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Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Acting Born Sep 15, 1930 -- Died Apr 23, 2018 · 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)...

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The Name of the Rose
7.5
movie
The Name of the Rose
as Pietro d'Assisi
1986
The Train
7.6
movie
The Train
as Schwartz
1964
The Inglorious Bastards
6.3
movie
The Inglorious Bastards
as SS Officer
1978
Grand Prix
7.2
movie
Grand Prix
as Wallace Bennett
1966
The Night of the Generals
6.8
movie
The Night of the Generals
as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
1967
Doctor Butcher M.D.
5.5
movie
Doctor Butcher M.D.
as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher
1980
Keoma
6.9
movie
Keoma
as Caldwell
1976
Weekend at Dunkirk
6.9
movie
Weekend at Dunkirk
as L'officier anglais
1964
The Sect
6.2
movie
The Sect
as Justice Jonathan Ford
1991
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
5.0
movie
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
as Donald McKenzie
1977
Ghosthouse
5.1
movie
Ghosthouse
as Valkos
1988
Four of the Apocalypse
6.5
movie
Four of the Apocalypse
as Sheriff of Salt Flat
1975