Brian Donlevy
Born February 09, 1901 (Age: 125)
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Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
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".
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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Filmography
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
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as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
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Age: 81
The Errand Boy
1961
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as Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
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Age: 60
Never So Few
1959
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as Gen. Sloan
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Age: 58
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
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as George Manton
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Age: 58
Cowboy
1958
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as Doc Bender, Trailhand
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Age: 56
Stand by for Action
1942
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as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
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Age: 41
Nightmare
1942
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as Daniel Shane
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Age: 41
The Glass Key
1942
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as Paul Madvig
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Age: 41
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
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as Harry Melton
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Age: 41
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
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as Vince Barrows
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Age: 41
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
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as General Andrew Jackson
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Age: 41
Birth of the Blues
1941
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as Memphis
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Age: 40
The Great Man's Lady
1941
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as Steely Edwards
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Age: 40
South of Tahiti
1941
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as Bob
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Age: 40
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
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as Movie Actor (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Billy the Kid
1941
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as Jim Sherwood
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Age: 40
I Wanted Wings
1941
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as Capt. Mercer
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Age: 40
A Modern Cinderella
1932
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as Charlie the Chauffeur
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Age: 31
No Image
Ireno
1932
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as Drunk (uncredited)
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Age: 31