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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting

Born: February 9, 1901Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

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".

Known For
Filmography
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage

2021
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

1982
Pit Stop

Pit Stop

Grant Willard

1969
Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

Mayor Joe Smith

1968
Rogue's Gallery

Rogue's Gallery

Detective Lee

1968
Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

Dragon #3

1967
Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns

Marshal Willett

1967
Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

Gen. Terry Arnold

1966
Waco

Waco

Ace Ross

1966
The Fat Spy

The Fat Spy

George Wellington

1966
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson

1965
Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

Henri Delambre

1965
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

1964
The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Col. Sherman Harrington

1962
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual

1961
Girl In Room 13

Girl In Room 13

Steve Marshall

1960
Never So Few

Never So Few

Gen. Sloan

1959
Juke Box Rhythm

Juke Box Rhythm

George Manton

1959
Cowboy

Cowboy

Doc Bender, Trailhand

1958
Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock

Bronc Grierson

1957
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

1957
A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

Ed Bates

1956
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

1955
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

Joe McClure

1955
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

Charles Quantrill

1953
Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

Bide Marriner

1952
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

1952
Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

Capt. Dempster

1951
Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

Cmdr. McFarland

1951
Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders

Quantrill

1950
Shakedown

Shakedown

Nick Palmer

1950
The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

John J. Malone

1949
Impact

Impact

Walter Williams

1949
Command Decision

Command Decision

Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

1948
A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

Kurt Devlynn

1948
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

Jim Caighn

1947
Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

Adam 'Duke' Byron

1947
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

1947
The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

Joe McBride

1947
Song of Scheherazade

Song of Scheherazade

Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch

1947
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

1947
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana

1946
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

George Camrose

1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Tony Minnetti

1946
The Virginian

The Virginian

Trampas

1946
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Brian Donlevy

1945
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Governor McGinty

1944
An American Romance

An American Romance

Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos

1944
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944
Stalingrad

Stalingrad

Narrator (English version)

1943
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Dr. Franticek Svoboda

1943
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

1942
Nightmare

Nightmare

Daniel Shane

1942
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Paul Madvig

1942
Wake Island

Wake Island

Maj. Geoffrey Caton

1942
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

Harry Melton

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Vince Barrows

1942
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

General Andrew Jackson

1942
Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

Memphis

1941
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

Steely Edwards

1941
South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

Bob

1941
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Movie Actor (uncredited)

1941
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Jim Sherwood

1941
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

Capt. Mercer

1941
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Angus Duncan

1940
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

Grat Dalton

1940
The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

1940
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

Kent

1939
Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

Ralph Callendar

1939
Behind Prison Gates

Behind Prison Gates

Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray

1939
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Sergeant Markoff

1939
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Sid Campeau

1939
Jesse James

Jesse James

Barshee

1939
Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

Steve Mitchell

1938
We're Going to Be Rich

We're Going to Be Rich

Yankee Gordon

1938
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

Chesty Webb

1938
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Gil Warren

1938
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

Bob Kane

1937
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

Batiste Duryea

1937
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

Charles 'Chick' Gardner

1937
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

Ace Martin

1936
36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

Frank Evers

1936
High Tension

High Tension

Steve Reardon

1936
Half Angel

Half Angel

Duffy Giles

1936
Human Cargo

Human Cargo

Packy Campbell

1936
13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

James Evarts

1936
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

Vance

1936
Another Face

Another Face

Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Spike

1935
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Knuckles Jacoby

1935
A Modern Cinderella

A Modern Cinderella

Charlie the Chauffeur

1932

Ireno

Drunk (uncredited)

1932
Mother's Boy

Mother's Boy

Harry O'Day

1929

Two Americans

Unknown

1929
Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)

1929

A Man of Quality

Richard Courtney

1926
School for Wives

School for Wives

Ralph

1925
Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

unknown

1924
Damaged Hearts

Damaged Hearts

Jim Porter

1924
Jamestown

Jamestown

Minor Role (Uncredited)

1923