Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy is exactly the kind of actor I find myself rooting for. He never had the matinee-idol gloss, but he owned the screen as a tough, dangerous heavy, especially in film noir, where moral murk suited him perfectly. That Beau Geste Oscar nomination in 1939 confirms what I sense: he was at his best in support, sharpening the leads around him. There is something honest about a performer from Cleveland building a Hollywood career on menace and grit rather than charm. Decades after his 1972 death, that star on the Walk of Fame feels well earned. I have deep respect for character actors like him.

Name (English)

Brian Donlevy

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・ドンレヴィ

Reading

ぶらいあん・どんれゔぃ

Born

February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / film producer / actor

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Ohio
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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