Donald O'Brien
Acting
Born: 1930-09-15 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
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.
Known For
The Name of the Rose
Pietro d'Assisi
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Donald McKenzie
The Night of the Generals
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Grand Prix
Wallace Bennett
The Inglorious Bastards
SS Officer
The Train
Schwartz
Keoma
Caldwell
Four of the Apocalypse
Sheriff of Salt Flat
Hands of Steel
Professor Olster
Run, Man, Run
Daniel Cassidy
Ghosthouse
Valkos
Line of Demarcation
Cloportes
Gallery visitor
Weekend at Dunkirk
L'officier anglais
Bandits: Love and Liberty
Barone
Paid in Blood
Lee Rast
The Sect
Justice Jonathan Ford
Doctor Butcher M.D.
Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
Cellini: A Violent Life
Bernardino, hermit
Challenge to White Fang
Liverpool
Warriors of the Year 2072
Monk
Panther Squad
General
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
Sgt. Stricker
God Is My Colt
Collins
A Man Called Blade
Burt Craven
Silver Saddle
Flertcher
Tales of Paris
American Tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)
A Matter of Resistance
American Officer
The Day Christ Died
Roman Soldier
Flight from Paradise
Two Brothers in Trinity
Lester O'Hara
White Fang to the Rescue
Caroll
2020 Texas Gladiators
Black One
Nick Carter and Red Club
Tough to Kill
Major Hagerty
Mortacci
Archibald Williams
The Sheriff of Rock Spring
Burt Jones
Dynamite Jack
Hail! Mafia
Mafia Thug
Erotic Games of a Respectable Family
Professor Riccardo Rossi