Donald O'Brien
Biography
Donal "Donald" O'Brien (September 15, 1930) is a French-born Irish film and television actor. In his near 40-year career, O'Brien appeared in dozens of stage performances and in more than 60 film and television productions. O'Brien was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, raised in both Northern France and Dublin, Ireland with his family, and made his feature film debut in 1953 with Anatole Litvak's war drama Act of Love. He studied acting in Dublin and initially joined the Gate Theatre at age 19 before making the transition to film several years later. O'Brien's performance in The Train (1964), in which he played an SSFeldwebel, led to his first breakout role in Grand Prix (1966) starring alongside James Garner and Eva Marie Saint.
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Full filmography
- The Name of the Rose (1986) as Pietro d'Assisi
- Run, Man, Run (1968) as Daniel Cassidy
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975) as Sheriff of Salt Flat
- Grand Prix (1966) as Wallace Bennett
- The Train (1964) as Schwartz
- Bandits: Love and Liberty (1994) as Barone
- The Night of the Generals (1967) as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
- Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) as Donald McKenzie
- Doctor Butcher M.D. (1980) as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
- Keoma (1976) as Caldwell
- The Sect (1991) as Justice Jonathan Ford
- The Inglorious Bastards (1978) as SS Officer
- Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984) as Monk
- Hands of Steel (1986) as Professor Olster
- Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) as L'officier anglais
- Ghosthouse (1988) as Valkos
- Challenge to White Fang (1974) as Liverpool
- Cloportes (1965) as Gallery visitor
- Cellini: A Violent Life (1990) as Bernardino, hermit
- A Man Called Blade (1977) as Burt Craven
- Line of Demarcation (1966)
- Tales of Paris (1962) as American Tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)
- Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century (1977) as Sgt. Stricker
- Mortacci (1989) as Archibald Williams