Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

American actor (1901–1972)

Waldo Brian Donlevy was an American actor of film, stage, television, and radio. He appeared both in leading and supporting roles in Hollywood, and was noted for playing dangerous and tough "heavies", often in films noir. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Beau Geste (1939).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 69 films (1929–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 MOTHER'S BOY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 8 reels B&W
1935 ANOTHER FACE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 36 HOURS TO KILL. Fox Film Corp 66 min B&W
1936 Crack-up. Fox Film Corp 325 16mm B&W sound
1936 HIGH TENSION. Fox Film Corp 63 min B&W
1936 HUMAN CARGO. Fox Film Corp 66 min B&W
1937 MIDNIGHT TAXI. Fox Film Corp 73 min B&W
1937 THIS IS MY AFFAIR. Fox Film Corp 100 min B&W
1938 BATTLE OF BROADWAY. Fox Film Corp 84 min B&W
1938 SHARPSHOOTERS. Fox Film Corp 65 min B&W
1938 WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1939 ALLEGHENY UPRISING. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 81 min 16mm B&W Sound
1939 Beau Geste William A. Wellman 112 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 BEAU GESTE. Paramount Pictures Inc. 12 reels B&W
1939 Destry Rides Again Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 94 min 16mm B&W sound
1940 The Great Mcginty Paramount Pictures Inc 1:23:00 16mm B&W sound
1940 The Great McGinty Preston Sturges 82 B&W
1940 The Great Mcginty. Preston Sturges 9 reels B&W
1941 Billy The Kid. David Miller 10 reels Color sound
1941 I Wanted Wings. Mitchell Leisen 14 reels B&W
1941 South Of Tahiti. Universal Pictures 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 A Gentleman After Dark. Edwin L. Marin 76 min. B&W
1942 Nightmare. Tim Whelan 8 reels
1942 The Glass Key. Stuart Heisler 9 reels B&W
1942 The Great Man's Lady. William A. Wellman 9 reels B&W
1942 The Remarkable Andrew. Paramount 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1942 Two Yanks In Trinidad. Gregory Ratoff 9 reels B&W
1942 WAKE ISLAND John Farrow 87 min B&W
1942 Wake Island. John Farrow 9 reels B&W
1943 Hangmen Also Die Arnold Productions 14 reels B&W
1943 WAKE ISLAND Paramount 90min 16mm B&W Sound
1944 An American Romance. King Vidor 16 reels B&W sound
1945 Duffy's tavern. Hal Walker 3300 16mm B&W sound
1946 Canyon passage. Jacques Tourneur 2500 16mm Color sound
1946 The Virginian. Stuart Gilmore 90 min. Color sound
1946 Two Years Before the Mast Paramount News Service 22 16mm B&W sound
1946 Two Years Before The Mast. John Farrow 10 reels B&W
1947 Heaven Only Knows. Albert S. Rogell 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Killer Mccoy. Roy Rowland 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Kiss of Death Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Henry Hathaway 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 The beginning or the end Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor 0:32:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 The Beginning Or The End. Norman Taurog 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Trouble with women Sidney Lanfield 80 min B&W
1947 The Trouble With Women. Sidney Lanfield 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Command Decision ▶ Sam Wood 112 min B&W
1948 Command Decision. Sam Wood 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Impact. Arthur Lubin 111 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 Kansas Raiders. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Shakedown Joseph Pevney (as Joe Pevney)
1951 Slaughter Trail Irving Allen 78 min Color