Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Date of Birth:

Feb 09, 1901

Place of Birth:

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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filmography:

The Quatermass Xperiment The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Human Cargo Human Cargo

1936

Song of Scheherazade Song of Scheherazade

1947

Two Years Before the Mast Two Years Before the Mast

1946

The Fat Spy The Fat Spy

1966

Fighting Coast Guard Fighting Coast Guard

1951

Half Angel Half Angel

1936

Ride the Man Down Ride the Man Down

1952

The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women

1947

Juke Box Rhythm Juke Box Rhythm

1959

Midnight Taxi Midnight Taxi

1937

13 Hours by Air 13 Hours by Air

1936

Crack-Up Crack-Up

1936

High Tension High Tension

1936

Arizona Bushwhackers Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Rogue's Gallery Rogue's Gallery

1968

The Lucky Stiff The Lucky Stiff

1949

Woman They Almost Lynched Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

The Pigeon That Took Rome The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

Behind Prison Gates Behind Prison Gates

1939

Another Face Another Face

1935

Born Reckless Born Reckless

1937

A Southern Yankee A Southern Yankee

1948

Hostile Guns Hostile Guns

1967

Our Hearts Were Growing Up Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

We're Going to Be Rich We're Going to Be Rich

1938

Damaged Hearts Damaged Hearts

1924

A Man of Quality A Man of Quality

1926

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

The Big Parade of Comedy The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Monsieur Beaucaire Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

Stalingrad Stalingrad

1943

The School for Wives The School for Wives

1970

Two Americans Two Americans

1929

Jamestown Jamestown

1970

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Nightmare Nightmare

1942

Twenty Years After Twenty Years After

1944

Two Yanks in Trinidad Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

A Modern Cinderella A Modern Cinderella

1932

Sharpshooters Sharpshooters

1938

Duffy's Tavern Duffy's Tavern

1945

Girl In Room 13 Girl In Room 13

1960

South of Tahiti South of Tahiti

1941

Gentlemen of the Press Gentlemen of the Press

1929

Mother's Boy Mother's Boy

1929

Escape from Red Rock Escape from Red Rock

1957

Heaven Only Knows Heaven Only Knows

1947

Ireno Ireno

1932

An American Romance An American Romance

1944

This Is My Affair This Is My Affair

1937

Wake Island Wake Island

1942

Allegheny Uprising Allegheny Uprising

1939

Canyon Passage Canyon Passage

1946

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

Beau Geste Beau Geste

1939

Destry Rides Again Destry Rides Again

1939

Jesse James Jesse James

1939

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1942

Curse of the Fly Curse of the Fly

1965

36 Hours to Kill 36 Hours to Kill

1936

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

The Great McGinty The Great McGinty

1940

A Cry in the Night A Cry in the Night

1956

Command Decision Command Decision

1948

Impact Impact

1949

The Big Combo The Big Combo

1955

Hangmen Also Die! Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Kiss of Death Kiss of Death

1947

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Quatermass II Quatermass II

1957

Gammera the Invincible Gammera the Invincible

1966

The Errand Boy The Errand Boy

1961

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

Hoodlum Empire Hoodlum Empire

1952

Cowboy Cowboy

1958

Hold Back the Dawn Hold Back the Dawn

1941

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Stand by for Action Stand by for Action

1942

Waco Waco

1966

The Great Man's Lady The Great Man's Lady

1942

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid

1941

Slaughter Trail Slaughter Trail

1951

When the Daltons Rode When the Daltons Rode

1940

I Wanted Wings I Wanted Wings

1941

Battle Of Broadway Battle Of Broadway

1938

Strike Me Pink Strike Me Pink

1936

A Gentleman After Dark A Gentleman After Dark

1942

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

The Beginning or the End The Beginning or the End

1947

Pit Stop Pit Stop

1969

Brigham Young Brigham Young

1940

Shakedown Shakedown

1950

Five Golden Dragons Five Golden Dragons

1967

Barbary Coast Barbary Coast

1935

Kansas Raiders Kansas Raiders

1950

Birth of the Blues Birth of the Blues

1941

In Old Chicago In Old Chicago

1938

Killer McCoy Killer McCoy

1947

Never So Few Never So Few

1959

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