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Brian Donlevy (1901-1972) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Donlevy was noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. His IMDb page shows 122 acting credits from 1923 to 1969. This page will rank Brian Donlevy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his movies that do not appear to have been in North American theaters were not included.
Brian Donlevy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Brian Donlevy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Brian Donlevy was the # 83 most connected actor of the 1940’s.
No worries Mike. Take your time.
I have seen 22 Brian Donlevy movies including the 1949 movie Impact which is not included in the charts but is included as a still on this page.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is In Old Chicago.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Wake Island.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Pit Stop.
Favourite Brian Donlevy Movies:
In Old Chicago
Beau Geste
Hold Back the Dawn
Canyon Passage
Jesse James
Union Pacific
The Virginian
Destry Rides Again
The Glass Key
Never So Few
The Big Combo
Cowboy
Impact
Other Brian Donlevy Movies I Have Seen:
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Command Decision
Stand By For Action
Killer McCoy
Barbary Coast
Strike Me Pink
The Great McGinty
The Beginning or the End
Pit Stop
Hey Flora…thanks for the feedback on our B.D. page. Tally count: You destroy my total of 8….as your 22 is almost 3 times the amount of my total. Not sure how I did not include Impact on the page originally. That is one of the movies he is best remembered for. Of your favorites I have seen, 5 of them. I have always wanted to see The Glass Key. One day I will do just that. On your others list….I have seen Command Decision. I liked that one more than you did. As always…good stuff!
Brian Donlevy was never on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000; these are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Five Golden Dragons (1967)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Union Pacific (1939)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Brigham Young (1940)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Jesse James (1939)
68 JOHN CARRADINE This Is My Affair (1937)
98 DAVID NIVEN Barbary Coast (1935)
107 MICKEY ROONEY How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
107 MICKEY ROONEY Killer McCoy (1947)
126 HENRY FONDA Jesse James (1939)
154 MARC LAWRENCE Brigham Young (1940)
154 MARC LAWRENCE The Virginian (1946)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Killer McCoy (1947)
168 JAMES HONG Never So Few (1959)
201 KLAUS KINSKI Five Golden Dragons (1967)
207 JEFF COREY A Southern Yankee (1948)
220 ELLEN BURSTYN Pit Stop (1969)
310 JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Never So Few (1959)
327 BURT KWOUK Curse of the Fly (1965)
344 JOHN WAYNE Allegheny Uprising (1939)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES Canyon Passage (1946)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES The Trouble with Women (1947)
377 GLENN FORD Cowboy (1958)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN I Wanted Wings (1941)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
406 LIONEL STANDER Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
473 TONY CURTIS Kansas Raiders (1950)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK Kiss of Death (1947)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF The Great McGinty (1940)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Union Pacific (1939)
510 JOHN IRELAND A Southern Yankee (1948)
510 JOHN IRELAND Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
512 RAY MILLAND Beau Geste (1939)
512 RAY MILLAND I Wanted Wings (1941)
512 RAY MILLAND The Trouble with Women (1947)
549 VINCENT PRICE Brigham Young (1940)
597 PAUL FIX 36 Hours to Kill (1936)
597 PAUL FIX Ride the Man Down (1952)
618 RICHARD JOHNSON Never So Few (1959)
628 GEORGE SANDERS Allegheny Uprising (1939)
666 SID HAIG PIT STOP (1969)
667 PETER LAWFORD Never So Few (1959)
718 GEORGE TAKEI NEVER SO FEW (1959)
748 GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA Never So Few (1959)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Errand Boy (1961)
759 CHARLES BOYER Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF The Big Combo (1955)
768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Barbary Coast (1935)
807 PERCY HERBERT Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (1957)
810 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Song of Scheherazade (1947)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Beau Geste (1939)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD South of Tahiti (1941)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD When the Daltons Rode (1940)
842 MARIANNE STONE Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (1957)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
860 MIKE MAZURKI The Errand Boy (1961)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Command Decision (1948)
907 WALTER PIDGEON Command Decision (1948)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON A Cry in the Night (1956)
948 FRANK SINATRA Never So Few (1959)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN A Cry in the Night (1956)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Cowboy (1958)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Hoodlum Empire (1952)
Brian appeared with 39 Oscar winners.
