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J.G. Devlin is a Actor born on 8 october 1907 at Belfast (United-kingdom)
James Gerard Devlin (8 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) 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. He also guest starred, alongside Leonard Rossiter, in an episode of Steptoe and Son, "The Desperate Hours". The writers of Steptoe and Son - Ray Galton and Alan Simpson - have since revealed that Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert Steptoe in the series, behind Wilfrid Brambell. He also appeared as Father Dooley, a Catholic priest, in several episodes of Carla Lane's Bread, probably his last television appearance.
His was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, released in 1980.
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Birth name James Gerard Devlin
Birth 8 october 1907 at Belfast (United-kingdom)
Death 17 october 1991 (at 84 years) at Northern Ireland (United-kingdom)
Birth 8 october 1907 at Belfast (United-kingdom)
Death 17 october 1991 (at 84 years) at Northern Ireland (United-kingdom)
His was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, released in 1980.
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Far and Away (1992)
, 2h20Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney
Roles Villager
Rating66%
In 1893 Ireland, Joseph Donnelly's family home is burned down by his landlord's men because of unpaid rent. Vowing revenge, Joseph attempts to kill the landlord Christie whose daughter Shannon has rebelled against family tradition and made plans to claim free land in America. She offers to take Joseph with her as her "servant" so she, a single woman, can travel without scandal. Joseph agrees, convinced he can also stake a land claim.
The Miracle (1991)
, 1h37Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Beverly D'Angelo, Donal McCann, Lorraine Pilkington, J.G. Devlin, Tom Hickey, Shane Connaughton
Roles Mr. Beausang
Rating64%
Two teenage friends, Jimmy (Niall Byrne) and Rose (Lorraine Pilkington) live in the small seaside town of Bray, Ireland. They spend their days wandering the streets and piers. To kill time, Rose and Jimmy make up stories about strangers on the street. One day, while watching people at the train station, a stylish older woman, Renee Baker (Beverly D'Angelo), stands out so imposingly from the dull townsfolk that Jimmy and Rose decide to follow her, infatuated with knowing everything about her. They pursue her to the beach and at last Renee speaks to them. When she looks at Jimmy, he's at once infatuated with this mystifying woman. Rose, who has feelings for Jimmy herself, decides to make him jealous by trying to attract a young lion tamer from a travelling circus. But Jimmy is completely attached to Renee and his desire leads him to fateful consequences.
The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
, 2h23Directed by Bob Hoskins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Actors Bob Hoskins, Dexter Fletcher, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McNeice, Gawn Grainger, Jim Carter
Roles Jake
Rating62%
The film centres around the character of Tom, a young army recruit in an unnamed time and country (presumably World War II-era Eastern Europe) who deserts after an artillery barrage kills his sergeant, in the process blinding a sadistic officer who tries to stop him. He is shell-shocked into muteness and takes refuge with a traveling gypsy caravan, led by Darky (Hoskins). Among the principal members of the clan are Darky's mentally disabled son, Simon, Simon's mother Elle (Wanamaker) who harbors a grudge against Darky, and Darky's only daughter, Jessie (Nathenson), who forms a romantic bond with Tom, eventually becoming pregnant by him. In order to avoid arrest and execution by the army, Tom disguises himself as a "rawney", described in the film as a kind of "magic" madwoman, who (in the gypsy culture) is able to see the future and can control animals. Frightened at first, Darky befriends the "rawney", thinking him or her to be good luck, but soon Darky is revealed to be a flawed leader, unable to protect his clan from war, and beset by family turmoil which is exacerbated by Tom's presence. Throughout the film, the army and the partially blinded officer is a menace, threatening the Gypsies' way of life and those who befriend them. In a moving finale, the army corners the gypsy clan, who manage to hold them off with meager rifles and pistols long enough to enable the young members of the clan, including Tom and Jessie, to escape, at the cost of their own lives.
No Surrender (1985)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Michael Angelis, James Ellis, Bernard Hill, Joanne Whalley, Ray McAnally, Tom Georgeson
Rating70%
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
, 1h11Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Talfryn Thomas, Denise Coffey, J.G. Devlin, Daniel Gerroll
Roles Old Scrotum
Rating63%
The plot of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End revolves around attempts to exorcise the ghost of Humbert, the brother of drunken aristocrat Sir Henry (Trevor Howard). Humbert was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident whilst escaping trouserless from an illicit tryst. It transpires that Humbert's ghost will not rest until it is supplied with replacement trousers. Until then the ghost walks the corridors of Rawlinson End, often accompanied by that of Humbert's dog Gums which has repossessed its own body, now stuffed and mounted on a trolley.
