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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".

Born

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

Died

6th April 1972

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Perry Mason
General Roger Brandon
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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Self (archive footage)
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The Virginian
Trampas
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Killer McCoy
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13 Hours by Air
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An American Romance
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Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre
Dan Carmody
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Song of Scheherazade
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This Is My Affair
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Nick Palmer
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(archive footage)
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Self (archive footage)
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The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
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Waco
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A Modern Cinderella
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A Southern Yankee
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I Wanted Wings
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Cmdr. McFarland
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
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Never So Few
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Dragon #3
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Sid Campeau
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The Big Combo
Joe McClure
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Kent
Monsieur Beaucaire Image
Monsieur Beaucaire
unknown
The Errand Boy Image
The Errand Boy
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Stand by for Action
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Governor McGinty
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Stalingrad
Narrator (English version)
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Two Americans
Unknown
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Curse of the Fly
Henri Delambre
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Kansas Raiders
Quantrill
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Canyon Passage
George Camrose
The Remarkable Andrew Image
The Remarkable Andrew
General Andrew Jackson
Beau Geste Image
Beau Geste
Sergeant Markoff
Impact Image
Impact
Walter Williams
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Hold Back the Dawn
Movie Actor (uncredited)
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Command Decision
Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
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The Trouble with Women
Joe McBride
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Born Reckless
Bob Kane
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Battle of Broadway
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Another Face
Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
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Billy the Kid
Jim Sherwood
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Two Yanks in Trinidad
Vince Barrows
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Ireno
Drunk (uncredited)
The Great McGinty Image
The Great McGinty
Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
The Great Man's Lady Image
The Great Man's Lady
Steely Edwards
The Fat Spy Image
The Fat Spy
George Wellington
Slaughter Trail Image
Slaughter Trail
Capt. Dempster
The Pigeon That Took Rome Image
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Col. Sherman Harrington
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The Big Parade of Comedy
Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
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When the Daltons Rode
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Memphis
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Brian Donlevy
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Archival Footage
36 Hours to Kill Image
36 Hours to Kill
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A Man of Quality
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Minor Role (Uncredited)
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A Gentleman After Dark
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Rogue's Gallery
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Gentlemen of the Press
Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
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Ralph
Behind Prison Gates Image
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Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray