Donald O'Brien
Born: 1930-09-15 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died: 2018-04-23
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2001
1994
- Bandits: Love and Liberty as Barone
1991
- The Sect as Justice Jonathan Ford
- Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000 as Rico
1990
- Quest for the Mighty Sword as Gunther
- Flight from Paradise
- Cellini: A Violent Life as Bernardino, hermit
1989
- Mortacci as Archibald Williams
1988
- Ghosthouse as Valkos
1986
- The Name of the Rose as Pietro d'Assisi
- Hands of Steel as Professor Olster
1984
- Panther Squad as General
- Warriors of the Year 2072 as Monk
1983
- 2020 Texas Gladiators as Black One
1980
- Doctor Butcher M.D. as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
- The Day Christ Died as Roman Soldier
- Flying Sex as Mr. Slider
1979
- Tough to Kill as Major Hagerty
- Images in a Convent as Exorcist
1978
- The Inglorious Bastards as SS Officer
- Silver Saddle as Flertcher
1977
- A Man Called Blade as Burt Craven
- Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals as Donald McKenzie
- Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century as Sgt. Stricker
1976
- Keoma as Caldwell
1975
- 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
1974
- Challenge to White Fang as Liverpool
1973
- Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West as Outlaw
- Sex of the Witch as Inspector
- Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre as Frank
- The Executioner of God as Frank
1972
- God Is My Colt as Collins
- Two Brothers in Trinity as Lester O'Hara
1971
- Paid in Blood as Lee Rast
- The Last Traitor as Captain Ned Carter
- Finders Killers as Jack Forest
- The Sheriff of Rock Spring as Burt Jones
1968
- Run, Man, Run as Daniel Cassidy
- Western, Italian Style as Self
1967
- The Night of the Generals as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
1966
- A Matter of Resistance as American Officer
- Grand Prix as Wallace Bennett
- L'homme de l'Interpol as Polard
1965
- Nick Carter and Red Club
- Cloportes as Gallery visitor
- Hail! Mafia as Mafia Thug
- Operation Diplomatic Passport as Dolbry
1964
- On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
- Weekend at Dunkirk as L'officier anglais
- The Train as Schwartz
1962
- Tales of Paris as American tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)