The Outsider (1980)
, 2h8Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Craig Wasson, Sterling Hayden, T.P. McKenna, Patricia Quinn, Niall Tóibín, Gabriel Byrne
Roles Sean Tweeny
Rating68%
Un vétéran du Vietnam en colère quitte Detroit pour Belfast et rejoint l'IRA contre les Anglais, comme l'avait fait son grand-père.
Innocent Bystanders (1972)
, 1h51Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Stanley Baker, Geraldine Chaplin, Donald Pleasence, Dana Andrews, Sue Lloyd, Derren Nesbitt
Roles Waiter
Rating58%
John Craig (Baker) is an aging British secret agent who is tasked with returning a defector, the Russian scientist Kaplan (Mayne) who has foregone science for a modest life as a goatherd in Turkey. Craig faces opposition from his boss, his younger replacements, an American secret agent, a Turkish hotel keeper, and an organization of Russian Jews hostile to Kaplan. Craig's mission is complicated by Miriam (Chaplin), an innocent bystander who is taken hostage.
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Dandy Nichols, Paul Angelis, Adrienne Posta, John Le Mesurier, John Bird, Joan Sims
Rating51%
With the Garnetts Wapping home up for demolition, Alf and his family are installed in a high-rise council flat. Alf struggles with ‘living in the sky”, using elevators (which frequently break down due to power cuts "caused by the striking miners") and walking long distances to the local pub.
The Reckoning (1970)
Directed by Jack Gold
Genres Drama
Actors Nicol Williamson, Paul Rogers, Douglas Wilmer, Ann Bell, Rachel Roberts, Christine Hargreaves
Roles Cocky Burke
Rating67%
Guns in the Heather (1969)
, 3hDirected by Robert Butler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Glenn Corbett, Alfred Burke, Kurt Russell, Patrick Barr, Hugh McDermott, Eddie Byrne
Roles Muldoon
Rating57%
, 1h42Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Stephen Boyd, Yvette Mimieux, Giovanna Ralli, Vito Scotti, J.G. Devlin, Arnold Moss
Roles The Tinker
Rating60%
During a bombing mission to Germany, wartime pilot Peter Churchman (Boyd) inadvertently destroys a French cathedral. To atone, after the war, Churchman and a crew of accomplices rob a number of banks, making sure the money goes to have the cathedral rebuilt.
The Comedy Man (1964)
, 1h32Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw, Norman Rossington, Angela Douglas
Roles Sloppitt
Rating67%
Sacked from his job in provincial rep, actor Chick Byrd moves into digs in London with Julian, a fellow actor. Julian's career soars after a successful screen test, but Chick's meets with continued failure. Mobilised into action by the suicide of a friend, Chick auditions for a TV commercial and finally finds fame. Confident of his talents for the first time, but fearing he may have sold out, Chick leaves London to return to rep.
I Thank a Fool (1962)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, Clive Morton, Cyril Cusack, Kieron Moore
Roles Coroner
Rating60%
200px Dr. Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) is convicted of manslaughter for the mercy killing of her terminally ill, married lover. After serving two years in prison, she is unable to find work.
The Big Gamble (1961)
, 1h38Directed by Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Children's films
Actors Stephen Boyd, Juliette Gréco, David Wayne, Gregory Ratoff, Sybil Thorndike, Jacques Marin
Roles The Driving Instructor
Rating58%
Vic Brennan is a sailor from Dublin who decides to use his family's fortune and move to Africa to open a truck-hauling business. He is accompanied by his wife, Marie, and a meek cousin, Samuel, who loses their documents, causing customs agents to seize some of their cargo.
The Frightened City (1961)
, 1h37Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery, Alfred Marks, Yvonne Romain, Olive McFarland
Roles Informer
Rating61%
À Londres, le truand de haut vol Waldo Zhernikov, associé à son collègue Harry Foulcher, s'active à professionnaliser l'industrie du racket dans Soho en montant un « syndicat du crime » fédérant de gré ou de force les gangs en place. Zhernikov embauche pour ce faire Paddy Damion, jusque-là simple cambrioleur mais connu pour son sang-froid et son habileté, comme tel susceptible de ne pas attirer l'attention de la police. Mais un conflit sanglant s'élève entre les commanditaires de Paddy et un de ses amis personnels. L'heure va être à la trahison, au meurtre, à la vengeance.