Acting, 1901
Brian Donlevy
Born Feb 9, 1901, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK, Died Apr 6, 1972 (71)
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".
Filmography
38 titles- 1994
The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)IMDb 6.8Show - 1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)IMDb 6.6Movie - 1966
Family AffairIMDb 6.7Show - 1965
The Curse of the FlyHenri DelambreIMDb 5.4Movie - 1964
The Big Parade of ComedyKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)IMDb 7.2Movie - 1961
Target: The Corruptors!IMDb 5.7Show - 1959
RawhideJed RestonIMDb 7.3Show - 1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonJohn RidgesIMDb 6.8Show - 1959
Never So FewGen. SloanIMDb 5.5Movie - 1958
The TexanIMDb 6.0Show - 1958
CowboyDoc Bender, TrailhandIMDb 6.5Movie - 1957
Perry MasonGeneral Roger BrandonIMDb 7.7Show - 1957
DuPont Show of the MonthConstable DaleIMDb 7.4Show - 1957
Quatermass 2Prof. Bernard QuatermassIMDb 6.4Movie - 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFred ChildressIMDb 6.2Show - 1955
CrossroadsDr. Roy BellIMDb 6.8Show - 1955
The Big ComboJoe McClureIMDb 7.0Movie - 1955
The Quatermass XperimentProf. Bernard QuatermassIMDb 6.5Movie - 1954
Climax!Sam MarvinIMDb 3.8Show - 1952
Dangerous AssignmentIMDb 5.3Show - 1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsIMDb 6.0Show - 1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelfIMDb 6.9Show - 1950
Lux Video TheatreDan CarmodyIMDb 6.7Show - 1948
Studio OneJimIMDb 5.4Show - 1948
A Southern YankeeKurt DevlynnIMDb 5.7Movie - 1947
Kiss of DeathAssistant D.A. Louis D'AngeloIMDb 7.1Movie - 1946
The VirginianTrampasIMDb 6.0Movie - 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's CreekGovernor McGintyIMDb 6.9Movie - 1943
Hangmen Also Die!Dr. Franticek SvobodaIMDb 6.9Movie - 1942
The Glass KeyPaul MadvigIMDb 6.7Movie - 1940
When the Daltons RodeGrat DaltonIMDb 6.2Movie - 1939
Jesse JamesBarsheeIMDb 6.6Movie - 1939
Union PacificSid CampeauIMDb 6.7Movie - 1939
Destry Rides AgainKentIMDb 7.2Movie - 1938
In Old ChicagoGil WarrenIMDb 6.7Movie - 1936
Crack-UpAce MartinIMDb 5.9Movie - 1932IrenoDrunk (uncredited)IMDb 7.5Movie
- 1923
JamestownMinor Role (Uncredited)IMDb 10.0Movie