Peter O'Brian (actor)
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Peter O'Brian is a New Zealand
actor
best known for playing Alex Tarambuan in the movie The Intruder
. He is not to be confused with the Australian actor Peter O'Brien.
O'Brian has only featured in strictly Indonesia
n productions. Nearly all of his movies have involved Arizal or the Indonesian producers The Punjabi Brothers; he has also worked closely with Jopi Burnama. According to the Internet Movie Database
, The Stabilizer
was O'Brian's first movie.
Recent news has confirmed that Peter is working at a school in indonesia
teaching English language. On the Facebook appreciation group recent pictures of Peter have surfaced. His fansite Rambu.net have conducted an interview with Peter where he reveals he does all his own stunts, talks about how we was plucked from the street to be in the movies.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actor
Actor
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best known for playing Alex Tarambuan in the movie The Intruder
The Intruder (1986 film)
The Intruder is a 1986 Indonesian action film based on the Rambo movies.-Plot:The main character is Alex Trambuan , known to his friends as Rambu, is a lone vigilante and former police officer who takes revenge on the gang who killed his wife.The movie starts off with two gangsters driving...
. He is not to be confused with the Australian actor Peter O'Brien.
O'Brian has only featured in strictly Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n productions. Nearly all of his movies have involved Arizal or the Indonesian producers The Punjabi Brothers; he has also worked closely with Jopi Burnama. According to the Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
, The Stabilizer
The Stabilizer
The Stabilizer is a 1984 Indonesian action film directed by The Punjabi Brothers and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The movie stars New Zealand born actor Peter O'Brian who plays Peter Goldson, a.k.a. The Stabilizer. He is an FBI agent who is sent to Thailand to retrieve a brilliant professor...
was O'Brian's first movie.
Recent news has confirmed that Peter is working at a school in indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
teaching English language. On the Facebook appreciation group recent pictures of Peter have surfaced. His fansite Rambu.net have conducted an interview with Peter where he reveals he does all his own stunts, talks about how we was plucked from the street to be in the movies.
Filmography
- The StabilizerThe StabilizerThe Stabilizer is a 1984 Indonesian action film directed by The Punjabi Brothers and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The movie stars New Zealand born actor Peter O'Brian who plays Peter Goldson, a.k.a. The Stabilizer. He is an FBI agent who is sent to Thailand to retrieve a brilliant professor...
(1984) [The Stabilizer] - The IntruderThe Intruder (1986 film)The Intruder is a 1986 Indonesian action film based on the Rambo movies.-Plot:The main character is Alex Trambuan , known to his friends as Rambu, is a lone vigilante and former police officer who takes revenge on the gang who killed his wife.The movie starts off with two gangsters driving...
(1986) [Pembalasan Rambu] - Lethal Hunter aka American Hunter (1988) [Perawan Di Sarang Sindikat]
- Jungle Heat (1988) [Rimba Panas]
- Double Crosser (1990) [Membakar Lingkaran Api]
- Triple Cross aka Angel of Fury (1991) [Pertempuran Segi Tiga]
Trivia
- Peter O'Brian is known as P'OB to his fans
- O'Brian once had a huge falling out with Jopi Burnama, the producer of The Intruder (1986 film)The Intruder (1986 film)The Intruder is a 1986 Indonesian action film based on the Rambo movies.-Plot:The main character is Alex Trambuan , known to his friends as Rambu, is a lone vigilante and former police officer who takes revenge on the gang who killed his wife.The movie starts off with two gangsters driving...
over the opening scene in which an old lady, Bu Yadi was at fault for the car accident.
- O'Brian has played an evil character in two films; Triple CrossTriple CrossTriple Cross may refer to:*Triple Cross , a 1966 British film directed by Terence Young*The Triple Cross, a 1992 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku* The triple cross, a Papal cross* XXX...
and Lethal Hunter.
- O'Brians most eloquent and interesting character is "Peter" in Jungle Heat. O'Brian expertly juxtaposes the character's tendency to use foul language with his "wow" expression in the scene where Peter is chosen as the suitor.
- Peter O'Brian has a big following amongst Milton Keynes Dons fans.
- When filming The Intruder, Peter O'Brian actually took a severe blow to the sternum during a fight scene. When asked if he was in pain he responded "pain is weakness leaving the body".
- The VHS version of Triple Cross released in the US under the alternative title of Angel Of Fury has been re-dubbed and is heavily cut. Cuts have been made to both scenes of violence and dialogue.
- His real name is Peter John Wilson
- He had taught Humanities in Mentari International School in Jakarta (MISJ)
- He had also taught Language A English in Mentari International School in Jakarta (MISJ)