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Overview

Date of Birth:

7 March 1913, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

24 March 1996, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Mr. O'Brien was a screenwriter and producer of films and television programmes... more

Trivia:

Brother of Edmond O'Brien more

STARmeter:

Down 13% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Liam O'Brian

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Actor

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Miami Vice" (1984)	consulting producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986) supervising producer (16 episodes, 1984-1985)	1986	-	7.8 (3,704)
	38 TV episodes: Sons and Lovers (1986) (consulting producer) Trust Fund Pirates (1986) (consulting producer) Free Verse (1986) (consulting producer) Payback (1986) (consulting producer) The Fix (1986) (consulting producer) 33 episodes not shown.
2.	"The Mississippi" (1983)	producer (unknown episodes)	1983	-	8.2 (10)

3.	"Police Story" (1973)	producer (unknown episodes)	1973	-	7.5 (150)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Cop on the Beat (1975) (TV)	(executive story consultant)	1975	-	7.0 (11)
	AKAs: The Return of Joe Forrester
2.	"Police Story" (1973)	executive story consultant (unknown episodes)	1973	-	7.5 (150)

3.	"Hawaii Five-O" (1968)	story consultant (23 episodes, 1970-1971)	1971	-	7.7 (867)
	AKAs: McGarrett (USA: rerun title) 23 TV episodes: The Grandstand Play: Part 2 (1971) (story consultant) The Grandstand Play: Part 1 (1971) (story consultant) The Bomber and Mrs. Moroney (1971) (story consultant) Dear Enemy (1971) (story consultant) The Gunrunner (1971) (story consultant) 18 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Awakening Land" (1978)	(part "The Town")	1978	-	7.4 (201)

2.	"Police Story" (1973)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.5 (150)
	1 TV episode: Nightmare on a Sunday Morning (1977) (written by)
3.	"Gibbsville" (1976)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	-
	1 TV episode: How Old, How Young (1976) (writer)
4.	Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV)	(segment "Epicac")	1974	-	6.5 (11)
	AKAs: Short Stories of Love Short Story Three Faces of Love
5.	The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)	(screenplay)	1961	-	6.2 (584)

6.	The Great Impostor (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	6.9 (408)

7.	The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)	(play)	1959	-	6.9 (112)

8.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.1 (49)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) (writer)
9.	Trapeze (1956)	(adaptation)	1956	-	6.7 (1,429)

10.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: Here Comes the Groom (1956) (story)
11.	Young at Heart (1954)	(adaptation)	1954	-	6.7 (890)

12.	The Stars Are Singing (1953)	(writer)	1953	-	4.9 (18)

13.	Diplomatic Courier (1952)	(writer)	1952	-	6.7 (216)

14.	Here Comes the Groom (1951)	(story) (writer)	1951	-	6.0 (373)

15.	The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)	(writer)	1951	-	6.2 (50)

16.	Of Men and Music (1951)	(Artur Rubinstein sequence)	1951	-	7.2 (5)

17.	Chain Lightning (1950)	(screenplay)	1950	-	5.6 (283)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Supreme Court Justice (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	8.6 (63)
		AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: Gideon's Trumpet (1980) Supreme Court Justice

Additional Details

Other Works:

(1955) His play, "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker," was performed at the New Theatre in London, England with Frances Guthrie, David Langford, John Forrest, Elizabeth Sellars, Hugh Wakefield, and Nigel Patrick in the cast. John Fernald was director. more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Thriller | Action more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Anthology | Character Name In Title more

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