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Brian Donlevy

Acting
Known For

71 Years Old

Brian Donlevy  (February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972) was an Ulster-born American film actor, noted for playing tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best known films are Beau Geste (1939) and The Great McGinty (1940). For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His obituary in The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom stated that "any consideration of the American 'film noir' of the 1940s would be incomplete without him". Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Donlevy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK on 9th February 1901

Died

6th April 1972

All Credits

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Fred Childress
Studio One Image
Studio One
Jim
Perry Mason Image
Perry Mason
General Roger Brandon
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Image
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
John Ridges
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Colgate Comedy Hour Image
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Dangerous Assignment Image
Dangerous Assignment
The Texan Image
The Texan
Rawhide Image
Rawhide
Jed Reston
No Image
Lux Video Theatre
Daniel J. McGinty
No Image
Lux Video Theatre
Walter Williams
No Image
Lux Video Theatre
Dan Carmody
Family Affair Image
Family Affair
Target: The Corruptors! Image
Target: The Corruptors!
Climax! Image
Climax!
Sam Marvin
DuPont Show of the Month Image
DuPont Show of the Month
Constable Dale
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Image
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
The Quatermass Xperiment Image
The Quatermass Xperiment
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Cowboy Image
Cowboy
Doc Bender, Trailhand
Kiss of Death Image
Kiss of Death
Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
Waco Image
Waco
Ace Ross
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Image
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Destry Rides Again Image
Destry Rides Again
Kent
Canyon Passage Image
Canyon Passage
George Camrose
Never So Few Image
Never So Few
Gen. Sloan
Quatermass 2 Image
Quatermass 2
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
In Old Chicago Image
In Old Chicago
Gil Warren
Jesse James Image
Jesse James
Barshee
The Virginian Image
The Virginian
Trampas
Impact Image
Impact
Walter Williams
Union Pacific Image
Union Pacific
Sid Campeau
Hangmen Also Die! Image
Hangmen Also Die!
Dr. Franticek Svoboda
The Errand Boy Image
The Errand Boy
Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
Arizona Bushwhackers Image
Arizona Bushwhackers
Mayor Joe Smith
The Big Combo Image
The Big Combo
Joe McClure
The Glass Key Image
The Glass Key
Paul Madvig
Strike Me Pink Image
Strike Me Pink
Vance
Allegheny Uprising Image
Allegheny Uprising
Ralph Callendar
When the Daltons Rode Image
When the Daltons Rode
Grat Dalton
Command Decision Image
Command Decision
Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
Brigham Young Image
Brigham Young
Angus Duncan
Pit Stop Image
Pit Stop
Grant Willard
Barbary Coast Image
Barbary Coast
Knuckles Jacoby
Ride the Man Down Image
Ride the Man Down
Bide Marriner
Stalingrad Image
Stalingrad
Narrator (English version)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Image
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Governor McGinty
The Big Parade of Comedy Image
The Big Parade of Comedy
Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
Beau Geste Image
Beau Geste
Sergeant Markoff
Killer McCoy Image
Killer McCoy
Jim Caighn
Gammera the Invincible Image
Gammera the Invincible
Gen. Terry Arnold
Two Years Before the Mast Image
Two Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry Dana
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Image
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Billy the Kid Image
Billy the Kid
Jim Sherwood
The Great McGinty Image
The Great McGinty
Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Five Golden Dragons Image
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #3
Stand by for Action Image
Stand by for Action
Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
Twenty Years After Image
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Remarkable Andrew Image
The Remarkable Andrew
General Andrew Jackson
Hold Back the Dawn Image
Hold Back the Dawn
Movie Actor (uncredited)
High Tension Image
High Tension
Steve Reardon
Hostile Guns Image
Hostile Guns
Marshal Willett
Birth of the Blues Image
Birth of the Blues
Memphis
Slaughter Trail Image
Slaughter Trail
Capt. Dempster
Midnight Taxi Image
Midnight Taxi
Charles 'Chick' Gardner
Woman They Almost Lynched Image
Woman They Almost Lynched
Charles Quantrill
The Beginning or the End Image
The Beginning or the End
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Image
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self (archive footage)
Shakedown Image
Shakedown
Nick Palmer
Curse of the Fly Image
Curse of the Fly
Henri Delambre
Duffy's Tavern Image
Duffy's Tavern
Brian Donlevy
A Cry in the Night Image
A Cry in the Night
Ed Bates
Kansas Raiders Image
Kansas Raiders
Quantrill
A Southern Yankee Image
A Southern Yankee
Kurt Devlynn
Heaven Only Knows Image
Heaven Only Knows
Adam 'Duke' Byron
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker Image
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Archival Footage
I Wanted Wings Image
I Wanted Wings
Capt. Mercer
The Trouble with Women Image
The Trouble with Women
Joe McBride
Wake Island Image
Wake Island
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
13 Hours by Air Image
13 Hours by Air
James Evarts
Our Hearts Were Growing Up Image
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Tony Minnetti
This Is My Affair Image
This Is My Affair
Batiste Duryea
Hoodlum Empire Image
Hoodlum Empire
Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
The Fat Spy Image
The Fat Spy
George Wellington
The Great Man's Lady Image
The Great Man's Lady
Steely Edwards
Mary Burns, Fugitive Image
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Spike
Gentlemen of the Press Image
Gentlemen of the Press
Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad Image
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Vince Barrows
Song of Scheherazade Image
Song of Scheherazade
Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
The Pigeon That Took Rome Image
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Col. Sherman Harrington
Behind Prison Gates Image
Behind Prison Gates
Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray
The Lucky Stiff Image
The Lucky Stiff
John J. Malone
An American Romance Image
An American Romance
Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Image
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
Monsieur Beaucaire Image
Monsieur Beaucaire
unknown
36 Hours to Kill Image
36 Hours to Kill
Frank Evers
South of Tahiti Image
South of Tahiti
Bob
Born Reckless Image
Born Reckless
Bob Kane
Nightmare Image
Nightmare
Daniel Shane
Half Angel Image
Half Angel
Duffy Giles
Human Cargo Image
Human Cargo
Packy Campbell
Crack-Up Image
Crack-Up
Ace Martin
A Gentleman After Dark Image
A Gentleman After Dark
Harry Melton
Escape from Red Rock Image
Escape from Red Rock
Bronc Grierson
Battle of Broadway Image
Battle of Broadway
Chesty Webb
Rogue's Gallery Image
Rogue's Gallery
Detective Lee
Fighting Coast Guard Image
Fighting Coast Guard
Cmdr. McFarland
Juke Box Rhythm Image
Juke Box Rhythm
George Manton
Damaged Hearts Image
Damaged Hearts
Jim Porter
No Image
Two Americans
Unknown
Sharpshooters Image
Sharpshooters
Steve Mitchell
Another Face Image
Another Face
Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
Mother's Boy Image
Mother's Boy
Harry O'Day
A Modern Cinderella Image
A Modern Cinderella
Charlie the Chauffeur
School for Wives Image
School for Wives
Ralph
Girl In Room 13 Image
Girl In Room 13
Steve Marshall
No Image
Ireno
Drunk (uncredited)
Jamestown Image
Jamestown
Minor Role (Uncredited)
No Image
A Man of Quality
Richard Courtney
We're Going to Be Rich Image
We're Going to Be Rich
Yankee Gordon