Victor McLaglen

Deceased · Born: Dec 9, 1886 · Died: Nov 7, 1959

Personal Details

Born Dec 9, 1886 Stepney, East London, England, UK

Spouse

Margaret Pumphrey
( Dec 19, 1948 to Nov 7, 1959 )
Suzanne Marie Brueggeman
( Nov 20, 1943 to Dec 10, 1948 )
Enid Mary Lamont
( Nov 28, 1919 to Apr 2, 1942 )

Relatives

Clifford McLaglen (Sibling)
Cyril McLaglen (Sibling)
Kenneth McLaglen (Sibling)
Arthur McLaglen (Sibling)
Leopold McLaglen (Sibling)
Josh McLaglen (Grandchild)
Mary McLaglen (Grandchild)
Gwyneth Horder-Payton (Grandchild)

Biography

Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.

Career

acting

1958

Sea Fury as Bellew

1957

The Abductors as Tom Muldoon

Have Gun - Will Travel

Have Gun - Will Travel as Mike O'Hare

1955

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross as Cadmus Cherne

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lady Godiva of Coventry as Grimald

Bengazi as Robert Emmett Donovan

City of Shadows

City of Shadows as Big Tim Channing

1954

Trouble in the Glen

Trouble in the Glen as Parlan

Prince Valiant as Boltar

1953

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java as O'Brien

1952

The Quiet Man as Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

1950

Rio Grande as Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as First Sergeant Quincannon

1948

Fort Apache as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy

1947

The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow as Mike Farrell

Michigan Kid as Curley Davis

Calendar Girl as Matthew O'Neill

1946

Whistle Stop as Gitlo

1945

Rough, Tough and Ready

Rough, Tough and Ready as Owen McCarey

1944

The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate as Captain Barrett / The Hook

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster as Herman "Owl" Banghart

Tampico as Fred Adamson

1943

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day as Archibald Spavin

1942

Powder Town as Jeems O'Shea

China Girl as Major Bull Weed

Call Out the Marines

Call Out the Marines as Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis

1941

Broadway Limited

Broadway Limited as Maurice "Mike" Monaghan

1940

South of Pago Pago

South of Pago Pago as Bucko Larson

Diamond Frontier

Diamond Frontier as Terrence Regan

1939

Let Freedom Ring

Let Freedom Ring as Chris Mulligan

Gunga Din as MacChesney

Full Confession

Full Confession as Pat McGinnis

Captain Fury as Jerry Black aka Blackie

Ex-Champ as Tom 'Gunner' Grey

Rio as Dirk

1938

The Devil's Party

The Devil's Party as Marty Malone

Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway as Big Ben Wheeler

We're Going to Be Rich

We're Going to Be Rich as "Dobbie" Dobson

1937

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie as Sgt. Donald MacDuff

Sea Devils as Steve Webb

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair as Jock Ramsay

1936

Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags as J.C. Doyle

Klondike Annie as Bull Brackett

1935

Professional Soldier

Professional Soldier as Colonel Michael Donovan

Under Pressure as Jumbo Smith

The Informer as Gypo Nolan

The Great Hotel Murder

The Great Hotel Murder as Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea as Junius P. Schulte

The Lost Patrol

The Lost Patrol as The Sergeant

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities as Bill Murdock

Wharf Angel as Turk

1933

Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life as Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale

1931

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations as Captain Jim Flagg

Annabelle's Affairs

Annabelle's Affairs as John Rawson / Hefly Jack

Dishonored as Colonel Kranau

1930

A Devil with Women

A Devil with Women as Jerry Maxton

1929

The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World as Top Sergeant Flagg

Happy Days as Minstrel Show Performer

The Black Watch

The Black Watch as Capt. Donald Gordon King

1925

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three as Hercules

appearances

1970