Biography
Brian Donlevy
Acting
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 Amer…
Career works
118
Movies
103
Series
15
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
02/09/1901
Place of birth
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Date of death
04/06/1972
Filmography highlights
Movies
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 · 6.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · 7.7
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · 6.4
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · 6.7
Pit Stop
1969 · 6.8
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968 · 4.3
Rogue's Gallery
1968 · 7.0
Five Golden Dragons
1967 · 5.2
Hostile Guns
1967 · 5.6
Gammera the Invincible
1966 · 5.0
Waco
1966 · 6.7
The Fat Spy
1966 · 3.1
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965 · 5.3
Curse of the Fly
1965 · 5.4
Series
The World of Hammer
1994 · 6.7
Family Affair
1966 · 6.7
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 · 5.7
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · 6.8
Rawhide
1959 · 7.2
The Texan
1958 · 6.0
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · 7.4
Perry Mason
1957 · 7.7
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · 6.2
Climax!
1954 · 3.8
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · 5.3
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · 6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · 6.0
Studio One
1948 · 5.4