Donald O'Brien

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.

Known For

The Name of the Rose

as Pietro d'Assisi

The Train

as Schwartz

The Inglorious Bastards

as SS Officer

Grand Prix

as Wallace Bennett

The Night of the Generals

as Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

Doctor Butcher M.D.

as Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher

Keoma

as Caldwell

Weekend at Dunkirk

as L'officier anglais

The Sect

as Justice Jonathan Ford

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

as Donald McKenzie