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Brian Donlevy
Acting

Brian Donlevy

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

9 Feb 1901

Age

125 Years

Born In

Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

Total Projects

120

Years Active

98 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.4 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

movie

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

as Archival Footage

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

The World of Hammer

tv

The World of Hammer

1994

The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

movie

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

Pit Stop

movie

Pit Stop

1969

Pit Stop

as Grant Willard

Arizona Bushwhackers

movie

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers

as Mayor Joe Smith

Rogue's Gallery

movie

Rogue's Gallery

1968

Rogue's Gallery

as Detective Lee

Five Golden Dragons

movie

Five Golden Dragons

1967

Five Golden Dragons

as Dragon #3

Hostile Guns

movie

Hostile Guns

1967

Hostile Guns

as Marshal Willett

Gammera the Invincible

movie

Gammera the Invincible

1966

Gammera the Invincible

as Gen. Terry Arnold

Family Affair

tv

Family Affair

1966

Family Affair

Waco

movie

Waco

1966

Waco

as Ace Ross

The Fat Spy

movie

The Fat Spy

1966

The Fat Spy

as George Wellington

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

movie

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

as B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson

Curse of the Fly

movie

Curse of the Fly

1965

Curse of the Fly

as Henri Delambre

The Big Parade of Comedy

movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

The Pigeon That Took Rome

movie

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as Col. Sherman Harrington

The Errand Boy

movie

The Errand Boy

1961

The Errand Boy

as Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual

Target: The Corruptors!

tv

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

Girl In Room 13

movie

Girl In Room 13

1960

Girl In Room 13

as Steve Marshall

Never So Few

movie

Never So Few

1959

Never So Few

as Gen. Sloan

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

tv

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as John Ridges

Juke Box Rhythm

movie

Juke Box Rhythm

1959

Juke Box Rhythm

as George Manton

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Jed Reston

The Texan

tv

The Texan

1958

The Texan

Cowboy

movie

Cowboy

1958

Cowboy

as Doc Bender, Trailhand

Escape from Red Rock

movie

Escape from Red Rock

1957

Escape from Red Rock

as Bronc Grierson

DuPont Show of the Month

tv

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

DuPont Show of the Month

as Constable Dale

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as General Roger Brandon

Quatermass 2

movie

Quatermass 2

1957

Quatermass 2

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

tv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Fred Childress

A Cry in the Night

movie

A Cry in the Night

1956

A Cry in the Night

as Ed Bates

The Quatermass Xperiment

movie

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

The Big Combo

movie

The Big Combo

1955

The Big Combo

as Joe McClure

Climax!

tv

Climax!

1954

Climax!

as Sam Marvin

Woman They Almost Lynched

movie

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Woman They Almost Lynched

as Charles Quantrill

Ride the Man Down

movie

Ride the Man Down

1952

Ride the Man Down

as Bide Marriner

Hoodlum Empire

movie

Hoodlum Empire

1952

Hoodlum Empire

as Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

Dangerous Assignment

tv

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Dangerous Assignment

Slaughter Trail

movie

Slaughter Trail

1951

Slaughter Trail

as Capt. Dempster

Fighting Coast Guard

movie

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

Fighting Coast Guard

as Cmdr. McFarland

Kansas Raiders

movie

Kansas Raiders

1950

Kansas Raiders

as Quantrill

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Dan Carmody

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Walter Williams

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Daniel J. McGinty

The Colgate Comedy Hour

tv

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Shakedown

movie

Shakedown

1950

Shakedown

as Nick Palmer

Robert Montgomery Presents

tv

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Lucky Stiff

movie

The Lucky Stiff

1949

The Lucky Stiff

as John J. Malone

Impact

movie

Impact

1949

Impact

as Walter Williams

Command Decision

movie

Command Decision

1948

Command Decision

as Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Jim

A Southern Yankee

movie

A Southern Yankee

1948

A Southern Yankee

as Kurt Devlynn

Killer McCoy

movie

Killer McCoy

1947

Killer McCoy

as Jim Caighn

Heaven Only Knows

movie

Heaven Only Knows

1947

Heaven Only Knows

as Adam 'Duke' Byron

Kiss of Death

movie

Kiss of Death

1947

Kiss of Death

as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

The Trouble with Women

movie

The Trouble with Women

1947

The Trouble with Women

as Joe McBride

Song of Scheherazade

movie

Song of Scheherazade

1947

Song of Scheherazade

as Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch

The Beginning or the End

movie

The Beginning or the End

1947

The Beginning or the End

as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Two Years Before the Mast

movie

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Two Years Before the Mast

as Richard Henry Dana

Canyon Passage

movie

Canyon Passage

1946

Canyon Passage

as George Camrose

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

movie

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

as Tony Minnetti

The Virginian

movie

The Virginian

1946

The Virginian

as Trampas

Duffy's Tavern

movie

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as Brian Donlevy

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

movie

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

as Governor McGinty

An American Romance

movie

An American Romance

1944

An American Romance

as Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos

Twenty Years After

movie

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Stalingrad

movie

Stalingrad

1943

Stalingrad

as Narrator (English version)

