Actor
J.G. Devlin
Born October 8, 1907 in Belfast - Northern IrelandDied October 17, 199128 films
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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First watchFar and Away19926.8as VillagerA young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
28 films as actor- 1992Far and AwayVillager
- 1991The MiracleMr. Beausang
- 1988The Raggedy RawneyJake
- 1985No SurrenderGeorge Gorman
- 1985Tuesday's ChildFr O'Dwyer
- 1980My Dear PalestrinaTam
- 1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson EndOld Scrotum
- 1980Chance of a LifetimeOld Mr. Gallagher
- 1979The OutsiderSean Tweeny
- 1974According to the RulesTom Flaherty
- 1972The Folk SingerWaiter
- 1972Carson CountryTom Curdie
- 1972Innocent BystandersWaiter
- 1972The Alf Garnett SagaIrishman in Pub
- 1970The ReckoningCocky Burke
- 1969Guns in the HeatherMuldoon
- 1967The Caper of the Golden BullsThe Tinker
- 1964The Comedy ManSloppitt
- 1962I Thank a FoolCoroner
- 1962The Hard KnockDa Greevey
- 1961Johnny NobodyCaretaker
- 1961The Frightened CityInformer
- 1961Attempt to KillElliott
- 1960A Terrible BeautyConst. Lauden (as James Devlin)
- 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleTom Kerrigan
- 1957The Rising of the MoonMoran
- 1956JacquelineBaxter
- 1955Captain LightfootTuer O'Brien