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

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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021 ⭐ 6.3

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987 ⭐ 6.4

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 ⭐ 6.5

Career timeline

2021

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage · 2021

⭐ 6.3

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1997

⭐ 7.7

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Professor Bernard Quatermass ( · 1987

⭐ 6.4

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage) · 1987

⭐ 6.5

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Glass Key") (archive · 1982

⭐ 6.7

1969

Pit Stop

Grant Willard · 1969

⭐ 6.8

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers

Mayor Joe Smith · 1968

⭐ 4.3

Rogue's Gallery Notable

Detective Lee · 1968

⭐ 7.0

1967

Five Golden Dragons

Dragon #3 · 1967

⭐ 5.2

Hostile Guns

Marshal Willett · 1967

⭐ 5.6

1966

Gammera the Invincible

Gen. Terry Arnold · 1966

⭐ 5.1

Waco

Ace Ross · 1966

⭐ 6.7

The Fat Spy

George Wellington · 1966

⭐ 3.1

1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson · 1965

⭐ 5.3

Curse of the Fly

Henri Delambre · 1965

⭐ 5.4

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy Notable

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Y · 1964

⭐ 7.2

1962

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Col. Sherman Harrington · 1962

⭐ 5.3

1961

The Errand Boy

Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual · 1961

⭐ 6.2

1960

Girl In Room 13

Steve Marshall · 1960

⭐ 6.0

1959

Never So Few

Gen. Sloan · 1959

⭐ 5.5

Juke Box Rhythm Notable

George Manton · 1959

⭐ 7.7

1958

Cowboy

Doc Bender, Trailhand · 1958

⭐ 6.5

1957

Escape from Red Rock Notable

Bronc Grierson · 1957

⭐ 7.0

Quatermass 2

Prof. Bernard Quatermass · 1957

⭐ 6.4

1956

A Cry in the Night

Ed Bates · 1956

⭐ 5.4

1955

The Quatermass Xperiment

Prof. Bernard Quatermass · 1955

⭐ 6.5

The Big Combo Notable

Joe McClure · 1955

⭐ 7.0

1953

Woman They Almost Lynched

Charles Quantrill · 1953

⭐ 6.6

1952

Ride the Man Down Notable

Bide Marriner · 1952

⭐ 7.7

Hoodlum Empire

Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephen · 1952

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

Neil Patrick Harris

J.C. Leyendecker (voice)

Jari Jones

Self

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021 ⭐ 6.3

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987 ⭐ 6.4

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 ⭐ 6.5

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 ⭐ 6.7

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Pit Stop

1969 ⭐ 6.8

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Arizona Bushwhackers

1968 ⭐ 4.3

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Rogue's Gallery

1968 ⭐ 7.0

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Five Golden Dragons

1967 ⭐ 5.2

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Hostile Guns

1967 ⭐ 5.6

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Gammera the Invincible

1966 ⭐ 5.1

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Waco

1966 ⭐ 6.7

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The Fat Spy

1966 ⭐ 3.1

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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965 ⭐ 5.3

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Curse of the Fly

1965 ⭐ 5.4

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The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 ⭐ 7.2

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The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962 ⭐ 5.3

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The Errand Boy

1961 ⭐ 6.2

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Girl In Room 13

1960 ⭐ 6.0

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Never So Few

1959 ⭐ 5.5