Brian Donlevy
Known for
Acting
Life
1901 – 1972 (aged 71)
Born in
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Credits
View on IMDb115 acting credits
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
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
21 May 1982
The Quatermass Xperiment
26 Sep 1955
Destry Rides Again
30 Nov 1939
The Big Combo
13 Feb 1955
Kiss of Death
27 Aug 1947
Quatermass 2
17 Jun 1957
Hangmen Also Die!
01 Apr 1943
Perry Mason
21 Sep 1957
Photos
Filmography
2021
- Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival Footage
1987
- Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Bloodas Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
1982
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
1969
- Pit Stopas Grant Willard
1968
- Arizona Bushwhackersas Mayor Joe Smith
- Rogue's Galleryas Detective Lee
1967
- Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #3
- Hostile Gunsas Marshal Willett
1966
- Gammera the Invincibleas Gen. Terry Arnold
- Family Affair1 episode
- Wacoas Ace Ross
- The Fat Spyas George Wellington
1965
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikinias B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
- Curse of the Flyas Henri Delambre
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedyas Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
1962
- The Pigeon That Took Romeas Col. Sherman Harrington
1961
- The Errand Boyas Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
- Target: The Corruptors!1 episode
1960
- Girl In Room 13as Steve Marshall
1959
- Never So Fewas Gen. Sloan
- The DuPont Show with June Allysonas John Ridges1 episode
- Juke Box Rhythmas George Manton
- Rawhideas Jed Reston1 episode
1957
- Escape from Red Rockas Bronc Grierson
- DuPont Show of the Monthas Constable Dale1 episode
- Perry Masonas General Roger Brandon1 episode
- Quatermass 2as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Fred Childress1 episode
- A Cry in the Nightas Ed Bates
1955
- Crossroadsas Dr. Roy Bell1 episode
- The Quatermass Xperimentas Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- The Big Comboas Joe McClure
1954
- Climax!as Sam Marvin1 episode
1953
- Woman They Almost Lynchedas Charles Quantrill
1952
- Ride the Man Downas Bide Marriner
- Hoodlum Empireas Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
- Dangerous Assignment41 episodes
1951
- Slaughter Trailas Capt. Dempster
- Fighting Coast Guardas Cmdr. McFarland
1950
- Kansas Raidersas Quantrill
- Lux Video Theatreas Daniel J. McGinty1 episode
- Shakedownas Nick Palmer
- Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode
1949
- The Lucky Stiffas John J. Malone
- Impactas Walter Williams
1948
- Command Decisionas Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
- Studio Oneas Jim1 episode
- A Southern Yankeeas Kurt Devlynn
1947
- Killer McCoyas Jim Caighn
- Heaven Only Knowsas Adam 'Duke' Byron
- Kiss of Deathas Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
- The Trouble with Womenas Joe McBride
- Song of Scheherazadeas Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
- The Beginning or the Endas Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
1946
- Two Years Before the Mastas Richard Henry Dana
- Canyon Passageas George Camrose
- Our Hearts Were Growing Upas Tony Minnetti
- The Virginianas Trampas
1945
- Duffy's Tavernas Brian Donlevy
1944
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creekas Governor McGinty
- An American Romanceas Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
- Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
1943
- Stalingradas Narrator (English version)
- Hangmen Also Die!as Dr. Franticek Svoboda
1942
- Stand by for Actionas Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
- Nightmareas Daniel Shane
- The Glass Keyas Paul Madvig
- Wake Islandas Maj. Geoffrey Caton
- A Gentleman After Darkas Harry Melton
- Two Yanks in Trinidadas Vince Barrows
- The Remarkable Andrewas General Andrew Jackson
1941
- Birth of the Bluesas Memphis
- The Great Man's Ladyas Steely Edwards
- South of Tahitias Bob
- Hold Back the Dawnas Movie Actor (uncredited)
- Billy the Kidas Jim Sherwood
- I Wanted Wingsas Capt. Mercer
1940
- Brigham Youngas Angus Duncan
- When the Daltons Rodeas Grat Dalton
- The Great McGintyas Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
1939
- Destry Rides Againas Kent
- Allegheny Uprisingas Ralph Callendar
- Behind Prison Gatesas Agent Norman Craig
- Beau Gesteas Sergeant Markoff
- Union Pacificas Sid Campeau
- Jesse Jamesas Barshee
1938
- Sharpshootersas Steve Mitchell
- We're Going to Be Richas Yankee Gordon
- Battle of Broadwayas Chesty Webb
- In Old Chicagoas Gil Warren
1937
- Born Recklessas Bob Kane
- This Is My Affairas Batiste Duryea
- Midnight Taxias Charles 'Chick' Gardner
1936
- Crack-Upas Ace Martin
- 36 Hours to Killas Frank Evers
- High Tensionas Steve Reardon
- Half Angelas Duffy Giles
- Human Cargoas Packy Campbell
- 13 Hours by Airas James Evarts
- Strike Me Pinkas Vance
1935
- Another Faceas Broken Nose Dawson
- Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Spike
- Barbary Coastas Knuckles Jacoby
1932
- A Modern Cinderellaas Charlie the Chauffeur
- Irenoas Drunk (uncredited)
1929
- Mother's Boyas Harry O'Day
- Two Americansas Unknown
- Gentlemen of the Pressas Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
1926
- A Man of Qualityas Richard Courtney
1925
- School for Wivesas Ralph
1924
- Monsieur Beaucaireas unknown
- Damaged Heartsas Jim Porter
1923
- Jamestownas Minor Role (Uncredited)