Donald O'Brien
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-09-15 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died
2018-04-23
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.
Most Known For
The Name of the Rose
as Pietro d'Assisi
The Train
as Schwartz
The Night of the Generals
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Four of the Apocalypse
as Sheriff of Salt Flat
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
as Donald McKenzie
Grand Prix
as Wallace Bennett
Keoma
as Caldwell
2020 Texas Gladiators
as Black One
A Man Called Blade
as Burt Craven
The Inglorious Bastards
as SS Officer
Weekend at Dunkirk
as L'officier anglais
Doctor Butcher M.D.
as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
Bandits: Love and Liberty
as Barone
Hands of Steel
as Professor Olster
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
as Sgt. Stricker
Challenge to White Fang
as Liverpool
Run, Man, Run
as Daniel Cassidy
Mortacci
as Archibald Williams
Warriors of the Year 2072
as Monk
Silver Saddle
as Flertcher