Jimmy Mageean

Biography

Jimmy Mageean was an American theatrical and film actor. Born in Massachusetts, he worked as an actor in the US, Canada, and England. He served in the Royal Irish Rifles in the First World War, and settled in Belfast after the war ended. There, he became a leading figure in the city's theatre scene, alongside his close friend Richard Hayward. With Hayward, he moved towards cinema, and became a star of low-budget 'Quota Quickies'. He later returned to America, and died in San Diego in 1972.

Known For

Landslide

Harry McGovan

The Luck of the Irish

Sir Brian O'Neill

Happy Ever After

Divarsion

My Wife's Family

Dobson

The Early Bird

Charlie Simpson

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1956	My Wife's Family	Dobson
1954	Happy Ever After	Divarsion
1937	Against the Tide	Tom Jenkins
1937	Landslide	Harry McGovan
1937	Macushla	Pat Muldoon
1936	Irish and Proud of It	Old Flaherty
1936	The Early Bird	Charlie Simpson
1935	The Luck of the Irish	Sir Brian O'Neill

Year	TV Show	Role