ALICE BRADY In Old Chicago (1937)
ANTHONY QUINN Union Pacific (1939)
BARRY FITZGERALD Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
BARRY FITZGERALD Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
BING CROSBY Birth of the Blues (1941)
BING CROSBY Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Beau Geste (1939)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD South of Tahiti (1941)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD When the Daltons Rode (1940)
CHARLES COBURN Impact (1949)
CHARLES LAUGHTON Stand by for Action (1942)
CHARLTON HESTON The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
CLAIRE TREVOR Allegheny Uprising (1939)
CLAIRE TREVOR Hoodlum Empire (1952)
CLAIRE TREVOR Human Cargo (1936)
CLAIRE TREVOR The Lucky Stiff (1949)
CLARK GABLE Command Decision (1948)
DAVID NIVEN Barbary Coast (1935)
DEAN JAGGER Brigham Young (1940)
DEAN JAGGER Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)
DON AMECHE In Old Chicago (1937)
EDMOND O’BRIEN A Cry in the Night (1956)
ELLEN BURSTYN Pit Stop (1969)
FAY BAINTER THE VIRGINIAN (1946)
FRANK SINATRA Never So Few (1959)
GARY COOPER Beau Geste (1939)
GEORGE SANDERS Allegheny Uprising (1939)
GIG YOUNG Slaughter Trail (1951)
HATTIE MCDANIEL ANOTHER FACE (1935)
HATTIE MCDANIEL BATTLE OF BROADWAY (1938)
HATTIE MCDANIEL HIGH TENSION (1936)
HENRY FONDA Jesse James (1939)
JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
JAMES CAGNEY Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
JAMES STEWART Destry Rides Again (1939)
JANE DARWELL Battle of Broadway (1938)
JANE DARWELL Brigham Young (1940)
JANE DARWELL Jesse James (1939)
JOHN WAYNE Allegheny Uprising (1939)
KARL MALDEN Kiss of Death (1947)
MARY ASTOR Brigham Young (1940)
MELVYN DOUGLAS Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
RAY MILLAND Beau Geste (1939)
RAY MILLAND I Wanted Wings (1941)
RAY MILLAND The Trouble with Women (1947)
SHELLEY WINTERS Killer McCoy (1947)
SUSAN HAYWARD Beau Geste (1939)
SUSAN HAYWARD Canyon Passage (1946)
TERESA WRIGHT The Trouble with Women (1947)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Battle of Broadway (1938)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN This Is My Affair (1937)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN We’re Going to Be Rich (1938)
WALTER BRENNAN Barbary Coast (1935)
WALTER BRENNAN Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
WALTER BRENNAN Stand by for Action (1942)
WALTER HUSTON Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
WILLIAM HOLDEN I Wanted Wings (1941)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
Hey Dan. Thanks for the trivia lists on Mr. Donlevy. His Oracle list is pretty long for somebody not on the list. Lots of three timers on that list. I will give the Oracle title to Richard Jaekal….as he is somebody my mom really liked…one day he will join the UMR list of subjects. 39 Oscar winning co-stars is pretty good….list is filled with some legends for sure. As always thanks for taking the time to put these lists together.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike…..four more movies got added since last night….giving this page a nice round 60 movies. Not much luck on his many Republic movies.
What movies are they and year made?
Hey Mike….hmmmm….let’s see…..the early 1950s ones….Shakedown, The Woman They Almost Lynched, Hoodlum Empire, and Ride The Man Down. Seems I started researching this one awhile ago….but only returned to the page recently….that actually made doing the research harder for some reason…as I left off so many movies originally.
Once I complete the year 1933. I will see what I can find.
The year 1933 has over 560 movies to review and is taking a little bit longer to do.