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Brian Donlevy is a Actor American born on 9 february 1901 at Cleveland (USA)
Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972), later known as Brian Donlevy, was an Irish-American actor, noted for playing dangerous 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.
Donlevy starred as US special agent Steve Mitchell in 40 episodes of the 1952 TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell received assignments to exotic locales involving international intrigue from 'The Commissioner' played by Hubert Butterfield. 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".
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Birth name Waldo Brian Donlevy
Nationality USA
Birth 9 february 1901 at Cleveland (USA)
Death 6 april 1972 (at 71 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 9 february 1901 at Cleveland (USA)
Death 6 april 1972 (at 71 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Donlevy starred as US special agent Steve Mitchell in 40 episodes of the 1952 TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell received assignments to exotic locales involving international intrigue from 'The Commissioner' played by Hubert Butterfield. 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".
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Donlevy was married three times: first to Yvonne Grey from 1928–36, then to actress Marjorie Lane from 1936–1947, and finally to Lillian Arch Lugosi (the ex-wife of Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula) from 1966 until his death in 1972.Best films
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
, 1h28Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner, Alan Ladd, Reni Santoni, Barbara Stanwyck
Roles (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Rating67%
In the opening scene, John Hay Forrest (George Gaynes), noted scientist and cheesemaker, dies in a single-vehicle car accident (represented by the car wreck scene from Keeper of the Flame). In the next scene, private investigator Rigby Reardon (Steve Martin) is reading a newspaper when Forrest's daughter, Juliet (Rachel Ward), enters his office and faints when the paper's headline reminds her of her father's death. Upon coming to, she hires Rigby to investigate the death, which she thinks was murder. In Dr. Forrest's lab, Rigby finds two lists, one titled "Friends of Carlotta" and the other "Enemies of Carlotta", as well as an affectionately autographed photo of singer Kitty Collins, whose name appears on one of the lists. His search is interrupted by a man posing as an exterminator (Alan Ladd, in This Gun for Hire), who shoots Rigby in the arm and frisks the lists from the seemingly dead investigator.
Pit Stop (1969)
, 1h32Directed by Jack Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos, Ellen Burstyn, Sid Haig, Beverly Washburn, Steve Pendleton
Roles Grant Willard
Rating66%
Macabre Serenade (1968)
, 1h29Directed by Jack Hill
Genres Horror
Actors Boris Karloff, Julissa, Andrés García, Arturo Fernández, Brian Donlevy
Rating38%
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
, 1h27Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Howard Keel, Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady, Brian Donlevy
Roles Mayor Joe Smith
Rating50%
Pendant la guerre civile, un espion confédéré prend un emploi comme maréchal d'une petite ville de l'ouest comme couverture pour ses activités d'espionnage. Cependant, il découvre bientôt qu'un homme d'affaires local vend des armes à un groupe d'Indiens déchaînés.
Five Golden Dragons (1967)
, 1h44Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Robert Cummings, Margaret Lee, Rupert Davies, Klaus Kinski, Maria Rohm, Sieghardt Rupp
Roles Dragon #3
Rating48%
Hostile Guns (1967)
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, George Montgomery, Tab Hunter, Brian Donlevy, John Russell, Leo Gordon
Roles Marshal Willett
Rating54%
Le marshal Gideon McCool est chargé d'accompagner des criminels jusqu'au pénitencier de Huntsville. Le transfert se fait par train, dans un wagon spécialement aménagé. Parmi les prisonniers, McCool reconnaît Laura Mannon, qu'il aima autrefois. Celle-ci, une entraîneuse de saloon, est accusée du meurtre de son amant...
The Fat Spy (1966)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, Jayne Mansfield, Linda Harrison, Jordan Christopher
Roles George Wellington
Rating26%
A mostly-deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, is off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage boy band, "the Wild Ones" led by Jordan Christopher, and their gang of swimsuit-clad young people, who head there in a crowded powerboat ostensibly for a scavenger hunt. However, they spend about half their screen time crooning to each other, or dancing on the beach.
