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Brian Donlevy
  • Birth Name:
    Waldo Brian Donlevy
  • Date of Birth:
    February 9, 1889
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Armagh, Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Place of Death:
    Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Date of Death:
    April 5, 1972
  • Cause of Death:
    Throat cancer
  • Height:
    5' 8"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Brian Donlevy
  • Spouse:
    Yvonne Grey - divorced
    Marjorie Lane - divorced
    Lillian Lugosi -
  • Daughter:
    Judy Donlevy

Career

Brian Donlevy

Trivia

Brian Donlevy
  • Throughout his film career, Donlevy also did several radio shows, including a reprise of "The Great McGinty".
  • In 1955, he played the lead in the British science-fiction horror film "The Quatermass Xperiment" (called The Creeping Unknown in the US) for the Hammer Films company, playing the lead role of Professor Bernard Quatermass.
  • Donlevy began his career in New York in the early 1920s, appearing in many theater productions and also winning an increasing number of silent film parts.
  • In 1916 he was a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps and fought in Europe during World War I. After the war he lived for a few years in the San Francisco Bay area before pursuing an acting career.
  • For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  • Among his best known films are "Beau Geste" (1939) and "The Great McGinty" (1940).
  • He mainly appeared in supporting roles.
  • Was an Irish-born American character actor, noted for playing tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Filmography

Brian Donlevy

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