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Brian Donlevy

American actor (1901–1972)

Brian Donlevy was an American actor of film, stage, television and radio, noted for playing dangerous and tough heavies, often in films noir. He was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Supporting Actor for Beau Geste (1939). He starred as Steve Mitchell in Dangerous Assignment and as Bernard Quatermass in two Hammer Film Productions science-fiction horror films.

Brian Donlevy appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1957. Most of that work is in horror, sci-fi and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Val Guest (2), Marianne Stone (2), Jack Warner (2).

Known for

  • Beau Geste (1939). Earned him an Academy Award (Oscar) nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), Bernard Quatermass. Hammer’s science-fiction horror film, with a sequel in 1957.
  • Dangerous Assignment (1949), Steve Mitchell. The radio and television series he starred in from 1949 to 1953.
  • Kiss of Death (1947).
  • Canyon Passage (1946).

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Brian Donlevy been in?
Brian Donlevy appears in Quatermass 2 (1957), The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), Kiss of Death (1947) and Canyon Passage (1946) on The Remote.
When was Brian Donlevy born?
Brian Donlevy was born on 9 February 1901.

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