Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting9th February 1901(died at 71)Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK119 titles

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".

Born

9th February 1901 · Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

Died

6th April 1972

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Waldo Brian Donlevy, McGinty

Links

IMDb

Known for

Filmography

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