Brian Donlevy

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Brian Donlevy

Acting1901-02-09Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

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".

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Brian Donlevy Filmography

1
5.5
Never So Few

Never So Few

2
7.1
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

3
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

4
6.6
Command Decision

Command Decision

5
7.0
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

6
6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

7
6.1
Impact

Impact

8
6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

9
6.4
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

10
6.5
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

11
5.3
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

12
5.0
Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

13
6.1
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

14
5.4
A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

15
7.0
The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

16
7.0
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

17
6.9
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

18
6.7
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage