J.G. Devlin
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
Far and Away
as VillagerA young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As...
Movie pageDarby O'Gill and the Little People
as Tom KerriganA wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for...
Movie pageThe Miracle
as Mr. BeausangTwo teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of...
Movie pageThe Frightened City
as InformerA small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the...
Movie pageThe Caper of the Golden Bulls
as The TinkerPeter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and...
Movie pageInnocent Bystanders
as WaiterWashed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian...
Movie pageA Terrible Beauty
as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England....
Movie pageThe Comedy Man
as SloppittA middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a...
Movie pageI Captured the King of the Leprechauns
as Tom KerriganBehind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Movie pageThe Reckoning
as Cocky BurkeMichael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After...
Movie pageThe Rising of the Moon
as MoranThree vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty...
Movie pageThe Outsider
as Sean TweenyMichael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to...
Movie pageI Thank a Fool
as CoronerAfter mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical...
Movie pageJacqueline
as BaxterJacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is...
Movie pageAccording to the Rules
as Tom FlahertyWhen an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old...
Movie pageGuns in the Heather
as MuldoonAn American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in...
Movie pageThe Raggedy Rawney
as JakeDuring WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before...
Movie pageJohnny Nobody
as CaretakerWhen the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the...
Movie pageNo Surrender
as George GormanIt's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in...
Movie pageThe Bannfoot Ferry
as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)A forgotten history of Northern Ireland is unveiled through a journey into Ulster Television’s...
Movie pageSir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Old ScrotumSir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally...
Movie pageMy Dear Palestrina
as Tam'One of your Popes had a great thing to say once. He had been listening to some music by...
Movie pageCarson Country
as Tom CurdiePlay set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of...
Movie pageThe Folk Singer
as WaiterA successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the...
Movie pageChance of a Lifetime
as Old Mr. GallagherPlay by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older...
Movie pageAttempt to Kill
as ElliottA wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The...
Movie pageThe Sweeney
as Tony HayJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...
TV Show pageZ-Cars
as uncreditedZ-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...
TV Show pageThe Champions
as Frank NichollsThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...
TV Show pageHadleigh
as uncreditedHadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from...
TV Show pageOne Step Beyond
as LeoAlcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The...
TV Show pageBread
as Father DooleyBread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on...
TV Show pageMan in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
TV Show pageThe New Avengers
as TrampThe New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...
TV Show pageSteptoe and Son
as Frank FerrisSteptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and...
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