Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Known for: Acting

Born: February 9, 1901

Died: April 6, 1972

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

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Impact
Impact
1949
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
1957
Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire
1952
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
1940
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936
Curse of the Fly
Curse of the Fly
1965
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942
Pit Stop
Pit Stop
1969
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
A Gentleman After Dark
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail
1951
An American Romance
An American Romance
1944
High Tension
High Tension
1936
Behind Prison Gates
Behind Prison Gates
1939
Fighting Coast Guard
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi
1937
Escape from Red Rock
Escape from Red Rock
1957
Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down
1952
Girl In Room 13
Girl In Room 13
1960
Sharpshooters
Sharpshooters
1938
South of Tahiti
South of Tahiti
1941
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1947
Gammera the Invincible
Gammera the Invincible
1966
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy
1961
A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night
1956
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946
Shakedown
Shakedown
1950
Stalingrad
Stalingrad
1943
Killer McCoy
Killer McCoy
1947
Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders
1950
Heaven Only Knows
Heaven Only Knows
1947
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941
Battle of Broadway
Battle of Broadway
1938
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff
1949
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948
Another Face
Another Face
1935
Born Reckless
Born Reckless
1937
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Song of Scheherazade
Song of Scheherazade
1947
Human Cargo
Human Cargo
1936
Half Angel
Half Angel
1936
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
Ireno
1932
Nightmare
Nightmare
1942
The Big Combo
The Big Combo
1955
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
1941
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Waco
Waco
1966
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Juke Box Rhythm
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
The Fat Spy
The Fat Spy
1966
A Man of Quality
1926
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
1947
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
We're Going to Be Rich
We're Going to Be Rich
1938
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1939
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising
1939
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
1940
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937
Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns
1967
Two Americans
1929
A Modern Cinderella
A Modern Cinderella
1932
Mother's Boy
Mother's Boy
1929
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939
Rogue's Gallery
Rogue's Gallery
1968
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
Jamestown
Jamestown
1923
School for Wives
School for Wives
1925
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
Never So Few
Never So Few
1959
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
1967
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink
1936
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
1936
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Damaged Hearts
Damaged Hearts
1924
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Family Affair
Family Affair
1966
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Studio One
Studio One
1948
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Climax!
Climax!
1954
The Texan
The Texan
1958
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
1994