Person

Brian Donlevy

Acting · 1901–1972 · 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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  Perry Mason

  General Roger Brandon

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  Robert Montgomery Presents

  1950

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  Climax!

  Sam Marvin

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  Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  Fred Childress

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  Family Affair

  1966

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  Rawhide

  Jed Reston

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  Studio One

  Jim

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  The Texan

  1958

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  The Colgate Comedy Hour

  Self

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  The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  John Ridges

• 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival Footage
• 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
• 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
• 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodProfessor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
• 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
• 1969Pit StopGrant Willard
• 1968Arizona BushwhackersMayor Joe Smith
• 1968Rogue's GalleryDetective Lee
• 1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #3
• 1967Hostile GunsMarshal Willett
• 1966Gammera the InvincibleGen. Terry Arnold
• 1966Family Affair
• 1966WacoAce Ross
• 1966The Fat SpyGeorge Wellington
• 1965How to Stuff a Wild BikiniB.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
• 1965Curse of the FlyHenri Delambre
• 1964The Big Parade of ComedyKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
• 1962The Pigeon That Took RomeCol. Sherman Harrington
• 1961The Errand BoyTom 'T.P.' Paramutual
• 1961Target: The Corruptors!
• 1960Girl In Room 13Steve Marshall
• 1959Never So FewGen. Sloan
• 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonJohn Ridges
• 1959Juke Box RhythmGeorge Manton
• 1959RawhideJed Reston
• 1958The Texan
• 1958CowboyDoc Bender, Trailhand
• 1957Escape from Red RockBronc Grierson
• 1957DuPont Show of the MonthConstable Dale
• 1957Perry MasonGeneral Roger Brandon
• 1957Quatermass 2Prof. Bernard Quatermass
• 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFred Childress
• 1956A Cry in the NightEd Bates
• 1955The Quatermass XperimentProf. Bernard Quatermass
• 1955The Big ComboJoe McClure
• 1954Climax!Sam Marvin
• 1953Woman They Almost LynchedCharles Quantrill
• 1952Ride the Man DownBide Marriner
• 1952Hoodlum EmpireSen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
• 1952Dangerous Assignment
• 1951Slaughter TrailCapt. Dempster
• 1951Fighting Coast GuardCmdr. McFarland
• 1950Kansas RaidersQuantrill
• 1950Lux Video TheatreDan Carmody
• 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
• 1950ShakedownNick Palmer
• 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
• 1949The Lucky StiffJohn J. Malone
• 1949ImpactWalter Williams
• 1948Command DecisionBrigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
• 1948Studio OneJim
• 1948A Southern YankeeKurt Devlynn
• 1947Killer McCoyJim Caighn
• 1947Heaven Only KnowsAdam 'Duke' Byron
• 1947Kiss of DeathAssistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
• 1947The Trouble with WomenJoe McBride
• 1947Song of ScheherazadeCapt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
• 1947The Beginning or the EndMaj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
• 1946Two Years Before the MastRichard Henry Dana
• 1946Canyon PassageGeorge Camrose
• 1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpTony Minnetti
• 1946The VirginianTrampas
• 1945Duffy's TavernBrian Donlevy
• 1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekGovernor McGinty
• 1944An American RomanceStefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
• 1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
• 1943StalingradNarrator (English version)
• 1943Hangmen Also Die!Dr. Franticek Svoboda
• 1942Stand by for ActionLieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
• 1942NightmareDaniel Shane
• 1942The Glass KeyPaul Madvig
• 1942Wake IslandMaj. Geoffrey Caton
• 1942A Gentleman After DarkHarry Melton
• 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadVince Barrows
• 1942The Remarkable AndrewGeneral Andrew Jackson
• 1941Birth of the BluesMemphis
• 1941The Great Man's LadySteely Edwards
• 1941South of TahitiBob
• 1941Hold Back the DawnMovie Actor (uncredited)
• 1941Billy the KidJim Sherwood
• 1941I Wanted WingsCapt. Mercer
• 1940Brigham YoungAngus Duncan
• 1940When the Daltons RodeGrat Dalton
• 1940The Great McGintyDaniel 'Dan' McGinty
• 1939Destry Rides AgainKent
• 1939Allegheny UprisingRalph Callendar
• 1939Behind Prison GatesAgent Norman Craig / Red Murray
• 1939Beau GesteSergeant Markoff
• 1939Union PacificSid Campeau
• 1939Jesse JamesBarshee
• 1938SharpshootersSteve Mitchell
• 1938We're Going to Be RichYankee Gordon
• 1938Battle of BroadwayChesty Webb
• 1938In Old ChicagoGil Warren
• 1937Born RecklessBob Kane
• 1937This Is My AffairBatiste Duryea
• 1937Midnight TaxiCharles 'Chick' Gardner
• 1936Crack-UpAce Martin
• 193636 Hours to KillFrank Evers
• 1936High TensionSteve Reardon
• 1936Half AngelDuffy Giles
• 1936Human CargoPacky Campbell
• 193613 Hours by AirJames Evarts
• 1936Strike Me PinkVance
• 1935Another FaceBroken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
• 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveSpike
• 1935Barbary CoastKnuckles Jacoby
• 1932A Modern CinderellaCharlie the Chauffeur
• 1932IrenoDrunk (uncredited)
• 1929Mother's BoyHarry O'Day
• 1929Two AmericansUnknown
• 1929Gentlemen of the PressKelly - Reporter (uncredited)
• 1926A Man of QualityRichard Courtney
• 1925School for WivesRalph
• 1924Monsieur Beaucaireunknown
• 1924Damaged HeartsJim Porter
• 1923JamestownMinor Role (Uncredited)