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Edmond O’Brien (1915-1985) was an Oscar®-winning American actor. O’Brien appeared in more than 100 films from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing character parts. He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1954’s The Barefoot Contessa. His IMDb page shows 121 acting credits from 1939 to 2018. This page will rank Edmond O’Brien movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Edmond O’Brien Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1946 | The Killers (1946) | ||
1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | ||
1954 | The Barefoot Contessa (1954) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
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1949 | White Heat (1949) | ||
1962 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1956 | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | ||
1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | ||
1953 | Julius Caesar (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1944 | Winged Victory (1944) | ||
1969 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | ||
1964 | Seven Days in May (1964) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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1966 | Fantastic Voyage (1966) | ||
1955 | Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) | ||
1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | ||
1947 | A Double Life (1947) | ||
1961 | The Great Imposter (1961) | ||
1948 | Fighter Squadron (1948) | ||
1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) | ||
1962 | Moon Pilot (1962) | ||
1947 | The Web (1947) | ||
1949 | D.O.A. (1949) | ||
1950 | 711 Ocean Drive (1950) | ||
1954 | Shield For Murder (1954) | ||
1964 | Rio Conchos (1964) | ||
1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | ||
1951 | Warpath (1951) | ||
1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) | ||
1956 | D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) | ||
1960 | The Last Voyage (1960) | ||
1953 | Man in the Dark (1953) | ||
1949 | Under Capricorn (1949) | ||
1953 | The Hitch-Hiker (1953) | ||
1948 | Another Part of the Forest (1948) | ||
1948 | An Act Of Murder (1948) | ||
1959 | Up Periscope (1959) | ||
1960 | The 3rd Voice (1960) | ||
1953 | The Bigamist (1953) | ||
1948 | For The Love of Mary (1948) | ||
1965 | Sylvia (1965) | ||
1951 | Silver City (1951) | ||
1952 | Denver & Rio Grande (1952) | ||
1957 | The Big Land (1957) | ||
1941 | Parachute Battalion (1941) | ||
1950 | Backfire (1950) | ||
1956 | 1984 (1956) | ||
1942 | Powder Town (1942) | ||
1958 | Sing Boy Sing (1958) | ||
2018 | The Other Side of the Wind (2018) | ||
1969 | The Love God? (1969) | ||
1965 | Synanon (1965) | ||
1952 | The Turning Point (1952) | ||
1950 | The Admiral Was A Lady (1950) | ||
1959 | The Restless and the Damned (1959) | ||
1957 | Stopover Tokyo (1957) | ||
1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | ||
1942 | Obliging Young Lady (1942) | ||
1956 | A Cry in The Night (1956) | ||
1956 | The Rack (1956) | ||
1954 | The Shanghai Story (1954) | ||
1961 | Man-Trap (1961) | ||
1974 | 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974) |
Edmond O’Brien Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Edmond O’Brien movie received.
