J.G. Devlin

Born: 1907-10-08 in Belfast - Northern Ireland

Died: 1991-10-17

Known For: Acting

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

Filmography

2024

The Bannfoot Ferry as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

1992

Far and Away as Villager

1991

The Miracle as Mr. Beausang

1988

The Raggedy Rawney as Jake

1986

Bread as Father Dooley

1985

No Surrender as George Gorman
Tuesday's Child as Fr O'Dwyer

1980

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Old Scrotum
My Dear Palestrina as Tam
Chance of a Lifetime as Old Mr. Gallagher

1979

The Outsider as Sean Tweeny

1976

The New Avengers as Tramp

1975

The Sweeney as Tony Hay

1974

Playhouse as Tam
According to the Rules as Tom Flaherty

1972

Alcock and Gander
Innocent Bystanders as Waiter
The Alf Garnett Saga as Irishman in Pub
Carson Country as Tom Curdie
The Folk Singer as Waiter

1970

The Reckoning as Cocky Burke

1969

Hadleigh
Two in Clover as Bert Fuller
Guns in the Heather as Muldoon

1968

The Champions as Frank Nicholls
Dad's Army as Patrick Regan

1967

ITV Playhouse as Croogan
Man in a Suitcase
One Pair of Eyes
The Caper of the Golden Bulls as The Tinker

1964

Theatre 625 as Old Bill
A World Of His Own
The Comedy Man as Sloppitt

1963

Festival as Matt Haffigan

1962

Z-Cars
Steptoe and Son as Frank Ferris
I Thank a Fool as Coroner
The Hard Knock as Da Greevey

1961

Johnny Nobody as Caretaker
The Frightened City as Informer
Attempt to Kill as Elliott

1960

A Terrible Beauty as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

1959

One Step Beyond as Leo
Darby O'Gill and the Little People as Tom Kerrigan
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns as Tom Kerrigan

1957

The Rising of the Moon as Moran

1956

Armchair Theatre as Da Greevey
Jacqueline as Baxter

1955

Captain Lightfoot as Tuer O'Brien