ACTOR
Victor McLaglen
Known for Around the World in 80 Days · Dishonored · Rawhide
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.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1886
- Died
- Nov 7, 1959
- Birthplace
- Stepney, East London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Around the World in 80 DaysSS Henrietta Helmsman · 1956
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
MOVIE
DishonoredColonel Kranau · 1931
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
Rawhide · 1959
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
Have Gun, Will TravelMike O'Hare · 1957
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
HollywoodSelf (archive footage, uncredited) · 1980
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1952
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
LV
Lux Video TheatreMichael O'Reilly · 1950
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps · 1951
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
TC
The Call of the RoadAlfred Truscott
1920
CarnivalBaron
1921CJ
Corinthian JackJack Halstead
1921TP
The Prey of the DragonBrett 'Dragon' Mercer
1921TS
The Sport of KingsFrank Rosedale
1921AR
A Romance of Old BaghdadMiski
1922AS
A Sailor TrampThe Sailor Tramp
1922LB
Little Brother of GodKing Kennidy
1922
The Crimson Circle
1922
The Glorious AdventureBulfinch
1922H
HeartstringsFrank Wilson
1923MO
M'Lord of the White RoadLord Annerley / John
1923TR
The RomanyThe Chief
1923
Woman to WomanNubian Slave (uncredited)
1923IT
In the BloodTony Crabtree
1924
The Beloved BruteCharles Hinges
1924
The Boatswain's MateNed Travers
1924TG
The Gay CorinthianSquire Hardcastle
1924
The Passionate AdventureHerb Harris
1924WA
Women and DiamondsBrian Owen
1924
PercyReedy Jenkins
1925
The Fighting HeartSoapy Williams
1925TH
The Hunted WomanQuade
1925
The Unholy ThreeHercules
1925
Winds of ChancePoleon Doret
1925
Beau GesteHank
1926
Men of SteelPete Masarick
1926
The Isle of RetributionDoomsdorf
1926
What Price GloryCapt. Flagg
1926
Life in HollywoodSelf
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 5
1927
Mother MachreeThe Giant of Kilkenny
1927
The Loves of CarmenEscamillo
1927
A Girl in Every PortSpike Madden
1928
Hangman's HouseDenis Hogan
1928
The River PirateSailor Fritz
1928
Captain LashCaptain Lash
1929
Happy DaysMinstrel Show Performer
1929
Hot for ParisJohn Patrick Duke
1929
Strong BoyStrong Boy
1929
The Black WatchCaptain Donald King
1929
The Cock-Eyed WorldTop Sergeant Flagg
1929
A Devil with WomenJerry Maxton
1930
On the LevelBiff Williams
1930
Annabelle's AffairsJohn Rawson / Hefly Jack
1931
DishonoredColonel Kranau
1931
The Stolen JoolsSergeant Flagg
1931
Three RoguesBull Stanley
1931
WickedScott Burrows
1931
Women of All NationsCaptain Jim Flagg
1931
Devil's LotteryJem Meech
1932
Guilty as HellDetective Capt. T.R. McKinley
1932
Rackety Rax'Knucks' McGloin
1932
The Gay CaballeroDon Bob Harkness / El Coyote
1932
While Paris SleepsJacques Costaud
1932
Dick TurpinDick Turpin
1933
Hot PepperJim Flagg
1933
Laughing at LifeDennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Murder at the VanitiesBill Murdock
1934
No More WomenForty-Fathoms
1934
The Captain Hates the SeaJunius P. Schulte
1934
The Lost PatrolThe Sergeant
1934
Wharf AngelTurk
1934
Professional SoldierColonel Michael Donovan
1935
The Great Hotel MurderAndrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
1935
The InformerGypo Nolan
1935
Under PressureJumbo Smith
1935
Klondike AnnieBull Brackett
1936
The Magnificent Brute'Big Steve' Andrews
1936
Under Two FlagsJ.C. Doyle
1936
Ali Baba Goes to TownHimself
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing!Dannie O'Neill
1937
Sea DevilsSteve Webb
1937
This Is My AffairJock Ramsay
1937
Wee Willie WinkieSgt. Donald MacDuff
1937
Battle of BroadwayBig Ben Wheeler
1938
The Devil's PartyMarty Malone
1938
We're Going to Be Rich"Dobbie" Dobson
1938
Captain FuryJerry Black aka Blackie
1939
Ex-ChampTom 'Gunner' Grey
1939
Full ConfessionPat McGinnis
1939
Gunga DinMacChesney
1939
Let Freedom RingChris Mulligan
1939
Pacific LinerCrusher McKay
1939
RioDirk
1939
The Big GuyWarden Bill Whitlock
1939
Diamond FrontierTerrence Regan
1940
South of Pago PagoBucko Larson
1940
Broadway LimitedMaurice "Mike" Monaghan
1941
Call Out the MarinesSgt. Jimmy McGinnis
1942
China GirlBull Weed
1942
Powder TownJeems O'Shea
1942
Forever and a DayArchibald Spavin
1943
Roger Touhy, GangsterHerman "Owl" Banghart
1944
TampicoFred Adamson
1944
The Princess and the PirateCaptain Barrett / The Hook
1944
Love, Honor and GoodbyeTerry O'Farrell
1945
Rough, Tough and ReadyOwen McCarey
1945
Whistle StopGitlo
1946
Calendar GirlMatthew O'Neill
1947
Michigan KidCurley Davis
1947
The Foxes of HarrowMike Farrell
1947
Fort ApacheSgt. Festus Mulcahy
1948
She Wore a Yellow RibbonFirst Sergeant Quincannon
1949
Rio GrandeSgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
1950OC
O'Mara's Chain MiracleOfficer O'Mara
1951
The Quiet ManSquire 'Red' Will Danaher
1952
Fair Wind to JavaO'Brien
1953
Prince ValiantBoltar
1954
Trouble in the GlenParlan
1954
BengaziRobert Emmett Donovan
1955
City of ShadowsBig Tim Channing
1955
Lady Godiva of CoventryGrimald
1955
Many Rivers to CrossCadmus Cherne
1955
Around the World in 80 DaysSS Henrietta Helmsman
1956
The AbductorsTom Muldoon
1957
Sea FuryBellew
1958
The Italians They Are CrazySergente O'Riley
1958
Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)
1994OL
On Location with Gunga DinMacChesney (archive footage)
2004
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)
2011
John Ford: The Man Who Invented AmericaSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2019
Photos
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