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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.
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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.
Tough to Kill
1979
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 15, 1930
Died
April 23, 2018
Birthplace
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Also Known As
A Man Called Blade
1977
The Inglorious Bastards
1978
Tough to Kill
1979
Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century
1977
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
1991
Cloportes
1965
The Name of the Rose
1986
Dynamite Jack
1961
Line of Demarcation
1966
White Fang to the Rescue
1975
Tales of Paris
1962
Four of the Apocalypse
1975
Grand Prix
1966
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977
The Night of the Generals
1967
Bandits: Love and Liberty
1994
The Train
1964
Hands of Steel
1986
Doctor Butcher M.D.
1980
Warriors of the Year 2072
1984
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