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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors... more
Trivia:
O'Brien was originally cast as the photo-journalist Jackson Bentley (based... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
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Alternate Names:
Edmund O'Brien | Sgt. Edmond O'Brien
Filmography
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1. | 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) | Uncle Frank Kelly | 1974 | - | 5.4 (273) |
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2. | "Police Story" (1973) | Frank Modeer (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 7.5 (150) |
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3. | Lucky Luciano (1973) | (as Edmund O'Brien) Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger | 1973 | - | 6.5 (324) |
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4. | Isn't It Shocking? (1973) (TV) | Justin Oates | 1973 | - | 7.0 (100) |
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5. | "Temperatures Rising" (1972) | Dr. Banning (1 episode, 1973) | 1973 | - | 5.5 (20) |
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6. | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | George (liquor store owner) | 1972 | - | 6.1 (373) |
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7. | "McMillan & Wife" (1971) | Mr. Fontaine (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.6 (204) |
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8. | "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) | Officer Gustav 'Gus' Charnovski, SFPD (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.3 (616) |
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9. | Jigsaw (1972) (TV) | Det. Ed Burtelson | 1972 | - | 7.5 (10) |
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10. | "Cade's County" (1971) | Clint Pritchard (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.4 (37) |
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11. | The Other Side of the Wind (1972) | Pat | 1972 | - | - |
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12. | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) (TV) | Morton Stillman | 1971 | - | 6.6 (20) |
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13. | River of Mystery (1971) (TV) | R.J. Twitchell | 1971 | - | 8.0 (5) |
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14. | "The High Chaparral" (1967) | Morgan MacQuarie (1 episode, 1971) | 1971 | - | 7.6 (266) |
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15. | "The Name of the Game" (1968) | Bergman (1 episode, 1971) | 1971 | - | 8.0 (113) |
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16. | "The Young Lawyers" (1970) | MacGillicuddy (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | 7.6 (11) |
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17. | The Intruders (1970) (TV) | Col. William Bodeen | 1970 | - | 5.6 (47) |
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18. | "Insight" (1960) | (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | 6.6 (38) |
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19. | Dream No Evil (1970) | Timothy MacDonald | 1970 | - | 4.7 (75) |
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20. | "The Bold Ones: The Protectors" (1969) | Warden Millbank (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | - |
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21. | The Love God? (1969) | Osborn Tremaine (end credits: Osborn Tremain) | 1969 | - | 5.8 (300) |
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22. | The Wild Bunch (1969) | Freddie Sykes | 1969 | - | 8.2 (27,997) |
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23. | "It Takes a Thief" (1968) | Rocky McCauley (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | 7.9 (259) |
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24. | "Mission: Impossible" (1966) | Raymond Halder (1 episode, 1968) | 1968 | - | 8.3 (1,252) |
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25. | Flesh and Blood (1968) (TV) | Harry | 1968 | - | 5.8 (18) |
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26. | The Outsider (1967) (TV) | Marvin Bishop | 1967 | - | 7.2 (26) |
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27. | "The Virginian" (1962) | Thomas Manstead (1 episode, 1967) | 1967 | - | 7.6 (229) |
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28. | Peau d'espion (1967) | Sphax (publisher) | 1967 | - | 4.4 (26) |
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29. | Le vicomte règle ses comptes (1967) | (unconfirmed) | 1967 | - | 4.7 (9) |
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30. | The Doomsday Flight (1966) (TV) | The Madman | 1966 | - | 6.8 (94) |
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31. | Fantastic Voyage (1966) | General Carter | 1966 | - | 6.8 (4,955) |
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32. | "The Long, Hot Summer" (1965) | 'Boss' Will Varner (13 episodes, 1965) | 1965 | - | 9.1 (15) |
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33. | "Disneyland" (1954) | Crowley / Jefferson Crowley (6 episodes, 1965) | 1965 | - | 8.4 (277) |
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34. | Synanon (1965) | Chuck Dederich | 1965 | - | 5.2 (27) |
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35. | Sylvia (1965) | Oscar Stewart | 1965 | - | 7.1 (100) |
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36. | The Hanged Man (1964) (TV) | Arnie Seeger | 1964 | - | 6.4 (28) |
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37. | Rio Conchos (1964) | Col. Theron 'Gray Fox' Pardee | 1964 | - | 6.4 (388) |
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38. | "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) | Buck Denholt (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.3 (15) |
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39. | "Breaking Point" (1963) | Roger Conning (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.3 (6) |
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40. | "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) | Mike O'Kelley (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.5 (34) |
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41. | Seven Days in May (1964) | Sen. Raymond Clark | 1964 | - | 8.0 (4,392) |
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42. | "Sam Benedict" (1962) | Sam Benedict / Charlie Dunphie (28 episodes, 1962-1963) | 1963 | - | 7.0 (8) |
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43. | The Longest Day (1962) | Gen. Raymond D. Barton | 1962 | - | 7.8 (16,395) |
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44. | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Thomas E. 'Tom' Gaddis | 1962 | - | 7.9 (5,746) |
