Brian Donlevy
Acting·February 9, 1901·† April 6, 1972 — 71 years old·Portadown, 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".
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2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival Footage1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)1994The World of HammerTVSelf (archive footage)1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodProfessor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)1969Pit StopGrant Willard1968Arizona BushwhackersMayor Joe Smith1968Rogue's GalleryDetective Lee1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #31967Hostile GunsMarshal Willett1966Gammera the InvincibleGen. Terry Arnold1966Family AffairTV1966WacoAce Ross1966The Fat SpyGeorge Wellington1965How to Stuff a Wild BikiniB.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson1965Curse of the FlyHenri Delambre1964The Big Parade of ComedyKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)1962The Pigeon That Took RomeCol. Sherman Harrington1961The Errand BoyTom 'T.P.' Paramutual1961Target: The Corruptors!TV1960Girl In Room 13Steve Marshall1959Never So FewGen. Sloan1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonTVJohn Ridges1959Juke Box RhythmGeorge Manton1959RawhideTVJed Reston1958The TexanTV1958CowboyDoc Bender, Trailhand1957Escape from Red RockBronc Grierson1957DuPont Show of the MonthTVConstable Dale1957Perry MasonTVGeneral Roger Brandon1957Quatermass 2Prof. Bernard Quatermass1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTVFred Childress1956A Cry in the NightEd Bates1955The Quatermass XperimentProf. Bernard Quatermass1955The Big ComboJoe McClure1954Climax!TVSam Marvin1953Woman They Almost LynchedCharles Quantrill1952Ride the Man DownBide Marriner1952Hoodlum EmpireSen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens1952Dangerous AssignmentTV1951Slaughter TrailCapt. Dempster1951Fighting Coast GuardCmdr. McFarland1950Kansas RaidersQuantrill1950Lux Video TheatreTVDan Carmody · Walter Williams · Daniel J. McGinty1950The Colgate Comedy HourTVSelf1950ShakedownNick Palmer1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV1949The Lucky StiffJohn J. Malone1949ImpactWalter Williams1948Command DecisionBrigadier General Clifton I. Garnet1948Studio OneTVJim1948A Southern YankeeKurt Devlynn1947Killer McCoyJim Caighn1947Heaven Only KnowsAdam 'Duke' Byron1947Kiss of DeathAssistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo1947The Trouble with WomenJoe McBride1947Song of ScheherazadeCapt. Vladimir Gregorovitch1947The Beginning or the EndMaj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves1946Two Years Before the MastRichard Henry Dana1946Canyon PassageGeorge Camrose1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpTony Minnetti1946The VirginianTrampas1945Duffy's TavernBrian Donlevy1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekGovernor McGinty1944An American RomanceStefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)1943StalingradNarrator (English version)1943Hangmen Also Die!Dr. Franticek Svoboda1942Stand by for ActionLieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts1942NightmareDaniel Shane1942The Glass KeyPaul Madvig1942Wake IslandMaj. Geoffrey Caton1942A Gentleman After DarkHarry Melton1942Two Yanks in TrinidadVince Barrows1942The Remarkable AndrewGeneral Andrew Jackson1941Birth of the BluesMemphis1941The Great Man's LadySteely Edwards1941South of TahitiBob1941Hold Back the DawnMovie Actor (uncredited)1941Billy the KidJim Sherwood1941I Wanted WingsCapt. Mercer1940Brigham YoungAngus Duncan1940When the Daltons RodeGrat Dalton1940The Great McGintyDaniel 'Dan' McGinty1939Destry Rides AgainKent1939Allegheny UprisingRalph Callendar1939Behind Prison GatesAgent Norman Craig / Red Murray1939Beau GesteSergeant Markoff1939Union PacificSid Campeau1939Jesse JamesBarshee1938SharpshootersSteve Mitchell1938We're Going to Be RichYankee Gordon1938Battle of BroadwayChesty Webb1938In Old ChicagoGil Warren1937Born RecklessBob Kane1937This Is My AffairBatiste Duryea1937Midnight TaxiCharles 'Chick' Gardner1936Crack-UpAce Martin193636 Hours to KillFrank Evers1936High TensionSteve Reardon1936Half AngelDuffy Giles1936Human CargoPacky Campbell193613 Hours by AirJames Evarts1936Strike Me PinkVance1935Another FaceBroken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III1935Mary Burns, FugitiveSpike1935Barbary CoastKnuckles Jacoby1932A Modern CinderellaCharlie the Chauffeur1932IrenoDrunk (uncredited)1929Mother's BoyHarry O'Day1929Two AmericansUnknown1929Gentlemen of the PressKelly - Reporter (uncredited)1926A Man of QualityRichard Courtney1925School for WivesRalph1924Monsieur Beaucaireunknown1924Damaged HeartsJim Porter1923JamestownMinor Role (Uncredited)