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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 09, 1901
Died Apr 06, 1972 (71)
Birthplace Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Donlevy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

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

Pit Stop

Pit Stop

1969

as Grant Willard

Rogue's Gallery

Rogue's Gallery

1968

as Detective Lee

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

as Mayor Joe Smith

Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns

1967

as Marshal Willett

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Dragon #3

Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

1966

as Gen. Terry Arnold

Waco

Waco

1966

as Ace Ross

The Fat Spy

The Fat Spy

1966

as George Wellington

Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

1965

as Henri Delambre

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

as B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

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

The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

as Col. Sherman Harrington

The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961

as Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual

Girl In Room 13

Girl In Room 13

1960

as Steve Marshall

Juke Box Rhythm

Juke Box Rhythm

1959

as George Manton

Never So Few

Never So Few

1959

as Gen. Sloan

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Doc Bender, Trailhand

Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock

1957

as Bronc Grierson

Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

1956

as Ed Bates

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

as Bernard Quatermass

The Big Combo

The Big Combo

1955

as Joe McClure

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

as Charles Quantrill

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952

as Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

1952

as Bide Marriner

Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

1951

as Capt. Dempster

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

as Cmdr. McFarland

Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders

1950

as Quantrill

Shakedown

Shakedown

1950

as Nick Palmer

Impact

Impact

1949

as Walter Williams

The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

1949

as John J. Malone

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Kurt Devlynn

Command Decision

Command Decision

1948

as Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

1947

as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1947

as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

1947

as Jim Caighn

Song of Scheherazade

Song of Scheherazade

1947

as Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch

Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

1947

as Adam 'Duke' Byron

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

1947

as Joe McBride

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

as Trampas

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as Richard Henry Dana

Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

as George Camrose

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

as Tony Minnetti

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

1945

as Brian Donlevy

An American Romance

An American Romance

1944

as Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1944

as Governor McGinty

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Dr. Franticek Svoboda

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Paul Madvig

A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

as Harry Melton

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as General Andrew Jackson

Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

as Maj. Geoffrey Caton

Nightmare

Nightmare

1942

as Daniel Shane

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

as Vince Barrows

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1942

as Steely Edwards

South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

1941

as Bob

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1941

as Jim Sherwood

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941

as Memphis

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Capt. Mercer

Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Movie Actor (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

1940

as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940

as Grat Dalton

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Angus Duncan

Behind Prison Gates

Behind Prison Gates

1939

as Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray

Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939

as Ralph Callendar

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939

as Sergeant Markoff

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939

as Kent

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Sid Campeau

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Barshee

Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

1938

as Steve Mitchell

Battle Of Broadway

Battle Of Broadway

1938

as Chesty Webb

We're Going to Be Rich

We're Going to Be Rich

1938

as Yankee Gordon

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

1938

as Gil Warren

Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Charles 'Chick' Gardner

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1937

as Bob Kane

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

as Batiste Duryea

High Tension

High Tension

1936

as Steve Reardon

36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

1936

as Frank Evers

Human Cargo

Human Cargo

1936

as Packy Campbell

Half Angel

Half Angel

1936

as Duffy Giles

Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1936

as Ace Martin

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936

as Vance

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as James Evarts

Another Face

Another Face

1935

as Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

as Spike

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935

as Knuckles Jacoby

Ireno

Ireno

1932

as Drunk (uncredited)

A Modern Cinderella

A Modern Cinderella

1932

as Charlie the Chauffeur

Mother's Boy

Mother's Boy

1929

as Harry O'Day

Two Americans

Two Americans

1929

as Unknown

Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

1929

as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)

A Man of Quality

A Man of Quality

1926

as Richard Courtney

The School for Wives

The School for Wives

1925

as Ralph

Damaged Hearts

Damaged Hearts

1924

as Jim Porter

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

as unknown

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor The Song of Bernadette Nominated
Television Credits

Studio One

as Jim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Rawhide

as Jed Reston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Lux Video Theatre

as Dan Carmody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Sam Marvin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Fred Childress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as John Ridges

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

DuPont Show of the Month

as Constable Dale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

Lux Video Theatre

as Walter Williams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Perry Mason

as General Roger Brandon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Lux Video Theatre

as Daniel J. McGinty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Dangerous Assignment

Episodes: 41

First Aired: Jan 01, 1952

The Texan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Family Affair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

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2024 6 10 16 6
2024 7 19 35 7
2024 8 13 26 6
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2024 12 7 11 4
2025 1 11 19 6
2025 2 7 18 1
2025 3 4 7 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
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