- Sort Edmond O’Brien movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
3 | The Killers (1946) | Burt Lancaster & Ava Gardner |
6.80 | 208.1 | 208.10 | 52 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 98.9 | |
2 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | Charles Laughton & Maureen O'Hara |
7.50 | 287.7 | 593.20 | 11 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 98.3 | |
5 | The Barefoot Contessa (1954) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Humphrey Bogart & Ava Gardner |
9.40 | 221.0 | 221.00 | 28 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 97.4 | |
6 | White Heat (1949) | James Cagney & Virginia Mayo |
6.10 | 152.4 | 242.70 | 36 | 91 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
4 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Robert Ryan |
31.30 | 449.7 | 449.70 | 3 | 60 | 05 / 02 | 95.8 | |
4 | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | Jayne Mansfield | 17.90 | 350.0 | 350.00 | 7 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
7 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | John Wayne & James Stewart |
10.10 | 145.8 | 287.50 | 22 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
9 | Julius Caesar (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Marlon Brando & James Mason |
6.10 | 110.0 | 213.40 | 43 | 82 | 05 / 01 | 93.8 | |
8 | Winged Victory (1944) | Jeanne Crain & Directed by George Cukor |
9.70 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 17 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
9 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | William Holden & Ernest Borgnine |
15.10 | 115.0 | 115.00 | 21 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 93.4 | |
11 | Seven Days in May (1964) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas |
10.20 | 117.1 | 117.10 | 26 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 92.9 | |
13 | Fantastic Voyage (1966) | Stephen Boyd & Raquel Welch |
13.80 | 134.8 | 134.80 | 22 | 72 | 05 / 02 | 91.8 | |
12 | Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) | Jack Webb & Janet Leigh |
14.30 | 296.2 | 296.20 | 15 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 90.6 | |
14 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Burt Lancaster & Karl Malden |
7.60 | 108.8 | 108.80 | 33 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 90.4 | |
15 | A Double Life (1947) | Ronald Colman & Shelley Winters |
4.60 | 133.9 | 133.90 | 77 | 69 | 04 / 02 | 90.4 | |
16 | The Great Imposter (1961) | Tony Curtis & Karl Malden |
8.60 | 124.9 | 124.90 | 24 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
18 | Fighter Squadron (1948) | Robert Stack & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
5.90 | 159.7 | 218.90 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
17 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) | Deanna Durbin & Barry Fitzgerald |
4.00 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 81 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 88.0 | |
19 | Moon Pilot (1962) | Brian Keith & WaltLiveAction |
10.10 | 145.8 | 145.80 | 21 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
21 | The Web (1947) | Vincent Price | 2.70 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 126 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
20 | D.O.A. (1949) | Film Noir Movies | 2.10 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 141 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
22 | 711 Ocean Drive (1950) | Joanne Dru | 4.40 | 99.5 | 99.50 | 67 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
23 | Shield For Murder (1954) | John Agar | 3.10 | 72.7 | 72.70 | 102 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
24 | Rio Conchos (1964) | Jim Brown | 7.10 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 40 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
25 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | Lucille Ball | 1.90 | 71.8 | 105.30 | 123 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
26 | Warpath (1951) | Dean Jagger | 3.60 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 101 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
27 | The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) | Glenn Ford & Rhonda Fleming |
3.60 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 105 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
28 | D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) | Robert Taylor & Richard Todd |
5.60 | 109.2 | 144.20 | 53 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
29 | The Last Voyage (1960) | Robert Stack & George Sanders |
3.00 | 47.6 | 92.20 | 74 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 70.4 | |
31 | Man in the Dark (1953) | Max Picks | 4.40 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 79 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
32 | Under Capricorn (1949) | Ingrid Bergman & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
3.40 | 84.3 | 185.80 | 107 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
30 | The Hitch-Hiker (1953) | Directed by Ida Lupino | 1.90 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 170 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
33 | Another Part of the Forest (1948) | Fredric March | 2.10 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 137 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
34 | An Act Of Murder (1948) | Fredric March | 2.30 | 62.3 | 62.30 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
35 | Up Periscope (1959) | James Garner & Warren Oates |
3.90 | 70.0 | 136.60 | 66 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
35 | The 3rd Voice (1960) | Julie London | 2.50 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 92 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
38 | The Bigamist (1953) | Joan Fontaine & Ida Lupino |
2.70 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
37 | For The Love of Mary (1948) | Deanna Durbin | 1.00 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 173 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
39 | Sylvia (1965) | Peter Lawford | 3.40 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 75 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
