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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.
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Edmond O’Brien was the # 23 most connected actor of the 1950’s, and the # 67 most connected of the 1960’s.
I saw 14 including 9 of top 11. 10s and favorites: the man who shot liberty valance, 7 days in may, longest day, the hunchback of notre dame. 10 not favorite : Julius Caesar. 9s not favorites: white heat, barefoot contessa, the killers. hidden gem: D.O.A.
Hey bob cox….good to hear from you. I have been thinking about you during this crisis. I am pretty sure you mentioned you were in the medical field…so I can only imagine how crazy your life is right now. I like all of your 10s….all are great movies. It has been years since seeing Seven Days In May. I would include White Heat as one of my 10s. I am also right there with you on D.O.A. Good stuff.