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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting · Born 1901-02-09 · 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".

Known For

movie 6.6 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
movie 6.5 The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
movie 7.2 Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939
movie 7.0 The Big Combo
The Big Combo
1955
movie 7.1 Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1947
movie 6.4 Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
1957
movie 6.9 Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
tv 7.7 Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
movie 6.6 The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942
movie 6.8 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
movie 6.5 Jesse James
Jesse James
1939
movie 7.0 Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1939
movie 5.4 Curse of the Fly
Curse of the Fly
1965
movie 6.7 Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939
movie 7.0 The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
1940
movie 6.5 Cowboy
Cowboy
1958
movie 5.5 Never So Few
Never So Few
1959
movie 6.7 Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946