Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1901-02-09
BirthplacePortadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
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".
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Brian Donlevy
Filmography
Acting (103)
2021
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival Footage
6.3
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Lineas Self (archive footage)
7.7
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Bloodas Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)
6.4
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
6.6
1969
Pit Stopas Grant Willard
6.9
1968
Arizona Bushwhackersas Mayor Joe Smith
4.3
1968
Rogue's Galleryas Detective Lee
7.0
1967
Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #3
5.2
1967
Hostile Gunsas Marshal Willett
5.6
1966
Gammera the Invincibleas Gen. Terry Arnold
5.1
1966
Wacoas Ace Ross
6.7
1966
The Fat Spyas George Wellington
3.1
1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikinias B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
5.3
1965
Curse of the Flyas Henri Delambre
5.4
1964
The Big Parade of Comedyas Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
7.2
1962
The Pigeon That Took Romeas Col. Sherman Harrington
5.3
1961
The Errand Boyas Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
6.2
1960
Girl In Room 13as Steve Marshall
6.0
1959
Never So Fewas Gen. Sloan
5.5
1959
Juke Box Rhythmas George Manton
7.7
1958
Cowboyas Doc Bender, Trailhand
6.5
1957
Escape from Red Rockas Bronc Grierson
7.0
1957
Quatermass 2as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
6.4
1956
A Cry in the Nightas Ed Bates
5.4
1955
The Quatermass Xperimentas Prof. Bernard Quatermass
6.5
1955
The Big Comboas Joe McClure
7.0
1953
Woman They Almost Lynchedas Charles Quantrill
6.6
1952
Ride the Man Downas Bide Marriner
7.7
1952
Hoodlum Empireas Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
6.5
1951
Slaughter Trailas Capt. Dempster
4.5
1951
Fighting Coast Guardas Cmdr. McFarland
6.7
1950
Kansas Raidersas Quantrill
6.0
1950
Shakedownas Nick Palmer
6.4
1949
The Lucky Stiffas John J. Malone
5.8
1949
Impactas Walter Williams
6.1
1948
Command Decisionas Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
6.6
1948
A Southern Yankeeas Kurt Devlynn
5.7
1947
Killer McCoyas Jim Caighn
6.3
1947
Heaven Only Knowsas Adam 'Duke' Byron
6.5
1947
Kiss of Deathas Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
7.1
1947
The Trouble with Womenas Joe McBride
9.5
1947
Song of Scheherazadeas Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
6.6
1947
The Beginning or the Endas Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
6.4
1946
Two Years Before the Mastas Richard Henry Dana
6.5
1946
Canyon Passageas George Camrose
6.7
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Upas Tony Minnetti
6.5
1946
The Virginianas Trampas
6.2
1945
Duffy's Tavernas Brian Donlevy
6.4
1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creekas Governor McGinty
6.8
1944
An American Romanceas Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
6.1
1944
Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
8.0
1943
Stalingradas Narrator (English version)
5.7
1943
Hangmen Also Die!as Dr. Franticek Svoboda
6.9
1942
Stand by for Actionas Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
7.0
1942
Nightmareas Daniel Shane
6.5
1942
The Glass Keyas Paul Madvig
6.7
1942
Wake Islandas Maj. Geoffrey Caton
5.9
1942
A Gentleman After Darkas Harry Melton
4.6
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidadas Vince Barrows
4.0
1942
The Remarkable Andrewas General Andrew Jackson
7.4
1941
Birth of the Bluesas Memphis
6.2
1941
The Great Man's Ladyas Steely Edwards
6.3
1941
South of Tahitias Bob
6.5
1941
Hold Back the Dawnas Movie Actor (uncredited)
6.7
1941
Billy the Kidas Jim Sherwood
5.3
1941
I Wanted Wingsas Capt. Mercer
5.6
1940
Brigham Youngas Angus Duncan
4.6
1940
When the Daltons Rodeas Grat Dalton
6.2
1940
The Great McGintyas Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
6.9
1939
Destry Rides Againas Kent
7.2
1939
Allegheny Uprisingas Ralph Callendar
5.9
1939
Behind Prison Gatesas Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray
10.0
1939
Beau Gesteas Sergeant Markoff
7.0
1939
Union Pacificas Sid Campeau
6.7
1939
Jesse Jamesas Barshee
6.6
1938
Sharpshootersas Steve Mitchell
8.0
1938
We're Going to Be Richas Yankee Gordon
5.0
1938
Battle of Broadwayas Chesty Webb
5.0
1938
In Old Chicagoas Gil Warren
6.7
1937
Born Recklessas Bob Kane
5.4
1937
This Is My Affairas Batiste Duryea
7.3
1937
Midnight Taxias Charles 'Chick' Gardner
6.2
1936
Crack-Upas Ace Martin
5.9
1936
36 Hours to Killas Frank Evers
6.1
1936
High Tensionas Steve Reardon
5.8
1936
Half Angelas Duffy Giles
7.5
1936
Human Cargoas Packy Campbell
7.5
1936
13 Hours by Airas James Evarts
5.2
1936
Strike Me Pinkas Vance
6.6
1935
Another Faceas Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
4.8
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Spike
9.0
1935
Barbary Coastas Knuckles Jacoby
6.4
1932
A Modern Cinderellaas Charlie the Chauffeur
5.4
1932
Irenoas Drunk (uncredited)
7.5
1929
Mother's Boyas Harry O'Day
7.0
1929
Two Americansas Unknown
7.0
1929
Gentlemen of the Pressas Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
6.7
1926
A Man of Qualityas Richard Courtney
10.0
1925
School for Wivesas Ralph
8.0
1924
Monsieur Beaucaireas unknown
5.6
1924
Damaged Heartsas Jim Porter
8.0
1923
Jamestownas Minor Role (Uncredited)
10.0