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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting

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".

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Never So Few
MOVIE

Never So Few

5.5(0.1K)
Never So Few
Gen. Sloan
Poster for Kiss of Death
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Kiss of Death

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Kiss of Death
Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
Poster for Hangmen Also Die!
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Hangmen Also Die!

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Hangmen Also Die!
Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Poster for Command Decision
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Command Decision

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Command Decision
Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
Poster for The Big Combo
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The Big Combo

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The Big Combo
Joe McClure
Poster for The Quatermass Xperiment
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The Quatermass Xperiment

6.6(0.2K)
The Quatermass Xperiment
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Poster for Impact
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Impact

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Impact
Walter Williams
Poster for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.7(0.4K)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Poster for Quatermass 2
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Quatermass 2

6.4(0.1K)
Quatermass 2
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Poster for Hoodlum Empire
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Hoodlum Empire

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Hoodlum Empire
Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

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Brian Donlevy portrait
Brian Donlevy portrait
Brian Donlevy portrait
Brian Donlevy portrait
Brian Donlevy portrait