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Brian Donlevy, the Good Bad Guy

About the Book

Brian Donlevy (–) was an underrated film actor with surprising range and a little-heralded gift for comedy. Often typecast as a villain, he played the definitive bad guy in such films as Destry Rides Again, Union Pacific and Beau Geste (all in ). He showed his versatility in the title role of Preston Sturges’ political satire The Great McGinty () and impressed both New York critics and the Soviet government as the cooly authoritative Major Caton in Wake Island (). Donlevy was fondly remembered as globe-trotting U.S. Special Agent Steve Mitchell in the television series Dangerous Assignment () and as Professor Quatermass in two acclaimed science fiction films. This first ever biography of Donlevy covers his colorful early life as a boy soldier, his years playing comedy roles on Broadway and his long career in Hollywood.

About the Author(s)

Derek Sculthorpe, an archives assistant and researcher, has written plays, s

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Brian Donlevy
File:Brian Donlevy Kiss of Death trailer scrennshot (14).jpg Brian Donlevy in Kiss of Death,
Personal details
Born	Waldo Brian Donlevy ()February 9, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland^[1]^[2]
Died	April 5, () (aged&#;71) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Spouse	Yvonne Grey (–) Marjorie Lane (–) 1 child Lillian Lugosi (–)
Children	Judy Donlevy
Occupation	Actor

Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, &#;– April 5, ), later known as Brian Donlevy was an Irish-born American actor, noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the s to the s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are Beau Geste () and The Great McGinty (). For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Donlevy starred as US special agent, Steve Mitchell, in 40 episodes of the TV series "Dangerous Assignment". Mitchell received assignments to exot

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Brian Donlevy, publicity photo from
Destry Rides Again. ()

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