
J.G. Devlin
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1907-10-08
- Died
- 1991-10-17
- Place of birth
- Belfast - Northern Ireland
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
Known For
TV Shows (20)

Z-Cars
1962

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Alan Price

Playhouse
1974
as Tam

Theatre 625
1964
as Old Bill

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Croogan

The Sweeney
1975
as Tony Hay

One Step Beyond
1959
as Leo

The Champions
1968
as Frank Nicholls

Dad's Army
1968
as Patrick Regan

The New Avengers
1976
as Tramp

Bread
1986
as Father Dooley
Festival
1963
as Matt Haffigan

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Hadleigh
1969

Steptoe and Son
1962
as Frank Ferris

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Da Greevey

One Pair of Eyes
1967

Two in Clover
1969
as Bert Fuller
Alcock and Gander
1972
A World Of His Own
1964
Movies (30)

Far and Away
1992
as Villager

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Tom Kerrigan

The Reckoning
1970
as Cocky Burke

The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
as The Tinker

The Frightened City
1961
as Informer

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Irishman in Pub

Captain Lightfoot
1955
as Tuer O'Brien

The Comedy Man
1964
as Sloppitt

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Tom Kerrigan

Johnny Nobody
1961
as Caretaker

I Thank a Fool
1962
as Coroner

Innocent Bystanders
1972
as Waiter

A Terrible Beauty
1960
as Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

The Outsider
1979
as Sean Tweeny

The Miracle
1991
as Mr. Beausang

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Old Scrotum

My Dear Palestrina
1980
as Tam

Jacqueline
1956
as Baxter

The Bannfoot Ferry
2024
as Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

Guns in the Heather
1969
as Muldoon

The Rising of the Moon
1957
as Moran

The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as Jake

No Surrender
1985
as George Gorman

Carson Country
1972
as Tom Curdie

Chance of a Lifetime
1980
as Old Mr. Gallagher
The Hard Knock
1962
as Da Greevey

Attempt to Kill
1961
as Elliott

According to the Rules
1974
as Tom Flaherty

The Folk Singer
1972
as Waiter
Tuesday's Child
1985
as Fr O'Dwyer
About J.G. Devlin
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 With 50 credits spanning from 1955 to 2024, J.G. Devlin has appeared in 30 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular J.G. Devlin Movies
- Far and Away (1992) — as Villager
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) — as Tom Kerrigan
- The Reckoning (1970) — as Cocky Burke
- The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967) — as The Tinker
- The Frightened City (1961) — as Informer
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