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Brian Donlevy

1901 - 1972

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Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, who was noted for playing dangerous and tough characters. Usually appearing in supporting roles, among his best-known films are Beau Geste (1939), The Great McGinty (1940) and Wake Island (1942). For his role as the sadistic Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He starred as U.S. special agent Steve Mitchell in the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Brian Donlevy is the 6,415th most popular actor (down from 6,255th in 2024), the 9,931st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,183rd in 2019) and the 2,956th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Brian Donlevy ranks 6,414 out of 13,578. Before him are Natalya Andreychenko, Boris Plotnikov, Polly Holliday, Yoo Jun-sang, and Jonah Falcon. After him are Omid Djalili, Kim Woo-bin, Brian Benben, Paige Turco, Katrin Sass, Wakin Chau, and Evan Handler.

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Among people born in 1901, Brian Donlevy ranks 321. Before him are Francisco Gamborena, Leopoldo Conti, Francis Chichester, Helen Ferguson, Shirley Mason, and Richard Brauer. After him are Whittaker Chambers, Frank Buckles, Paul Fix, Modesto Denis, Anna Aloys Henga, and Katri Vala. Among people deceased in 1972, Brian Donlevy ranks 240. Before him are Wesley Ruggles, Warren Kealoha, François Bourbotte, Francis Chichester, Mary Frizzell, and Claire Windsor. After him are Humberto Mariles, Caesar ten Cate, Frank Tashlin, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Walter Winchell, and George Campbell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Donlevy ranks 9,933 out of 20,380. Before him are Winston Churchill (1871), Clifford Odets (1906), Brian Setzer (1959), Polly Holliday (1937), Gene Ammons (1925), and Jonah Falcon (1970). After him are Daniel Johnston (1961), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), David Brenner (1962), Frank Benford (1883), George Stibitz (1904), and Gertrude Mary Cox (1900).

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Among actors born in United States, Brian Donlevy ranks 2,957. Before him are Susan Lucci (1946), Craig Bierko (1964), AJ Michalka (1991), Summer Glau (1981), Polly Holliday (1937), and Jonah Falcon (1970). After him are Brian Benben (1956), Paige Turco (1965), Evan Handler (1961), Valerie Harper (1939), Gabrielle Union (1972), and Kevin Tighe (1944).

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