J.G. Devlin
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1907-10-08
- Died
- 1991-10-17
- Place of birth
- Belfast - Northern Ireland
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
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Z-Cars
1962
Playhouse
1974
as Tam
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Alan Price
One Step Beyond
1959
as Leo
Theatre 625
1964
as Old Bill
The Sweeney
1975
as Tony Hay
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Croogan
The Champions
1968
as Frank Nicholls
Festival
1963
as Matt Haffigan
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The New Avengers
1976
as Tramp
Dad's Army
1968
as Patrick Regan
Bread
1986
as Father Dooley
Hadleigh
1969
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Frank Ferris
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Da Greevey
Two in Clover
1969
as Bert Fuller
A World Of His Own
1964
Alcock and Gander
1972
Movies (30)
Far and Away
1992
as Villager
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Tom Kerrigan
Innocent Bystanders
1972
as Waiter
The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as Jake
Captain Lightfoot
1955
as Tuer O'Brien
The Comedy Man
1964
as Sloppitt
A Terrible Beauty
1960
as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
No Surrender
1985
as George Gorman
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Irishman in Pub
The Outsider
1979
as Sean Tweeny
My Dear Palestrina
1980
as Tam
The Reckoning
1970
as Cocky Burke
The Rising of the Moon
1957
as Moran
The Frightened City
1961
as Informer
Johnny Nobody
1961
as Caretaker
Guns in the Heather
1969
as Muldoon
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Tom Kerrigan
The Miracle
1991
as Mr. Beausang
Tuesday's Child
1985
as Fr O'Dwyer
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Old Scrotum
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Coroner
The Bannfoot Ferry
2024
as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)
The Hard Knock
1962
as Da Greevey
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
as The Tinker
Jacqueline
1956
as Baxter
Carson Country
1972
as Tom Curdie
The Folk Singer
1972
as Waiter
Attempt to Kill
1961
as Elliott
According to the Rules
1974
as Tom Flaherty
Chance of a Lifetime
1980
as Old Mr. Gallagher
About J.G. Devlin
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 With 50 credits spanning from 1955 to 2024, J.G. Devlin has appeared in 30 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular J.G. Devlin Movies
- Far and Away (1992) — as Villager
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) — as Tom Kerrigan
- Innocent Bystanders (1972) — as Waiter
- The Raggedy Rawney (1988) — as Jake
- Captain Lightfoot (1955) — as Tuer O'Brien
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