Victor McLaglen
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Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was an English
boxer
and World War I
veteran who became a successful film actor.
Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.
. His father, later a bishop of the Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England, moved the family to South Africa
when McLaglen was a child. He had eight brothers and a sister. Four of his brothers also became actors: Arthur (1888–1972), an actor and sculptor, and Clifford (1892–1978), Cyril (1899–1987) and Kenneth (circa 1901-1979). Other siblings included Frederick (b. circa 1882), Sydney (b. circa 1884), Lewis (b. circa 1889), and a sister, Lily (b. circa 1893). Another brother, Leopold McLaglen, who appeared in one film, gained notoriety prior to World War I as a showman and self-proclaimed World Jujutsu
Champion, who authored a book on the subject.
with the intention of fighting in the Second Boer War
. However, much to his chagrin, he was stationed at Windsor Castle
with the Life Guards
and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered.
Four years later, he moved to Canada
, where he earned a living as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer, with several notable wins in the ring. One of his most famous fights was against Heavyweight
Champion Jack Johnson
, in a 6 round exhibition bout. This was Johnson's first bout since winning the heavyweight title from Tommy Burns
. Between bouts, McLaglen toured with a circus, which offered $25 to anyone who could go three rounds with him. He returned to England in 1913 and during World War I
served as a Captain
(acting
) with the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
, part of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires). Later he claimed to have served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers
. He served for a time as military Provost Marshal
for the city of Baghdad
. He also continued boxing, and was named Heavyweight Champion of the British Army
in 1918. After the war, he began taking roles in British silent film
s.
for his role in The Informer (1935), based on a novel by Liam O'Flaherty
; Frank Tashlin
's 1938 cartoon
Have You Got Any Castles?
features a caricature of McLaglen emerging from the novel and literally informing someone about some shady characters. Near the end of his career, McLaglen was nominated again, this time for Best Supporting Actor
, for his role opposite John Wayne
in The Quiet Man
(1952). He was especially popular with director John Ford
, who frequently included McLaglen in his films. Toward the end of his career, McLaglen made several guest appearances on television, particularly in Western series such as Have Gun, Will Travel and Rawhide
. The episodes of those series in which McLaglen guest-starred were both directed by his son, Andrew V. McLaglen, who later was a film director
.
.
Victor McLaglen was married three times. His first marriage was to Enid Lamont in 1919. The couple had one daughter, Sheila, and one son, Andrew. Andrew McLaglen was a television and film director. He was also the father of Victor McLaglen's grandchildren, Mary and Josh. Mary and Josh McLaglen are both film producers and directors. Sheila's daughter, Gwyneth Horder-Payton
, is a television director. Enid Lamont McLaglen died in 1942 as a result of a horse riding accident.
Victor McLaglen married twice more. His second marriage was to Suzanne M. Brueggeman. That marriage lasted from 1943 until 1948. His third and final marriage was to Margaret Pumphrey, whom he married in 1948. He remained married to Margaret, a Seattle socialite, until his death of a heart attack
in 1959. He had by that time become a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
in Glendale, California
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
veteran who became a successful film actor.
Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.
Early life
McLaglen was born in Tunbridge Wells, KentKent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. His father, later a bishop of the Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England, moved the family to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
when McLaglen was a child. He had eight brothers and a sister. Four of his brothers also became actors: Arthur (1888–1972), an actor and sculptor, and Clifford (1892–1978), Cyril (1899–1987) and Kenneth (circa 1901-1979). Other siblings included Frederick (b. circa 1882), Sydney (b. circa 1884), Lewis (b. circa 1889), and a sister, Lily (b. circa 1893). Another brother, Leopold McLaglen, who appeared in one film, gained notoriety prior to World War I as a showman and self-proclaimed World Jujutsu
Jujutsu
Jujutsu , also known as jujitsu, ju-jitsu, or Japanese jiu-jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon....
Champion, who authored a book on the subject.
Before Hollywood
He left home at fourteen to join the British ArmyBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
with the intention of fighting in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
. However, much to his chagrin, he was stationed at Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
with the Life Guards
Life Guards (British Army)
The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army and with the Blues and Royals, they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of Horse Guards raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards which were raised some...
and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered.
Four years later, he moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he earned a living as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer, with several notable wins in the ring. One of his most famous fights was against Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
Champion Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (boxer)
John Arthur Johnson , nicknamed the “Galveston Giant,” was an American boxer. At the height of the Jim Crow era, Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion...
, in a 6 round exhibition bout. This was Johnson's first bout since winning the heavyweight title from Tommy Burns
Tommy Burns (boxer)
Tommy Burns , born Noah Brusso, is the only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Tommy made 11 title defenses despite often being the underdog due to his size. Burns famously challenged all comers as Heavyweight Champion, leading to...