40 | Silver City (1951) | Barry Fitzgerald | 3.10 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 119 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
41 | Denver & Rio Grande (1952) | Sterling Hayden | 3.30 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
43 | The Big Land (1957) | Alan Ladd & Virginia Mayo |
4.50 | 87.3 | 169.40 | 50 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
42 | Parachute Battalion (1941) | Robert Preston | 1.60 | 60.8 | 60.80 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
44 | Backfire (1950) | Virginia Mayo & Gordon MacRae |
2.50 | 56.1 | 56.10 | 122 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
45 | 1984 (1956) | Michael Redgrave | 0.60 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 194 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
46 | Powder Town (1942) | Victor McLaglen | 1.20 | 43.8 | 43.80 | 167 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
48 | Sing Boy Sing (1958) | Tommy Sands | 2.10 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 103 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
46 | The Other Side of the Wind (2018) | John Huston & Directed by Orson Welles |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 326 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
49 | The Love God? (1969) | Don Knotts | 1.90 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 105 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
51 | Synanon (1965) | Chuck Conners | 2.70 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 80 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
50 | The Turning Point (1952) | William Holden | 1.10 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 196 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
53 | The Admiral Was A Lady (1950) | Wanda Hendrix | 1.90 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 153 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
52 | The Restless and the Damned (1959) | Richard Basehart | 0.80 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 154 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
54 | Stopover Tokyo (1957) | Robert Wagner & Joan Collins |
3.90 | 74.3 | 74.30 | 65 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
54 | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | James Garner & Katharine Ross |
3.00 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 92 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
55 | Obliging Young Lady (1942) | Eve Arden | 0.80 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 192 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
56 | A Cry in The Night (1956) | Natalie Wood & Raymond Burr |
1.50 | 28.4 | 47.30 | 157 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
57 | The Rack (1956) | Paul Newman & Lee Marvin |
1.00 | 20.4 | 42.80 | 177 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
59 | The Shanghai Story (1954) | Directed by Frank Lloyd | 0.50 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 180 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
59 | Man-Trap (1961) | Jeffrey Hunter | 0.20 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
59 | 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974) | Richard Harris | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 163 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Edmond O’Brien
1. Eamon Joseph O’Brien was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1915.
2. When Edmond O’Brien was 10, he put on magic shows for children in his neighborhood with coaching from a neighbor, Harry Houdini. He performed under the title, “Neirbo the Great” (“neirbo” being “O’Brien” spelled backwards).
3. Edmond O’Brien was originally cast as the photo-journalist Jackson Bentley (based on Lowell Thomas) in Lawrence of Arabia (1962). After O’Brien filmed several scenes, he suffered a heart attack and had to drop out of the picture. He was replaced by Arthur Kennedy.
4. Edmond O’Brien served with the US Army Air Force in World War II.
5. Edmond O’Brien appeared in two films which depicted the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944: D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) and The Longest Day (1962). D-Day veteran Richard Todd also appeared in both films.
Check out Edmond O’Brien’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
For my part, I have seen 18 Edmond O’Brien movies and always found him to be forceful and reliable presence both as a leading man and key supporting player. Bob has reminded us of O’Brien’s leading roles in the first decade or so of his career. Indeed, he had the longest role in the classic noir, The Killers, where he was excellent as the insurance investigator, even though ultimately Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner stole the picture. I would add to Bob’s list the 1956 version of 1984, and Up Periscope. Though the latter was more promoted as a James Garner movie, the two are really co-leads in the film.
But O’Brien’s supporting roles were in the end more memorable, and one can see from the list a number of classics: The Hunchback of Notredame, White Heat, Julius Caesar, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Birdman of Alcatraz and Seven Days in May (again with Burt), The Wild Bunch, and of course, The Barefoot Contessa. That’s quite an impressive list of important films where O’Brien made a mark and continues to be remembered.
Hey Phil HoF17. I like it. You have been commenting up a storm the last few days. Whatever the reason…we are glad to see you again. Especially since many times we have the same thoughts on movies. Tally count. Flora 26, you 18 and me 9. Steve’s comment and tally count got lost last weekend,when the website was experiencing a blackout on Saturday. Almost an entire day with UMR….it was such a sad day.
Good point on The Killers. I agree with you on his supporting roles versus his limited lead roles. The movies you picked out are very impressive. His Top 8 match up well with many other stars. I have been wanting to see Up Periscope for a long time. Thanks for the feedback on this Oscar winning star.
