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
- Cellini: A Violent Life as Bernardino, hermit
- Flight from Paradise
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
- Warriors of the Year 2072 as Monk
- Panther Squad as General
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
- 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
1976
- Keoma as Caldwell
1975
- Four of the Apocalypse as Sheriff of Salt Flat
- Erotic Games of a Respectable Family as Professor Riccardo Rossi
- White Fang to the Rescue as Caroll
1974
- Challenge to White Fang as Liverpool
1973
- Sex of the Witch as Inspector
- Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West as Outlaw
- Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre as Frank
- The Executioner of God as Frank
1972
- Two Brothers in Trinity as Lester O'Hara
- God Is My Colt as Collins
1971
- The Last Traitor as Captain Ned Carter
- Paid in Blood as Lee Rast
- 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
- Grand Prix as Wallace Bennett
- Line of Demarcation
- A Matter of Resistance as American Officer
- L'homme de l'Interpol as Polard
1965
- Cloportes as Gallery visitor
- Hail! Mafia as Mafia Thug
- Nick Carter and Red Club
- Operation Diplomatic Passport as Dolbry
1964
- The Train as Schwartz
- Weekend at Dunkirk as L'officier anglais
- On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
1962
- Tales of Paris as American Tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)