Brian Donlevy

Actor

Born: February 9, 1901 (71 years old)

Died: April 6, 1972

Place of birth: Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

Biography

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".

Filmography (73)

• Kiss of Death (1947, ★ 7.1)
• Hangmen Also Die! (1943, ★ 6.9)
• The Big Combo (1955, ★ 7)
• The Great McGinty (1940, ★ 6.9)
• Beau Geste (1939, ★ 6.9)
• The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944, ★ 6.8)
• Destry Rides Again (1939, ★ 7.2)
• Stand by for Action (1942, ★ 6.8)
• This Is My Affair (1937, ★ 7.3)
• The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950, ★ 6.8)
• Rawhide (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Perry Mason (1957, ★ 7.7)
• Command Decision (1948, ★ 6.4)
• The Quatermass Xperiment (1955, ★ 6.5)
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982, ★ 6.7)
• Quatermass 2 (1957, ★ 6.4)
• Canyon Passage (1946, ★ 6.7)
• Jesse James (1939, ★ 6.5)
• Union Pacific (1939, ★ 6.6)
• The Glass Key (1942, ★ 6.6)
• Hold Back the Dawn (1941, ★ 6.7)
• Pit Stop (1969, ★ 6.7)
• Barbary Coast (1935, ★ 6.4)
• In Old Chicago (1938, ★ 6.6)
• Waco (1966, ★ 6.4)
• Strike Me Pink (1936, ★ 6.6)
• Woman They Almost Lynched (1953, ★ 6.4)
• The Big Parade of Comedy (1964, ★ 6.6)
• Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987, ★ 6.4)
• Family Affair (1966, ★ 6.7)