Hi Bruce, thank you for your kind words, as well as your feedback on my post. I’ve always been around (maybe like In the Shadows), but it’s true that I have had a little more time recently to leave comments as a result of working from home, like many people in countries where the corona virus has shown its ugly face. As I’m writing, the border between our two countries will be closed in a half hour. It’s a sad situation out there, but movies and great movie sites like yours provide a welcomed escapism. My best to you and your family!
PHIL: Good post from you. I have never seen Up Periscope as it is not my kind of film though I have always loved James Garner; but I agree with you about 1984 and indeed had meant to put it on my list but forgot to do so.
Edmond was actually the top billed lead in The Killers when it was initally released; but Burt and Ava became such big stars on the back of it that most of the posters were subsequently changed to give THEM top billing on reisuues.
It’s been some time since I’ve seen a print of the movie so I don’t know if the order of billing was altered on the screen also. However if you check out IMDB and Wikipedia you will see that whilst the former gives Lancaster/Gardner top billing the latter reproduces an initial release poster which gives Edmond top billing with Ava coming 2nd and Burt actually listed as low as 5th
I think that Brando may not have been top billed in his debut movie The Men [1950] but he became such an overnight sensation in Streetcar the following year with everybody but Joel Hirschhorn that posters and screen credits were quickly changed so that Marlon’s name always came first thereafter.
Lancaster/Gardner and Edmond were reunited 18 years later in Seven Days in May; but by that time whilst Burt and Ava had still retained much of their old vitality Edmond had put on weight and had gone to seed. This time Edmond was truly consigned to supporting status from the very beginning and was not given equal billing to the stars; but it was HE who walked away with the Oscar nomination [as a supporting actor] and a Golden Globe win.
The Killers was remade in 1964 and was in fact Ronald Reagan’s final film. This time the story was told from the viewpoint of the killers and as one of the latter Lee Marvin took central stage and was the top billed star; and John Cassavetes and Angie Dickinson were in the old Burt/Ava roles.
Initially the remake was designed for TV release but was considered too violent for the small screen so was given a cinematic release. In those days guys like Bruce sitting down with their families were squeamish about what they watched on TV whereas of course nowadays anything goes from overt sex to violent torture and slasher scenes. “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.”
Bruce usually gives us enough information to make box office and critical comparisons between two or more versions of a film and here is what the Cogerson site has to say about The Killers.
1946 version: Adjusted US box office gross $176 million/critical rating 87%
1964 version: Adjusted US box office gross $28 million/critical rating 75%
Hi Bob, Thanks for your thoughts and additional info and Edmond O’Brien and The Killers, versions 1 and 2. The Killers (1946) is one of my favorite films so I have noticed the different movie posters. I have the film on VHS at home, and I can inform that interestingly Burt and Ava are billed first, together in big letters, so producers likely felt these two had something coming. While the 1964 is not nearly as great as the original, I thought it was pretty good overall. I did think that it looked more like a 60s TV movie, so interesting that you confirm it was originally made for television.
HI PHIL: Thanks for the feedback. Although I was a big fan of Burt and Edmond and liked Lee Marvin as wellI I never did COMPLETELY take to The Killers in either version though I would mabe give Lee’s the edge becaus of his iconic performance. My reservations about the story of The Killers are probably because I don’t like movies that have too many flash back scenes. They remind me of the cliche “one step forward and two steps back” or vice versa.
The DVD cover that you have probably reflects the re-issue billing which as you say gives Burt and Ava billing alone above tht title. Wikipedia usually goes for the initial release posters and it’s poster has the order of billing as follows:
THE KILLERS
starring
Edmond O’Brien
Ava Gardner
Albert Dekker
Sam Levene
and introcucing
Burt Lancaster
That’s logical as it was Burt’s first film and he had no immediate track record; Edmond had been making movies since the late 1930s and had been Deanna Durbin’s leading man in one of her hit films; and Ava had already made a staggering 25 movies when she was assigned to The Killers. Wikipedia in fact states that their poster was the initial “theatrical release” one.
Anyway take care and it’s always nice to compare notes with you.
