Edmond O'Brien
Eamon Joseph O'Brien (Irish: Éamonn Ó Briain; September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television, and film director. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he won one Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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O'Brien in 1955 | |
| Born | Eamon Joseph O'Brien September 10, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1985 (aged 69) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1936–1974 |
| Spouses | Nancy Kelly
(m. 1941; div. 1942)Olga San Juan
(m. 1948; div. 1976) |
| Children | 3, including Brendan O'Brien |
| Relatives | Liam O'Brien (brother) |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Website | edmondobrien |
O'Brien was both leading man and a character actor of American cinema, with his co-starring performances in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Seven Days in May (1964) each earning him the nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; he won for his role in The Barefoot Contessa. His other notable films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Killers (1946), A Double Life (1947), White Heat (1949), D.O.A. (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Julius Caesar (1953), 1984 (1956), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Wild Bunch (1969), and The Other Side of the Wind (2018).