Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 8, 1907
Place of Birth:
Belfast - Northern Ireland
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J.G. Devlin
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Bannfoot Ferry | Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Villager |
| 1991 | The Miracle | Mr. Beausang |
| 1988 | The Raggedy Rawney | Jake |
| 1985 | No Surrender | George Gorman |
| 1985 | Tuesday's Child | Fr O'Dwyer |
| 1980 | Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Old Scrotum |
| 1980 | Chance of a Lifetime | Old Mr. Gallagher |
| 1980 | My Dear Palestrina | Tam |
| 1979 | The Outsider | Sean Tweeny |
| 1974 | According to the Rules | Tom Flaherty |
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | Waiter |
| 1972 | The Folk Singer | Waiter |
| 1972 | Carson Country | Tom Curdie |
| 1972 | The Alf Garnett Saga | Irishman in Pub |
| 1970 | The Reckoning | Cocky Burke |
| 1969 | Guns in the Heather | Muldoon |
| 1967 | The Caper of the Golden Bulls | The Tinker |
| 1964 | The Comedy Man | Sloppitt |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | Coroner |
| 1962 | The Hard Knock | Da Greevey |
| 1961 | Attempt to Kill | Elliott |
| 1961 | Johnny Nobody | Caretaker |
| 1961 | The Frightened City | Informer |
| 1960 | A Terrible Beauty | Const. Lauden (as James Devlin) |
| 1959 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Tom Kerrigan |
| 1959 | I Captured the King of the Leprechauns | Tom Kerrigan |
| 1957 | The Rising of the Moon | Moran |
| 1956 | Jacqueline | Baxter |
| 1955 | Captain Lightfoot | Tuer O'Brien |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bread | Father Dooley |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Tramp |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Tony Hay |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Tam |
| 1972 | Alcock and Gander | |
| 1969 | Hadleigh | |
| 1969 | Two in Clover | Bert Fuller |
| 1968 | The Champions | Frank Nicholls |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1964 | A World Of His Own | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Old Bill |
| 1963 | Festival | Matt Haffigan |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Frank Ferris |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Leo |