Brian Donlevy

Acting·Feb 9, 1901·Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

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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".

Film	Credit
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker2021 · Archival Footage	Archival Footage
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood1987 · Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)	Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)	(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Pit Stop1969 · Grant Willard	Grant Willard
Arizona Bushwhackers1968 · Mayor Joe Smith	Mayor Joe Smith
Rogue's Gallery1968 · Detective Lee	Detective Lee
Five Golden Dragons1967 · Dragon #3	Dragon #3
Hostile Guns1967 · Marshal Willett	Marshal Willett
Gammera the Invincible1966 · Gen. Terry Arnold	Gen. Terry Arnold
Waco1966 · Ace Ross	Ace Ross
The Fat Spy1966 · George Wellington	George Wellington
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini1965 · B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson	B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Curse of the Fly1965 · Henri Delambre	Henri Delambre
The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)	Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
The Pigeon That Took Rome1962 · Col. Sherman Harrington	Col. Sherman Harrington
The Errand Boy1961 · Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual	Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
Girl In Room 131960 · Steve Marshall	Steve Marshall
Never So Few1959 · Gen. Sloan	Gen. Sloan
Juke Box Rhythm1959 · George Manton	George Manton
Cowboy1958 · Doc Bender, Trailhand	Doc Bender, Trailhand
Escape from Red Rock1957 · Bronc Grierson	Bronc Grierson
Quatermass 21957 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass	Prof. Bernard Quatermass
A Cry in the Night1956 · Ed Bates	Ed Bates
The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass	Prof. Bernard Quatermass
The Big Combo1955 · Joe McClure	Joe McClure
Woman They Almost Lynched1953 · Charles Quantrill	Charles Quantrill
Ride the Man Down1952 · Bide Marriner	Bide Marriner
Hoodlum Empire1952 · Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens	Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
Slaughter Trail1951 · Capt. Dempster	Capt. Dempster
Fighting Coast Guard1951 · Cmdr. McFarland	Cmdr. McFarland
Kansas Raiders1950 · Quantrill	Quantrill
Shakedown1950 · Nick Palmer	Nick Palmer
The Lucky Stiff1949 · John J. Malone	John J. Malone
Impact1949 · Walter Williams	Walter Williams
Command Decision1948 · Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet	Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
A Southern Yankee1948 · Kurt Devlynn	Kurt Devlynn
Killer McCoy1947 · Jim Caighn	Jim Caighn
Heaven Only Knows1947 · Adam 'Duke' Byron	Adam 'Duke' Byron
Kiss of Death1947 · Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo	Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
The Trouble with Women1947 · Joe McBride	Joe McBride
Song of Scheherazade1947 · Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch	Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
The Beginning or the End1947 · Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves	Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Two Years Before the Mast1946 · Richard Henry Dana	Richard Henry Dana
Canyon Passage1946 · George Camrose	George Camrose
Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946 · Tony Minnetti	Tony Minnetti
The Virginian1946 · Trampas	Trampas