Hey Dan. Once again you come through with some awesome lists. So Mr. O’Brien has a spot in the Top 1000.Got it mitt that surprises me since he made so few movies in the last 50+ years. Looking at the second list, 39 Oscar-winning costars is about average for a star making this many movies.Nobody in the top 10, we are looking at the first list. Ernest Borgnine this is the highest rated star. Burt Lancaster comes in with for movies with him. Lots of good information in both lists. Good stuff as always.
Steve Lensman
March 15, 2020 at 5:37 pm
Hi Bruce, this is interesting… I definitely commented on the Edmond O’Brien page and thanked you for the video share, but the comment is now gone. Hmmm the website was down most of the day here in the UK maybe that had something to do with my comment disappearing?
HI STEVE: That post of yours which I have copied from below reminds me of the story of the man who had lost an arm and naturally was feeling bad about it until he came across a man who had lost both arms.
I submitted 3 posts about Edmond last week and have received a reply to none of them. I was feeling a bit neglected until I noticed that your post had vanished permanently from the site and I thought to myself “At least you’re in a queue Bob though there is no guarantee it will ever move.”
So far it hasn’t and it seems fairly clear that WH can no longer cope with the barrage of posts that we are sending him and though I asked him a few days ago if he was able to give me a broad idea of his current private workload and commitments I have received no reply to that post either.
I am lucky enough being fully retired to be able to put much time and a lot of effort into responding to new pages. It is therefore disappointing to me that WH does not appear to be giving the same level of priority to viewers’ comments on existing pages that he does to creation of new pages and to devising fresh projects.
Accordingly in fairness to WH and to avoid frustrating myself I propose henceforth to generally refrain from submitting further posts to him until he has been able to find time to reply to one[s] that I have already sent.
Hey Bob. Back in late January, I did a post/comment about how from February to May of this year that I would be way behind in comments. I started my final trek in getting my teaching license (I currently have a provisional license). That final part is a 15 week class that requires me to be a college student for 24 hours a week…plus another 10 to 20 to do the massive amount of homework. Add in the 40 to 50 hours a week I teach 118 students. Add in the 15 to 30 hours of grading papers, creating lesson plans and class assignments. So…for about 100 hours a week I have been doing some capacity of school. That only leaves 68 hours in the week…or 9.71 hours a day for all other activites. That being said…I have still managed to create 27 new pages or a new page every 1.74 days…and have returned commented 312 times since February 1st. I should be able to catch up on the comments with school being out for the Corona virus….granted my college class has moved to online….and my teaching class requires me to do some things as well….and in a few weeks….we will be teaching online. That is my current life. The good news…my 15 weeks is about half over and I am kicking ass in both of my classes (I had an observation last Friday….and was given the compliment….”you were born to be a teacher.). Finally….I will catch up. I know there are comments out there that need to be answered…..spent a hour last night doing about 13 comments…I hope after my training today…I can knock out another 30 or so comments. Be safe and healthy!
HI BRUCE: Thanks for the explnation – much appreciated There is as you know a lot of spoofing around that I do for my personal amusement [about Joel etc] and I don’t expect replies to much of it; so the only other ‘serious’ post to which I would anticipate a reply from you if you have anything to say relates to Farley Granger though I sent that one just yestrday so it hasn’t “grown a beard” yet!
Congratulations on your positive job assessment and it has always been clear to me that you deserve top marks and were “born to be a teacher.” So was a friend of mine who is a retired university lecturer and whom I may have previously mentioned. I don’t know what your off duty conduct is away from this site [except that I’m sure that at all times you are a “real American”!] but HIS problem is that he can’t stop teaching even in private life.
For example when taking a lift from me he tells me how to drive [“put on your handbrake now Bobby” “get into that lane there.” “Park over there!”; he instructs me on how far back to cut my hedge; and when we are in a restaurant he often asks the waitresses so many questions about the menu and food being served that she often has to send for the Chef to answer his questions. Like yourself though he is a generous and kind hearted guy so I just roll with the punches.
