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D.O.A. (1950) -- Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 22 -- Al Mundy gets in deep trouble with a crime syndicate when an old-time safecracker he has hired steals a diamond.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) -- Clip: You didn't kill Liberty Valance
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) -- A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
D.O.A. (1950) -- Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.

Overview

Date of Birth:
10 September 1915, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
9 May 1985, Inglewood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors... more
Trivia:
Was original choice to play newspaper reporter Jackson Bentley in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Rare Movie Alert! "Rio Conchos" On Fox Movie Channel Today At 2:00 Pm (Est)
 (From CinemaRetro. 6 August 2009, 9:45 PM, PDT)
Hollywood Producer Haggiag Dies
 (From WENN. 4 March 2009, 8:10 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Edmund O'Brien | Sgt. Edmond O'Brien

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) .... Uncle Frank Kelly
    ... aka Call Harry Crown (UK)
  2. "Police Story" .... Frank Modeer (1 episode, 1974)
        - Chain of Command (1974) TV episode .... Frank Modeer
  3. Lucky Luciano (1973) (as Edmund O'Brien) .... Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
    ... aka A proposito Lucky Luciano (Italy)
    ... aka Lucky Luciano (France)
    ... aka Re: Lucky Luciano (International: English title)
  4. Isn't It Shocking? (1973) (TV) .... Justin Oates
  5. "Temperatures Rising" .... Dr. Banning (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Super Doc (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Banning
  6. They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) .... George (liquor store owner)
  7. "McMillan & Wife" .... Mr. Fontaine (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - Cop of the Year (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Fontaine
  8. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) TV episode .... Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD
  9. Jigsaw (1972) (TV) .... Det. Ed Burtelson
    ... aka Man on the Move (USA: reissue title)
  10. "Cade's County" .... Clint Pritchard (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Brothers (1972) TV episode .... Clint Pritchard
  11. The Other Side of the Wind (1972) .... Pat
  12. What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) (TV) .... Morton Stillman
  13. River of Mystery (1971) (TV) .... R.J. Twitchell
  14. "The High Chaparral" .... Morgan MacQuarie (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Hostage (1971) TV episode .... Morgan MacQuarie
  15. "The Name of the Game" .... Bergman (1 episode, 1971)
        - LA 2017 (1971) TV episode .... Bergman
  16. "The Young Lawyers" .... MacGillicuddy (1 episode, 1970)
        - MacGillicuddy Always Was a Pain in the Neck (1970) TV episode .... MacGillicuddy
  17. The Intruders (1970) (TV) .... Col. William Bodeen
  18. "Insight" (1 episode, 1970)
        - The 7 Minute Life of James Houseworthy (1970) TV episode
  19. Dream No Evil (1970) .... Timothy MacDonald
    ... aka Now I Lay Me Down to Die
    ... aka The Faith Healer (USA: alternative title)

