J.G. Devlin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-10-08

Deathday

1991-10-17 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Belfast - Northern Ireland

J.G. Devlin

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

Far and Away

6.8%

Far and Away

May 22, 1992

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

6.7%

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Jun 24, 1959

The New Avengers

6.9%

The New Avengers

Oct 22, 1976

Steptoe and Son

7.8%

Steptoe and Son

Jan 5, 1962

The Frightened City

6.4%

The Frightened City

Sep 1, 1961

Bread

7.1%

Bread

May 1, 1986

The Sweeney

7.7%

The Sweeney

Jan 2, 1975

The Rising of the Moon

6.9%

The Rising of the Moon

Aug 10, 1957

The Champions

6.1%

The Champions

Sep 25, 1968

The Miracle

5.8%

The Miracle

Apr 5, 1991

Captain Lightfoot

6.3%

Captain Lightfoot

Mar 26, 1955

The Reckoning

7.3%

The Reckoning

Jan 31, 1970

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Acting

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The Bannfoot Ferry as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

1992

Far and Away as Villager

1991

The Miracle as Mr. Beausang

1988

The Raggedy Rawney as Jake

1986

Bread as Father Dooley

1985

No Surrender as George Gorman

1980		My Dear Palestrina as Tam
1980		Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Old Scrotum
1980		Chance of a Lifetime as Old Mr. Gallagher

1979

The Outsider as Sean Tweeny

1976

The New Avengers as Tramp

1975

The Sweeney as Tony Hay

1974

According to the Rules as Tom Flaherty

1972		The Folk Singer as Waiter
1972		Carson Country as Tom Curdie
1972		Innocent Bystanders as Waiter
1972		Alcock and Gander

1970

The Reckoning as Cocky Burke

1969		Hadleigh
1969		Guns in the Heather as Muldoon

1968

The Champions as Frank Nicholls

1967		Man in a Suitcase
1967		The Caper of the Golden Bulls as The Tinker

1964

The Comedy Man as Sloppitt

1962		I Thank a Fool as Coroner
1962		The Hard Knock as Da Greevey
1962		Steptoe and Son as Frank Ferris
1962		Z-Cars

1961		Johnny Nobody as Caretaker
1961		The Frightened City as Informer
1961		Attempt to Kill as Elliott

1960

A Terrible Beauty as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

1959		Darby O'Gill and the Little People as Tom Kerrigan
1959		I Captured the King of the Leprechauns as Tom Kerrigan
1959		One Step Beyond as Leo

1957

The Rising of the Moon as Moran

1956

Jacqueline as Baxter

1955

Captain Lightfoot as Tuer O'Brien

J.G. Devlin