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Academy Award
Actor in a Supporting Role
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- Although Donlevy was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
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For his role as the sadistic Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He starred as U.S. special agent Steve Mitchell in the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment.
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New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1942 Nominee NYFCC Award. Best Actor. Wake Island. Tied with Ronald Colman for Random Harvest (1942) and Monty Woolley for The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941).
- February 9, 1901
- April 5, 1972
In all, from 1926 to 1969 Donlevy starred in at least 89 films, reprising one of his Broadway roles as a prizefighter in The Milky Way (1940), and had his own television series (which he also produced), Dangerous Assignment (1950).
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Brian Donlevy. Actor: Beau Geste. It seems that Brian Donlevy started out life as colorfully as any character he ever played on the stage or screen. He lied about his age (he was actually 14) in 1916 so he could join the army. When Gen. John J. Pershing sent American troops to invade Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa--Mexican rebels under Villa's command had raided Columbus, NM, and killed 16...
- February 9, 1901
- April 5, 1972
For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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".
Actor. Awards. 1939 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated. Read all about Brian Donlevy with TV Guide's exclusive biography including their list of awards,...
Overview. Biography. Filmography. Awards. Date of Birth: Feb 9, 1901 Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Biography. Durable Irish-American character player, often cast as a fast-talking tough guy with a heart of gold.
