Acting
Brian Donlevy
Born February 9, 1901 · Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK · Died April 6, 1972
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 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
6.8
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
6.6
The Quatermass Xperiment
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
7.6
Destry Rides Again
Kent
7.3
The Big Combo
Joe McClure
7.4
Kiss of Death
Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
6.7
Quatermass 2
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
7.4
Hangmen Also Die!
Dr. Franticek Svoboda
8.3
Perry Mason
General Roger Brandon
7.0
The Glass Key
Paul Madvig
7.5
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Governor McGinty
7.0
Jesse James
Barshee
7.5
Beau Geste
Sergeant Markoff
5.1
The Curse of the Fly
Henri Delambre
7.2
The Great McGinty
Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
7.0
Union Pacific
Sid Campeau
6.7
Cowboy
Doc Bender, Trailhand
5.8
Never So Few
Gen. Sloan
6.9
Canyon Passage
George Camrose
7.0
Impact
Walter Williams
6.4
The Errand Boy
Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
Filmography
- 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival FootageMovie
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)Series
- 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodProfessor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)Movie
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)Movie
- 1969Pit StopGrant WillardMovie
- 1968Arizona BushwhackersMayor Joe SmithMovie
- 1968Rogue's GalleryDetective LeeMovie
- 1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #3Movie
- 1967Hostile GunsMarshal WillettMovie
- 1966Gammera the InvincibleGen. Terry ArnoldMovie
- 1966Family AffairSeries
- 1966WacoAce RossMovie
- 1966The Fat SpyGeorge WellingtonMovie
- 1965How to Stuff a Wild BikiniB.D. 'Big Deal' MacPhersonMovie
- 1965The Curse of the FlyHenri DelambreMovie
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)Movie
- 1962The Pigeon That Took RomeCol. Sherman HarringtonMovie
- 1961The Errand BoyTom 'T.P.' ParamutualMovie
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1960Girl In Room 13Steve MarshallMovie
- 1959Never So FewGen. SloanMovie
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonJohn RidgesSeries
- 1959Juke Box RhythmGeorge MantonMovie
- 1959RawhideJed RestonSeries
- 1958The TexanSeries
- 1958CowboyDoc Bender, TrailhandMovie
- 1957Escape from Red RockBronc GriersonMovie
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthConstable DaleSeries
- 1957Perry MasonGeneral Roger BrandonSeries
- 1957Quatermass 2Prof. Bernard QuatermassMovie
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFred ChildressSeries
- 1956A Cry in the NightEd BatesMovie
- 1955CrossroadsDr. Roy BellSeries
- 1955The Quatermass XperimentProf. Bernard QuatermassMovie
- 1955The Big ComboJoe McClureMovie
- 1954Climax!Sam MarvinSeries
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedCharles QuantrillMovie
- 1952Ride the Man DownBide MarrinerMovie
- 1952Hoodlum EmpireSen. William J. 'Bill' StephensMovie
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentSeries
- 1951Slaughter TrailCapt. DempsterMovie
- 1951Fighting Coast GuardCmdr. McFarlandMovie
- 1950Kansas RaidersQuantrillMovie
- 1950Lux Video TheatreDan Carmody, Walter Williams, Daniel J. McGintySeries
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
- 1950ShakedownNick PalmerMovie
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1949The Lucky StiffJohn J. MaloneMovie
- 1949ImpactWalter WilliamsMovie
- 1948Command DecisionBrigadier General Clifton I. GarnetMovie
- 1948Studio OneJimSeries
- 1948A Southern YankeeKurt DevlynnMovie
- 1947Killer McCoyJim CaighnMovie
- 1947Heaven Only KnowsAdam 'Duke' ByronMovie
- 1947Kiss of DeathAssistant D.A. Louis D'AngeloMovie
- 1947The Trouble with WomenJoe McBrideMovie
- 1947Song of ScheherazadeCapt. Vladimir GregorovitchMovie
- 1947The Beginning or the EndMaj. Gen. Leslie R. GrovesMovie
- 1946Two Years Before the MastRichard Henry DanaMovie
- 1946Canyon PassageGeorge CamroseMovie
- 1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpTony MinnettiMovie
- 1946The VirginianTrampasMovie
- 1945Duffy's TavernBrian DonlevyMovie
- 1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekGovernor McGintyMovie
- 1944An American RomanceStefan Dubechek aka Steve DangosMovie
- 1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)Movie
- 1943StalingradNarrator (English version)Movie
- 1943Hangmen Also Die!Dr. Franticek SvobodaMovie
- 1942Stand by for ActionLieut. Cmdr. Martin RobertsMovie
- 1942NightmareDaniel ShaneMovie
- 1942The Glass KeyPaul MadvigMovie
- 1942Wake IslandMaj. Geoffrey CatonMovie
- 1942A Gentleman After DarkHarry MeltonMovie
- 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadVince BarrowsMovie
- 1942The Remarkable AndrewGeneral Andrew JacksonMovie
- 1941Birth of the BluesMemphisMovie
- 1941The Great Man's LadySteely EdwardsMovie
- 1941South of TahitiBobMovie
- 1941Hold Back the DawnMovie Actor (uncredited)Movie
- 1941Billy the KidJim SherwoodMovie
- 1941I Wanted WingsCapt. MercerMovie
- 1940Brigham YoungAngus DuncanMovie
- 1940When the Daltons RodeGrat DaltonMovie
- 1940The Great McGintyDaniel 'Dan' McGintyMovie
- 1939Destry Rides AgainKentMovie
- 1939Allegheny UprisingRalph CallendarMovie
- 1939Behind Prison GatesAgent Norman Craig / Red MurrayMovie
- 1939Beau GesteSergeant MarkoffMovie
- 1939Union PacificSid CampeauMovie
- 1939Jesse JamesBarsheeMovie
- 1938SharpshootersSteve MitchellMovie
- 1938We're Going to Be RichYankee GordonMovie
- 1938Battle of BroadwayChesty WebbMovie
- 1938In Old ChicagoGil WarrenMovie
- 1937Born RecklessBob KaneMovie
- 1937This Is My AffairBatiste DuryeaMovie
- 1937Midnight TaxiCharles 'Chick' GardnerMovie
- 1936Crack-UpAce MartinMovie
- 193636 Hours to KillFrank EversMovie
- 1936High TensionSteve ReardonMovie
- 1936Half AngelDuffy GilesMovie
- 1936Human CargoPacky CampbellMovie
- 193613 Hours by AirJames EvartsMovie
- 1936Strike Me PinkVanceMovie
- 1935Another FaceBroken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro IIIMovie
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveSpikeMovie
- 1935Barbary CoastKnuckles JacobyMovie
- 1932A Modern CinderellaCharlie the ChauffeurMovie
- 1932IrenoDrunk (uncredited)Movie
- 1929Mother's BoyHarry O'DayMovie
- 1929Two AmericansUnknownMovie
- 1929Gentlemen of the PressKelly - Reporter (uncredited)Movie
- 1926A Man of QualityRichard CourtneyMovie
- 1925School for WivesRalphMovie
- 1924Monsieur BeaucaireunknownMovie
- 1924Damaged HeartsJim PorterMovie
- 1923JamestownMinor Role (Uncredited)Movie