J.G. Devlin

Born: 1907-10-08

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


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Far and Away

as Villager
Released: 1992-05-22

A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and...

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Darby O'Gill and the Little People

as Tom Kerrigan
Released: 1959-06-24

A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for...

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I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

as Tom Kerrigan
Released: 1959-05-29

Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

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The Rising of the Moon

as Moran
Released: 1957-08-10

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty...

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The Frightened City

as Informer
Released: 1961-09-01

A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the...

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Innocent Bystanders

as Waiter
Released: 1972-09-01

Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian...

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No Surrender

as George Gorman
Released: 1985-09-11

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in...

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The Miracle

as Mr. Beausang
Released: 1991-04-05

Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of...

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The Reckoning

as Cocky Burke
Released: 1970-01-31

Michael Marler, a successful business man in London, is about to make his way to the top. The...

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Guns in the Heather

as Muldoon
Released: 1969-07-07

An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in...

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The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as The Tinker
Released: 1967-05-24

Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and...

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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Old Scrotum
Released: 1980-11-07

Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally...

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The Comedy Man

as Sloppitt
Released: 1964-09-03

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a...

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A Terrible Beauty

as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
Released: 1960-06-17

In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England....

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I Thank a Fool

as Coroner
Released: 1962-09-14

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical...

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The Outsider

as Sean Tweeny
Released: 1980-06-02

Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to...

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The Raggedy Rawney

as Jake
Released: 1988-09-20

During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before...

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Jacqueline

as Baxter
Released: 1956-06-04

Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is...

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Carson Country

as Tom Curdie
Released: 1972-10-23

Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of...

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Chance of a Lifetime

as Old Mr. Gallagher
Released: 1980-01-03

Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older...

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Attempt to Kill

as Elliott
Released: 1961-08-01

A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The...

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The Adventurous Hen

as Granda
Released: 1957-01-01

Animated cinema ad for E.T. Green's feeds. Bella is a farmer who is as mean as get out so her...

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According to the Rules

as Tom Flaherty
Released: 1974-09-03

When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old...

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The Folk Singer

as Waiter
Released: 1972-11-07

A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the...

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One Step Beyond

as Leo
First aired: 1959-01-20

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The...

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Man in a Suitcase

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-27

Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...

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The New Avengers

as Tramp
First aired: 1976-10-22

The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...

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The Sweeney

as Tony Hay
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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The Champions

as Frank Nicholls
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...

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Z-Cars

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-01-02

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...

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Bread

as Father Dooley
First aired: 1986-05-01

Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on...

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Steptoe and Son

as Frank Ferris
First aired: 1962-01-05

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and...

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Hadleigh

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-16

Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from...

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