ACTOR
Edmond O'Brien
Known for Mission: Impossible
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Sep 10, 1915
- Died
- May 9, 1985
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Hunchback of Notre DameGringoire
1939
A Girl, a Guy, and a GobStephen Herrick
1941
Parachute BattalionWilliam Mayberry Burke
1941
Obliging Young Lady'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
1942
Powder TownJ. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
1942
The Amazing Mrs. HollidayTom Holliday
1943
Winged VictoryIrving Miller
1944
The KillersJim Reardon
1946
A Double LifeBill Friend
1947
Something in the WindLt. Tom Farrington
1947
The WebBob Regan
1947
An Act of MurderDavid Douglas
1948
Another Part of the ForestBenjamin Hubbard
1948
Fighter SquadronMaj. Ed Hardin
1948
For the Love of MaryLt. Tom Farrington
1948
D.O.A.Frank Bigelow
1949
Task ForceRadio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
1949
Under CapricornNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949
White HeatVic Pardo
1949
711 Ocean DriveMal Granger
1950
BackfireSteve Connolly
1950
Between Midnight and DawnOfficer Dan Purvis
1950
The Admiral Was a LadyJimmy Stevens
1950
Silver CityLarkin Moffat
1951
The Redhead and the CowboyMaj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
1951
Two of a KindMichael "Lefty" Farrell
1951
WarpathJohn Vickers
1951
Denver and Rio GrandeJim Vesser
1952
The Greatest Show on EarthMidway Barker at End (uncredited)
1952
The Turning PointJohn Conroy
1952
China VentureCapt. Matt Reardon
1953
Cow CountryBen Anthony
1953
Julius CaesarCasca
1953
Man in the DarkSteve Rawley
1953
The BigamistHarry Graham / Harrison Graham
1953
The Hitch-HikerRoy Collins
1953
Shield for MurderDet. Lt. Barney Nolan
1954Shield for MurderDirector
1954
The Barefoot ContessaOscar Muldoon
1954
The Shanghai StoryDaniel Maynard
1954
Dark StrangerRay Ericson
1955
Pete Kelly's BluesFran McCarg
1955
1984Winston Smith of the Outer Party
1956
A Cry in the NightDan Taggart
1956
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956
D-Day the Sixth of JuneLt. Col. Alexander Timmer
1956
The Girl Can't Help ItMarty 'Fats' Murdock
1956
The RackLt. Col. Frank Wasnick
1956
Stopover TokyoGeorge Underwood
1957
The Big LandJoe Jagger
1957
The ComedianAl Preston
1957
Sing Boy SingJoseph Sharkey
1958
The World Was His JuryDavid Carson
1958
The Ambitious OneMike Buchanan
1959
Up PeriscopeCommander Paul Stevenson
1959
The 3rd VoiceThe Voice
1960
The Great ImpostorCapt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
1960
The Last VoyageSecond Engineer Walsh
1960
Man-TrapDirector
1961
Birdman of AlcatrazTom Gaddis
1962
Moon PilotMcClosky aka 'Mac'
1962
The Longest DayGen. Raymond D. Barton
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceDutton Peabody
1962
Rio ConchosPardee
1964
Seven Days in MaySen. Raymond Clark
1964
The Hanged ManArnie Seeger
1964
SylviaOscar Stewart
1965
SynanonChuck Dederich
1965
The Further Adventures of GallegherJefferson Crowley
1965
Fantastic VoyageGeneral Carter
1966
The Doomsday FlightThe Man
1966
The OutsiderMarvin Bishop
1967
The ViscountRicco Barone
1967
To Commit a MurderSphax (publisher)
1967
The Love God?Osborn Tremaine
1969
The Wild BunchFreddie Sykes
1969
Dream No EvilTimothy MacDonald
1970
The IntrudersCol. William Bodeen
1970
River of MysteryR.J. Twitchell
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Morton Stillman
1971
JigsawDet. Ed Burtelson
1972
They Only Kill Their MastersGeorge
1972
Isn't It Shocking?Justin Oates
1973
Lucky LucianoCommissioner Harry J. Anslinger
1973
99 and 44/100% DeadUncle Frank Kelly
1974
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "White Heat") (archive footage)
1982
The Wild Bunch: An Album in MontageSelf (archive footage)
1996D
Déjà-Vu
2000WH
White Heat: Top of the WorldSelf (archive footage)
2005
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffOscar Muldoon (archive footage)
2010
The Other Side of the WindPat Mullins
2018
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2022Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
Lux Video TheatreHal · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreHarry 'Steve' Morgan · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreMr. Protis · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreRorsford · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreMike Dixon · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreRandall · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreMaj. Jepelo · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents1 eps
1950
The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCapt. Simpson · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars3 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRick Saunders · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJim Reardon · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDirector
1951
The Red Skelton ShowGrizzled Old Prospector · 1 eps
1951The Red Skelton ShowSelf · 1 eps
1951
The Ford Television Theatre1 eps
1952The Ford Television TheatreCapt. Joyce · 1 eps
1952
The OscarsSelf · 3 eps
1953
Climax!Joel Flint · 1 eps
1954Climax!Leo Waldek · 1 eps
1954TG
The George Gobel ShowSelf · 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyJefferson Crowley · 1 eps
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyCrowley · 3 eps
1954P'
Playwrights '561 eps
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseThaddeus Kubaczik · 1 eps
1955
The Star and the StoryRay Ericson · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreRuss Andrews · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshal Ben Clark · 1 eps
1956
Playhouse 90Al Preston · 1 eps
1956
SuspicionSgt. Miles Odeen · 1 eps
1957
Laramie1 eps
1959
Johnny Midnight39 eps
1960
Target: The Corruptors!1 eps
1961
Sam BenedictSam Benedict · 28 eps
1962
The VirginianThomas Manstead · 1 eps
1962
Breaking Point1 eps
1963TG
The Greatest Show on Earth1 eps
1963
The Adventures of GallegherJefferson Crowley · 3 eps
1965
The Long, Hot Summer26 eps
1965
Mission: ImpossibleRaymond Halder · 1 eps
1966
The High ChaparralMorgan MacQuarie · 1 eps
1967
It Takes a ThiefRocky McCauley · 1 eps
1968
The Name of the GameJohn Bergman · 1 eps
1968
McMillan & WifeMr. Fontaine · 1 eps
1971
Temperatures RisingDr. Banning · 1 eps
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoOfficer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD · 1 eps
1972
Police Story1 eps
1973S7
Stage 7Clinton Sturges · 1 eps
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