Hangmen Also Die!

movie

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

as Dr. Franticek Svoboda

Stand by for Action

movie

Stand by for Action

1942

Stand by for Action

as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

Nightmare

movie

Nightmare

1942

Nightmare

as Daniel Shane

The Glass Key

movie

The Glass Key

1942

The Glass Key

as Paul Madvig

Wake Island

movie

Wake Island

1942

Wake Island

as Maj. Geoffrey Caton

A Gentleman After Dark

movie

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

A Gentleman After Dark

as Harry Melton

Two Yanks in Trinidad

movie

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Vince Barrows

The Remarkable Andrew

movie

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

The Remarkable Andrew

as General Andrew Jackson

Birth of the Blues

movie

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as Memphis

The Great Man's Lady

movie

The Great Man's Lady

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Steely Edwards

South of Tahiti

movie

South of Tahiti

1941

South of Tahiti

as Bob

Hold Back the Dawn

movie

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Hold Back the Dawn

as Movie Actor (uncredited)

Billy the Kid

movie

Billy the Kid

1941

Billy the Kid

as Jim Sherwood

I Wanted Wings

movie

I Wanted Wings

1941

I Wanted Wings

as Capt. Mercer

Brigham Young

movie

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as Angus Duncan

When the Daltons Rode

movie

When the Daltons Rode

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as Grat Dalton

The Great McGinty

movie

The Great McGinty

1940

The Great McGinty

as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Destry Rides Again

movie

Destry Rides Again

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Kent

Allegheny Uprising

movie

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Allegheny Uprising

as Ralph Callendar

Behind Prison Gates

movie

Behind Prison Gates

1939

Behind Prison Gates

as Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray

Beau Geste

movie

Beau Geste

1939

Beau Geste

as Sergeant Markoff

Union Pacific

movie

Union Pacific

1939

Union Pacific

as Sid Campeau

Jesse James

movie

Jesse James

1939

Jesse James

as Barshee

Sharpshooters

movie

Sharpshooters

1938

Sharpshooters

as Steve Mitchell

We're Going to Be Rich

movie

We're Going to Be Rich

1938

We're Going to Be Rich

as Yankee Gordon

Battle of Broadway

movie

Battle of Broadway

1938

Battle of Broadway

as Chesty Webb

In Old Chicago

movie

In Old Chicago

1938

In Old Chicago

as Gil Warren

Born Reckless

movie

Born Reckless

1937

Born Reckless

as Bob Kane

This Is My Affair

movie

This Is My Affair

1937

This Is My Affair

as Batiste Duryea

Midnight Taxi

movie

Midnight Taxi

1937

Midnight Taxi

as Charles 'Chick' Gardner

Crack-Up

movie

Crack-Up

1936

Crack-Up

as Ace Martin

36 Hours to Kill

movie

36 Hours to Kill

1936

36 Hours to Kill

as Frank Evers

High Tension

movie

High Tension

1936

High Tension

as Steve Reardon

Half Angel

movie

Half Angel

1936

Half Angel

as Duffy Giles

Human Cargo

movie

Human Cargo

1936

Human Cargo

as Packy Campbell

13 Hours by Air

movie

13 Hours by Air

1936

13 Hours by Air

as James Evarts

Strike Me Pink

movie

Strike Me Pink

1936

Strike Me Pink

as Vance

Another Face

movie

Another Face

1935

Another Face

as Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III

Mary Burns, Fugitive

movie

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Spike

Barbary Coast

movie

Barbary Coast

1935

Barbary Coast

as Knuckles Jacoby

A Modern Cinderella

movie

A Modern Cinderella

1932

A Modern Cinderella

as Charlie the Chauffeur

CineRaya

movie

Ireno

1932

Ireno

as Drunk (uncredited)

Mother's Boy

movie

Mother's Boy

1929

Mother's Boy

as Harry O'Day

CineRaya

movie

Two Americans

1929

Two Americans

as Unknown

Gentlemen of the Press

movie

Gentlemen of the Press

1929

Gentlemen of the Press

as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

A Man of Quality

1926

A Man of Quality

as Richard Courtney

School for Wives

movie

School for Wives

1925

School for Wives

as Ralph

Monsieur Beaucaire

movie

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

Monsieur Beaucaire

as unknown

Damaged Hearts

movie

Damaged Hearts

1924

Damaged Hearts

as Jim Porter

Jamestown

movie

Jamestown

1923

Jamestown

as Minor Role (Uncredited)

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