Acting

Brian Donlevy

1901-1972

Known for The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass 2, Hangmen Also Die!.

15 linked movie credits shown

Born02/09/1901

Died04/06/1972

AgeDied at 71

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

DepartmentActing

Also known asWaldo Brian Donlevy, McGinty

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".