  20. "The Bold Ones: The Protectors" .... Warden Millbank (1 episode, 1969)
        - If I Should Wake Before I Die (1969) TV episode .... Warden Millbank
  21. The Love God? (1969) .... Osborn Tremaine (end credits: Osborn Tremain)
  22. The Wild Bunch (1969) .... Freddie Sykes
  23. "It Takes a Thief" .... Rocky McCauley (1 episode, 1969)
        - Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby (1969) TV episode .... Rocky McCauley
  24. "Mission: Impossible" .... Raymond Halder (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Counterfeiter (1968) TV episode .... Raymond Halder
  25. Flesh and Blood (1968) (TV) .... Harry
  26. The Outsider (1967) (TV) .... Marvin Bishop
  27. "The Virginian" .... Thomas Manstead (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Ah Sing vs. Wyoming (1967) TV episode .... Thomas Manstead
  28. Peau d'espion (1967) .... Sphax (publisher)
    ... aka To Commit a Murder (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Congiura di spie (Italy)
    ... aka Der grausame Job (West Germany)
  29. Le vicomte règle ses comptes (1967) (unconfirmed)
    ... aka Atraco al hampa (Spain)
    ... aka The Viscount
    ... aka The Viscount: Furto alla banca mondiale (Italy)
  30. The Doomsday Flight (1966) (TV) .... The Madman
  31. Fantastic Voyage (1966) .... General Carter
    ... aka Microscopia
    ... aka Strange Journey
  32. "The Long, Hot Summer" .... 'Boss' Will Varner (13 episodes, 1965)
        - The Return of the Quicks (1965) TV episode .... 'Boss' Will Varner
        - Nor Hell a Fury (1965) TV episode .... 'Boss' Will Varner
        - Hunter to the Wind (1965) TV episode .... 'Boss' Will Varner
        - Bitter Harvest (1965) TV episode .... 'Boss' Will Varner
        - The Desperate Innocent (1965) TV episode .... 'Boss' Will Varner
          (8 more)
  33. "Disneyland" .... Crowley / ... (6 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall (1965) TV episode .... Jefferson Crowley
        - The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Big Swindle (1965) TV episode .... Jefferson Crowley
        - The Further Adventures of Gallegher: A Case of Murder (1965) TV episode .... Crowley
        - The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 3 (1965) TV episode .... Crowley
        - The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 2 (1965) TV episode .... Crowley
          (1 more)
  34. Synanon (1965) .... Chuck Dederich
    ... aka Get Off My Back
  35. Sylvia (1965) .... Oscar Stewart
  36. The Hanged Man (1964) (TV) .... Arnie Seeger
  37. Rio Conchos (1964) .... Col. Theron 'Gray Fox' Pardee
  38. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Buck Denholt (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Color of Sunset (1964) TV episode .... Buck Denholt
  39. "Breaking Point" .... Roger Conning (1 episode, 1964)
        - Tide of Darkness (1964) TV episode .... Roger Conning
  40. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Mike O'Kelley (1 episode, 1964)
        - Clancy (1964) TV episode .... Mike O'Kelley
  41. Seven Days in May (1964) .... Sen. Raymond Clark
  42. "Sam Benedict" .... Sam Benedict / ... (28 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Season for Vengeance (1963) TV episode .... Sam Benedict
        - Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963) TV episode .... Sam Benedict
        - Read No Evil (1963) TV episode .... Sam Benedict
        - Accomplice (1963) TV episode .... Sam Benedict
        - Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie (1963) TV episode .... Charlie Dunphie
          (23 more)
  43. The Longest Day (1962) .... Gen. Raymond D. Barton
  44. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) .... Thomas E. 'Tom' Gaddis
  45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Dutton Peabody
  46. Moon Pilot (1962) .... McClosky aka 'Mac'
  47. "Target: The Corruptors" .... Ollie Crown (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Invisible Government (1961) TV episode .... Ollie Crown
  48. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Sid Williams (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Killer in the House (1961) TV episode .... Sid Williams
  49. Man-Trap (1961) (uncredited) .... Voice of Photographer
  50. The Great Impostor (1961) .... Captain Glover - HMCS Cayuga
  51. The 3rd Voice (1960) .... The Voice
  52. The Last Voyage (1960) .... Second Engineer Walsh
  53. "Johnny Midnight" (1960) TV series .... Johnny Midnight

  54. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Marshal Ben Clark / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Lonesome Road (1959) TV episode .... Marshal Ben Clark
        - A Gun Is for Killing (1957) TV episode .... Russ Andrews
  55. "Laramie" .... Captain Sam Prado (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Iron Captain (1959) TV episode .... Captain Sam Prado
  56. L'ambitieuse (1959) .... Mike Buchanan
    ... aka The Ambitious One (USA)
    ... aka The Climbers (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Dispossessed (UK)
    ... aka The Restless and the Damned (USA)
  57. Up Periscope (1959) .... Commander Paul Stevenson
  58. "Playhouse 90" .... Al Preston / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - The Blue Men (1959) TV episode .... Roy Brenner
        - The Male Animal (1958) TV episode .... Joe Ferguson
        - The Comedian (1957) TV episode .... Al Preston
  59. "Lux Playhouse" .... Big Jim Webber (1 episode, 1958)
        - Coney Island Winter (1958) TV episode .... Big Jim Webber
  60. "Suspicion" .... Sgt. Miles Odeen (1 episode, 1958)
        - Death Watch (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Miles Odeen
  61. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Jim Reardon (5 episodes, 1953-1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) TV episode .... Jim Reardon
        - Tower Room 14-A (1957) TV episode
        - The Net Draws Tight (1954) TV episode
        - Lineman's Luck (1953) TV episode
        - The Long Shot (1953) TV episode
  62. Sing Boy Sing (1958) .... Joseph Sharkey
  63. The World Was His Jury (1958) .... David Carson
  64. Stopover Tokyo (1957) .... George Underwood
  65. The Big Land (1957) .... Joe Jagger
    ... aka Stampeded (UK)
  66. The Comedian (1957) (TV) .... Al Preston
  67. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Major Jepelo / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - To Have and Have Not (1957) TV episode
        - A Bell for Adano (1955) TV episode .... Major Jepelo
        - Five Star Final (1954) TV episode .... Randall
        - Lady of Suspicion (1953) TV episode
        - Ceylon Treasure (1952) TV episode
          (2 more)
  68. The Girl Can't Help It (1956) .... Marty 'Fats' Murdock
  69. The Rack (1956) .... Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
  70. A Cry in the Night (1956) .... Dan Taggart
  71. "Climax!" .... Joel Flint / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Figures in Clay (1956) TV episode .... Leo Waldek
        - An Error in Chemistry (1954) TV episode .... Joel Flint
  72. D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) .... Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
  73. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Thaddeus Kubaczik (1 episode, 1956)
        - A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956) TV episode .... Thaddeus Kubaczik
  74. 1984 (1956) .... Winston Smith
  75. "The Star and the Story" .... Ray Ericson (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
        - End of Flight (1955) TV episode
        - Dark Stranger (1955) TV episode .... Ray Ericson
  76. "Playwrights '56" .... Sidney (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel (1955) TV episode .... Sidney
  77. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) .... Fran McCarg
  78. "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Duke Martin (1 episode, 1955)
        - Old Em's Kentucky Home (1955) TV episode .... Duke Martin
  79. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Grizzled Old Prospector (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode #4.23 (1955) TV episode .... Grizzled Old Prospector
  80. "Stage 7" .... Clinton Sturgess (1 episode, 1955)
        - Debt of Honor (1955) TV episode .... Clinton Sturgess
  81. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Captain Joyce (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Charlie C Company (1954) TV episode .... Captain Joyce
        - To Any Soldier (1953) TV episode
  82. The Barefoot Contessa (1954) .... Oscar Muldoon
    ... aka La contessa scalza (Italy)
  83. Shield for Murder (1954) .... Det. Lt. Barney Nolan
  84. The Shanghai Story (1954) .... Dr. Dan Maynard
  85. The Bigamist (1953) .... Harry Graham/Harrison Graham
  86. China Venture (1953) .... Capt. Matt Reardon
  87. Julius Caesar (1953) .... Casca
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
  88. Cow Country (1953) .... Ben Anthony
  89. Man in the Dark (1953) .... Steve Rawley
    ... aka The Man Who Lived Twice (USA: alternative title)
  90. The Hitch-Hiker (1953) .... Roy Collins
  91. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Ricochet (1953) TV episode
  92. The Turning Point (1952) .... John Conroy
  93. Denver and Rio Grande (1952) .... Jim Vesser
    ... aka Denver & Rio Grande (USA: promotional title)
  94. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) (uncredited) .... Midway barker
    ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
  95. Silver City (1951) .... Larkin Moffatt
    ... aka High Vermilion (UK)
  96. Warpath (1951) .... John Vickers
  97. Two of a Kind (1951) .... Michael "Lefty" Farrell
  98. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Icebound (1951) TV episode
  99. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) .... Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
  100. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) .... Officer Dan Purvis
  101. The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) .... Jimmy Stevens
  102. 711 Ocean Drive (1950) .... Mal Granger
  103. D.O.A. (1950) .... Frank Bigelow
  104. Backfire (1950) .... Steve Connolly

