Donald O'Brien
ActingAlso Known As
Donald O'Brian, Donal O'Brian, Daniel O'Brien, Donal 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.
Movies
(56 total)
The Name of the Rose
as Pietro d'Assisi
The Train
as Schwartz
The Inglorious Bastards
as SS Officer
Grand Prix
as Wallace Bennett
The Night of the Generals
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Doctor Butcher M.D.
as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
Keoma
as Caldwell
Weekend at Dunkirk
as L'officier anglais
The Sect
as Justice Jonathan Ford
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
as Donald McKenzie
Ghosthouse
as Valkos
Four of the Apocalypse
as Sheriff of Salt Flat
Hands of Steel
as Professor Olster
A Matter of Resistance
as American Officer
Run, Man, Run
as Daniel Cassidy
Cloportes
as Gallery visitor
Images in a Convent
as Exorcist
A Man Called Blade
as Burt Craven
Challenge to White Fang
as Liverpool