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Edmond O'Brien
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 O'Brien in D.O.A. |
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| Born | September 10, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | May 9, 1985 (aged 69) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
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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).
Born in New York, New York, O'Brien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a career as a highly regarded supporting actor. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and appeared in the Air Forces' Broadway play and film Winged Victory.
He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and was also nominated for his role in Seven Days in May (1964).
His other notable films include White Heat (1949), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Longest Day (1962), Fantastic Voyage (1966), and The Wild Bunch (1969). In the late 40's O'Brien miked the first radio voice of the radio classic " Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", the man with the action packed expense account. O'Brien had a deep, resonating voice, in the same league as arguably the greatest voice in films/radio, that of Don Ameche. He also appeared extensively in television, including the 1957 live 90-minute broadcast on Playhouse 90 of The Comedian, a drama written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer in which Mickey Rooney portrays a ragingly vicious television comedian while O'Brien plays a writer driven to the brink of insanity by the mayhem.
He was married and divorced from actresses Nancy Kelly and Olga San Juan. San Juan was the mother of his three children, including actors Maria O'Brien and Brendan O'Brien.
He died in Inglewood, California of Alzheimer's Disease and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Edmond O'Brien has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1725 Vine Street, and a second star at 6523 Hollywood Blvd. for his contribution to the television industry. O'Brien is remembered as a solid actor, under-appreciated for his film noir work.
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| Preceded by Frank Sinatra for From Here to Eternity |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1954 for The Barefoot Contessa |
Succeeded by Jack Lemmon for Mister Roberts |
- Edmond O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
- Edmond O'Brien at the TCM Movie Database
- Edmond O'Brien at the Internet Broadway Database
- Find-A-Grave profile for Edmond O'Brien
- Official website
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| NAME | O'Brien, Edmond |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1985 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Inglewood, California, U.S. |
Categories: 1915 births | 1985 deaths | American film actors | American Roman Catholics | American television actors | Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winners | Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery | Deaths from Alzheimer's disease | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Irish-Americans | People from New York City | Western film actors