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Brian Donlevy (Waldo Brian Donlevy) was born on 9 February, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is an actor,producer,soundtrack. Discover Brian Donlevy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Waldo Brian Donlevy
Occupation actor,producer,soundtrack
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 9 February 1901
Birthday 9 February
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date of death 5 April, 1972
Died Place Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Brian Donlevy Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Brian Donlevy height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .

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Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Who Is Brian Donlevy's Wife?

His wife is Lillian Arch Lugosi (25 February 1966 - 5 April 1972) ( his death), Marjorie Lane (31 December 1936 - 20 January 1948) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Yvonne Grey (5 October 1928 - 1 February 1936) ( divorced)

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Wife Lillian Arch Lugosi (25 February 1966 - 5 April 1972) ( his death), Marjorie Lane (31 December 1936 - 20 January 1948) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Yvonne Grey (5 October 1928 - 1 February 1936) ( divorced)
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Brian Donlevy Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brian Donlevy worth at the age of 71 years old? Brian Donlevy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Brian Donlevy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1916

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 American soldiers and civilians--Donlevy served with that expedition and later, in WW I, was a pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps, which included the Lafayette Escadrille, a unit of the French Air Force comprised of American and Canadian pilots. His schooling was in Cleveland, OH, but in addition he spent two years at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. However, he gave up on a military career for the stage. After having landed several smaller roles, he got a part in "What Price Glory" and established himself as a bona fide actor. Later such roles on stage as "Three for One", "The Milky Way" and "Life Begins at 8:30" gave him the experience to head off to Hollywood.

1926

Donlevy began his Hollywood career with the silent film A Man of Quality (1926), and his first talkie was Gentlemen of the Press (1929) (in which he had a bit part).

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).

1935

There was a five- to six-year gap before he reappeared on the film scene in 1935 with three pictures: Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935), Another Face (1935) and Barbary Coast (1935), which was his springboard into film history. Receiving rave reviews as "the tough guy all in black", acting jobs finally began to roll his way.

By 1935 Donlevy was working for 20th Century-Fox and had just completed filming 36 Hours to Kill (1936) when he became engaged to young singer Marjorie Lane, and they married the next year.

1936

In 1936 he starred in seven films, including Strike Me Pink (1936), in which he played the tough guy to Eddie Cantor's sweet bumpkin Eddie Pink.

1938

His character, Gil Warren, in In Old Chicago (1938) 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.

1939

In 1939 he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the sadistic Sgt.

Markoff in Paramount's Beau Geste (1939), its remake of an earlier silent hit.

1940

The Great McGinty (1940), a Preston Sturges comedy about a poor homeless slob who makes it to the governorship of a state with the mob's help, is a brilliant character study of a man and the changes he goes through to please himself, those around him and, eventually, the woman he loves. A line in the film, spoken by Mrs. McGinty, seems a fitting description of the majority of roles Brian Donlevy would play throughout his career: "You're a tough guy, McGinty, not a wrong guy. " Donlevy's ability to make the roughest edge of any character have a soft side was his calling card. He perfected it and no one has quite mastered it since.

1941

When 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".

1944

He later, in 1944, reprised that role in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943).

1947

The marriage produced one child, Judy, but ended in divorce in 1947. It was 18 years before he remarried again.

1949

Besides television, he also portrayed government spy Steve Mitchell on NBC Radio's "Dangerous Assignment" (1949-1953).

1950

Played 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.

1955

He 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 Quatermass 2 (1957). In spite of this, he was reportedly "Quatermass" creator Nigel Kneale's least favourite actor in the role.

1966

In 1966, Bela Lugosi's ex-wife Lillian became Mrs.

1969

Donlevy had always derived great pleasure from his two diverse interests, gold mining and writing poetry, so it was fitting that after his last film, Pit Stop (1969), he retired to Palm Springs, CA, where he began to write short stories and had his income well supplemented from a prosperous California tungsten mine he owned.

1972

Brian Donlevy, and they were married until his death in 1972.

2019

On August 13, 2019, he was honored with a day of his film work during the Turner Classic Movies Summer Under the Stars.