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
The Train
Schwartz
The Inglorious Bastards
SS Officer
Grand Prix
Wallace Bennett
The Night of the Generals
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Doctor Butcher M.D.
Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
Keoma
Caldwell
Weekend at Dunkirk
L'officier anglais
The Sect
Justice Jonathan Ford
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Donald McKenzie
Ghosthouse
Valkos
Four of the Apocalypse
Sheriff of Salt Flat
Hands of Steel
Professor Olster
Warriors of the Year 2072
Monk
Run, Man, Run
Daniel Cassidy
A Matter of Resistance
American Officer
Cloportes
Gallery visitor
Line of Demarcation
A Man Called Blade
Burt Craven
Images in a Convent
Exorcist
Challenge to White Fang
Liverpool
Silver Saddle
Flertcher
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
Sgt. Stricker
2020 Texas Gladiators
Black One
White Fang to the Rescue
Caroll
Sex of the Witch
Inspector
Mortacci
Archibald Williams
Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)
Rico
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Gunther
Panther Squad
General
Tales of Paris
American Tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)
Erotic Games of a Respectable Family
Professor Riccardo Rossi
Bandits: Love and Liberty
Barone
The Wretches
Flying Sex
Mr. Slider
Two Brothers in Trinity
Lester O'Hara
Western, Italian Style
Self
Cellini: A Violent Life
Bernardino, hermit
The Day Christ Died
Roman Soldier
The Last Traitor
Captain Ned Carter