Brian Donlevy
Waldo Brian Donlevy | McGinty
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1901-02-09
Place of birth:Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1972-04-06
71Biography
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".
Filmography
Rating by year
- Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival Footage2021-06-176.36
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)1997-05-127.73
- The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)1994-08-126.84
- Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodProfessor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)1987-06-266.47
- James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)1987-03-136.52
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)1982-05-216.7448
- Pit StopGrant Willard1969-05-146.826
- Arizona BushwhackersMayor Joe Smith1968-03-014.36
- Rogue's GalleryDetective Lee1968-01-017.02
- Five Golden DragonsDragon #31967-08-035.220
- Hostile GunsMarshal Willett1967-07-015.68
- Gammera the InvincibleGen. Terry Arnold1966-12-155.136
- Family Affair1966-09-126.742
- WacoAce Ross1966-09-016.78
- The Fat SpyGeorge Wellington1966-05-113.114
- How to Stuff a Wild BikiniB.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson1965-07-145.325
- Curse of the FlyHenri Delambre1965-05-015.4100
- The Big Parade of ComedyKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)1964-09-027.26
- The Pigeon That Took RomeCol. Sherman Harrington1962-06-195.37
- The Errand BoyTom 'T.P.' Paramutual1961-11-286.258
- Target: The Corruptors!1961-09-295.73
- Girl In Room 13Steve Marshall1960-01-016.04
- Never So FewGen. Sloan1959-12-075.568
- The DuPont Show with June AllysonJohn Ridges1959-09-216.84
- Juke Box RhythmGeorge Manton1959-08-017.73
- RawhideJed Reston1959-01-097.249
- The Texan1958-09-296.06
- CowboyDoc Bender, Trailhand1958-01-236.574
- Escape from Red RockBronc Grierson1957-12-017.01
- DuPont Show of the MonthConstable Dale1957-09-297.45
- Perry MasonGeneral Roger Brandon1957-09-217.7136
- Quatermass 2Prof. Bernard Quatermass1957-06-176.4147
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFred Childress1956-10-056.210
- A Cry in the NightEd Bates1956-08-175.419
- The Quatermass XperimentProf. Bernard Quatermass1955-09-266.5232
- The Big ComboJoe McClure1955-02-137.0175
- Climax!Sam Marvin1954-10-073.812
- Woman They Almost LynchedCharles Quantrill1953-03-206.624
- Ride the Man DownBide Marriner1952-11-257.73
- Hoodlum EmpireSen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens1952-04-156.513
- Dangerous Assignment1952-01-015.33
- Slaughter TrailCapt. Dempster1951-10-154.56
- Fighting Coast GuardCmdr. McFarland1951-05-316.73
- Kansas RaidersQuantrill1950-11-156.022
- Lux Video TheatreDan Carmody1950-10-026.77
- Lux Video TheatreWalter Williams1950-10-026.77
- Lux Video TheatreDaniel J. McGinty1950-10-026.77
- The Colgate Comedy HourSelf1950-09-106.913
- ShakedownNick Palmer1950-09-016.424
- Robert Montgomery Presents1950-01-306.08
- The Lucky StiffJohn J. Malone1949-05-265.85
- ImpactWalter Williams1949-03-206.166
- Command DecisionBrigadier General Clifton I. Garnet1948-12-236.624
- Studio OneJim1948-11-075.413
- A Southern YankeeKurt Devlynn1948-08-055.56
- Killer McCoyJim Caighn1947-12-016.36
- Heaven Only KnowsAdam 'Duke' Byron1947-09-126.56
- Kiss of DeathAssistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo1947-08-277.1170
- The Trouble with WomenJoe McBride1947-06-259.52
- Song of ScheherazadeCapt. Vladimir Gregorovitch1947-02-266.65
- The Beginning or the EndMaj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves1947-02-196.413
- Two Years Before the MastRichard Henry Dana1946-11-226.510
- Canyon PassageGeorge Camrose1946-07-176.769
- Our Hearts Were Growing UpTony Minnetti1946-06-146.53
- The VirginianTrampas1946-05-056.224
- Duffy's TavernBrian Donlevy1945-09-286.48
- The Miracle of Morgan's CreekGovernor McGinty1944-09-186.9124
- An American RomanceStefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos1944-04-166.111
- Twenty Years After(archive footage)1944-01-018.02
- StalingradNarrator (English version)1943-05-145.77
- Hangmen Also Die!Dr. Franticek Svoboda1943-04-016.9139
- Stand by for ActionLieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts1942-12-317.112
- NightmareDaniel Shane1942-11-106.33
- The Glass KeyPaul Madvig1942-09-086.6131
- Wake IslandMaj. Geoffrey Caton1942-08-115.928
- A Gentleman After DarkHarry Melton1942-04-164.65
- Two Yanks in TrinidadVince Barrows1942-03-264.05
- The Remarkable AndrewGeneral Andrew Jackson1942-03-057.44
- Birth of the BluesMemphis1941-11-076.212
- The Great Man's LadySteely Edwards1941-10-316.312
- South of TahitiBob1941-10-176.52
- Hold Back the DawnMovie Actor (uncredited)1941-09-266.751
- Billy the KidJim Sherwood1941-05-305.324
- I Wanted WingsCapt. Mercer1941-03-265.69
- Brigham YoungAngus Duncan1940-09-274.616
- When the Daltons RodeGrat Dalton1940-08-236.223
- The Great McGintyDaniel 'Dan' McGinty1940-08-017.078
- Destry Rides AgainKent1939-11-307.2199
- Allegheny UprisingRalph Callendar1939-11-105.932
- Behind Prison GatesAgent Norman Craig / Red Murray1939-07-2810.01
- Beau GesteSergeant Markoff1939-07-247.0110
- Union PacificSid Campeau1939-05-056.779
- Jesse JamesBarshee1939-01-146.5113
- SharpshootersSteve Mitchell1938-11-188.01
- We're Going to Be RichYankee Gordon1938-07-035.05
- Battle of BroadwayChesty Webb1938-04-225.06
- In Old ChicagoGil Warren1938-04-156.749
- Born RecklessBob Kane1937-06-255.47
- This Is My AffairBatiste Duryea1937-05-287.317
- Midnight TaxiCharles 'Chick' Gardner1937-04-046.24
- Crack-UpAce Martin1936-12-145.913
- 36 Hours to KillFrank Evers1936-07-246.16
- High TensionSteve Reardon1936-07-105.86
- Half AngelDuffy Giles1936-05-227.52
- Human CargoPacky Campbell1936-05-157.52
- 13 Hours by AirJames Evarts1936-04-305.28
- Strike Me PinkVance1936-01-246.68
- Another FaceBroken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III1935-12-204.85
- Mary Burns, FugitiveSpike1935-11-159.01
- Barbary CoastKnuckles Jacoby1935-10-136.438
- A Modern CinderellaCharlie the Chauffeur1932-11-055.45
- IrenoDrunk (uncredited)1932-06-307.52
- Mother's BoyHarry O'Day1929-07-017.01
- Two AmericansUnknown1929-06-227.01
- Gentlemen of the PressKelly - Reporter (uncredited)1929-05-046.73
- A Man of QualityRichard Courtney1926-10-0110.01
- School for WivesRalph1925-04-058.01
- Monsieur Beaucaireunknown1924-08-115.68
- Damaged HeartsJim Porter1924-02-218.01
- JamestownMinor Role (Uncredited)1923-11-0410.01