. Between bouts, McLaglen toured with a circus, which offered $25 to anyone who could go three rounds with him. He returned to England in 1913 and during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
served as a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
(acting
Acting (rank)
An Acting rank, is a military designation allowing an commissioned- or non-commissioned officer to assume a rank—usually higher and usually temporary—with the pay and allowances appropriate to that grade. As such, an officer may be ordered back to the previous grade...
) with the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three...
, part of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires). Later he claimed to have served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers
Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th Regiment of Foot and the 89th Regiment of Foot in 1881. The regiment's first title in 1881 was Princess Victoria's , changed in 1920 to The Royal Irish Fusiliers...
. He served for a time as military Provost Marshal
Provost Marshal
The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police .There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire, gate security, and...
for the city of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. He also continued boxing, and was named Heavyweight Champion of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1918. After the war, he began taking roles in British silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s.
Film career
McLaglen's career took a surprise turn in the 1920s, when he moved to Hollywood. He became a popular character actor, with a particular knack for playing drunks. He also usually played Irishmen, leading many film fans to mistakenly assume he was Irish rather than English. The highlight of his career was an Academy Award for Best ActorAcademy Award for Best Actor
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for his role in The Informer (1935), based on a novel by Liam O'Flaherty
Liam O'Flaherty
Liam O'Flaherty was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer and a major figure in the Irish literary renaissance, born August 28, 1896, died September 7, 1984.-Biography:...
; Frank Tashlin
Frank Tashlin
Frank Tashlin, born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, also known as Tish Tash or Frank Tash was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director.-Animator:...
's 1938 cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
Have You Got Any Castles?
Have You Got Any Castles?
Have You Got Any Castles? is a seven minute animated short film that premiered in theaters on June 25, 1938. It was a part of the Merrie Melodies series produced by Leon Schlesinger, and distributed by Vitaphone...
features a caricature of McLaglen emerging from the novel and literally informing someone about some shady characters. Near the end of his career, McLaglen was nominated again, this time for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
, for his role opposite John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
in The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama film. It was directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen and Barry Fitzgerald. It was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice Walsh...
(1952). He was especially popular with director John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
, who frequently included McLaglen in his films. Toward the end of his career, McLaglen made several guest appearances on television, particularly in Western series such as Have Gun, Will Travel and Rawhide
Rawhide (TV series)
Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...
. The episodes of those series in which McLaglen guest-starred were both directed by his son, Andrew V. McLaglen, who later was a film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Personal life
Victor McLaglen was the elder brother of the actor Cyril McLaglenCyril McLaglen
Cyril McLaglen was a British actor who appeared in a variety of films between 1920 and 1951. He was born in London in 1899 and made his film debut in the 1920 film The Call of the Road. He was the younger brother of the actor Victor McLaglen...
.
Victor McLaglen was married three times. His first marriage was to Enid Lamont in 1919. The couple had one daughter, Sheila, and one son, Andrew. Andrew McLaglen was a television and film director. He was also the father of Victor McLaglen's grandchildren, Mary and Josh. Mary and Josh McLaglen are both film producers and directors. Sheila's daughter, Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Gwyneth Horder-Payton is an American film and television director.Since the late 1980s, she worked as an assistant director on a number of notable films namely Pacific Heights, The Doors, Raising Cain, I Love Trouble, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco and number of other films.She made her...
, is a television director. Enid Lamont McLaglen died in 1942 as a result of a horse riding accident.
Victor McLaglen married twice more. His second marriage was to Suzanne M. Brueggeman. That marriage lasted from 1943 until 1948. His third and final marriage was to Margaret Pumphrey, whom he married in 1948. He remained married to Margaret, a Seattle socialite, until his death of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
in 1959. He had by that time become a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original location of Forest Lawn, a chain of cemeteries in Southern California. The land was formerly part of Providencia Ranch.-History:...
