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Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Born: 1930-09-15 • Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

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
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience poster
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
2001 • Self
Bandits: Love and Liberty poster
Bandits: Love and Liberty
1994 • Barone
The Sect poster
The Sect
1991 • Justice Jonathan Ford
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000 poster
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
1991 • Rico
Quest for the Mighty Sword poster
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990 • Gunther
Cellini: A Violent Life poster
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990 • Bernardino, hermit
Flight from Paradise poster
Flight from Paradise
1990
Mortacci poster
Mortacci
1989 • Archibald Williams
Ghosthouse poster
Ghosthouse
1988 • Valkos
The Name of the Rose poster
The Name of the Rose
1986 • Pietro d'Assisi
Hands of Steel poster
Hands of Steel
1986 • Professor Olster
Warriors of the Year 2072 poster
Warriors of the Year 2072
1984 • Monk
Panther Squad poster
Panther Squad
1984 • General
2020 Texas Gladiators poster
2020 Texas Gladiators
1983 • Black One
Doctor Butcher M.D. poster
Doctor Butcher M.D.
1980 • Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
The Day Christ Died poster
The Day Christ Died
1980 • Roman Soldier
Flying Sex poster
Flying Sex
1980 • Mr. Slider
Images in a Convent poster
Images in a Convent
1979 • Exorcist
Tough to Kill poster
Tough to Kill
1979 • Major Hagerty
Silver Saddle poster
Silver Saddle
1978 • Flertcher
The Inglorious Bastards poster
The Inglorious Bastards
1978 • SS Officer
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century poster
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
1977 • Sgt. Stricker
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals poster
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977 • Donald McKenzie
A Man Called Blade poster
A Man Called Blade
1977 • Burt Craven
Keoma poster
Keoma
1976 • Caldwell
Erotic Games of a Respectable Family poster
Erotic Games of a Respectable Family
1975 • Professor Riccardo Rossi
Four of the Apocalypse poster
Four of the Apocalypse
1975 • Sheriff of Salt Flat
White Fang to the Rescue poster
White Fang to the Rescue
1975 • Caroll
Challenge to White Fang poster
Challenge to White Fang
1974 • Liverpool
Sex of the Witch poster
Sex of the Witch
1973 • Inspector
The Executioner of God poster
The Executioner of God
1973 • Frank
Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West poster
Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West
1973 • Outlaw
Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre poster
Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre
1973 • Frank
God Is My Colt poster
God Is My Colt
1972 • Collins
Two Brothers in Trinity poster
Two Brothers in Trinity
1972 • Lester O'Hara
The Sheriff of Rock Spring poster
The Sheriff of Rock Spring
1971 • Burt Jones
Paid in Blood poster
Paid in Blood
1971 • Lee Rast
Finders Killers poster
Finders Killers
1971 • Jack Forest
The Last Traitor poster
The Last Traitor
1971 • Captain Ned Carter
Run, Man, Run poster
Run, Man, Run
1968 • Daniel Cassidy
Western, Italian Style poster
Western, Italian Style
1968 • Self
The Night of the Generals poster
The Night of the Generals
1967 • Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Grand Prix poster
Grand Prix
1966 • Wallace Bennett
Line of Demarcation poster
Line of Demarcation
1966
L'homme de l'Interpol poster
L'homme de l'Interpol
1966 • Polard
A Matter of Resistance poster
A Matter of Resistance
1966 • American Officer
Nick Carter and Red Club poster
Nick Carter and Red Club
1965
Cloportes poster
Cloportes
1965 • Gallery visitor
Hail! Mafia poster
Hail! Mafia
1965 • Mafia Thug
Operation Diplomatic Passport poster
Operation Diplomatic Passport
1965 • Dolbry
Weekend at Dunkirk poster
Weekend at Dunkirk
1964 • L'officier anglais
No Image
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
1964
The Train poster
The Train
1964 • Schwartz
Tales of Paris poster
Tales of Paris
1962 • American tourist (segment "Ella") (uncredited)
Dynamite Jack poster
Dynamite Jack
1961
The Wretches poster
The Wretches
1960