Donald O'Brien
Actor
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 Train
as Schwartz 1964
The Inglorious Bastards
as SS Officer 1978
Grand Prix
as Wallace Bennett 1966
The Night of the Generals
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited) 1967
Doctor Butcher M.D.
as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher 1980
Keoma
as Caldwell 1976
Weekend at Dunkirk
as L'officier anglais 1964
The Sect
as Justice Jonathan Ford 1991
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
as Donald McKenzie 1977
Ghosthouse
as Valkos 1988
Four of the Apocalypse
as Sheriff of Salt Flat 1975
Hands of Steel
as Professor Olster 1986
Warriors of the Year 2072
as Monk 1984
A Matter of Resistance
as American Officer 1966
Run, Man, Run
as Daniel Cassidy 1968
Cloportes
as Gallery visitor 1965