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Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien, with his birth name being Eamon Joseph O'Brien, was an American actor of stage, screen, and television, and film director whose career spanned almost four decades. He was both a leading man and a character actor in American cinema. His notable film appearances include hits like 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1939), 'Seven Days in May' (1964), and 'The Other Side of the Wind' (2018). His learnings from his early days, doing magic shows for children and his keen interest in acting led him to Fordham University and then to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre on a scholarship. He devoted his talents to a range of genres, from noir thrillers to westerns to political dramas. He shifted between lead and supporting roles, winning an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and earning two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
O'Brien was also known by his last name spelled backward, Neirbo the Great. Losing his father at an early age, he built an impressive array of skills, and despite fluctuations in his weight and transitioning to character roles, he was able to maintain his steady presence on screen. In his film career, O'Brien shone in genre-defining film noirs and managed to evolve with the industry, shifting to television with relative ease. He transitioned from an actor to a director, even launching his production company, O'Brien-Frazen. Despite struggling with Alzheimer's disease in his later years, he left a permanent mark on Hollywood cinema.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Eamon Joseph O'Brien
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: U.S.
Birthday: September 10, 1915
Occupations: Actor, Film Director
Years Active: 1936-1974
Children: 3
Spouses: Nancy Kelly, Olga San Juan
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Awards and Nominations Received by Edmond O'Brien
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Seven Days in MayMovies Featuring Edmond O'Brien
The Barefoot Contessa
The Wild Bunch
The Other Side of the Wind
Birdman of Alcatraz
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Great Impostor
Seven Days in May
Fantastic Voyage
White Heat
White Heat: Top of the World
To Commit a Murder
The Admiral Was a Lady
The Killers
Synanon
The Bigamist
Sylvia
The Last Voyage
Man-Trap
The Rack
Julius Caesar
Moon Pilot
A Double Life
Silver City
711 Ocean Drive
For the Love of Mary
An Act of Murder
They Only Kill Their Masters
The Comedian
Between Midnight and Dawn
Warpath
Isn’t It Shocking?
Lucky Luciano
Task Force
The Turning Point
Something in the Wind
The Big Land
Backfire
The Redhead and The Cowboy
The Hanged Man
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Up Periscope
The Love God?
Man in the Dark
What’s a Nice Girl Like You…?
Stopover Tokyo
D-Day the Sixth of June
Parachute Battalion
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
China Venture
The Intruders
Shield for Murder
The Web
Denver and Rio Grande
The Girl Can’t Help It
Powder Town
Rio Conchos
1984
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Winged Victory
The Doomsday Flight
D.O.A.
Fighter Squadron
Pete Kelly’s Blues
99 and 44/100% Dead
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Dream No Evil
Career Timeline
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1956
The Rack
Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
D-Day the Sixth of June
Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
The Girl Can’t Help It
Marty 'Fats' Murdock
1984
Winston Smith of the Outer Party
1953
The Bigamist
Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
Julius Caesar
Casca
Man in the Dark
Steve Rawley
China Venture
Capt. Matt Reardon
1951
Silver City
Larkin Moffat
Warpath
John Vickers
The Redhead and The Cowboy
Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
1950
The Admiral Was a Lady
Jimmy Stevens
711 Ocean Drive
Mal Granger
Between Midnight and Dawn
Officer Dan Purvis
Backfire
Steve Connolly
1949
White Heat
Task Force
Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)
D.O.A.
Frank Bigelow
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