Brian Donlevy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-02-09

Day of death

1972-04-06 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

Brian Donlevy

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Command Decision

    Command Decision

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Errand Boy

    The Errand Boy

  • Curse of the Fly

    Curse of the Fly

  • Mother's Boy

    Mother's Boy

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Escape from Red Rock

    Escape from Red Rock

  • An American Romance

    An American Romance

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • Quatermass 2

    Quatermass 2

  • The Quatermass Xperiment

    The Quatermass Xperiment

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • When the Daltons Rode

    When the Daltons Rode

  • Impact

    Impact

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

  • In Old Chicago

    In Old Chicago

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Midnight Taxi

    Midnight Taxi

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Battle of Broadway

    Battle of Broadway

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Shakedown

    Shakedown

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • A Modern Cinderella

    A Modern Cinderella

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

  • Heaven Only Knows

    Heaven Only Knows

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • Arizona Bushwhackers

    Arizona Bushwhackers

  • Gentlemen of the Press

    Gentlemen of the Press

  • A Man of Quality

    A Man of Quality

  • The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

  • Hostile Guns

    Hostile Guns

  • Sharpshooters

    Sharpshooters

  • Girl In Room 13

    Girl In Room 13

  • South of Tahiti

    South of Tahiti

  • Kansas Raiders

    Kansas Raiders

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Hangmen Also Die!

  • I Wanted Wings

    I Wanted Wings

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • Half Angel

    Half Angel

  • Waco

    Waco

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • 13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by Air

  • Song of Scheherazade

    Song of Scheherazade

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • The Fat Spy

    The Fat Spy

  • The Lucky Stiff

    The Lucky Stiff

  • Human Cargo

    Human Cargo

  • Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

  • Behind Prison Gates

    Behind Prison Gates

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

  • Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

    Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

  • Pit Stop

    Pit Stop

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Juke Box Rhythm

    Juke Box Rhythm

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • We're Going to Be Rich

    We're Going to Be Rich

  • A Gentleman After Dark

    A Gentleman After Dark

  • A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

  • Fighting Coast Guard

    Fighting Coast Guard

  • The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

  • Gammera the Invincible

    Gammera the Invincible

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Two Americans

    Two Americans

  • Jesse James

    Jesse James

  • Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Damaged Hearts

    Damaged Hearts

  • Five Golden Dragons

    Five Golden Dragons

  • Woman They Almost Lynched

    Woman They Almost Lynched

  • Slaughter Trail

    Slaughter Trail

  • Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

  • School for Wives

    School for Wives

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • Ireno

    Ireno