Over here if anyone requires urgent medical treatment for the virus children and young people will get a priority and that’s as it should be. However to compensate us elderly folk some supermarkets are declaring the first two hours of the day to be exclusive for elderly shopping so that you young pups don’t contaminate us!
At last I am getting the respect as a “senior Citizen” that Steve denies me with his comments about the “mush” that I watch.
THE COWBOY’s CODE devised by Gene Autry:
The Cowboy must be gentle with children and the elderly. [Steve heed!]
He must keep himself clean in speech and personal habits. [Exit Willis stage left!]
There was panic buying of toilet rolls which emptied the shelves so that some of the shops/supermarkets are now rationing issue to two packs per shop per person/family; and other rationing may follow.
It’s getting that I almost imagine that I am in one of Steve’s sci fi movies without Statham to rescue me; and if you were here it might well remind you of all the fuss about toilet roll supplies in Al Leach/Bernie Schwartz’s 1959 Operation Petticoat. Anyway do your best to look after yourself and your own family and I wish the Cogerson ‘Tribe’ the best of luck..
Hey Bob. Thanks for the behind the scenes look on how the virus in Ireland is effecting your life. Good to know you get those first two hours in the grocery store. I’m real curious how the grocery stores will work here in the United States. I know they are considered necessary stores, but what happens when the employees start getting sick. Plus with the warehouses closing how will the food get to the stores. Scary times indeed.
I am sure Statham, Willis and the other Exoendablrs will be there if you need them. Good comment.
Hey Bob. Thanks for the comment. Thanks for the compliment on my teaching observation. It is greatly appreciated. I am working my way towards the Farley Granger comments. Hoping I can get that done later tonight, as my break from online teaching training is about over. Funny story at the end of your comment thanks for sharing.
HI BRUCE: Thanks for the detailed set of feedback comments on Ted O’Brien.It probably surprised you that The Master and and I were almost uncannily of the same mind about Edmond’s great strengths; and there is no doubt that ifJoel and I were of the one mind more often Team BOB/HIRSCH might well squeeze out Team WH/HIRSCH and end up topping that duos page of yours that Anonymous Mike keeps trying to give you advice on!
A musical historian once remarked that the acknowledged very greatest singers in history though undoubtedly marvellous nevertheless often had no better quality voices than – and in some cases had slightly less than even equal vocal talent to- some singers who never became Greats.
The same kind of mystery has for me always shrouded Edmond’s career: he had as Joel suggests great acting ability and enormous screen prresence on top of which in his heyday in lead roles he was exceptionally good looking; and yet others who had fewer or even not especially any of those attributes became greater stars than he.
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA In the marquees of the 1950s Edmond was often billed as Edmund O’Brien/Edmund O’Brian/Edmond O’Brian. Good job that Sidney wasn’t able to get onto the theatre owners’ case in those days!
Cogerson, you and yours are in my thoughts and prayers. bob cox
Hey bob cox….as our thoughts are to you and your family.
Hi Bruce, this is interesting… I definitely commented on the Edmond O’Brien page and thanked you for the video share, but the comment is now gone. Hmmm the website was down most of the day here in the UK maybe that had something to do with my comment disappearing?
Hey Steve. Sorry that your comment disappeared. When the website went dark on Saturday we lost about 20 hours. The loss was in views and comments sorry for the problem. I can tell you it was a very frustrating day, as I spent almost 8 hour on the phone talking to tech people. Once again sorry for your comment got lost.
