Donald O'Brien
1930-2018
Known for The Name of the Rose, Doctor Butcher M.D., Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals.
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.
Movie Credits
Two Brothers in Trinity (1972)
Run, Man, Run (1968)
The Executioner of God (1973)
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience (2001)
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
Doctor Butcher M.D. (1980)
Images in a Convent (1979)
Sex of the Witch (1973)
Ghosthouse (1988)
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century (1977)
Hands of Steel (1986)
Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
2020 Texas Gladiators (1983)
A Man Called Blade (1977)
Keoma (1976)
Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Challenge to White Fang (1974)
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
The Sect (1991)
Panther Squad (1984)
The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
Silver Saddle (1978)
Nick Carter and Red Club (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
The Train (1964)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Cloportes (1965)
Line of Demarcation (1966)
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
