Brian Donlevy
Acting

Brian Donlevy

Born 1901-02-09 · Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK · Died 1972-04-06

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Donlevy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Jesse James★ 6.4
Jesse James
1939
Destry Rides Again★ 7.1
Destry Rides Again
1939
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood★ 6.7
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Quatermass II★ 6.4
Quatermass II
1957
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid★ 6.6
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Kiss of Death★ 7
Kiss of Death
1947
The Quatermass Xperiment★ 6.6
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Hangmen Also Die!★ 7
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Never So Few★ 5.4
Never So Few
1959
The Glass Key★ 6.6
The Glass Key
1942
The Big Combo★ 7.1
The Big Combo
1955
Cowboy★ 6.3
Cowboy
1958
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek★ 6.7
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944
Union Pacific★ 6.5
Union Pacific
1939
Kansas Raiders★ 6
Kansas Raiders
1950
The Virginian★ 6.1
The Virginian
1946
The Great McGinty★ 6.9
The Great McGinty
1940
Hold Back the Dawn★ 6.6
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
Billy the Kid★ 4.6
Billy the Kid
1941
Beau Geste★ 6.9
Beau Geste
1939
Canyon Passage★ 6.8
Canyon Passage
1946
Barbary Coast★ 6.8
Barbary Coast
1935
Curse of the Fly★ 5.6
Curse of the Fly
1965
Behind Prison Gates
Behind Prison Gates
1939
The Errand Boy★ 6.1
The Errand Boy
1961
Gammera the Invincible★ 5.2
Gammera the Invincible
1966
A Cry in the Night★ 5.1
A Cry in the Night
1956
Impact★ 6.3
Impact
1949
Woman They Almost Lynched★ 6
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
When the Daltons Rode★ 6.2
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Arizona Bushwhackers★ 2.8
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
Wake Island★ 5.7
Wake Island
1942
Heaven Only Knows★ 6
Heaven Only Knows
1947
Five Golden Dragons★ 5.4
Five Golden Dragons
1967
Duffy's Tavern★ 6.1
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Birth of the Blues★ 5.3
Birth of the Blues
1941
Shakedown★ 5.5
Shakedown
1950
Command Decision★ 6.5
Command Decision
1948
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini★ 5.9
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
Slaughter Trail★ 3.5
Slaughter Trail
1951