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45. | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | Dutton Peabody | 1962 | - | 8.1 (20,903) |
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46. | Moon Pilot (1962) | McClosky aka 'Mac' | 1962 | - | 5.6 (155) |
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47. | "Target: The Corruptors" (1961) | Ollie Crown (1 episode, 1961) | 1961 | - | 7.5 (15) |
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48. | "The Dick Powell Show" (1961) | Sid Williams (1 episode, 1961) | 1961 | - | 7.3 (40) |
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49. | Man-Trap (1961) | (uncredited) Voice of Photographer | 1961 | - | 7.2 (29) |
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50. | The Great Impostor (1961) | Captain Glover - HMCS Cayuga | 1961 | - | 6.9 (408) |
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51. | The 3rd Voice (1960) | The Voice | 1960 | - | 7.0 (39) |
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52. | The Last Voyage (1960) | Second Engineer Walsh | 1960 | - | 6.4 (697) |
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53. | "Johnny Midnight" (1960) | Johnny Midnight | 1960 | - | - |
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54. | "Zane Grey Theater" (1956) | Marshal Ben Clark / Russ Andrews (2 episodes, 1957-1959) | 1959 | - | 6.8 (54) |
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55. | "Laramie" (1959) | Captain Sam Prado (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 8.0 (88) |
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56. | L'ambitieuse (1959) | Mike Buchanan | 1959 | - | 5.8 (6) |
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57. | Up Periscope (1959) | Commander Paul Stevenson | 1959 | - | 6.4 (435) |
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58. | "Playhouse 90" (1956) | Al Preston / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1957-1959) | 1959 | - | 8.5 (67) |
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59. | "Lux Playhouse" (1958) | Big Jim Webber (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.3 (11) |
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60. | "Suspicion" (1957) | Sgt. Miles Odeen (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.2 (102) |
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61. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | Jim Reardon (5 episodes, 1953-1958) | 1958 | - | 7.1 (49) |
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62. | Sing Boy Sing (1958) | Joseph Sharkey | 1958 | - | 5.4 (50) |
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63. | The World Was His Jury (1958) | David Carson | 1958 | - | 5.8 (7) |
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64. | Stopover Tokyo (1957) | George Underwood | 1957 | - | 6.1 (74) |
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65. | The Big Land (1957) | Joe Jagger | 1957 | - | 6.3 (95) |
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66. | The Comedian (1957) (TV) | Al Preston | 1957 | - | 8.6 (59) |
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67. | "Lux Video Theatre" (1950) | Major Jepelo / Randall (7 episodes, 1951-1957) | 1957 | - | 6.4 (31) |
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68. | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | Marty 'Fats' Murdock | 1956 | - | 6.9 (1,069) |
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69. | The Rack (1956) | Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick | 1956 | - | 6.8 (378) |
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70. | A Cry in the Night (1956) | Dan Taggart | 1956 | - | 6.6 (67) |
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71. | "Climax!" (1954) | Joel Flint / Leo Waldek (2 episodes, 1954-1956) | 1956 | - | 7.8 (40) |
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72. | D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) | Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer | 1956 | - | 6.2 (494) |
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73. | "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) | Thaddeus Kubaczik (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 6.5 (14) |
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74. | 1984 (1956) | Winston Smith | 1956 | - | 7.1 (744) |
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75. | "The Star and the Story" (1955) | Ray Ericson (2 episodes, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.3 (6) |
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76. | "Playwrights '56" (1955) | Sidney (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.1 (7) |
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77. | Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) | Fran McCarg | 1955 | - | 6.6 (331) |
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78. | "Damon Runyon Theater" (1955) | Duke Martin (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 6.1 (7) |
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79. | "The Red Skelton Show" (1951) | Grizzled Old Prospector (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.2 (165) |
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80. | "Stage 7" (1955) | Clinton Sturgess (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | - |
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81. | "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) | Captain Joyce (2 episodes, 1953-1954) | 1954 | - | 7.3 (31) |
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82. | The Barefoot Contessa (1954) | Oscar Muldoon | 1954 | - | 6.9 (3,341) |
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83. | Shield for Murder (1954) | Det. Lt. Barney Nolan | 1954 | - | 6.5 (141) |
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84. | The Shanghai Story (1954) | Dr. Dan Maynard | 1954 | - | 4.8 (19) |
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85. | The Bigamist (1953) | Harry Graham/Harrison Graham | 1953 | - | 6.7 (600) |
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86. | China Venture (1953) | Capt. Matt Reardon | 1953 | - | 4.9 (27) |
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87. | Julius Caesar (1953) | Casca | 1953 | - | 7.4 (3,277) |
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88. | Cow Country (1953) | Ben Anthony | 1953 | - | 4.5 (10) |
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89. | Man in the Dark (1953) | Steve Rawley | 1953 | - | 6.1 (39) |
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90. | The Hitch-Hiker (1953) | Roy Collins | 1953 | - | 7.0 (1,433) |
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91. | "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950) | (1 episode, 1953) | 1953 | - | 7.9 (25) |
