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Portadown, 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…
Known for
- Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker — Archival Footage2021
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997
- The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)1994
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
- Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood — Professor Bernard Quatermass (archive footage)1987
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid — (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)1982
- Pit Stop — Grant Willard1969
- Rogue's Gallery — Detective Lee1968
- Arizona Bushwhackers — Mayor Joe Smith1968
- Five Golden Dragons — Dragon #31967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Brian Donlevy 1943.jpg
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- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- Commons category
- Brian Donlevy
- date of birth
- 1901-02-09
- date of death
- 1972-04-06
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
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