Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

September 10, 1915 · 111 years old

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…

Known For

28 titles
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The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969 · 2h 15m · Movie

An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.

7.9
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · 2h 3m · Movie

A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.

8.1
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White Heat

White Heat

1949 · 1h 54m · Movie

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.

8.1
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The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018 · 2h 2m · Movie

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his 70th birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead...

7.2
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The Killers

The Killers

1946 · 1h 43m · Movie

Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

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Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

1966 · 1h 40m · Movie

When a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.

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Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 · 2h 27m · Movie

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

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Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · 1h 58m · Movie

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

7.8
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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · 2h 0m · Movie

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

7.2
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The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954 · 2h 8m · Movie

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry Dawes, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

6.9
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 · 1h 56m · Movie

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

7.8
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The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

1953 · 1h 11m · Movie

Two friends pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.

6.9
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The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953 · 1h 20m · Movie

A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.

6.8
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1984

1984

1956 · 1h 30m · Movie

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

6.9
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The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

1956 · 1h 38m · Movie

A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airhead girlfriend a singing star.

6.8
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A Double Life

A Double Life

1947 · 1h 44m · Movie

A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.

6.9
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Rio Conchos

Rio Conchos

1964 · 1h 47m · Movie

A former Confederate officer and a Mexican try to prevent a former Confederate colonel from selling stolen rifles to renegade Apaches in Mexico.

6.6
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The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952 · 1h 25m · Movie

Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.

6.8
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D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956 · 1h 46m · Movie

En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

5.9
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Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

1954 · 1h 22m · Movie

When a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he finds he must kill again to cover his tracks.

6.8
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Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

1973 · 1h 45m · Movie

Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.

6.4
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Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955 · 1h 35m · Movie

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

6.3
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The Web

The Web

1947 · 1h 27m · Movie

An attorney acting as a body guard, apparently kills a man in defense of his employer's life, and later believes the victim was set up to be murdered.

7.1
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Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

1953 · 1h 10m · Movie

Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.

6.2
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Warpath

Warpath

1951 · 1h 35m · Movie

John Vickers joins Custer's cavalry regiment seeking private revenge.

6.1
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For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

1948 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

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Man-Trap

Man-Trap

1961 · 1h 33m · Movie

Two Korean War veterans re-unite to pull off a heist at a San Francisco airport but find themselves running for their lives.

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Get Off My Back

Get Off My Back

1965 · 1h 45m · Movie

Chuck Dederich, a recovering alcoholic, founds Synanon House, a rehabilitation center for people with all kinds of addictions.

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