Brian Donlevy

Known for

Acting

Born

Feb 9, 1901

Died

Apr 6, 1972

From

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".

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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The Quatermass Xperiment

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Destry Rides Again

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The Big Combo

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Kiss of Death

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Quatermass 2

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Hangmen Also Die!

19436.9out of 10

Perry Mason

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The Glass Key

19426.7out of 10

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

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Jesse James

19396.6out of 10

Beau Geste

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Curse of the Fly

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Union Pacific

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The Great McGinty

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Cowboy

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Never So Few

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Canyon Passage

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