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J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Known for: Acting

Born 08/10/1907
Died 1991-10-17
Place of birth Belfast - Northern Ireland

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

Filmography

Z-Cars Series ★ 7,3

Z-Cars

1962

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Old Bill

1964

The Wednesday Play Series ★ 5,2

The Wednesday Play

Alan Price

1964

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Tam

1974

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Croogan

1967

The Sweeney Series ★ 8,0

The Sweeney

Tony Hay

1975

One Step Beyond Series ★ 5,7

One Step Beyond

Leo

1959

The Champions Series ★ 6,5

The Champions

Frank Nicholls

1968

Dad's Army Series ★ 7,4

Dad's Army

Patrick Regan

1968

The New Avengers Series ★ 7,1

The New Avengers

Tramp

1976

Bread Series ★ 7,1

Bread

Father Dooley

1986

Series ★ 8,0

Festival

Matt Haffigan

1963

Hadleigh Series ★ 7,8

Hadleigh

1969

Man in a Suitcase Series ★ 7,2

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Far and Away Film ★ 6,8

Far and Away

Villager

1992

Steptoe and Son Series ★ 7,8

Steptoe and Son

Frank Ferris

1962

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Da Greevey

1956

One Pair of Eyes Series ★ 7,0

One Pair of Eyes

1967

Two in Clover Series ★ 7,2

Two in Clover

Bert Fuller

1969

Darby O'Gill and the Little People Film ★ 6,7

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Tom Kerrigan

1959

The Reckoning Film ★ 7,5

The Reckoning

Cocky Burke

1970

I Thank a Fool Film ★ 6,1

I Thank a Fool

Coroner

1962

Johnny Nobody Film ★ 6,6

Johnny Nobody

Caretaker

1961

Series ★ 6,7

Alcock and Gander

1972

The Bannfoot Ferry Film

The Bannfoot Ferry

Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

2024

The Alf Garnett Saga Film ★ 5,0

The Alf Garnett Saga

Irishman in Pub

1972

The Frightened City Film ★ 6,6

The Frightened City

Informer

1961

Captain Lightfoot Film ★ 6,4

Captain Lightfoot

Tuer O'Brien

1955

Series ★ 6,0

A World Of His Own

1964

The Caper of the Golden Bulls Film ★ 6,3

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Tinker

1967

The Comedy Man Film ★ 7,1

The Comedy Man

Sloppitt

1964

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns Film ★ 9,0

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Tom Kerrigan

1959

The Outsider Film ★ 5,8

The Outsider

Sean Tweeny

1979

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Film ★ 7,0

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Old Scrotum

1980

Innocent Bystanders Film ★ 7,8

Innocent Bystanders

Waiter

1972

Jacqueline Film ★ 6,3

Jacqueline

Baxter

1956

The Miracle Film ★ 5,9

The Miracle

Mr. Beausang

1991

A Terrible Beauty Film ★ 5,4

A Terrible Beauty

Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

1960

The Rising of the Moon Film ★ 6,8

The Rising of the Moon

Moran

1957

Guns in the Heather Film ★ 5,4

Guns in the Heather

Muldoon

1969

My Dear Palestrina Film ★ 7,0

My Dear Palestrina

Tam

1980

The Raggedy Rawney Film ★ 5,6

The Raggedy Rawney

Jake

1988

Carson Country Film

Carson Country

Tom Curdie

1972

Attempt to Kill Film

Attempt to Kill

Elliott

1961

No Surrender Film ★ 6,7

No Surrender

George Gorman

1985

According to the Rules Film

According to the Rules

Tom Flaherty

1974

Film

The Hard Knock

Da Greevey

1962

Chance of a Lifetime Film ★ 10,0

Chance of a Lifetime

Old Mr. Gallagher

1980

Film

Tuesday's Child

Fr O'Dwyer

1985

The Folk Singer Film

The Folk Singer

Waiter

1972