J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Actor Oct 8 (died age 84) Belfast - Northern Ireland 1955–2024 (69 year career)

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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

Far and Away

Villager

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Tom Kerrigan

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

Moran

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

Informer

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Cocky Burke

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

Tuer O'Brien

The Miracle

The Miracle

Mr. Beausang

Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

Caretaker

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (30)

The Bannfoot Ferry

The Bannfoot Ferry

as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

Far and Away

Far and Away

as Villager

The Miracle

The Miracle

as Mr. Beausang

The Raggedy Rawney

The Raggedy Rawney

as Jake

Tuesday's Child

as Fr O'Dwyer

No Surrender

No Surrender

as George Gorman

Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

as Old Mr. Gallagher

My Dear Palestrina

My Dear Palestrina

as Tam

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Old Scrotum

The Outsider

The Outsider

as Sean Tweeny

According to the Rules

According to the Rules

as Tom Flaherty

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

as Waiter

Carson Country

Carson Country

as Tom Curdie

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

as Irishman in Pub

The Folk Singer

The Folk Singer

as Waiter

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

as Cocky Burke

Guns in the Heather

Guns in the Heather

as Muldoon

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as The Tinker

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

as Sloppitt

The Hard Knock

as Da Greevey

I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

as Coroner

Attempt to Kill

Attempt to Kill

as Elliott

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

as Informer

Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

as Caretaker

A Terrible Beauty

A Terrible Beauty

as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

as Tom Kerrigan

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

as Tom Kerrigan

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

as Moran

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

as Baxter

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

as Tuer O'Brien

Television (19)

Bread

Bread

as Father Dooley

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as Tramp

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Tony Hay

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Tam

Alcock and Gander

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

Two in Clover

Two in Clover

as Bert Fuller

The Champions

The Champions

as Frank Nicholls

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as Patrick Regan

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Croogan

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Old Bill

A World Of His Own

Festival

as Matt Haffigan

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as Frank Ferris

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as Leo

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Da Greevey