Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

2/9/1901 – 4/6/1972Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

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 (118 titles)

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker6.3Movie

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage · 2021

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line7.7Movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage) · 1997

The World of Hammer6.8Show

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage) · 1994

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood6.4Movie

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage) · 1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life6.5Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage) · 1987

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid6.7Movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage) · 1982

Pit Stop6.8Movie

Pit Stop

Grant Willard · 1969

Arizona Bushwhackers4.3Movie

Arizona Bushwhackers

Mayor Joe Smith · 1968

Rogue's Gallery7.0Movie

Rogue's Gallery

Detective Lee · 1968

Five Golden Dragons5.2Movie

Five Golden Dragons

Dragon #3 · 1967

Hostile Guns5.6Movie

Hostile Guns

Marshal Willett · 1967

Gammera the Invincible5.1Movie

Gammera the Invincible

Gen. Terry Arnold · 1966

Family Affair6.7Show

Family Affair

1966

Waco6.7Movie

Waco

Ace Ross · 1966

The Fat Spy3.1Movie

The Fat Spy

George Wellington · 1966

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini5.3Movie

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson · 1965

Curse of the Fly5.4Movie

Curse of the Fly

Henri Delambre · 1965

The Big Parade of Comedy7.2Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited) · 1964

The Pigeon That Took Rome5.3Movie

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Col. Sherman Harrington · 1962

The Errand Boy6.2Movie

The Errand Boy

Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual · 1961

Target: The Corruptors!5.7Show

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Girl In Room 136.0Movie

Girl In Room 13

Steve Marshall · 1960

Never So Few5.5Movie

Never So Few

Gen. Sloan · 1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson6.8Show

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

John Ridges · 1959

Juke Box Rhythm7.7Movie

Juke Box Rhythm

George Manton · 1959

Rawhide7.2Show

Rawhide

Jed Reston · 1959

The Texan6.0Show

The Texan

1958

Cowboy6.5Movie

Cowboy

Doc Bender, Trailhand · 1958

Escape from Red Rock7.0Movie

Escape from Red Rock

Bronc Grierson · 1957

DuPont Show of the Month7.4Show

DuPont Show of the Month

Constable Dale · 1957