Brian Donlevy

Acting

Brian Donlevy

Born February 9, 1901Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK118 credits

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

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Movie

2021

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Movie

1997

The World of Hammer
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The World of Hammer

TV

1994

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Movie

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Movie

1987

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Movie

1982

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival FootageMovie
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Lineas Self (archive footage)Movie
The World of Hammer
1994The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage)TV
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Bloodas Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)Movie
Pit Stop
1969Pit Stopas Grant WillardMovie
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968Arizona Bushwhackersas Mayor Joe SmithMovie
Rogue's Gallery
1968Rogue's Galleryas Detective LeeMovie
Five Golden Dragons
1967Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #3Movie
Hostile Guns
1967Hostile Gunsas Marshal WillettMovie
Gammera the Invincible
1966Gammera the Invincibleas Gen. Terry ArnoldMovie
Family Affair
1966Family AffairTV
Waco
1966Wacoas Ace RossMovie
The Fat Spy
1966The Fat Spyas George WellingtonMovie
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965How to Stuff a Wild Bikinias B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPhersonMovie
Curse of the Fly
1965Curse of the Flyas Henri DelambreMovie
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964The Big Parade of Comedyas Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)Movie
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962The Pigeon That Took Romeas Col. Sherman HarringtonMovie
The Errand Boy
1961The Errand Boyas Tom 'T.P.' ParamutualMovie
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Girl In Room 13
1960Girl In Room 13as Steve MarshallMovie
Never So Few
1959Never So Fewas Gen. SloanMovie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas John RidgesTV
Juke Box Rhythm
1959Juke Box Rhythmas George MantonMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Jed RestonTV
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Cowboy
1958Cowboyas Doc Bender, TrailhandMovie
Escape from Red Rock
1957Escape from Red Rockas Bronc GriersonMovie
DuPont Show of the Month
1957DuPont Show of the Monthas Constable DaleTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas General Roger BrandonTV
Quatermass 2
1957Quatermass 2as Prof. Bernard QuatermassMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Fred ChildressTV
A Cry in the Night
1956A Cry in the Nightas Ed BatesMovie
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955The Quatermass Xperimentas Prof. Bernard QuatermassMovie
The Big Combo
1955The Big Comboas Joe McClureMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Sam MarvinTV
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953Woman They Almost Lynchedas Charles QuantrillMovie
Ride the Man Down
1952Ride the Man Downas Bide MarrinerMovie
Hoodlum Empire
1952Hoodlum Empireas Sen. William J. 'Bill' StephensMovie
Dangerous Assignment
1952Dangerous AssignmentTV
Slaughter Trail
1951Slaughter Trailas Capt. DempsterMovie
Fighting Coast Guard
1951Fighting Coast Guardas Cmdr. McFarlandMovie
Kansas Raiders
1950Kansas Raidersas QuantrillMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas Dan CarmodyTV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras SelfTV
Shakedown
1950Shakedownas Nick PalmerMovie
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
The Lucky Stiff
1949The Lucky Stiffas John J. MaloneMovie
Impact
1949Impactas Walter WilliamsMovie
Command Decision
1948Command Decisionas Brigadier General Clifton I. GarnetMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas JimTV
A Southern Yankee
1948A Southern Yankeeas Kurt DevlynnMovie
Killer McCoy
1947Killer McCoyas Jim CaighnMovie
Heaven Only Knows
1947Heaven Only Knowsas Adam 'Duke' ByronMovie
