Donald O'Brien
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
The Name of the Rose
1986
as Pietro d'Assisi
Keoma
1976
as Caldwell
Four of the Apocalypse
1975
as Sheriff of Salt Flat
The Night of the Generals
1967
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Grand Prix
1966
as Wallace Bennett
The Train
1964
as Schwartz
Cloportes
1965
as Gallery visitor
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977
as Donald McKenzie
Warriors of the Year 2072
1984
as Monk
The Inglorious Bastards
1978
as SS Officer
A Man Called Blade
1977
as Burt Craven
Bandits: Love and Liberty
1994
as Barone
Mortacci
1989
as Archibald Williams
Line of Demarcation
1966
Hands of Steel
1986
as Professor Olster
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
1977
as Sgt. Stricker
Weekend at Dunkirk
1964
as L'officier anglais
The Sect
1991
as Justice Jonathan Ford
Challenge to White Fang
1974
as Liverpool
Run, Man, Run
1968
as Daniel Cassidy