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Acting

Brian Donlevy

Birthplace
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Popularity
1.2

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 …

Movies
The Curse of the Fly
The Curse of the Fly
1965 ⭐ 5.4
as Henri Delambre
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
1940 ⭐ 4.6
as Angus Duncan
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938 ⭐ 6.7
as Gil Warren
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 ⭐ 5.9
as Ace Martin
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 ⭐ 6.6
as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1947 ⭐ 7.1
as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
1957 ⭐ 6.4
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 ⭐ 6.5
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 ⭐ 7.7
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Combo
The Big Combo
1955 ⭐ 7.0
as Joe McClure