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Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting 1901-02-09 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 Times newspaper in the United Kingdom stated that "any consideration of the American 'film noir' of …

Known For

Kiss of Death
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Kiss of Death 1947
Never So Few
MOV ⭐ 5.5
Never So Few 1959
Wake Island
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Wake Island 1942
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
Hangmen Also Die!
MOV ⭐ 6.9
Hangmen Also Die! 1943
Beau Geste
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Beau Geste 1939
The Errand Boy
MOV ⭐ 6.2
The Errand Boy 1961
The Big Combo
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Big Combo 1955
Quatermass 2
MOV ⭐ 6.4
Quatermass 2 1957
The Quatermass Xperiment
MOV ⭐ 6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment 1955
Canyon Passage
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Canyon Passage 1946
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
MOV ⭐ 6.9
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944
Impact
MOV ⭐ 6.1
Impact 1949
Hoodlum Empire
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Hoodlum Empire 1952
Command Decision
MOV ⭐ 6.6
Command Decision 1948
The Great McGinty
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Great McGinty 1940
Allegheny Uprising
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Allegheny Uprising 1939
Gammera the Invincible
MOV ⭐ 5.1
Gammera the Invincible 1966
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
MOV ⭐ 5.3
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965
A Cry in the Night
MOV ⭐ 5.4
A Cry in the Night 1956