Eamon is # 863 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Julius Caesar (1953)
19 DENNIS HOPPER THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
21 SEAN CONNERY The Longest Day (1962)
36 ROD STEIGER Lucky Luciano (1973)
36 ROD STEIGER The Longest Day (1962)
44 JAMES MASON Julius Caesar (1953)
48 JOHN CARRADINE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
75 DONALD PLEASENCE 1984 (1956)
75 DONALD PLEASENCE Fantastic Voyage (1966)
92 CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
94 PAUL NEWMAN The Rack (1956)
105 ROBERT MITCHUM The Longest Day (1962)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL The Longest Day (1962)
111 RICHARD HARRIS 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
127 BURT LANCASTER Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
127 BURT LANCASTER Brute Force (1947)
127 BURT LANCASTER Seven Days in May (1964)
127 BURT LANCASTER The Killers (1946)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS A Double Life (1947)
141 KIRK DOUGLAS Seven Days in May (1964)
142 MARC LAWRENCE Dream No Evil (1970)
144 FERNANDO REY Le vicomte règle ses comptes (1967)
146 MARTIN BALSAM Seven Days in May (1964)
168 ROBERT WAGNER Stopover Tokyo (1957)
168 ROBERT WAGNER The Longest Day (1962)
193 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Turning Point (1952)
193 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
208 TELLY SAVALAS Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
218 GEORGE SEGAL The Longest Day (1962)
230 JEFF COREY Brute Force (1947)
230 JEFF COREY The Killers (1946)
242 AVA GARDNER Seven Days in May (1964)
242 AVA GARDNER The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
242 AVA GARDNER The Killers (1946)
243 HAL HOLBROOK They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
250 JOHN VERNON 1984 (1956)
264 JAMES GARNER They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
264 JAMES GARNER Up Periscope (1959)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Longest Day (1962)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN The Rack (1956)
297 HENRY FONDA The Longest Day (1962)
299 RICHARD BURTON The Longest Day (1962)
308 GLENN FORD The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
309 ROBERT TAYLOR D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
319 PETER JASON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
321 GEORGE SANDERS The Last Voyage (1960)
342 EDDIE ALBERT The Longest Day (1962)
352 BRIAN KEITH Moon Pilot (1962)
396 JIM BROWN Rio Conchos (1964)
410 WOODY STRODE The Last Voyage (1960)
410 WOODY STRODE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
417 WALTER GOTELL 1984 (1956)
433 JAMES BROLIN Fantastic Voyage (1966)
435 ROBERT STACK Fighter Squadron (1948)
435 ROBERT STACK The Last Voyage (1960)
452 JOHN HUSTON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
465 STUART WHITMAN Rio Conchos (1964)
465 STUART WHITMAN The Longest Day (1962)
467 PAUL FIX Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
467 PAUL FIX Warpath (1951)
469 VINCENT PRICE The Web (1947)
470 MEL FERRER The Longest Day (1962)
474 TONY CURTIS The Great Impostor (1961)
479 VIVECA LINDFORS Backfire (1950)
479 VIVECA LINDFORS Sylvia (1965)
495 BO HOPKINS The Wild Bunch (1969)
496 ARTHUR KENNEDY Fantastic Voyage (1966)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
566 LILLI PALMER THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
616 SUSAN STRASBERG THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
621 BEN JOHNSON The Wild Bunch (1969)
625 ROD TAYLOR The Rack (1956)
639 ALEXANDER KNOX The Longest Day (1962)
639 ALEXANDER KNOX Two of a Kind (1951)
653 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Longest Day (1962)
656 CAMERON MITCHELL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (2018)
672 WALTER PIDGEON The Rack (1956)
691 DUB TAYLOR The Wild Bunch (1969)
696 RAQUEL WELCH Fantastic Voyage (1966)
698 ALDO RAY Sylvia (1965)
700 VERA MILES The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
701 FRANK FINLAY The Longest Day (1962)
708 JOHN DEHNER Backfire (1950)
715 LEE VAN CLEEF The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
717 ROBERT RYAN The Longest Day (1962)
717 ROBERT RYAN The Wild Bunch (1969)
722 BESSIE LOVE The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
725 BARRY SULLIVAN China Venture (1953)
727 VALENTINA CORTESE The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
741 KENNETH GRIFFITH 1984 (1956)
