Known For: American actor (1901–1972)
Category: Actors
Occupation: stage actor, film actor, television actor, film producer, actor
Country: United States of America
City: Cleveland
Date of Birth: Saturday, 09 February 1901
Died: 1972-04-05 00:00:00 in Q1337818
Waldo Brian Donlevy 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.
BirthPlace | Cleveland |
Awards | Q17985761 |
Spouses | Marjorie Lane, Lillian Arch |
Wikipedia | Brian_Donlevy |
Brian Donlevy was born on February 9, 1901, in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents were Thomas Donlevy and Rebecca (née Parks), Irish emigrants originally from Portadown, County Armagh. Sometime between 1910 and 1912, the family moved to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, where Donlevy's father worked as a supervisor at the Brickner Woolen Mills.