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J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

1907-10-08

Belfast - Northern Ireland

ACTING

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

Best known for:

Far and Away

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

The New Avengers

Steptoe and Son

The Frightened City

The Sweeney

Bread

The Rising of the Moon

Captain Lightfoot

The Champions

The Miracle

The Reckoning

One Step Beyond

Johnny Nobody

No Surrender

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

The Raggedy Rawney

Man in a Suitcase

The Outsider

The Comedy Man

A Terrible Beauty

Z-Cars

I Thank a Fool

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Alf Garnett Saga

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Filmography:

Captain Lightfoot (1955)
APPEREAD AS:
Tuer O'Brien
Jacqueline (1956)
APPEREAD AS:
Baxter
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
APPEREAD AS:
Moran
One Step Beyond (1959)
APPEREAD AS:
Leo
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Tom Kerrigan
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)
APPEREAD AS:
Tom Kerrigan
A Terrible Beauty (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
The Frightened City (1961)
APPEREAD AS:
Informer

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Attempt to Kill (1961)
APPEREAD AS:
Elliott
Johnny Nobody (1961)
APPEREAD AS:
Caretaker
Steptoe and Son (1962)
APPEREAD AS:
Frank Ferris
I Thank a Fool (1962)
APPEREAD AS:
Coroner
Festival (1963)
APPEREAD AS:
Matt Haffigan
The Comedy Man (1964)
APPEREAD AS:
Sloppitt
The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
APPEREAD AS:
The Tinker
The Champions (1968)
APPEREAD AS:
Frank Nicholls

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Guns in the Heather (1969)
APPEREAD AS:
Muldoon
The Reckoning (1970)
APPEREAD AS:
Cocky Burke
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Irishman in Pub
Innocent Bystanders (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Waiter
Carson Country (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Tom Curdie
The Folk Singer (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Waiter
Playhouse (1974)
APPEREAD AS:
Tam
According to the Rules (1974)
APPEREAD AS:
Tom Flaherty
The Sweeney (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Tony Hay
The New Avengers (1976)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Tramp
The Outsider (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
Sean Tweeny
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Old Scrotum
Chance of a Lifetime (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Old Mr. Gallagher
My Dear Palestrina (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Tam
No Surrender (1985)
APPEREAD AS:
George Gorman
Bread (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Father Dooley
The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
Jake
The Miracle (1991)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Beausang
Far and Away (1992)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Villager