Brian Donlevy profile
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Brian Donlevy

9th February 1901 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK Acting

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".

103 Movies 15 TV Shows 118 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Waco 1st September 1966 as Ace Ross
Cowboy poster
Cowboy 23rd January 1958 as Doc Bender, Trailhand
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Impact 20th March 1949 as Walter Williams
Stalingrad poster
Stalingrad 14th May 1943 as Narrator (English version)
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Another Face 20th December 1935 as Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
Ireno poster
Ireno 30th June 1932 as Drunk (uncredited)
Jamestown poster
Jamestown 4th November 1923 as Minor Role (Uncredited)
Rawhide poster
Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Jed Reston
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Sam Marvin