Actor

Donald O'Brien

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Movies: 55Series: 0

TMDB ID: 31779

IMDb ID: nm0639521

Known for: Acting

Born: September 15, 1930

Died: April 23, 2018

Age: 87

Place of birth: Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 2001

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 5.96

Wikidata: Q364708

Also known as

Donald O'Brian • Donal O'Brian • Daniel O'Brien • Donal O'Brien

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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.

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