Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting
Born 1901-02-09 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK 7 credit(s) Popularity 0.8
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 t...
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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".

Known For

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Family Affair poster
Family Affair
1966-09-12
Rawhide poster
Rawhide
as Jed Reston
1959-01-09
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Fred Childress
1956-10-05
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950-09-10
Robert Montgomery Presents poster
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
Studio One poster
Studio One
as Jim
1948-11-07

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