Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Acting
Born 1901-02-09 - Died 1972-04-06Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK

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".

Movies (103)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982Movie6.6
Beau Geste
7.0

Beau Geste

1939Movie7.0
Heaven Only Knows
6.5

Heaven Only Knows

1947Movie6.5
Never So Few
5.5

Never So Few

1959Movie5.5
The Quatermass Xperiment
6.5

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955Movie6.5
The Glass Key
6.7

The Glass Key

1942Movie6.7
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987Movie6.4
The Virginian
6.2

The Virginian

1946Movie6.2
Slaughter Trail
4.5

Slaughter Trail

1951Movie4.5
Command Decision
6.6

Command Decision

1948Movie6.6
Quatermass 2
6.4

Quatermass 2

1957Movie6.4
The Big Combo
7.0

The Big Combo

1955Movie7.0
Five Golden Dragons
5.2

Five Golden Dragons

1967Movie5.2
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997Movie7.7
Cowboy
6.5

Cowboy

1958Movie6.5
Arizona Bushwhackers
4.3

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968Movie4.3
The Errand Boy
6.2

The Errand Boy

1961Movie6.2
Kiss of Death
7.1

Kiss of Death

1947Movie7.1
Hangmen Also Die!
6.9

Hangmen Also Die!

1943Movie6.9
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939Movie6.7
Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

1939Movie7.2
Jesse James
6.5

Jesse James

1939Movie6.5
Billy the Kid
5.3

Billy the Kid

1941Movie5.3
Canyon Passage
6.7

Canyon Passage

1946Movie6.7
36 Hours to Kill
6.1

36 Hours to Kill

1936Movie6.1
Brigham Young
4.6

Brigham Young

1940Movie4.6
In Old Chicago
6.7

In Old Chicago

1938Movie6.7
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987Movie6.5
Half Angel
7.5

Half Angel

1936Movie7.5
Another Face
4.8

Another Face

1935Movie4.8
The Great McGinty
7.0

The Great McGinty

1940Movie7.0
Crack-Up
5.9

Crack-Up

1936Movie5.9
This Is My Affair
7.3

This Is My Affair

1937Movie7.3
Twenty Years After
8.0

Twenty Years After

1944Movie8.0
The Beginning or the End
6.4

The Beginning or the End

1947Movie6.4
Stand by for Action
7.0

Stand by for Action

1942Movie7.0
Barbary Coast
6.4

Barbary Coast

1935Movie6.4
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.8

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944Movie6.8
Kansas Raiders
6.0

Kansas Raiders

1950Movie6.0
Wake Island
5.9

Wake Island

1942Movie5.9
Ireno
7.5

Ireno

1932Movie7.5
An American Romance
6.1

An American Romance

1944Movie6.1
Song of Scheherazade
6.6

Song of Scheherazade

1947Movie6.6
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964Movie7.2
Strike Me Pink
6.6

Strike Me Pink

1936Movie6.6
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7

Hold Back the Dawn

1941Movie6.7
Hostile Guns
5.6

Hostile Guns

1967Movie5.6
When the Daltons Rode
6.2

When the Daltons Rode

1940Movie6.2
The Trouble with Women
9.5

The Trouble with Women

1947Movie9.5
Rogue's Gallery
7.0

Rogue's Gallery

1968Movie7.0
Hoodlum Empire
6.5

Hoodlum Empire

1952Movie6.5
Waco
6.7

Waco

1966Movie6.7
Killer McCoy
6.3

Killer McCoy

1947Movie6.3
I Wanted Wings
5.6

I Wanted Wings

1941Movie5.6
Allegheny Uprising
5.9

Allegheny Uprising

1939Movie5.9
Curse of the Fly
5.4

Curse of the Fly

1965Movie5.4
Woman They Almost Lynched
6.6

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953Movie6.6
The Great Man's Lady
6.3

The Great Man's Lady

1941Movie6.3
Jamestown
10.0

Jamestown

1923Movie10.0
Impact
6.1

Impact

1949Movie6.1
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946Movie6.5
Birth of the Blues
6.2

Birth of the Blues

1941Movie6.2
Midnight Taxi
6.2

Midnight Taxi

1937Movie6.2
South of Tahiti
6.5

South of Tahiti

1941Movie6.5
Stalingrad
5.7

Stalingrad

1943Movie5.7
Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935Movie9.0
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
5.3

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965Movie5.3
A Cry in the Night
5.4

A Cry in the Night

1956Movie5.4
A Southern Yankee
5.7

A Southern Yankee

1948Movie5.7
Gammera the Invincible
5.1

Gammera the Invincible

1966Movie5.1
Two Americans
7.0

Two Americans

1929Movie7.0
Born Reckless
5.4

Born Reckless

1937Movie5.4
Duffy's Tavern
6.4

Duffy's Tavern

1945Movie6.4
Shakedown
6.4

Shakedown

1950Movie6.4
Pit Stop
6.9

Pit Stop

1969Movie6.9
Nightmare
6.3

Nightmare

1942Movie6.3
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
6.5

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946Movie6.5
A Gentleman After Dark
4.6

A Gentleman After Dark

1942Movie4.6
High Tension
5.8

High Tension

1936Movie5.8
Fighting Coast Guard
6.7

Fighting Coast Guard

1951Movie6.7
The Fat Spy
3.1

The Fat Spy

1966Movie3.1
Ride the Man Down
7.7

Ride the Man Down

1952Movie7.7
The Remarkable Andrew
7.4

The Remarkable Andrew

1942Movie7.4
Human Cargo
7.5

Human Cargo

1936Movie7.5
The Pigeon That Took Rome
5.3

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962Movie5.3
Damaged Hearts
8.0

Damaged Hearts

1924Movie8.0
Two Yanks in Trinidad
4.0

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942Movie4.0
13 Hours by Air
5.2

13 Hours by Air

1936Movie5.2
Escape from Red Rock
7.0

Escape from Red Rock

1957Movie7.0
The Lucky Stiff
5.8

The Lucky Stiff

1949Movie5.8
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
6.3

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021Movie6.3
Battle of Broadway
5.0

Battle of Broadway

1938Movie5.0
Gentlemen of the Press
6.7

Gentlemen of the Press

1929Movie6.7
Monsieur Beaucaire
5.6

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924Movie5.6
Mother's Boy
7.0

Mother's Boy

1929Movie7.0
Sharpshooters
8.0

Sharpshooters

1938Movie8.0
School for Wives
8.0

School for Wives

1925Movie8.0
Juke Box Rhythm
7.7

Juke Box Rhythm

1959Movie7.7
Behind Prison Gates
10.0

Behind Prison Gates

1939Movie10.0
We're Going to Be Rich
5.0

We're Going to Be Rich

1938Movie5.0
A Modern Cinderella
5.4

A Modern Cinderella

1932Movie5.4
Girl In Room 13
6.0

Girl In Room 13

1960Movie6.0
A Man of Quality
10.0

A Man of Quality

1926Movie10.0

TV Shows (16)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
Family Affair
6.7

Family Affair

1966Series6.7
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Dangerous Assignment
5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952Series5.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959Series6.8
The World of Hammer
6.8

The World of Hammer

1994Series6.8
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4

DuPont Show of the Month

1957Series7.4
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955Series6.8
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961Series5.7