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Donald O'Brien

Actor
Born September 15, 1930Died November 29, 2003 (73 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Name of the Rose
  • The Inglorious Bastards
  • Keoma: The Avenger
  • Zombie Holocaust
  • The Four of the Apocalypse...
  • Hands of Steel
  • A Man Called Blade
  • I guerrieri dell'anno 2072
  • Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century
  • Jesse and Lester, Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity
  • The Executioner of God
  • Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre

Known For

  • Zombie Holocaust
  • Run, Man, Run
  • Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
  • Keoma: The Avenger
  • Ghosthouse
  • The Sect
  • The Four of the Apocalypse...
  • Quest for the Mighty Sword
  • A Man Called Blade
  • I guerrieri dell'anno 2072
  • Frankenstein 2000
  • Giochi erotici di una famiglia per bene
  • Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century
  • 2020 Texas Gladiators
  • Jesse and Lester, Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity
  • Tough to Kill
  • Silver Saddle
  • The Last Traitor
  • Three Rooms in Manhattan
  • The Panther Squad
  • Zanna Bianca alla riscossa
  • Kakkientruppen
  • Paid in Blood
  • The Executioner of God

Filmography

1994
1994
Honey Sweet Love... · as Officer
1993
Sparrow · as Cast
1992
1991
The Sect · as Justice Jonathan Ford
1990
1990
1990
1989
Mortacci · as Archibald Williams
1988
Ghosthouse · as Valkos
1986
The Name of the Rose · as Pietro D'assisi
1986
Hands of Steel · as Professor Olster
1984
1984
The Panther Squad · as General
1983
2020 Texas Gladiators · as Black One
1980
Zombie Holocaust · as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
1980
The Day Christ Died · as Roman Soldier
1979
Tough to Kill · as Major Hagerty
1978
Silver Saddle · as Flertcher
1978
1977
1977
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals · as Donald Mckenzie
1977
A Man Called Blade · as Burt Craven
1977
Kakkientruppen · as Comandante
1976
1975
Giochi erotici di una famiglia per bene · as Professor Riccardo Rossi
1975
The Four of the Apocalypse... · as Sheriff Of Salt Flat
1975
1974
Challenge to White Fang · as Liverpool
1973
Sex of the Witch · as Inspector
1973
1973
1973
1972
God Is My Colt .45 · as Collins
1972
1971
Paid in Blood · as Lee Rast
1971
Finders Killers · as Jack Forest
1971
The Last Traitor · as Captain Ned Carter
1968
Run, Man, Run · as Daniel Cassidy
1967
The Night of the Generals · as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
1966
Grand Prix · as Wallace Bennett
1966
Soldier Martin · as Le Capitaine Carruthers
1966
Line of Demarcation · as L'aviateur Écossais
1966
A Matter of Resistance · as American Officer
1965
1965
Three Rooms in Manhattan · as Cook At The Diner
1965
Cloportes · as Un Visiteur De La Galerie
1965
Hail, Mafia · as Mafia Thug
1964
Weekend at Dunkirk · as L'officier Anglais
1964
1964
The Train · as Schwartz
1963
The Day and the Hour · as Le Pilot Anglais Caché Dans La Pharmacie
1963
1962
The Trial of Joan of Arc · as Prélat Anglais
1962
L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête (TV Series) · as Dalton
1962
Tales of Paris · as American Tourist (segment "ella") (uncredited)
1961
1961
Saint-Tropez Blues · as L'américain Du Yacht
1960
1953
Act of Love · as Un G.i. Au Queen Of Hearts
1950

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