in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Alf Truscott | ||
| 1921 | Carnival Carnival (1921 film) Carnival is a 1921 British drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley. During a production of Shakespeare's Othello in Venice an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage. It was based on a stage play of... |
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| 1921 | Corinthian Jack Corinthian Jack Corinthian Jack is a 1921 British adventure film directed by Walter Courtney Rowden and starring Victor McLaglen, Kathleen Vaughan and Warwick Ward. It was based on a novel by Charles E... |
Jack Halstead | |
| 1921 | Frank Rosedale | ||
| 1921 | Brett 'Dragon' Mercer | ||
| 1922 | Bulfinch | ||
| 1922 | Miski | ||
| 1922 | |||
| 1922 | |||
| 1922 | Little Brother of God | King Kennidy | |
| 1923 | Woman to Woman Woman to Woman (1923 film) Woman to Woman is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts, with Alfred Hitchcock as the assistant director. The film was adapted from the play Woman to Woman by Michael Morton.-Preservation status:... |
Nubian slave | uncredited |
| 1923 | M'Lord of the White Road | Lord Annerley/John | |
| 1923 | Heartstrings | Frank Wilson | |
| 1923 | In the Blood | Tony Crabtree | |
| 1923 | |||
| 1924 | Herb Harris | ||
| 1924 | Charles Hinges | ||
| 1924 | Squire Hardcastle | ||
| 1924 | Ned Travers | ||
| 1924 | Women and Diamonds Women and Diamonds Women and Diamonds is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen, Madge Stuart and Florence Turner.-Cast:* Victor McLaglen - Brian Owen* Madge Stuart - Olive Seaton* Florence Turner - Mrs. Seaton... |
Brian Owen | |
| 1925 | Soapy Williams | ||
| 1925 | Winds of Chance | Poleon Doret | |
| 1925 | Percy Percy The name "Percy" derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy from which was derived the British surname, first taken by the Norman lords of Northumbria. From there it came into use as a given name.-Places:* Percy-en-Auge, Calvados, France... |
Reedy Jenkins | |
| 1925 | Quade | ||
| 1925 | Hercules, the strongman | ||
| 1926 | Men of Steel | Pete Masarick | |
| 1926 | Doomsdorf | ||
| 1926 | What Price Glory? | Capt. Flagg | |
| 1926 | Beau Geste Beau Geste (1926 film) Beau Geste is a 1926 silent film, based on the novel by P. C. Wren. This version starred Ronald Colman as the title character. -Plot:The plot concerns a valuable gem, which one of the Geste brothers, Beau, is thought to have stolen from his adoptive family.-Cast:*Ronald Colman as Michael 'Beau'... |
Hank | |
| 1927 | Escamillo | ||
| 1928 | Sailor Fritz | ||
| 1928 | Spike Madden | ||
| 1928 | Mother Machree Mother Machree Mother Machree is a 1928 silent film, directed by John Ford, based on a novel by Rida Johnson Young about a poor Irish immigrant in America. John Wayne had a minor role in the film.-Cast:* Belle Bennett as Mother Machree... |
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| 1928 | Hangman's House Hangman's House Hangman's House is a 1928 romantic drama genre silent film set in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, directed by John Ford with intertitles written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. It is based on a novel by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. It was adapted by Philip Klein with scenarios by Marion Orth... |
Citizen Denis Hogan | |
| 1929 | Hot for Paris Hot for Paris Hot for Paris is a 1929 American black-and-white romantic adventure musical film. This film is believed to be lost. The film is also known as Fifì dimmi di sì in Italy and Un marido afortunado in Spain... |
John Patrick Duke | |
| 1929 | Top Sergeant Flagg | ||
| 1929 | Strong Boy Strong Boy Strong Boy is a comedy film directed by John Ford. It was a silent film with a synchronized music track. The film is now considered to be a lost film. A trailer for the film was discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive in 2010.-Cast:... |
Strong Boy | |
| 1929 | Captain Lash | Captain Lash | |
| 1929 | Capt. Donald Gordon King | ||
| 1930 | Jerry Maxton | ||
| 1930 | On the Level On The Level On The Level is the eighth Status Quo studio album. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the... |
Biff Williams | |
| 1931 | Dishonored Dishonored Dishonored is a 1931 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures. It was co-written , directed and edited by Josef von Sternberg... |
Col. Kranau | |
| 1931 | Wicked Wicked (1931 film) Wicked is an American black and white prison melodrama musical film, the story of woman who commits murder while trying to save her bandit husband and bears a child in prison. The movie is also known as Condannata in Italy and Malvada in Spain... |
Scott Burrows | |
| 1931 | Annabelle's Affairs | John Rawson aka Hefly Jack | |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations | Capt ain Jim Flagg | |
| 1931 | Sergeant Flagg | ||
| 1931 | Three Rogues | Bull Stanley | |
| 1932 | Rackety Rax | 'Knucks' McGloin | |
| 1932 | Guilty as Hell | Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley | |
| 1932 | While Paris Sleeps While Paris Sleeps While Paris Sleeps is a film based on the novel The Glory of Love by Leslie Beresford . Lon Chaney plays a Parisian sculptor who falls in love with his model . She, however, cares nothing for him. The film is lost.... |
Jacques Costaud | |
| 1932 | Devil's Lottery | Jem Meech | |