760 LEE MARVIN Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955)
760 LEE MARVIN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
760 LEE MARVIN The Rack (1956)
780 MARLON BRANDO Julius Caesar (1953)
785 JAMES BROWN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN (1950)
794 JOAN COLLINS Stopover Tokyo (1957)
805 CHARLES LANE Backfire (1950)
805 CHARLES LANE Obliging Young Lady (1942)
808 RICHARD JAECKEL The Shanghai Story (1954)
811 WARREN OATES The Wild Bunch (1969)
811 WARREN OATES Up Periscope (1959)
832 SALLY FIELD Moon Pilot (1962)
853 LOUIS JOURDAN Peau d’espion (1967)
857 JOHN CRAWFORD The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
857 JOHN CRAWFORD The Longest Day (1962)
858 GERT FROBE The Longest Day (1962)
867 PETER LAWFORD Sylvia (1965)
867 PETER LAWFORD The Longest Day (1962)
867 PETER LAWFORD They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
869 RICHARD ANDERSON A Cry in the Night (1956)
869 RICHARD ANDERSON Seven Days in May (1964)
897 WOLFGANG PREISS The Longest Day (1962)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Wild Bunch (1969)
909 JAMES STEWART The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
909 JAMES STEWART The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
935 STERLING HAYDEN Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
941 CURT JURGENS The Longest Day (1962)
959 MICHAEL MEDWIN The Longest Day (1962)
964 STEPHEN BOYD Fantastic Voyage (1966)
970 YVONNE DE CARLO Brute Force (1947)
970 YVONNE DE CARLO Silver City (1951)
992 VITO SCOTTI Rio Conchos (1964)
992 VITO SCOTTI Shield for Murder (1954)
HM (638) HAROLD GOODWIN THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
HM (728) LEO GENN The Longest Day (1962)
HM (746) ROSSANO BRAZZI The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
HM (814) KENNETH MORE The Longest Day (1962)
HM (830) NORMAN ROSSINGTON THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
HM (905) GEOFFREY BAYLDON THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
HM (921) JOHN MEILLON THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
Yes that 2018 credit for a few people is real.
Edmond appeared with 39 Oscar winners.
BARRY FITZGERALD Silver City (1951)
BARRY FITZGERALD The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
BEN JOHNSON The Wild Bunch (1969)
BING CROSBY The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
BURT LANCASTER Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
BURT LANCASTER Brute Force (1947)
BURT LANCASTER Seven Days in May (1964)
BURT LANCASTER The Killers (1946)
CHARLES LAUGHTON The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
CLORIS LEACHMAN The Rack (1956)
DEAN JAGGER Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
DEAN JAGGER Warpath (1951)
DOROTHY MALONE The Last Voyage (1960)
EDMUND GWENN The Bigamist (1953)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
FREDRIC MARCH An Act of Murder (1948)
FREDRIC MARCH Another Part of the Forest (1948)
FREDRIC MARCH Seven Days in May (1964)
GARY COOPER Task Force (1949)
GEORGE SANDERS The Last Voyage (1960)
GLORIA GRAHAME The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GREER GARSON Julius Caesar (1953)
HENRY FONDA The Longest Day (1962)
HUMPHREY BOGART The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
JAMES CAGNEY White Heat (1949)
JAMES STEWART The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
JAMES STEWART The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
JANE DARWELL The Bigamist (1953)
JOAN FONTAINE The Bigamist (1953)
JOHN GIELGUD Julius Caesar (1953)
JOHN WAYNE The Longest Day (1962)
JOHN WAYNE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
KARL MALDEN Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
KARL MALDEN The Great Impostor (1961)
LEE MARVIN Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955)
LEE MARVIN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
LEE MARVIN The Rack (1956)
MARLON BRANDO Julius Caesar (1953)
MARTIN BALSAM Seven Days in May (1964)
PAUL NEWMAN The Rack (1956)
RED BUTTONS The Longest Day (1962)
ROD STEIGER Lucky Luciano (1973)
ROD STEIGER The Longest Day (1962)
RONALD COLMAN A Double Life (1947)
SALLY FIELD Moon Pilot (1962)
SEAN CONNERY The Longest Day (1962)
SHELLEY WINTERS A Double Life (1947)
THOMAS MITCHELL THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Powder Town (1942)
WALTER BRENNAN Task Force (1949)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Turning Point (1952)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)