Brian Donlevy
Waldo Bruce " Brian" Donlevy ( born February 9, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, † April 6, 1972 in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles ) ) was an American actor. He turned 1924-1969 more than 100 films, mostly in supporting roles, often as a tough guy in thrillers and western.
Life
Donlevys trademarks were his so-called "evil eye " upon him. Numerous villain roles, but especially for the film noir, the "black film" predestined So was certified by the London Times in an obituary on Donlevy the inseparable connection of his name with the American film noir.
Donlevy wanted to be a pilot and joined in 1916, after he had a false age is specified, one in the United States Army originally. After his training, he served as a pilot in the First World War. After the war he remained a short time in the army before he went to New York City in order to pursue an acting career. In the 1920s, he starred in many theater productions and also in some silent films.
Film
At the beginning of his Hollywood career was a studio boss Donlevys make interesting biography and moved among other things its birthplace of Cleveland to Portadown in Ireland. This invention is often taken at face value.
Donlevys breakthrough to major film came in 1935, when he was hired for the Howard Hawks film Barbary Coast. Numerous large and small roles followed, his most famous are the " Sergeant Markoff " in Three Foreign Legion (1939, original title Beau Geste, nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor ), " Daniel McGinty " in The Great McGinty (1940 ) and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ( 1944 ) and "Professor Bernard Quatermass " in shock ( 1955, original title the Quatermass Xperiment ) and enemies from nowhere (1957, original title Quatermass 2).
The British science fiction / horror film The Quatermass Xperiment based on the eponymous BBC TV series from 1953, but the production company hoped for with a U.S. title character a sales success in the United States. The Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale refused Donlevys representation from and called him a " washed-up ex- Hollywood star ". The film, however, was so successful that in 1957 the successor to Quatermass was 2/Feinde rotated out of nowhere, again with Donlevy in the lead role. In the third part, the green blood of the demons Donlevy was replaced by the Scottish actor Andrew Keir. Donlevys last film role was in the Pit Stop of 1969., He was honored with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Radio and TV
During his career, Donlevy also did several radio shows, as an adaptation of the "Great McGinty " movie. With the advent of television, he also played a number of roles there, he also had numerous guest appearances on such popular television series such as Perry Mason, Wagon Train and once next to Clint Eastwood in Rawhide. In the 1950s, he even had his own series, Dangerous Assignment.
Private life
Donlevy was married three times, his second wife was the actress Marjorie Lane ( 1936-38 ), the third was Lillian Lugosi, the widow of Bela Lugosi.
He died on 6 April 1972 at the age of 71 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, larynx cancer. His ashes were scattered over Santa Monica Bay.