Acting
Brian Donlevy
Born 9 February 1901 in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK · Died 6 April 1972
119 credits
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
Acting 119
- 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerFilmArchival Footage
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1994The World of HammerSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodFilmProfessor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
- 1969Pit StopFilmGrant Willard
- 1968Arizona BushwhackersFilmMayor Joe Smith
- 1968Rogue's GalleryFilmDetective Lee
- 1967Five Golden DragonsFilmDragon #3
- 1967Hostile GunsFilmMarshal Willett
- 1966Family AffairSeries
- 1966Gammera the InvincibleFilmGen. Terry Arnold
- 1966WacoFilmAce Ross
- 1966The Fat SpyFilmGeorge Wellington
- 1965Curse of the FlyFilmHenri Delambre
- 1965How to Stuff a Wild BikiniFilmB.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilmKurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
- 1962The Pigeon That Took RomeFilmCol. Sherman Harrington
- 1961The Errand BoyFilmTom 'T.P.' Paramutual
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1960Girl In Room 13FilmSteve Marshall
- 1959RawhideSeriesJed Reston
- 1959Never So FewFilmGen. Sloan
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesJohn Ridges
- 1959Juke Box RhythmFilmGeorge Manton
- 1958CowboyFilmDoc Bender, Trailhand
- 1958The TexanSeries
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesGeneral Roger Brandon
- 1957Quatermass 2FilmProf. Bernard Quatermass
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeriesConstable Dale
- 1957Escape from Red RockFilmBronc Grierson
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesFred Childress
- 1956A Cry in the NightFilmEd Bates
- 1955The Quatermass XperimentFilmProf. Bernard Quatermass
- 1955The Big ComboFilmJoe McClure
- 1955CrossroadsSeriesDr. Roy Bell
- 1954Climax!SeriesSam Marvin
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFilmCharles Quantrill
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentSeries
- 1952Hoodlum EmpireFilmSen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
- 1952Ride the Man DownFilmBide Marriner
- 1951Slaughter TrailFilmCapt. Dempster
- 1951Fighting Coast GuardFilmCmdr. McFarland
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesDan Carmody, Daniel J. McGinty, Walter Williams
- 1950Kansas RaidersFilmQuantrill
- 1950ShakedownFilmNick Palmer
- 1949ImpactFilmWalter Williams
- 1949The Lucky StiffFilmJohn J. Malone
- 1948Studio OneSeriesJim
- 1948Command DecisionFilmBrigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
- 1948A Southern YankeeFilmKurt Devlynn
- 1947Kiss of DeathFilmAssistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
- 1947The Beginning or the EndFilmMaj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
- 1947Heaven Only KnowsFilmAdam 'Duke' Byron
- 1947Killer McCoyFilmJim Caighn
- 1947Song of ScheherazadeFilmCapt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
- 1947The Trouble with WomenFilmJoe McBride
- 1946Canyon PassageFilmGeorge Camrose
- 1946Two Years Before the MastFilmRichard Henry Dana
- 1946The VirginianFilmTrampas
- 1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpFilmTony Minnetti
- 1945Duffy's TavernFilmBrian Donlevy
- 1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekFilmGovernor McGinty
- 1944An American RomanceFilmStefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
- 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm(archive footage)
- 1943Hangmen Also Die!FilmDr. Franticek Svoboda
- 1943StalingradFilmNarrator (English version)
- 1942The Glass KeyFilmPaul Madvig
- 1942Wake IslandFilmMaj. Geoffrey Caton
- 1942Stand by for ActionFilmLieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
- 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadFilmVince Barrows
- 1942A Gentleman After DarkFilmHarry Melton
- 1942The Remarkable AndrewFilmGeneral Andrew Jackson
- 1942NightmareFilmDaniel Shane
- 1941Hold Back the DawnFilmMovie Actor (uncredited)
- 1941Billy the KidFilmJim Sherwood
- 1941Birth of the BluesFilmMemphis
- 1941The Great Man's LadyFilmSteely Edwards
- 1941I Wanted WingsFilmCapt. Mercer
- 1941South of TahitiFilmBob
- 1940The Great McGintyFilmDaniel 'Dan' McGinty
- 1940When the Daltons RodeFilmGrat Dalton
- 1940Brigham YoungFilmAngus Duncan
- 1939Destry Rides AgainFilmKent
- 1939Jesse JamesFilmBarshee
- 1939Beau GesteFilmSergeant Markoff
- 1939Union PacificFilmSid Campeau
- 1939Allegheny UprisingFilmRalph Callendar
- 1939Behind Prison GatesFilmAgent Norman Craig / Red Murray
- 1938In Old ChicagoFilmGil Warren
- 1938We're Going to Be RichFilmYankee Gordon
- 1938Battle of BroadwayFilmChesty Webb
- 1938SharpshootersFilmSteve Mitchell
- 1937This Is My AffairFilmBatiste Duryea
- 1937Born RecklessFilmBob Kane
- 1937Midnight TaxiFilmCharles 'Chick' Gardner
- 1936Crack-UpFilmAce Martin
- 193613 Hours by AirFilmJames Evarts
- 1936Strike Me PinkFilmVance
- 193636 Hours to KillFilmFrank Evers
- 1936High TensionFilmSteve Reardon
- 1936Half AngelFilmDuffy Giles
- 1936Human CargoFilmPacky Campbell
- 1935Barbary CoastFilmKnuckles Jacoby
- 1935Another FaceFilmBroken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveFilmSpike
- 1932IrenoFilmDrunk (uncredited)
- 1932A Modern CinderellaFilmCharlie the Chauffeur
- 1929Gentlemen of the PressFilmKelly - Reporter (uncredited)
- 1929Two AmericansFilmUnknown
- 1929Mother's BoyFilmHarry O'Day
- 1926A Man of QualityFilmRichard Courtney
- 1925School for WivesFilmRalph
- 1924Monsieur BeaucaireFilmunknown
- 1924Damaged HeartsFilmJim Porter
- 1923JamestownFilmMinor Role (Uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.