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Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Acting·1886–1959·106 films

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.

Filmography

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)SS Henrietta Helmsman
Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)First Sergeant Quincannon
Rio Grande
Rio Grande (1950)Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)MacChesney
The Informer
The Informer (1935)Gypo Nolan
Dishonored
Dishonored (1931)Colonel Kranau
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol (1934)The Sergeant
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant (1954)Boltar
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1925)Hercules
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)Sgt. Donald MacDuff
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)Sergeant Flagg
The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)Captain Barrett / The Hook
Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop (1946)Gitlo
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)Spike Madden
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)Grimald
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)Himself
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)Cadmus Cherne
Klondike Annie
Klondike Annie (1936)Bull Brackett
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair (1937)Jock Ramsay
Hangman's House
Hangman's House (1928)Denis Hogan
The Black Watch
The Black Watch (1929)Captain Donald King
China Girl
China Girl (1942)Bull Weed
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1926)Hank
Rio
Rio (1939)Dirk
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)Self - Actor (archive footage)
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)Crusher McKay
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)Archibald Spavin
The Foxes of Harrow
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)Mike Farrell
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities (1934)Bill Murdock
Calendar Girl
Calendar Girl (1947)Matthew O'Neill
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java (1953)O'Brien
Mother Machree
Mother Machree (1927)The Giant of Kilkenny
What Price Glory
What Price Glory (1926)Capt. Flagg
City of Shadows
City of Shadows (1955)Big Tim Channing
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)Jerry Black aka Blackie
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited (1941)Maurice "Mike" Monaghan
Guilty as Hell
Guilty as Hell (1932)Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley
The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party (1938)Marty Malone
The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen (1927)Escamillo
Sea Fury
Sea Fury (1958)Bellew
Women of All Nations
Women of All Nations (1931)Captain Jim Flagg
The Captain Hates the Sea
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)Junius P. Schulte
Full Confession
Full Confession (1939)Pat McGinnis
Battle of Broadway
Battle of Broadway (1938)Big Ben Wheeler
Hot Pepper
Hot Pepper (1933)Jim Flagg
Bengazi
Bengazi (1955)Robert Emmett Donovan
Under Pressure
Under Pressure (1935)Jumbo Smith
While Paris Sleeps
While Paris Sleeps (1932)Jacques Costaud
Sea Devils
Sea Devils (1937)Steve Webb
We're Going to Be Rich
We're Going to Be Rich (1938)"Dobbie" Dobson
Powder Town
Powder Town (1942)Jeems O'Shea
Trouble in the Glen
Trouble in the Glen (1954)Parlan
Wharf Angel
Wharf Angel (1934)Turk
The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World (1929)Top Sergeant Flagg
The Magnificent Brute
The Magnificent Brute (1936)'Big Steve' Andrews
The Great Hotel Murder
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1936)J.C. Doyle
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)Herman "Owl" Banghart
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring (1939)Chris Mulligan
No More Women
No More Women (1934)Forty-Fathoms
A Devil with Women
A Devil with Women (1930)Jerry Maxton
Love, Honor and Goodbye
Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)Terry O'Farrell
Wicked
Wicked (1931)Scott Burrows
Tampico
Tampico (1944)Fred Adamson
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ (1939)Tom 'Gunner' Grey
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)Minstrel Show Performer
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman (1923)Nubian Slave (uncredited)
South of Pago Pago
South of Pago Pago (1940)Bucko Larson
Professional Soldier
Professional Soldier (1935)Colonel Michael Donovan
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life (1933)Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale
Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance (1925)Poleon Doret
Michigan Kid
Michigan Kid (1947)Curley Davis
Strong Boy
Strong Boy (1929)Strong Boy
Rackety Rax
Rackety Rax (1932)'Knucks' McGloin
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)Dannie O'Neill
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart (1925)Soapy Williams
The Passionate Adventure
The Passionate Adventure (1924)Herb Harris
The Isle of Retribution
The Isle of Retribution (1926)Doomsdorf
Call Out the Marines
Call Out the Marines (1942)Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis
The Glorious Adventure
The Glorious Adventure (1922)Bulfinch
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)Himself (archive footage)
The Abductors
The Abductors (1957)Tom Muldoon
The River Pirate
The River Pirate (1928)Sailor Fritz
Carnival
Carnival (1921)Baron
The Big Guy
The Big Guy (1939)Warden Bill Whitlock
Three Rogues
Three Rogues (1931)Bull Stanley
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero (1932)Don Bob Harkness / El Coyote
Men of Steel
Men of Steel (1926)Pete Masarick
The Italians They Are Crazy
The Italians They Are Crazy (1958)Sergente O'Riley
Annabelle's Affairs
Annabelle's Affairs (1931)John Rawson / Hefly Jack
Rough, Tough and Ready
Rough, Tough and Ready (1945)Owen McCarey
Captain Lash
Captain Lash (1929)Captain Lash
Diamond Frontier
Diamond Frontier (1940)Terrence Regan
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin (1933)Dick Turpin
Devil's Lottery
Devil's Lottery (1932)Jem Meech
On the Level
On the Level (1930)Biff Williams
Percy
Percy (1925)Reedy Jenkins
The Beloved Brute
The Beloved Brute (1924)Charles Hinges
The Boatswain's Mate
The Boatswain's Mate (1924)Ned Travers
Hot for Paris
Hot for Paris (1929)John Patrick Duke
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle (1922)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)Self (archive footage)
Life in Hollywood No. 5
Life in Hollywood No. 5 (1927)