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Victor McLaglen

British-American actor (1886–1959)

Victor McLaglen was a British-American actor and boxer whose film career ran from the early 1920s through the 1950s. A well-known member of John Ford's Stock Company, he appeared in 12 of Ford's films, seven with John Wayne. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Informer (1935) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Quiet Man (1952), both directed by Ford.

Victor McLaglen appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1948 to 1952. Most of that work is in western, romance and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Ford (4), John Wayne (4), Mae Marsh (2), Maureen O’Hara (2), Mildred Natwick (2).

Known for

  • The Informer (1935). Won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • The Quiet Man (1952). His role earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). A late 1940s film from his years as a character actor.
  • Fort Apache (1948). Another film from the late 1940s.
  • Rio Grande (1950). A film credit from 1950, near the end of his career.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Victor McLaglen been in?
Victor McLaglen appears in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Grande (1950), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Fort Apache (1948) on The Remote.
When was Victor McLaglen born?
Victor McLaglen was born on 10 December 1886.

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