  105. White Heat (1949) .... Vic Pardo
  106. Task Force (1949) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice on radio announcing Pearl Harbor attack
  107. An Act of Murder (1948) .... David Douglas
    ... aka Live Today for Tomorrow
  108. Fighter Squadron (1948) .... Maj. Ed Hardin
  109. For the Love of Mary (1948) .... Lt. Tom Farrington
  110. Another Part of the Forest (1948) .... Benjamin 'Ben' Hubbard
  111. A Double Life (1947) .... Bill Friend
  112. Brute Force (1947) (uncredited) .... Inmate
  113. The Web (1947) .... Bob Regan
  114. The Killers (1946) .... Jim Reardon
    ... aka A Man Alone
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
  115. Winged Victory (1944) (as Sgt. Edmond O'Brien) .... Irving Miller
  116. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) .... Tom Holliday
  117. Powder Town (1942) .... J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant
  118. Obliging Young Lady (1942) .... 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
  119. Parachute Battalion (1941) .... William Mayberry 'Bill' Burke
  120. A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) .... Stephen Herrick
    ... aka The Navy Steps Out (UK)

  121. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Gringoire
Director:
  1. Man-Trap (1961)

  2. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) TV episode
  3. Shield for Murder (1954)
Producer:
  1. Man-Trap (1961) (producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Girl Can't Help It (1956) (performer: "Rock Around the Rock Pile")
Self:
  1. The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996) (voice) .... Himself

  2. "The Movie Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Men in Crisis" (32 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Halsey vs Yamamoto (1965) TV episode
        - Grant vs Lee (1965) TV episode
        - State vs Jimmy Walker (1965) TV episode
        - Kennedy vs Khrushchev (1965) TV episode
        - Castro vs Batista (1965) TV episode
          (27 more)
  4. The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  5. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #3.11 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  7. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
  9. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Award for Best Supporting Actor / ... (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Look Magazine Movie Awards Show (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Award for Best Supporting Actor
  10. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode dated 11 April 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "White Heat")
  2. "Disneyland"
        - Moon Pilot: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... McCloskey
        - Moon Pilot: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... McCloskey
  3. "Frontier Justice"
        - A Gun Is for Killing (1961) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Russell Andrews

Additional Details

Other Works:
In the days of radio, he provided the voice of Johnny Dollar, the insurance investigator with an expense account on "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." more
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Drama | Comedy | Crime | Romance more
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