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Brian Donlevy Net Worth

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Brian Donlevy Net Worth

Waldo Brian Donlevy net worth is
$1.2 Million

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Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972), later known as Brian Donlevy was an Irish-born American actor, noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are Beau Geste (1939) and The Great McGinty (1940). 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 1952 TV series "Dangerous Assignment". Mitchell received assignments to exotic locales involving international intrigue from 'The Commissioner' played by Hubert Butterfield.His obituary in The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom stated that "any consideration of the American 'film noir' of the 1940s would be incomplete without him". 

Full NameWaldo Brian Donlevy
Net Worth$1.2 Million
Date Of BirthFebruary 9, 1901
Died1972-04-05
Place Of BirthPortadown, County Armagh, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
OccupationActor
ProfessionActor, Producer, Soundtrack
SpouseMarjorie Lane child
ChildrenJudy Donlevy
NicknamesBrian Donlevy, Donlevy, Brian
Star SignAquarius
#Fact
1Was wounded twice while serving as a fighter pilot in France during World War I.
2He is the only actor to play Professor Bernard Quatermass on screen more than once, which he did in the Hammer science fiction film The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and its sequel Enemy from Space (1957). In spite of this, he was reportedly "Quatermass" creator Nigel Kneale's least favourite actor in the role.
3Although he is typically credited as having been with the Lafayette Escadrille, he was not. However he was a member of a group of young American men who went to France and received flight training there in WWI. As such, he was an honorary member of The Lafayette Flying Corps (also known as the Franco-American Flying Corps). The Corps was never officially a unit, it is a collective name for all American pilots -- including the Lafayette Escadrille pilots -- who flew for the French during World War I. The exact number of actual pilots who flew for the French is open to question and many different numbers exist depending on who is counting. The numbers range from as low as 180 to over 300. The most widely accepted number of men who were recognized as having successfully completed French flight training (received their "brevets") is 209. Of this 209, only 180 actually served at the Front in combat divided among 66 French pursuit escadrilles and 27 bomber/observer escadrilles.
4Besides television, he also portrayed government spy Steve Mitchell on NBC Radio's "Dangerous Assignment" (1949-1953).
5Step-father of Bela Lugosi Jr..
6Father of Judy Donlevy.
7He was William Holden's best man at his 1941 wedding to Brenda Marshall.
8In Birth of the Blues (1941) Donlevy's cornet playing was dubbed by 'Pokey' Carriere.
9It's widely believed that Ray Milland accidentally cut Donlevy's shoulder during the filming of Beau Geste (1939) when he missed Donlevy's protective padding with his bayonet. This legend was recently repeated on American Movie Classics (AMC) during an airing of the film. In actuality, Ray stabbed him in the lower left ribcage. The wound was deep enough to not only make him bleed but resulted in a scar that Donlevy bore for the rest of his life.
10According to a statement in a 1944 movie magazine, Donlevy did not smoke or play cards. The only smoking he did was "for the movies".
11The two overriding interests in his life were gold mining and writing poetry.
12On January 11, 1950, he crashed the plane he was flying into a hillside near Solvang, CA, but miraculously walked away unhurt.
13When he was working on I Wanted Wings (1941) with Ray Milland they filmed on an actual military base and he played Capt. Mercer. He got so uncomfortable with soldiers thinking he was a real captain and saluting him that he wore a sign around his neck that said, "Actor".
14His character, Gil Warren, in In Old Chicago (1937) died as a result of the Chicago fire. His character, Steely Edwards, in 'The Great Man's Lady (1942) died in the San Francisco fire.
15Played historical figure William Quantrill, the leader of a Confederate guerrilla band during the US Civil War, in two films: Kansas Raiders (1950) and Woman They Almost Lynched (1953). The second was not a sequel to the first.
16Sassy-talking, rugged-looking, square-shouldered supporting actor said, however, always to have gone through this necessary morning ritual before arriving on the movie set: 1) insert dentures; 2) don hairpiece; 3) strap on corset; 4) lace up "elevator" shoes.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pit Stop1969Grant Willard
Rogue's Gallery1968Detective Lee
Arizona Bushwhackers1968Mayor Joe Smith
Five Golden Dragons1967Dragon #3
Hostile Guns1967Marshal Willett
Family Affair1967TV SeriesOwen Pennington
Gammera the Invincible1966Gen. Terry Arnold
Waco1966Ace Ross
The Fat Spy1966George Wellington
Perry Mason1966TV SeriesGeneral Roger Brandon
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini1965B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Curse of the Fly1965Henri Delambre
The DuPont Show of the Week1964TV SeriesCheese Karapolis
Saints and Sinners1962TV SeriesPreller
The Pigeon That Took Rome1962Col. Sherman Harrington
Target: The Corruptors1962TV SeriesPete
The Errand Boy1961Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
The Red Skelton Hour1960TV SeriesBig Dan
Zane Grey Theater1960TV SeriesFred Childress
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1960TV SeriesJohn Ridges
Girl in Room 131960Steve Marshall
