Jimmy Mageean
Known for Acting · 8 credits
- Born
- 1891-09-21
- Died
- 1972-02-06
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Jimmy Mageean was an American theatrical and film actor. Born in Massachusetts, he worked as an actor in the US, Canada, and England. He served in the Royal Irish Rifles in the First World War, and settled in Belfast after the war ended. There, he became a leading figure in the city's theatre scene, alongside his close friend Richard Hayward. With Hayward, he moved towards cinema, and became a star of low-budget 'Quota Quickies'. He later returned to America, and died in San Diego in 1972.
Known For
Movies (8)
Happy Ever After
1954
as Divarsion
My Wife's Family
1956
as Dobson
Macushla
1937
as Pat Muldoon
The Luck of the Irish
1935
as Sir Brian O'Neill
Against the Tide
1937
as Tom Jenkins
Irish and Proud of It
1936
as Old Flaherty
The Early Bird
1936
as Charlie Simpson
Landslide
1937
as Harry McGovan
About Jimmy Mageean
Jimmy Mageean was an American theatrical and film actor. Born in Massachusetts, he worked as an actor in the US, Canada, and England. He served in the Royal Irish Rifles in the First World War, and settled in Belfast after the war ended. There, he became a leading figure in the city's theatre scene, alongside his close friend Richard Hayward. With Hayward, he moved towards cinema, and became a star of low-budget 'Quota Quickies'. He later returned to America, and died in San Diego in 1972. With 8 credits spanning from 1935 to 1956, Jimmy Mageean has appeared in 8 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Mageean Movies
- Happy Ever After (1954) — as Divarsion
- My Wife's Family (1956) — as Dobson
- Macushla (1937) — as Pat Muldoon
- The Luck of the Irish (1935) — as Sir Brian O'Neill
- Against the Tide (1937) — as Tom Jenkins
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