| 1932 | Don Bob Harkness aka El Coyote | ||
| 1933 | Hot Pepper Hot Pepper (1933 film) Hot Pepper is a comedy film starring Lupe Vélez, Edmund Lowe, and Victor McLaglen, directed by John G. Blystone and released by Fox Film Corporation... |
Jim Flagg | |
| 1933 | Dick Turpin Dick Turpin Richard "Dick" Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's profession as a butcher early in life, but by the early 1730s he had joined a gang of deer thieves, and later became a poacher,... |
Dick Turpin | |
| 1933 | Laughing at Life Laughing at Life - Cast :*Victor McLaglen as Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale*Conchita Montenegro as Panchita*William "Stage" Boyd as Inspector Mason*Lois Wilson as Mrs. McHale*Henry B... |
Dennis P. McHale aka Burke aka Captain Hale | |
| 1934 | Schulte | ||
| 1934 | Wharf Angel Wharf Angel Wharf Angel is a American drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies and George Somnes and starring Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Dell, David Landau, and Preston Foster... |
Turk | |
| 1934 | No More Women | Forty-Fathoms | |
| 1934 | |||
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities Murder at the Vanities Murder at the Vanities is a musical film based on the 1933 Broadway musical with music by Victor Young, made in the pre-Code era, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen, stars Carl Brisson, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Gertrude Michael, Toby Wing, and Jessie Ralph... |
Police Lt. Bill Murdock | |
| 1935 | Professional Soldier Professional Soldier (film) Professional Soldier is a 1935 adventure film based on a 1931 story by Damon Runyon, "Gentlemen, the King!" It stars Victor McLaglen, Freddie Bartholomew, and Gloria Stewart... |
Michael Donovan | |
| 1935 | Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe | ||
| 1935 | Under Pressure Under Pressure "Under Pressure" is a 1981 song recorded by Queen and David Bowie. It marked Bowie's first released collaboration with another recording artist as a performer, and is featured on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest... |
Jumbo Smith | |
| 1935 | Gypo Nolan | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... |
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| 1936 | Magnificent Brute Magnificent Brute Magnificent Brute is a 1936 drama film directed by John G. Blystone. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Albert S. D'Agostino and Jack Otterson.-Cast:* Victor McLaglen - 'Big Steve' Andrews* Binnie Barnes - Della Lane... |
'Big Steve' Andrews | as Victor McLaglen - Academy Award Winner |
| 1936 | Under Two Flags | J.C. Doyle | |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie Klondike Annie Klondike Annie is a 1936 black-and-white comedy film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play "Frisco Kate", which she wrote in 1921. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh.... |
Bull Brackett | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair This Is My Affair This Is My Affair is a 1937 crime film starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, and Brian Donlevy.A U.S. Navy officer goes undercover to nab a gang of bank robbers and falls in love with the stepsister of one of the ringleaders.-Cast:... |
Jock Ramsay | |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing! | Dannie O'Neill | |
| 1937 | Sea Devils Sea Devils Sea Devils is a 1953 British-American historical adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Rock Hudson and Yvonne De Carlo. The story was adapted from the novel Les Travailleurs de la mer by Victor Hugo... |
CPO William 'Medals' Malone | |
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie (film) Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 American adventure film directed by John Ford. The screenplay by Julien Josephson and Ernest Pascal was based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, and Cesar Romero in a story about the British presence in nineteenth century... |
Sgt. Donald MacDuff | |
| 1938 | We're Going to Be Rich We're Going to Be Rich We're Going to Be Rich is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. During the 1880s a top singer buys a gold mine.-Cast:* Gracie Fields - Kit Dobson* Victor McLaglen - Dobbie... |
Dobbie | |
| 1938 | Battle of Broadway | Big Ben Wheeler | |
| 1938 | Devil's Party | Marty Malone | |
| 1939 | Warden Bill Whitlock | ||
| 1939 | Rio | Dirk | |
| 1939 | Full Confession Full Confession Full Confession is a 1939 is a US crime drama film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by John Farrow from an adaptation by Jerome Cady of Leo Birinski's story.The film stars Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fitzgerald and Joseph Calleia.... |
McGinnis | |
| 1939 | Captain Fury Captain Fury Captain Fury is a 1939 adventure film directed by Hal Roach. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Charles D. Hall.-Cast:* Brian Aherne - Captain Michael Fury* Victor McLaglen - Blackie* Paul Lukas - Francois Dupre... |
Jerry Black aka Blackie | |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Tom 'Gunner' Grey | |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | J.B. 'Crusher' McKay, Chief Engineer | |
| 1939 | Gunga Din Gunga Din (film) Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO adventure film directed by George Stevens, loosely based on the poem of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, combined with elements of his novel Soldiers Three... |
