Person
Victor McLaglen
Acting · 1886–1959 · Stepney, East London, England, UK
Biography
Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.
Known for
Have Gun, Will Travel
Mike O'Hare
Rawhide
1959
This Is Your Life
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Michael O'Reilly
Around the World in 80 Days
SS Henrietta Helmsman
Dishonored
Colonel Kranau
The Quiet Man
Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
First Sergeant Quincannon
Whistle Stop
Gitlo
China Girl
Bull Weed
Filmography
- 2019John Ford: The Man Who Invented AmericaSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)
- 2004On Location with Gunga DinMacChesney (archive footage)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)
- 1959Rawhide
- 1958Sea FuryBellew
- 1958The Italians They Are CrazySergente O'Riley
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelMike O'Hare
- 1957The AbductorsTom Muldoon
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysSS Henrietta Helmsman
- 1955Lady Godiva of CoventryGrimald
- 1955BengaziRobert Emmett Donovan
- 1955City of ShadowsBig Tim Channing
- 1955Many Rivers to CrossCadmus Cherne
- 1954Trouble in the GlenParlan
- 1954Prince ValiantBoltar
- 1953Fair Wind to JavaO'Brien
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952The Quiet ManSquire 'Red' Will Danaher
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951O'Mara's Chain MiracleOfficer O'Mara
- 1950Rio GrandeSgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
- 1950Lux Video TheatreMichael O'Reilly
- 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonFirst Sergeant Quincannon
- 1948Fort ApacheSgt. Festus Mulcahy
- 1947The Foxes of HarrowMike Farrell
- 1947Michigan KidCurley Davis
- 1947Calendar GirlMatthew O'Neill
- 1946Whistle StopGitlo
- 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeTerry O'Farrell
- 1945Rough, Tough and ReadyOwen McCarey
- 1944The Princess and the PirateCaptain Barrett / The Hook
- 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterHerman "Owl" Banghart
- 1944TampicoFred Adamson
- 1943Forever and a DayArchibald Spavin
- 1942China GirlBull Weed
- 1942Powder TownJeems O'Shea
- 1942Call Out the MarinesSgt. Jimmy McGinnis
- 1941Broadway LimitedMaurice "Mike" Monaghan
- 1940Diamond FrontierTerrence Regan
- 1940South of Pago PagoBucko Larson
- 1939The Big GuyWarden Bill Whitlock
- 1939RioDirk
- 1939Full ConfessionPat McGinnis
- 1939Captain FuryJerry Black aka Blackie
- 1939Ex-ChampTom 'Gunner' Grey
- 1939Let Freedom RingChris Mulligan
- 1939Gunga DinMacChesney
- 1939Pacific LinerCrusher McKay
- 1938We're Going to Be Rich"Dobbie" Dobson
- 1938The Devil's PartyMarty Malone
- 1938Battle of BroadwayBig Ben Wheeler
- 1937Ali Baba Goes to TownHimself
- 1937Wee Willie WinkieSgt. Donald MacDuff
- 1937This Is My AffairJock Ramsay
- 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Dannie O'Neill
- 1937Sea DevilsSteve Webb
- 1936The Magnificent Brute'Big Steve' Andrews
- 1936Under Two FlagsJ.C. Doyle
- 1936Klondike AnnieBull Brackett
- 1935Professional SoldierColonel Michael Donovan
- 1935The InformerGypo Nolan
- 1935The Great Hotel MurderAndrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
- 1935Under PressureJumbo Smith
- 1934The Captain Hates the SeaJunius P. Schulte
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesBill Murdock
- 1934Wharf AngelTurk
- 1934No More WomenForty-Fathoms
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- 1934The Lost PatrolThe Sergeant
- 1933Dick TurpinDick Turpin
- 1933Laughing at LifeDennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale
- 1933Hot PepperJim Flagg
- 1932Rackety Rax'Knucks' McGloin
- 1932Guilty as HellDetective Capt. T.R. McKinley
- 1932While Paris SleepsJacques Costaud
- 1932Devil's LotteryJem Meech
- 1932The Gay CaballeroDon Bob Harkness / El Coyote
- 1931WickedScott Burrows
- 1931Annabelle's AffairsJohn Rawson / Hefly Jack
- 1931Women of All NationsCaptain Jim Flagg
- 1931The Stolen JoolsSergeant Flagg
- 1931DishonoredColonel Kranau
- 1931Three RoguesBull Stanley
- 1930A Devil with WomenJerry Maxton
- 1930On the LevelBiff Williams
- 1929Hot for ParisJohn Patrick Duke
- 1929The Cock-Eyed WorldTop Sergeant Flagg
- 1929Happy DaysMinstrel Show Performer
- 1929The Black WatchCaptain Donald King
- 1929Strong BoyStrong Boy
- 1929Captain LashCaptain Lash
- 1928The River PirateSailor Fritz
- 1928Hangman's HouseDenis Hogan
- 1928A Girl in Every PortSpike Madden
- 1927Mother MachreeThe Giant of Kilkenny
- 1927The Loves of CarmenEscamillo
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 5
- 1927Life in HollywoodSelf
- 1926What Price GloryCapt. Flagg
- 1926Beau GesteHank
- 1926Men of SteelPete Masarick
- 1926The Isle of RetributionDoomsdorf
- 1925The Fighting HeartSoapy Williams
- 1925Winds of ChancePoleon Doret
- 1925The Unholy ThreeHercules
- 1925PercyReedy Jenkins
- 1925The Hunted WomanQuade
- 1924The Beloved BruteCharles Hinges
- 1924The Gay CorinthianSquire Hardcastle
- 1924The Passionate AdventureHerb Harris
- 1924Women and DiamondsBrian Owen
- 1924In the BloodTony Crabtree
- 1924The Boatswain's MateNed Travers
- 1923M'Lord of the White RoadLord Annerley / John
- 1923HeartstringsFrank Wilson
- 1923Woman to WomanNubian Slave (uncredited)
- 1923The RomanyThe Chief
- 1922The Crimson Circle
- 1922A Sailor TrampThe Sailor Tramp
- 1922The Glorious AdventureBulfinch
- 1922Little Brother of GodKing Kennidy
- 1922A Romance of Old BaghdadMiski
- 1921The Sport of KingsFrank Rosedale
- 1921The Prey of the DragonBrett 'Dragon' Mercer
- 1921CarnivalBaron
- 1921Corinthian JackJack Halstead
- 1920The Call of the RoadAlfred Truscott
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