Brian Donlevy
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)...
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".
Known for
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)3.3
Kiss of Death1947 · Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo3.5
The Big Combo1955 · Joe McClure3.5
Destry Rides Again1939 · Kent3.6
The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass3.3
Hangmen Also Die!1943 · Dr. Franticek Svoboda3.5
Beau Geste1939 · Sergeant Markoff3.5
Quatermass 21957 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass3.2Cast credits
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)3.3Kiss of Death1947 · Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo3.5The Big Combo1955 · Joe McClure3.5Destry Rides Again1939 · Kent3.6The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass3.3Hangmen Also Die!1943 · Dr. Franticek Svoboda3.5Beau Geste1939 · Sergeant Markoff3.5Quatermass 21957 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass3.2
Jesse James1939 · Barshee3.3
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944 · Governor McGinty3.4
The Glass Key1942 · Paul Madvig3.3
Union Pacific1939 · Sid Campeau3.4
Canyon Passage1946 · George Camrose3.4
The Great McGinty1940 · Daniel 'Dan' McGinty3.5
Cowboy1958 · Doc Bender, Trailhand3.2
In Old Chicago1938 · Gil Warren3.4
Never So Few1959 · Gen. Sloan2.8
Curse of the Fly1965 · Henri Delambre2.7