Sgt. 'Mac' MacChesney | |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring | Chris Mulligan | |
| 1940 | Diamond Frontier Diamond Frontier Diamond Frontier is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Victor McLaglen, John Loder and Anne Nagel. It was based on the story A Modern Monte Cristo by Stanley Rubin and Edmund L. Hartmann.-Principal cast:... |
Terrence Regan | |
| 1940 | South of Pago Pago | Bucko Larson | |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited | Maurice 'Mike' Monohan | |
| 1942 | Powder Town | Jeems O'Shea | |
| 1942 | Call Out the Marines Call Out the Marines Call Out the Marines is a 1941 military comedy released by RKO in January 1942. It stars Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe playing the same characters with different names that they played in What Price Glory? and several sequels; however the original film trailer mentions What Price Glory? and The... |
Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis | |
| 1942 | China Girl China Girl (1942 film) China Girl is a 1942 drama film which follows the exploits of a newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the backdrop of World War II. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway, and stars Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen.... |
Major Weed | |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Archibald Spavin (hotel doorman) | |
| 1944 | Captain Barrett ak The Hook | ||
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | Herman 'Owl' Banghart | |
| 1944 | Tampico Tampico (1944 film) Tampico was a 1944 drama/war film directed by Lothar Mendes and released by 20th Century Fox. It starred Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Marc Lawrence, and Mona Maris.-Plot:... |
Fred Adamson | |
| 1945 | Love, Honor and Goodbye | Terry O'Farrell | |
| 1945 | Rough, Tough and Ready | Owen McCare | |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Gitlo | |
| 1947 | Captain Mike Farrell | ||
| 1947 | Curley | ||
| 1947 | Calendar Girl Calendar Girl (1947 film) Calendar Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Dwan. The film is also known as Star Dust and Sweet Music... |
Matthew O'Neil | |
| 1948 | Fort Apache Fort Apache (film) Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's "cavalry trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande , both also starring Wayne... |
Sgt. Festus Mulcahy | |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. The film was the second of Ford's trilogy of films focusing on the US Cavalry ; the other two films were Fort Apache and Rio Grande... |
Top Sgt. Quincannon | |
| 1950 | Rio Grande Rio Grande (film) Rio Grande is a 1950 Western film. It is the third installment of John Ford's "cavalry trilogy," following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon .... |
Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon | |
| 1952 | Squire 'Red' Will Danaher | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... |
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| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java Fair Wind to Java Fair Wind to Java is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert Douglas and Victor McLaglen. An American sailor voyages to search for diamonds on a volcanic island but has to contend with mysteries, pirates and an exploding volcano.... |
O'Brien | |
| 1954 | Prince Valiant Prince Valiant (1954 film) Prince Valiant is a 1954 adventure film in Technicolor and Cinemascope, based on the comic strip of the same name by Hal Foster. A young man seeks to join the Knights of the Round Table in order to restore his father to his own kingship, and uncovers a plot against King Arthur.-Plot summary:The... |
Boltar | |
| 1954 | Trouble in the Glen Trouble in the Glen Trouble in the Glen is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles and Forrest Tucker... |
Parlan | |
| 1955 | Bengazi Bengazi (1955 film) Bengazi is a 1955 American drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Richard Conte, Victor McLaglen and Richard Carlson. Several adventurers hunt for treasure in the desert near the Libyan town of Benghazi.-Cast:* Richard Conte - John Gillmore... |
Robert Emmett Donovan | |
| 1955 | City of Shadows | Big Tim Channing | |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross Many Rivers to Cross - Song information :This is one of the few Cliff tracks to use an organ, which helps to supplement the gospel feel provided by the backing vocalists. Cliff released the song, with production work by Leslie Kong, on his 1969 album, Jimmy Cliff. It was also released on the 1972 soundtrack album for... |
Mr. Cadmus Cherne | |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry Lady Godiva of Coventry Lady Godiva of Coventry is an American historical film, directed by Arthur Lubin and released in 1955. It starred Maureen O'Hara in the title role.-Synopsis:... |
Grimald | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Helmsman of the 'Henrietta' | |
| 1957 | Tom Muldoon | ||
| 1958 | Gli Italiani sono matti | ||
| 1958 | Sea Fury Sea Fury (film) Sea Fury is a 1958 British action film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Victor McLaglen, Luciana Paluzzi and Grégoire Aslan... |
Captain Bellew |