Kiss of Death
1947Kiss of Deathas Assistant D.A. Louis D'AngeloMovie
The Trouble with Women
1947The Trouble with Womenas Joe McBrideMovie
Song of Scheherazade
1947Song of Scheherazadeas Capt. Vladimir GregorovitchMovie
The Beginning or the End
1947The Beginning or the Endas Maj. Gen. Leslie R. GrovesMovie
Two Years Before the Mast
1946Two Years Before the Mastas Richard Henry DanaMovie
Canyon Passage
1946Canyon Passageas George CamroseMovie
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946Our Hearts Were Growing Upas Tony MinnettiMovie
The Virginian
1946The Virginianas TrampasMovie
Duffy's Tavern
1945Duffy's Tavernas Brian DonlevyMovie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944The Miracle of Morgan's Creekas Governor McGintyMovie
An American Romance
1944An American Romanceas Stefan Dubechek aka Steve DangosMovie
Twenty Years After
1944Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)Movie
Stalingrad
1943Stalingradas Narrator (English version)Movie
Hangmen Also Die!
1943Hangmen Also Die!as Dr. Franticek SvobodaMovie
Stand by for Action
1942Stand by for Actionas Lieut. Cmdr. Martin RobertsMovie
Nightmare
1942Nightmareas Daniel ShaneMovie
The Glass Key
1942The Glass Keyas Paul MadvigMovie
Wake Island
1942Wake Islandas Maj. Geoffrey CatonMovie
A Gentleman After Dark
1942A Gentleman After Darkas Harry MeltonMovie
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942Two Yanks in Trinidadas Vince BarrowsMovie
The Remarkable Andrew
1942The Remarkable Andrewas General Andrew JacksonMovie
Birth of the Blues
1941Birth of the Bluesas MemphisMovie
The Great Man's Lady
1941The Great Man's Ladyas Steely EdwardsMovie
South of Tahiti
1941South of Tahitias BobMovie
Hold Back the Dawn
1941Hold Back the Dawnas Movie Actor (uncredited)Movie
Billy the Kid
1941Billy the Kidas Jim SherwoodMovie
I Wanted Wings
1941I Wanted Wingsas Capt. MercerMovie
Brigham Young
1940Brigham Youngas Angus DuncanMovie
When the Daltons Rode
1940When the Daltons Rodeas Grat DaltonMovie
The Great McGinty
1940The Great McGintyas Daniel 'Dan' McGintyMovie
Destry Rides Again
1939Destry Rides Againas KentMovie
Allegheny Uprising
1939Allegheny Uprisingas Ralph CallendarMovie
Behind Prison Gates
1939Behind Prison Gatesas Agent Norman Craig / Red MurrayMovie
Beau Geste
1939Beau Gesteas Sergeant MarkoffMovie
Union Pacific
1939Union Pacificas Sid CampeauMovie
Jesse James
1939Jesse Jamesas BarsheeMovie
Sharpshooters
1938Sharpshootersas Steve MitchellMovie
We're Going to Be Rich
1938We're Going to Be Richas Yankee GordonMovie
Battle of Broadway
1938Battle of Broadwayas Chesty WebbMovie
In Old Chicago
1938In Old Chicagoas Gil WarrenMovie
Born Reckless
1937Born Recklessas Bob KaneMovie
This Is My Affair
1937This Is My Affairas Batiste DuryeaMovie
Midnight Taxi
1937Midnight Taxias Charles 'Chick' GardnerMovie
Crack-Up
1936Crack-Upas Ace MartinMovie
36 Hours to Kill
193636 Hours to Killas Frank EversMovie
High Tension
1936High Tensionas Steve ReardonMovie
Half Angel
1936Half Angelas Duffy GilesMovie
Human Cargo
1936Human Cargoas Packy CampbellMovie
13 Hours by Air
193613 Hours by Airas James EvartsMovie
Strike Me Pink
1936Strike Me Pinkas VanceMovie
Another Face
1935Another Faceas Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro IIIMovie
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935Mary Burns, Fugitiveas SpikeMovie
Barbary Coast
1935Barbary Coastas Knuckles JacobyMovie
A Modern Cinderella
1932A Modern Cinderellaas Charlie the ChauffeurMovie
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1932Irenoas Drunk (uncredited)Movie
Mother's Boy
1929Mother's Boyas Harry O'DayMovie
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1929Two Americansas UnknownMovie
Gentlemen of the Press
1929Gentlemen of the Pressas Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)Movie
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1926A Man of Qualityas Richard CourtneyMovie
School for Wives
1925School for Wivesas RalphMovie
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924Monsieur Beaucaireas unknownMovie
Damaged Hearts
1924Damaged Heartsas Jim PorterMovie
Jamestown
1923Jamestownas Minor Role (Uncredited)Movie