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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting

Born February 9, 1901 — Died April 6, 1972

From Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

Also known as Waldo Brian Donlevy, McGinty

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 ...

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage

20216.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

19977.7
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)

19876.4
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

19876.5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

19826.7
Pit Stop

Pit Stop

Grant Willard

19696.8
Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

Mayor Joe Smith

19684.3
Rogue's Gallery

Rogue's Gallery

Detective Lee

19687.0
Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

Dragon #3

19675.2
Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns

Marshal Willett

19675.6
Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

Gen. Terry Arnold

19665.1
Waco

Waco

Ace Ross

19666.7
The Fat Spy

The Fat Spy

George Wellington

19663.1
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson

19655.3
Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

Henri Delambre

19655.4
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

19647.2
The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Col. Sherman Harrington

19625.3
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual

19616.2
Girl In Room 13

Girl In Room 13

Steve Marshall

19606.0
Never So Few

Never So Few

Gen. Sloan

19595.5
Juke Box Rhythm

Juke Box Rhythm

George Manton

19597.7
Cowboy

Cowboy

Doc Bender, Trailhand

19586.5
Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock

Bronc Grierson

19577.0
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

19576.4
A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

Ed Bates

19565.4
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

19556.5
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

Joe McClure

19557.0
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

Charles Quantrill

19536.6
Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

Bide Marriner

19527.7
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

19526.5
Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

Capt. Dempster

19514.5
Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

Cmdr. McFarland

19516.7
Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders

Quantrill

19506.0
Shakedown

Shakedown

Nick Palmer

19506.4
The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

John J. Malone

19495.8
Impact

Impact

Walter Williams

19496.1
Command Decision

Command Decision

Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

19486.6
A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

Kurt Devlynn

19485.5
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

Jim Caighn

19476.3
Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

Adam 'Duke' Byron

19476.5
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

19477.1
The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

Joe McBride

19479.5
Song of Scheherazade

Song of Scheherazade

Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch

19476.6
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

19476.4
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana

19466.5
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

George Camrose

19466.7
Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Tony Minnetti

19466.5
The Virginian

The Virginian

Trampas

19466.2
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Brian Donlevy

19456.4
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Governor McGinty

19446.9
An American Romance

An American Romance

Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos

19446.1
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

19448.0
Stalingrad

Stalingrad

Narrator (English version)

19435.7
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Dr. Franticek Svoboda

19436.9
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

19427.0
Nightmare

Nightmare

Daniel Shane

19426.3
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Paul Madvig

19426.6
Wake Island

Wake Island

Maj. Geoffrey Caton

19425.9
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

Harry Melton

19424.6
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Vince Barrows

19424.0
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

General Andrew Jackson

19427.4
Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

Memphis

19416.2
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

Steely Edwards

19416.3
South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

Bob

19416.5
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Movie Actor (uncredited)

19416.7
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Jim Sherwood

19415.3
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

Capt. Mercer

19415.6
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Angus Duncan

19404.6
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

Grat Dalton

19406.2
The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

19407.0
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

Kent

19397.2
Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

Ralph Callendar

19395.9
Behind Prison Gates

Behind Prison Gates

Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray

193910.0
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Sergeant Markoff

19397.0
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Sid Campeau

19396.7
Jesse James

Jesse James

Barshee

19396.5
Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

Steve Mitchell

19388.0
We're Going to Be Rich

We're Going to Be Rich

Yankee Gordon

19385.0
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

Chesty Webb

19385.0
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Gil Warren

19386.7
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

Bob Kane

19375.4
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

Batiste Duryea

19377.3
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

Charles 'Chick' Gardner

19376.2
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

Ace Martin

19365.9
36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

Frank Evers

19366.1
High Tension

High Tension

Steve Reardon

19365.8
Half Angel

Half Angel

Duffy Giles

19367.5
Human Cargo

Human Cargo

Packy Campbell

19367.5
13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

James Evarts

19365.2
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

Vance

19366.6
Another Face

Another Face

Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III

19354.8
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Spike

19359.0
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Knuckles Jacoby

19356.4
A Modern Cinderella

A Modern Cinderella

Charlie the Chauffeur

19325.4
—

Ireno

Drunk (uncredited)

19327.5
Mother's Boy

Mother's Boy

Harry O'Day

19297.0
—

Two Americans

Unknown

19297.0
Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)

19296.7
—

A Man of Quality

Richard Courtney

192610.0
School for Wives

School for Wives

Ralph

19258.0
Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

unknown

19245.6
Damaged Hearts

Damaged Hearts

Jim Porter

19248.0
Jamestown

Jamestown

Minor Role (Uncredited)

192310.0