J.G. Devlin
Known for
Acting
Life
1907 – 1991 (aged 84)
Born in
Belfast - Northern Ireland
Credits
50 acting credits
Biography
James Gerard Devlin was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre. In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as Z-Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers and Bread
Known For
Far and Away
22 May 1992
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
24 Jun 1959
Dad's Army
31 Jul 1968
The New Avengers
22 Oct 1976
Steptoe and Son
05 Jan 1962
The Frightened City
01 Sep 1961
The Sweeney
02 Jan 1975
Bread
01 May 1986
Filmography
2024
- The Bannfoot Ferryas Peter Croogan
1992
- Far and Awayas Villager
1991
- The Miracleas Mr. Beausang
1988
- The Raggedy Rawneyas Jake
1986
- Breadas Father Dooley11 episodes
1985
- No Surrenderas George Gorman
- Tuesday's Childas Fr O'Dwyer
1980
- My Dear Palestrinaas Tam
- Sir Henry at Rawlinson Endas Old Scrotum
- Chance of a Lifetimeas Old Mr. Gallagher
1979
- The Outsideras Sean Tweeny
1976
- The New Avengersas Tramp1 episode
1975
- The Sweeneyas Tony Hay1 episode
1974
- According to the Rulesas Tom Flaherty
- Playhouseas Tam1 episode
1972
- The Folk Singeras Waiter
- Carson Countryas Tom Curdie
- Innocent Bystandersas Waiter
- Alcock and Gander1 episode
- The Alf Garnett Sagaas Irishman in Pub
1970
- The Reckoningas Cocky Burke
1969
- Hadleigh1 episode
- Guns in the Heatheras Muldoon
- Two in Cloveras Bert Fuller1 episode
1968
- The Championsas Frank Nicholls1 episode
- Dad's Armyas Patrick Regan1 episode
1967
- Man in a Suitcase1 episode
- ITV Playhouseas Croogan1 episode
- The Caper of the Golden Bullsas The Tinker
- One Pair of Eyes1 episode
1964
- The Wednesday Playas Alan Price1 episode
- The Comedy Manas Sloppitt
- A World Of His Own1 episode
- Theatre 625as Old Bill1 episode
1963
- Festivalas Matt Haffigan1 episode
1962
- I Thank a Foolas Coroner
- The Hard Knockas Da Greevey
- Steptoe and Sonas Frank Ferris1 episode
- Z-Cars2 episodes
1961
- Johnny Nobodyas Caretaker
- The Frightened Cityas Informer
- Attempt to Killas Elliott
1960
- A Terrible Beautyas Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
1959
- Darby O'Gill and the Little Peopleas Tom Kerrigan
- I Captured the King of the Leprechaunsas Tom Kerrigan
- One Step Beyondas Leo1 episode
1957
- The Rising of the Moonas Moran
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Da Greevey1 episode
- Jacquelineas Baxter
1955
- Captain Lightfootas Tuer O'Brien