Waco (1966)
, 1h25Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Howard Keel, Jane Russell, Brian Donlevy, Wendell Corey, Terry Moore, John Agar
Roles Ace Ross
Rating54%
A town in Wyoming is up in arms. Somebody has shot the sheriff, Billy Kelly, and things are so bad that preacher Sam Stone and businessman George Gates implore the mayor, Ned West, to bring in outside help.
Curse of the Fly (1965)
, 1h26Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Cyberpunk films, Children's films
Actors Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Burt Kwouk, Charles Carson, John Carradine, Rachel Kempson
Roles Henri Delambre
Rating52%
Martin Delambre (Baker) is driving to Montreal one night when he sees a young girl by the name of Patricia Stanley (Gray) running in her underwear. They fall in love and are soon married. However, they both hold secrets: she has recently escaped from a mental asylum; he and his father Henri (Donlevy) are engaged in radical experiments in teleportation, and they have already had horrific consequences. Martin also suffers recessive fly genes which cause him to age rapidly and he needs a serum to keep him young.
Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
, 1h19Directed by Noriaki Yuasa
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Giant monster films, Musical films, Gamera, Reptile, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Eiji Funakoshi, Bokuzen Hidari, Michiko Sugata, Jun Hamamura, Kenji Ōyama, Albert Dekker
Roles Gen. Terry Arnold
Rating52%
In an icy North American region, an unknown aircraft is shot down by an American fighter jet. The aircraft crashes and its cargo, a low-level atomic bomb, explodes. The resulting cataclysm awakens a giant, prehistoric monster called "Gamera", who has the appearance of a giant turtle with large tusks. Japanese scientists on an expedition (including Dr. Hidaka, Kyoko, and Aoyagi) nearby are given a "devil stone" by an Eskimo chieftain, who explains that the creature is called Gamera.
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
, 1h30Directed by William Asher
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, Buster Keaton, John Ashley
Roles B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Rating48%
Frankie (Frankie Avalon) goes to Tahiti on Naval Reserve duty. While cavorting with local girls, Frankie realizes that Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) might be disloyal to him. When Frankie seeks help from a witch doctor (Buster Keaton), the witch doctor sends a sea beauty, Cassandra (Beverly Adams), to lure Ricky (Dwayne Hickman), an advertising exec, away from Dee Dee.
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
, 1h43Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Military humor in film, Spy films, Films about birds, Political films
Actors Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Haya Harareet, Jack Hawkins, Harry Guardino, Hugh Griffith
Roles Col. Sherman Harrington
Rating59%
In 1944, during the last stages of the war in Europe, American officers Paul MacDougall (Heston) and Joseph Contini (Guardino) are sent to Italy to act as spies for the Allies, even though they have no experience in espionage. Working with Partisan resistance soldier Ciccio Massimo (Baccaloni), MacDougall and Contini send regular reports to their superiors by carrier pigeon.
The Errand Boy (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Dick Wesson, Dick Wesson, Jerry Lewis, Kathleen Freeman
Roles Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
Rating63%
Paramutual Pictures decides that they need a spy to find out the inner workings of their studio. Morty Tashman (Jerry Lewis) is a paperhanger who happens to be working right outside their window. They decide that he is the man for the job and hire him on the spot. He bumbles his way through a series of misadventures, reporting everything back to the corporate executives.
Never So Few (1959)
, 2h4Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Paul Henreid
Roles Gen. Sloan
Rating57%
Shot on location in Burma, Thailand and Ceylon, the film follows Captain Tom Reynolds (Sinatra) and his fellow OSS operatives, Captain Grey Travis (Lawford) and Corporal Bill Ringa (McQueen), leading Kachin natives in fighting the Japanese in Burma in World War II despite a lack of support from their commanders.
Cowboy (1958)
, 1h32Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Dick York, King Donovan, Brian Donlevy
Roles Doc Bender, Trailhand
Rating66%
Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) is a Chicago hotel clerk who dreams of being a cowboy and has fallen in love with Maria (Anna Kashfi), the daughter of hotel guest and Mexican cattle baron Señor Vidal (Donald Randolph). When Señor Vidal finds out, he orders Harris to stay away.