J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Nacimiento : 1907-10-08, Belfast - Northern Ireland

Muerte : 1991-10-17

Historia

James Gerard Devlin was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre. In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as Z-Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers and Bread

Perfil

J.G. Devlin

Películas

Un horizonte muy lejano
Villager
A comienzos del siglo XX, Joseph y sus dos hermanos malviven del cultivo de unas tierras que son propiedad, como toda la comarca, del poderoso señor Christie. Cuando el padre de Joseph muere en un accidente provocado por los hombres de Christie, el joven decide vengarse, pero no lo consigue. Poco después, para evitar un duelo, emigra a América, y en el barco coincide con Shannon, la bella hija de Christie. Nada más llegar a los Estados Unidos, a Shannon le roban todo su dinero; entonces Joseph decide protegerla haciéndola pasar por su hermana.
Amor a una extraña
Mr. Beausang
Jimmy y Rose son dos adolescentes de un pequeño pueblo costero de Irlanda que intentan enriquecer sus vidas urdiendo fantasías sobre los turistas que visitan el lugar. Pero su amistad se pondrá a prueba cuando Jimmy intenta seducir a una actriz americana que está visitando el pueblo.
El enigma del hechicero
Jake
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), un soldado deserta, tras herir a un oficial con un cuchillo. En su huida, el joven se camufla en una caravana de gitanos que encuentra por el camino.
No Surrender
George Gorman
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Old Scrotum
Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident.
The Outsider
Sean Tweeny
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would be. Even worse, he's the target of an IRA assassination plot designed to make the British forces look bad in order to elicit financial support from wealthy Americans.
Chance of a Lifetime
Old Mr. Gallagher
School leaver Gordon Saville (Martyn Hesford) joins the army.
According to the Rules
Tom Flaherty
When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. But pursuing the case is likely to have consequences for both the policeman and his family.
The Folk Singer
Waiter
A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles, as the authorities demand he identifies himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.
Carson Country
Tom Curdie
Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.
De Oriente a Occidente para matar
Waiter
Un agente de la organización británica K, especializada en espionaje, sufre un desequilibrio emocional debido a las torturas sufridas tras caer en poder del enemigo. A pesar de ello, lo eligen para llevar a cabo una peligrosa misión: se trata de encontrar a un científico ruso que ha escapado de una cárcel siberiana. El principal problema es que el KGB también lo está buscando.
The Reckoning
Cocky Burke
Michael Marler, a successful business man in London, is about to make his way to the top. The death of his father brings him - after 37 years - back to his hometown Liverpool, where he is confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died because of a fight with some anglo-saxon teddy boys. It becomes "a matter of honour" for him, to take his revenge without involving the British police
Guns in the Heather
Muldoon
An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'
Carnaval de ladrones
The Tinker
Peter Churchman dejó de robar bancos hace mucho tiempo y ahora vive como un ciudadano rico y respetado en la costa mediterránea de ​​España. Pero entonces aparece su excompañera Ángela y lo chantajea para que la ayude a robar el Banco Nacional de Pamplona. Se rinde y desarrolla un plan brillante... ¿Será este el fin de su cómoda vida?.
The Comedy Man
Sloppitt
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
I Thank a Fool
Coroner
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.
The Frightened City
Informer
Una película sobre los extorsionistas y las guerras de pandillas en el West End de Londres. Paddy Damion (Sean Connery) es un ladrón atraído por el mafioso Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks) para apoyar a su compañero de andanzas que ha sido herido en un robo. Pero se mantiene alerta con él y, aunque tiene una novia, seduce a la hermosa Anya (Yvonne Romain), la amante de Zhernikov (Herbert Lom) jefe de la banda. El detective Sayers (John Gregson) está dedicado a enfrentar el crimen organizado.
Attempt to Kill
Elliott
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears that he himself has been murdered.
Los luchadores de la noche
Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
En 1941, el IRA tiene previsto una campaña para coincidir con la planeada invasión alemana de Inglaterra. Dermott O'Neil (Robert Mitchum) encuentra fácil entrar en el IRA, pero ¿podrá salir?
Darby O'Gill y el rey de los duendes
Tom Kerrigan
Aunque nadie le cree, el viejo Darby ha conocido a Bryan, el rey de los duendes. Bryan tiene poder para condecerle tres deseos pero, como se trata de un hombrecillo burlón, aprovecha la cuarta decisión de Darby para negárselas todas.
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Tom Kerrigan
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
La salida de la luna
Moran
Película compuesta por tres historias independientes presentadas por Tyrone Power y con Irlanda como telón de fondo. En la primera, basada en un relato de Frank O'Connor titulado "The Majesty of the Law", se aborda el tema del orgullo y las viejas costumbres: un campesino prefiere ir a la cárcel antes que pagar una multa por haber dado una paliza a un vendedor de whisky de mala calidad. En la segunda, adaptación de la obra teatral de Martin J. McHugh "A Minute's Wait", se retrata el lento ritmo de la vida irlandesa utilizando como metáfora el sistemático retraso de un tren. La tercera, según un relato de Lady Gregroy, "The Rising of the Moon", trata la historia de un patriota irlandés que va a ser ejecutado.
The Adventurous Hen
Granda
Animated cinema ad for E.T. Green's feeds. Bella is a farmer who is as mean as get out so her livestock find their own way to help themselves. One hungry hen improves her lot by shoplifting and starts an animal crime wave. While the adventurous hen grows fat the other livestock conspire to burgle a nearby farm.
Jacqueline
Baxter
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.