Never So Few1959Gen. Sloan
The Texan1959TV SeriesSam Gallup / Sheriff Bob Gleason
Hotel de Paree1959TV Series
Juke Box Rhythm1959George Manton
Wagon Train1959TV SeriesJasper Cato
Rawhide1959TV SeriesJed Reston
Cowboy1958Doc Bender, Trailhand
Escape from Red Rock1957Bronc Grierson
The DuPont Show of the Month1957TV SeriesConstable Dale
Enemy from Space1957Quatermass
Crossroads1955-1957TV SeriesReverend Jacob Chamberlain / Rev. Robert McClure / Dr. Roy Bell
A Cry in the Night1956Capt. Ed Bates
Lux Video Theatre1953-1956TV SeriesWalter Williams / Daniel J. McGinty / Dan Carmody
The Ford Television Theatre1955-1956TV SeriesCharlie Brock / Joe Aladdin
Studio One in Hollywood1956TV SeriesJim
Kraft Theatre1956TV Series
Damon Runyon Theater1955TV Series
Climax!1955TV SeriesSam Marvin / Lieutenant Commander Knowles
Star Stage1955TV SeriesHonest John Gaminski
The Quatermass Xperiment1955Prof. Bernard Quatermass
The Big Combo1955Joe McClure
Medallion Theatre1954TV Series
The Motorola Television Hour1953TV Series
Woman They Almost Lynched1953Charles Quantrill
Ride the Man Down1952Bide Marriner
Hoodlum Empire1952Sen. Bill Stephens
Dangerous Assignment1952TV SeriesSteve Mitchell
Slaughter Trail1951Capt. Dempster
Fighting Coast Guard1951Commander Ian McFarland
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1950TV Series
Kansas Raiders1950Col. William Clarke Quantrill
Shakedown1950Nick Palmer
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre1949TV Series
Impact1949Walter Williams
The Lucky Stiff1949John J. Malone
Command Decision1948Brig. Gen. Clifton I. Garnet
A Southern Yankee1948Kurt Devlynn
Killer McCoy1947Jim Caighn
Heaven Only Knows1947Adam 'Duke' Byron
Kiss of Death1947Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
The Trouble with Women1947Joe McBride
Song of Scheherazade1947Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
The Beginning or the End1947Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Canyon Passage1946George Camrose
Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946Tony Minnetti
The Virginian1946Trampas
Two Years Before the Mast1946Richard Henry Dana
Duffy's Tavern1945Brian Donlevy
An American Romance1944Stefan Dubechek aka Steve Dangos
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944Governor McGinty (as McGinty)
Hangmen Also Die!1943Dr. Franticek Svoboda Karel Vanek
Stand by for Action1942Lt. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts
Nightmare1942Daniel Shane
The Glass Key1942Paul Madvig
Wake Island1942Maj. Geoffrey Caton
A Gentleman After Dark1942Harry 'Heliotrope Harry' Melton
Two Yanks in Trinidad1942Vince Barrows
The Remarkable Andrew1942General Andrew Jackson
The Great Man's Lady1942Steely Edwards
Birth of the Blues1941Memphis
South of Tahiti1941Bob
Hold Back the Dawn1941Movie Actor (uncredited)
Billy the Kid1941Jim Sherwood
I Wanted Wings1941Capt. Mercer
Brigham Young1940Angus Duncan
The Great McGinty1940Dan McGinty
When the Daltons Rode1940Grat Dalton
Destry Rides Again1939Kent
Allegheny Uprising1939Callendar
Behind Prison Gates1939Agent Norman Craig Red Murray
Beau Geste1939Sergeant Markoff
Union Pacific1939Sid Campeau
Jesse James1939Barshee
Sharpshooters1938Steve Mitchell
We're Going to Be Rich1938Yankee Gordon
Battle of Broadway1938Chesty Webb
In Old Chicago1937Gil Warren
Born Reckless1937Bob 'Hurry' Kane
This Is My Affair1937Batiste Duryea
Midnight Taxi1937Charles 'Chick' Gardner
Crack-Up1936Ace Martin
36 Hours to Kill1936Frank Evers
High Tension1936Steve Reardon
Half Angel1936Duffy Giles
Human Cargo1936Packy Campbell
13 Hours by Air1936Dr. James L. Evarts
Strike Me Pink1936Vance
Another Face1935Broken Nose Dawson / Spencer Dutro III
Mary Burns, Fugitive1935Spike
Barbary Coast1935Knuckles Jacoby
A Modern Cinderella1932ShortCharlie - the Chauffeur
Ireno1932ShortThe Drunk (uncredited)
Mother's Boy1929Harry O'Day
Gentlemen of the Press1929Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
A Man of Quality1926Richard Courtney
School for Wives1925Ralph
The Eve of the Revolution1924ShortPaul Revere
Monsieur Beaucaire1924Ball Guest at Bath (uncredited)
Damaged Hearts1924Jim Porter
Jamestown1923ShortMinor Role (uncredited)

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dangerous AssignmentTV Series executive producer - 3 episodes, 1952 producer - 1 episode, 1952

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini1965performer: "Madison Avenue" - uncredited
36 Hours to Kill1936performer: "Row, Row. Row Your Boat" - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHimself
Lux Video Theatre1956TV SeriesHimself - Intermission guest
I've Got a Secret1953-1956TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour1953TV SeriesHimself - Actor
The Name's the Same1953TV SeriesGuest star contestant
Unusual Occupations1947/IDocumentary shortHimself (uncredited)
The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad1943DocumentaryNarrator (voice)

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 8 February 1960. At 1551 Vine Street.

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1940OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleBeau Geste (1939)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1942NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorWake Island (1942)

Known for movies

Steve Mitchell

Dangerous Assignment (1952)
as Steve Mitchell

Dr. Franticek Svoboda / Karel Vanek

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
as Dr. Franticek Svoboda / Karel Vanek

Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

Kiss of Death (1947)
as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

Maj. Geoffrey Caton

Wake Island (1942)
as Maj. Geoffrey Caton

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