Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 â€" April 6, 1972) was an
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), The Great McGinty (1940) and
Wake Island (1942), in which he played the lead. 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 the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell
received assignments to exotic locales involving international
intrigue from the Commissioner, played by Herbert
Butterfield.Donlevy's 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".
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), The Great McGinty (1940) and
Wake Island (1942), in which he played the lead. 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 the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell
received assignments to exotic locales involving international
intrigue from the Commissioner, played by Herbert
Butterfield.Donlevy's 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".
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