Donald O'Brien
Donald O'Brien (actually Donal O'Brien ; born September 15, 1930 in Pau , Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques , † November 29, 2003 in Rome ) was an Irish - French actor .
Life
O'Brien was born in France to an Irishman who served in the US cavalry . During the Second World War , his family moved to Ireland, where he graduated from high school. After training as an actor, his first stop was the Dublin Gate Theater ; However, there was no success and O'Brien went to France, where he worked for the US Army. There he was discovered in 1953 for Anatole Litvak's An act of love - the screenwriter was married to his sister. In 1966 he made his way to Italy, where he was used as an actor in spaghetti westerns and action films . In 1980 he was the victim of a serious accident at home, as a result of which he suffered permanent walking difficulties.
His above-average size and distinctive face often let him take on the role of the menacing villain. O'Brien campaigned for alcohol addicts throughout his life based on his own story.
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Dynamite Jack (Dynamite Jack)
- 1964: The train (The Train)
- 1964: Dunkirk, June 2, 1940 (Week-end à Zuydcoote)
- 1966: Grand Prix (Grand Prix)
- 1967: The Night of the Generals (The Night of the Generals)
- 1968: Run for your life (Corri uomo corri)
- 1971: Source sporche anime dannate
- 1971: Lo sceriffo di Rockspring
- 1971: Il tredicesimo è semper Giudà
- 1971: Relentless to the grave (Se t'incontro t'ammazzo)
- 1972: Il giustiziere di Dio
- 1972: A hallelujah for two left brothers (Jesse & Lester due fratelli in un posto chiamata Trinità)
- 1972: Only the gun was his god (La colt era il suo Dio)
- 1973: … altrimenti vi ammucchiamo
- 1973: Pay and Die (Sei bounty killers per una strage)
- 1974: The devil's canyon of the wild wolves (Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca)
- 1975: Doomed to Live - Doomed to Die (I quattro dell'apocalisse)
- 1975: Wolfsblut intervenes (Zanna Bianca alla riscossa)
- 1976: Keoma
- 1977: Mannaja - The ax of death (Mannaja)
- 1977: Shoot you ... I'll get food (Kakkientruppen) - Director: Marino Girolami
- 1977: Naked among cannibals (Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali)
- 1978: The vultures are coming - Killer Mission (Duri a morire)
- 1980: Zombies among cannibals (Zombi Holocaust)
- 1982: 2020 - Texas Gladiators (Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro)
- 1986: the name of the rose
- 1988: Ghosthouse (La Casa 3)
- 1990: Troll 3 (Quest for the Mighty Sword)
- 1991: Frankenstein 2000 (Ritorno alla morte)
- 1993: Zeffirelli's Spatz (Storia di una capinera) - Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Web links
- Donald O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on nanarland.com (French)
- Interview on christiankessler.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Brien, Donal (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-French actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 2003 |
| Place of death | Rome |