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92. | The Turning Point (1952) | John Conroy | 1952 | - | 6.8 (135) |
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93. | Denver and Rio Grande (1952) | Jim Vesser | 1952 | - | 5.5 (93) |
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94. | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) | (uncredited) Midway barker | 1952 | - | 6.7 (3,880) |
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95. | Silver City (1951) | Larkin Moffatt | 1951 | - | 5.8 (29) |
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96. | Warpath (1951) | John Vickers | 1951 | - | 6.0 (72) |
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97. | Two of a Kind (1951) | Michael "Lefty" Farrell | 1951 | - | 6.7 (20) |
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98. | "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950) | (1 episode, 1951) | 1951 | - | 8.0 (6) |
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99. | The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) | Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer) | 1951 | - | 6.2 (50) |
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100. | Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) | Officer Dan Purvis | 1950 | - | 6.4 (62) |
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101. | The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) | Jimmy Stevens | 1950 | - | 5.7 (93) |
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102. | 711 Ocean Drive (1950) | Mal Granger | 1950 | - | 7.0 (236) |
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103. | D.O.A. (1950) | Frank Bigelow | 1950 | - | 7.5 (3,503) |
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104. | Backfire (1950) | Steve Connolly | 1950 | - | 6.1 (44) |
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105. | White Heat (1949) | Vic Pardo | 1949 | - | 8.1 (9,230) |
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106. | Task Force (1949) | (voice) (uncredited) Voice on radio announcing Pearl Harbor attack | 1949 | - | 6.4 (335) |
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107. | An Act of Murder (1948) | David Douglas | 1948 | - | 7.3 (96) |
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108. | Fighter Squadron (1948) | Maj. Ed Hardin | 1948 | - | 6.2 (214) |
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109. | For the Love of Mary (1948) | Lt. Tom Farrington | 1948 | - | 6.5 (48) |
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110. | Another Part of the Forest (1948) | Benjamin 'Ben' Hubbard | 1948 | - | 7.8 (78) |
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111. | A Double Life (1947) | Bill Friend | 1947 | - | 7.2 (954) |
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112. | Brute Force (1947) | (uncredited) Inmate | 1947 | - | 7.8 (1,997) |
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113. | The Web (1947) | Bob Regan | 1947 | - | 7.2 (151) |
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114. | The Killers (1946) | Jim Reardon | 1946 | - | 7.9 (5,052) |
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115. | Winged Victory (1944) | (as Sgt. Edmond O'Brien) Irving Miller | 1944 | - | 7.1 (57) |
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116. | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) | Tom Holliday | 1943 | - | 6.6 (76) |
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117. | Powder Town (1942) | J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant | 1942 | - | 4.2 (24) |
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118. | Obliging Young Lady (1942) | 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley | 1942 | - | 5.6 (72) |
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119. | Parachute Battalion (1941) | William Mayberry 'Bill' Burke | 1941 | - | 5.4 (47) |
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120. | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | Stephen Herrick | 1941 | - | 6.5 (96) |
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121. | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | Gringoire | 1939 | - | 7.9 (3,990) |
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2. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.1 (49) |
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3. | Shield for Murder (1954) | 1954 | - | 6.5 (141) | |
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1. | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | (performer: "Rock Around the Rock Pile") | 1956 | - | 6.9 (1,069) |
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1. | The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996) | (voice) Himself | 1996 | - | 7.2 (132) |
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2. | "The Movie Game" (1969) | Himself (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | - |
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3. | "Men in Crisis" (1964) | (32 episodes, 1964-1965) | 1965 | - | - |
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4. | The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) (TV) | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1960 | - | 3.8 (37) |
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5. | "The George Gobel Show" (1954) | Himself (1 episode, 1957) | 1957 | - | 6.4 (15) |
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6. | The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1956 | - | 4.1 (36) |
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7. | "Toast of the Town" (1948) | Himself (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 8.4 (100) |
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8. | The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards | 1955 | - | 4.4 (65) |
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9. | "The Red Skelton Show" (1951) | Award for Best Supporting Actor / Himself (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.2 (165) |
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10. | "The Bob Hope Show" (1952) | Himself (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.3 (8) |
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11. | Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) | Himself | 1952 | - | - |
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1. | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) | (in "White Heat") |
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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
Publicity Listings:
1 Article | 1 Pictorial more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder | Character Name In Title more
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