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

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • 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

  • Pit Stop

    Pit Stop

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Ireno

    Ireno

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Hostile Guns

    Hostile Guns

  • Kansas Raiders

    Kansas Raiders

  • Half Angel

    Half Angel

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Sharpshooters

    Sharpshooters

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • Jesse James

    Jesse James

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • Behind Prison Gates

    Behind Prison Gates

  • Waco

    Waco

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Arizona Bushwhackers

    Arizona Bushwhackers

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

    Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • Shakedown

    Shakedown

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Quatermass Xperiment

    The Quatermass Xperiment

  • Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

  • Curse of the Fly

    Curse of the Fly

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Impact

    Impact

  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Hangmen Also Die!

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

  • In Old Chicago

    In Old Chicago

  • The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

  • Gammera the Invincible

    Gammera the Invincible

  • Song of Scheherazade

    Song of Scheherazade

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Juke Box Rhythm

    Juke Box Rhythm

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • A Gentleman After Dark

    A Gentleman After Dark

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Human Cargo

    Human Cargo

  • Command Decision

    Command Decision

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • When the Daltons Rode

    When the Daltons Rode

  • Girl In Room 13

    Girl In Room 13

  • The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • The Fat Spy

    The Fat Spy

  • 13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by Air

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • Heaven Only Knows

    Heaven Only Knows

  • A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • The Errand Boy

    The Errand Boy

  • Mother's Boy

    Mother's Boy

  • South of Tahiti

    South of Tahiti

  • A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Gentlemen of the Press

    Gentlemen of the Press

  • Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

  • Escape from Red Rock

    Escape from Red Rock

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

  • Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

  • Five Golden Dragons

    Five Golden Dragons

  • An American Romance

    An American Romance

  • I Wanted Wings

    I Wanted Wings

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • We're Going to Be Rich

    We're Going to Be Rich

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • A Man of Quality

    A Man of Quality

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • The Lucky Stiff

    The Lucky Stiff

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • Quatermass 2

    Quatermass 2

  • Fighting Coast Guard

    Fighting Coast Guard

  • Battle of Broadway

    Battle of Broadway

  • A Modern Cinderella

    A Modern Cinderella

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

  • Midnight Taxi

    Midnight Taxi

  • Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

  • Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Woman They Almost Lynched

    Woman They Almost Lynched

  • Two Americans

    Two Americans

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

  • Slaughter Trail

    Slaughter Trail

  • Damaged Hearts

    Damaged Hearts

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad

  • School for Wives

    School for Wives