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Victor McLaglen

Actor

Victor McLaglen

Born December 9, 1886 in Stepney, East London, England, UKDied November 7, 1959116 films

Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.

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The Quiet Man posterFirst watchThe Quiet Man19527.3as Squire 'Red' Will DanaherAn American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.View film

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Around the World in 80 Days poster6.7Around the World in 80 Days1956Fort Apache poster7.0Fort Apache1948She Wore a Yellow Ribbon poster6.9She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949Rio Grande poster6.8Rio Grande1950Gunga Din poster6.5Gunga Din1939The Informer poster6.8The Informer1935Dishonored poster7.0Dishonored1931The Lost Patrol poster6.6The Lost Patrol1934

Filmography

116 films as actor
  1. 1958Sea FuryBellew
  2. 1958The Italians They Are CrazySergente O'Riley
  3. 1957The AbductorsTom Muldoon
  4. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysSS Henrietta Helmsman
  5. 1955Lady Godiva of CoventryGrimald
  6. 1955BengaziRobert Emmett Donovan
  7. 1955City of ShadowsBig Tim Channing
  8. 1955Many Rivers to CrossCadmus Cherne
  9. 1954Trouble in the GlenParlan
  10. 1954Prince ValiantBoltar
  11. 1953Fair Wind to JavaO'Brien
  12. 1952The Quiet ManSquire 'Red' Will Danaher
  13. 1951O'Mara's Chain MiracleOfficer O'Mara
  14. 1950Rio GrandeSgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
  15. 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonFirst Sergeant Quincannon
  16. 1948Fort ApacheSgt. Festus Mulcahy
  17. 1947The Foxes of HarrowMike Farrell
  18. 1947Michigan KidCurley Davis
  19. 1947Calendar GirlMatthew O'Neill
  20. 1946Whistle StopGitlo
  21. 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeTerry O'Farrell
  22. 1945Rough, Tough and ReadyOwen McCarey
  23. 1944The Princess and the PirateCaptain Barrett / The Hook
  24. 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterHerman "Owl" Banghart
  25. 1944TampicoFred Adamson
  26. 1943Forever and a DayArchibald Spavin
  27. 1942China GirlBull Weed
  28. 1942Powder TownJeems O'Shea
  29. 1942Call Out the MarinesSgt. Jimmy McGinnis
  30. 1941Broadway LimitedMaurice "Mike" Monaghan
  31. 1940Diamond FrontierTerrence Regan
  32. 1940South of Pago PagoBucko Larson
  33. 1939The Big GuyWarden Bill Whitlock
  34. 1939RioDirk
  35. 1939Full ConfessionPat McGinnis
  36. 1939Captain FuryJerry Black aka Blackie
  37. 1939Ex-ChampTom 'Gunner' Grey
  38. 1939Let Freedom RingChris Mulligan
  39. 1939Gunga DinMacChesney
  40. 1939Pacific LinerCrusher McKay
  41. 1938We're Going to Be Rich"Dobbie" Dobson
  42. 1938The Devil's PartyMarty Malone
  43. 1938Battle of BroadwayBig Ben Wheeler
  44. 1937Wee Willie WinkieSgt. Donald MacDuff
  45. 1937This Is My AffairJock Ramsay
  46. 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Dannie O'Neill
  47. 1937Sea DevilsSteve Webb
  48. 1936The Magnificent Brute'Big Steve' Andrews
  49. 1936Under Two FlagsJ.C. Doyle
  50. 1936Klondike AnnieBull Brackett
  51. 1935Professional SoldierColonel Michael Donovan
  52. 1935The InformerGypo Nolan
  53. 1935The Great Hotel MurderAndrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
  54. 1935Under PressureJumbo Smith
  55. 1934The Captain Hates the SeaJunius P. Schulte
  56. 1934Murder at the VanitiesBill Murdock
  57. 1934Wharf AngelTurk
  58. 1934No More WomenForty-Fathoms
  59. 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
  60. 1934The Lost PatrolThe Sergeant
  61. 1933Dick TurpinDick Turpin
  62. 1933Laughing at LifeDennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale
  63. 1933Hot PepperJim Flagg
  64. 1932Rackety Rax'Knucks' McGloin
  65. 1932Guilty as HellDetective Capt. T.R. McKinley
  66. 1932While Paris SleepsJacques Costaud
  67. 1932Devil's LotteryJem Meech
  68. 1932The Gay CaballeroDon Bob Harkness / El Coyote
  69. 1931WickedScott Burrows
  70. 1931Annabelle's AffairsJohn Rawson / Hefly Jack
  71. 1931Women of All NationsCaptain Jim Flagg
  72. 1931The Stolen JoolsSergeant Flagg
  73. 1931DishonoredColonel Kranau
  74. 1931Three RoguesBull Stanley
  75. 1930A Devil with WomenJerry Maxton
  76. 1930On the LevelBiff Williams
  77. 1929Hot for ParisJohn Patrick Duke
  78. 1929The Cock-Eyed WorldTop Sergeant Flagg
  79. 1929Happy DaysMinstrel Show Performer
  80. 1929The Black WatchCaptain Donald King
  81. 1929Strong BoyStrong Boy
  82. 1929Captain LashCaptain Lash
  83. 1928The River PirateSailor Fritz
  84. 1928Hangman's HouseDenis Hogan
  85. 1928A Girl in Every PortSpike Madden
  86. 1927Mother MachreeThe Giant of Kilkenny
  87. 1927The Loves of CarmenEscamillo
  88. 1926What Price GloryCapt. Flagg
  89. 1926Beau GesteHank
  90. 1926Men of SteelPete Masarick
  91. 1926The Isle of RetributionDoomsdorf
  92. 1925The Fighting HeartSoapy Williams
  93. 1925Winds of ChancePoleon Doret
  94. 1925The Unholy ThreeHercules
  95. 1925PercyReedy Jenkins
  96. 1925The Hunted WomanQuade
  97. 1924The Beloved BruteCharles Hinges
  98. 1924The Gay CorinthianSquire Hardcastle
  99. 1924The Passionate AdventureHerb Harris
  100. 1924Women and DiamondsBrian Owen
  101. 1924In the BloodTony Crabtree
  102. 1924The Boatswain's MateNed Travers
  103. 1923M'Lord of the White RoadLord Annerley / John
  104. 1923HeartstringsFrank Wilson
  105. 1923Woman to WomanNubian Slave (uncredited)
  106. 1923The RomanyThe Chief
  107. 1922The Crimson Circle
  108. 1922A Sailor TrampThe Sailor Tramp
  109. 1922The Glorious AdventureBulfinch
  110. 1922Little Brother of GodKing Kennidy
  111. 1922A Romance of Old BaghdadMiski
  112. 1921The Sport of KingsFrank Rosedale
  113. 1921The Prey of the DragonBrett 'Dragon' Mercer
  114. 1921CarnivalBaron
  115. 1921Corinthian JackJack Halstead
  116. 1920The Call of the RoadAlfred Truscott