J.G. Devlin

1907-10-08 – 1991-10-17 (age 84) 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

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J.G. Devlin

Known For

Far and Away

Far and Away

1992

as Villager

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959

as Tom Kerrigan

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

1970

as Cocky Burke

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

as The Tinker

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

1961

as Informer

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

as Irishman in Pub

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955

as Tuer O'Brien

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

1964

as Sloppitt

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

1959

as Tom Kerrigan

Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

1961

as Caretaker

I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

1962

as Coroner

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

1972

as Waiter

A Terrible Beauty

A Terrible Beauty

1960

as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

The Outsider

The Outsider

1979

as Sean Tweeny

The Miracle

The Miracle

1991

as Mr. Beausang

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

1980

as Old Scrotum

My Dear Palestrina

My Dear Palestrina

1980

as Tam

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

1956

as Baxter

The Bannfoot Ferry

The Bannfoot Ferry

2024

as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

Guns in the Heather

Guns in the Heather

1969

as Muldoon