Brian Donlevy

Known for ActingBorn 1901-02-09Died 1972-04-06Portadown, 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".Read more

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Behind Prison Gates

A Man of Quality

Jamestown

The Trouble with Women

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Twenty Years After

Sharpshooters

Juke Box Rhythm

Perry Mason

School for Wives

Damaged Hearts

DuPont Show of the Month

Rawhide

Human Cargo

Half Angel

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Remarkable Andrew

Ireno

The World of Hammer

Rogue's Gallery

This Is My Affair

Destry Rides Again

Pit Stop

Kiss of Death

Escape from Red Rock

The Big Combo

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Stand by for Action

The Great McGinty

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Beau Geste

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Waco

Family Affair

Crossroads

Hangmen Also Die!

Two Americans

Mother's Boy

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Canyon Passage

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Fighting Coast Guard

Lux Video Theatre

Woman They Almost Lynched

The Glass Key