfüßige Gräfin kam er zu Oscar-Ehren und war 1964 für Sieben Tage im Mai ein weiteres Mal für einen Oscar nominiert. Bei den Filmen Freibrief für Mord und Menschenfalle übernahm Edmond zusätzlich zu seinen Filmrollen auch die Regie. In den sechziger Jahren spielte er zunehmend auch Hauptrollen in Fernsehserien, unter anderem in Sam Benedict oder in The Long Hot Summer. Trotz schwerer Krankheit war er auch in den siebziger Jahren weiter beruflich tätig.
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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022) as Self - (archive footage) |
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The Other Side of the Wind (2018) as Pat Mullins |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Oscar Muldoon (archive footage) |
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White Heat: Top of the World (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) as Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage) |
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Déjà-Vu (2000) as |
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The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996) as Self (archive footage) |
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "White Heat") (archive footage) |
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99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) as Uncle Frank Kelly |
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Lucky Luciano (1973) as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger |
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Isn't It Shocking? (1973) as Justin Oates |
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They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) as George |
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Jigsaw (1972) as Det. Ed Burtelson |
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What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) as Morton Stillman |
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River of Mystery (1971) as R.J. Twitchell |
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The Intruders (1970) as Col. William Bodeen |
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Dream No Evil (1970) as Timothy MacDonald |
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The Love God? (1969) as Osborn Tremaine |
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The Wild Bunch (1969) as Freddie Sykes |
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The Outsider (1967) as Marvin Bishop |
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Peau d'espion (1967) as Sphax (publisher) |
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Le vicomte règle ses comptes (1967) as Ricco Barone |
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The Doomsday Flight (1966) as The Man |
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Fantastic Voyage (1966) as General Carter |
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The Further Adventures of Gallegher (1965) as Jefferson Crowley |
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Synanon (1965) as Chuck Dederich |
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Sylvia (1965) as Oscar Stewart |
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The Adventures of Gallegher (1965) as Jefferson Crowley |
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The Hanged Man (1964) as Arnie Seeger |
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Rio Conchos (1964) as Pardee |
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Seven Days in May (1964) as Sen. Raymond Clark |
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The Longest Day (1962) as Gen. Raymond D. Barton |
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) as Tom Gaddis |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Dutton Peabody |
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Moon Pilot (1962) as McClosky aka 'Mac' |
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The Great Impostor (1960) as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga |
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The 3rd Voice (1960) as The Voice |
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The Last Voyage (1960) as Second Engineer Walsh |
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L'Ambitieuse (1959) as Mike Buchanan |
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Up Periscope (1959) as Commander Paul Stevenson |
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Sing Boy Sing (1958) as Joseph Sharkey |
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The World Was His Jury (1958) as David Carson |
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Stopover Tokyo (1957) as George Underwood |
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The Big Land (1957) as Joe Jagger |
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The Comedian (1957) as Al Preston |
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The Girl Can't Help It (1956) as Marty 'Fats' Murdock |
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The Rack (1956) as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick |
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A Cry in the Night (1956) as Dan Taggart |
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D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) as Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer |
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A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956) as |
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1984 (1956) as Winston Smith of the Outer Party |
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Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) as Fran McCarg |
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Dark Stranger (1955) as Ray Ericson |
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The Barefoot Contessa (1954) as Oscar Muldoon |
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The Shanghai Story (1954) as Daniel Maynard |
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Shield for Murder (1954) as Det. Lt. Barney Nolan |
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The Bigamist (1953) as Harry Graham / Harrison Graham |
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China Venture (1953) as Capt. Matt Reardon |
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Julius Caesar (1953) as Casca |
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Cow Country (1953) as Ben Anthony |
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Man in the Dark (1953) as Steve Rawley |
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953) as Roy Collins |
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The Turning Point (1952) as John Conroy |
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Denver and Rio Grande (1952) as Jim Vesser |
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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Midway Barker at End (uncredited) |
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Silver City (1951) as Larkin Moffat |
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Warpath (1951) as John Vickers |
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Two of a Kind (1951) as Michael "Lefty" Farrell |
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The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer) |
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Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) as Officer Dan Purvis |
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The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) as Jimmy Stevens |
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711 Ocean Drive (1950) as Mal Granger |
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Backfire (1950) as Steve Connolly |
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D.O.A. (1949) as Frank Bigelow |
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Under Capricorn (1949) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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White Heat (1949) as Vic Pardo |
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Task Force (1949) as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited) |
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An Act of Murder (1948) as David Douglas |
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Fighter Squadron (1948) as Maj. Ed Hardin |
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For the Love of Mary (1948) as Lt. Tom Farrington |
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Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Benjamin Hubbard |
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A Double Life (1947) as Bill Friend |
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Something in the Wind (1947) as Lt. Tom Farrington |
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The Web (1947) as Bob Regan |
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The Killers (1946) as Jim Reardon |
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Winged Victory (1944) as Irving Miller |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) as Tom Holliday |
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Powder Town (1942) as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant |
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Obliging Young Lady (1942) as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley |
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Parachute Battalion (1941) as William Mayberry Burke |
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Stephen Herrick |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Gringoire |
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Man-Trap (1961) Director |
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Shield for Murder (1954) Director |