Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

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...

Known For

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

Kiss of Death

as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

The Big Combo

as Joe McClure

Cast Credits

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

Pit Stop

as Grant Willard

Arizona Bushwhackers

as Mayor Joe Smith

Rogue's Gallery

as Detective Lee

Hostile Guns

as Marshal Willett

Gammera the Invincible

as Gen. Terry Arnold

Waco

as Ace Ross

The Fat Spy

as George Wellington

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

as B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson

Curse of the Fly

as Henri Delambre

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as Col. Sherman Harrington

The Errand Boy

as Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual

Girl In Room 13

as Steve Marshall

Never So Few

as Gen. Sloan

Juke Box Rhythm

as George Manton

Cowboy

as Doc Bender, Trailhand

Escape from Red Rock

as Bronc Grierson

Quatermass 2

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

The Big Combo

as Joe McClure

Woman They Almost Lynched

as Charles Quantrill

Ride the Man Down

as Bide Marriner

Hoodlum Empire

as Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

Slaughter Trail

as Capt. Dempster

Fighting Coast Guard

as Cmdr. McFarland

Kansas Raiders

as Quantrill

Shakedown

as Nick Palmer

The Lucky Stiff

as John J. Malone