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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Donlevy is the 6,390th most popular actor (down from 6,256th in 2019), the 9,925th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,186th in 2019) and the 2,955th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Donlevy ranks 6,390 out of 13,578Before him are Summer Glau, 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, and Wakin Chau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Brian Donlevy ranks 321Before 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 240Before 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 9,927 out of 20,380Before 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).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brian Donlevy ranks 2,956Before 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).