Acting
Donald O'Brien
IT, EN, FR, NL cinema · 56 credits
Born
15 September 1930
Died
23 April 2018 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Also known as Donald O'Brian · Donal O'Brian · Daniel O'Brien · Donal O'Brien
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
Filmography
The Sect
as Justice Jonathan Ford
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Gunther
Cellini: A Violent Life
as Bernardino, hermit
Mortacci
as Archibald Williams
Ghosthouse
as Valkos
Hands of Steel
as Professor Olster
The Name of the Rose
as Pietro d'Assisi
Panther Squad
as General
2020 Texas Gladiators
as Black One
Flying Sex
as Mr. Slider
The Day Christ Died
as Roman Soldier
Doctor Butcher M.D.
as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
Images in a Convent
as Exorcist
Tough to Kill
as Major Hagerty
Silver Saddle
as Flertcher
The Inglorious Bastards
as SS Officer
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
as Donald McKenzie
A Man Called Blade
as Burt Craven
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
as Sgt. Stricker
Keoma
as Caldwell
White Fang to the Rescue
as Caroll
Four of the Apocalypse
as Sheriff of Salt Flat
Erotic Games of a Respectable Family
as Professor Riccardo Rossi
Challenge to White Fang
as Liverpool
Sex of the Witch
as Inspector
Two Brothers in Trinity
as Lester O'Hara
God Is My Colt
as Collins
Finders Killers
as Jack Forest
The Sheriff of Rock Spring
as Burt Jones
The Last Traitor
as Captain Ned Carter
Paid in Blood
as Lee Rast
Run, Man, Run
as Daniel Cassidy
The Night of the Generals
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
A Matter of Resistance
as American Officer
Grand Prix
as Wallace Bennett
L'homme de l'Interpol
as Polard
Cloportes
as Gallery visitor
Hail! Mafia
as Mafia Thug
The Train
as Schwartz
Weekend at Dunkirk
as L'officier anglais
Tales of Paris
as American Tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)
