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
★6.6Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
★6.5The Quatermass Xperiment
★7.2Destry Rides Again
★7.0The Big Combo
★7.1Kiss of Death
★6.4Quatermass 2
★6.9Hangmen Also Die!
★7.7Perry Mason
★6.7The Glass Key
★6.8The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
★6.6Jesse James
★7.0Beau Geste
★5.4Curse of the Fly
★6.7Union Pacific
★6.9The Great McGinty
★6.5Cowboy
★5.5Never So Few
★6.7Canyon Passage
★6.1Impact
★6.2The Errand Boy
★6.7Hold Back the Dawn
★6.7In Old Chicago