J.G. Devlin

Oct 08, 1907 - Oct 17, 1991 (84 years old) in Belfast - Northern Ireland

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

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Playhouse

Tam

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The Sweeney

Tony Hay

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The Champions

Frank Nicholls

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Z-Cars

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One Step Beyond

Leo

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Theatre 625

Old Bill

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The New Avengers

Tramp

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The Miracle

Mr. Beausang

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Johnny Nobody

Caretaker

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Bread

Father Dooley

Credits

The Bannfoot Ferry 2024

Peter Croogan / Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Far and Away 1992

Villager

★ 6.8
The Miracle 1991

Mr. Beausang

★ 5.8
The Raggedy Rawney 1988

Jake

★ 5.5
Bread 1986

Father Dooley

★ 7.1
No Surrender 1985

George Gorman

★ 6.5
Tuesday's Child 1985

Fr O'Dwyer

★ NR
My Dear Palestrina 1980

Tam

★ NR
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 1980

Old Scrotum

★ 6.8
Chance of a Lifetime 1980

Old Mr. Gallagher

★ NR
The Outsider 1979

Sean Tweeny

★ 5.2
The New Avengers 1976

Tramp

★ 7
The Sweeney 1975

Tony Hay

★ 7.8
According to the Rules 1974

Tom Flaherty

★ NR
Playhouse 1974

Tam

★ 7
The Folk Singer 1972

Waiter

★ NR
Carson Country 1972

Tom Curdie

★ NR
Innocent Bystanders 1972

Waiter

★ 7.2
Alcock and Gander 1972

★ 5.5
The Alf Garnett Saga 1972

Irishman in Pub

★ 4
The Reckoning 1970

Cocky Burke

★ 7.3
Hadleigh 1969

★ 5.5
Guns in the Heather 1969

Muldoon

★ 4.5
Two in Clover 1969

Bert Fuller

★ 6.5
The Champions 1968

Frank Nicholls

★ 6.2
Man in a Suitcase 1967

★ 7
The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967

The Tinker

★ 5.8
The Comedy Man 1964

Sloppitt

★ 6.9
A World Of His Own 1964

★ 6
Theatre 625 1964

Old Bill

★ 7.2
Festival 1963

Matt Haffigan

★ 8
I Thank a Fool 1962

Coroner

★ 5.5
The Hard Knock 1962

Da Greevey

★ NR
Steptoe and Son 1962

Frank Ferris

★ 7.8
Z-Cars 1962

★ 7
Johnny Nobody 1961

Caretaker

★ 6.5
The Frightened City 1961

Informer

★ 6.4
Attempt to Kill 1961

Elliott

★ NR
A Terrible Beauty 1960

Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

★ 4.9
Darby O'Gill and the Little People 1959

Tom Kerrigan

★ 6.6
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns 1959

Tom Kerrigan

★ 9
One Step Beyond 1959

Leo

★ 5.6
The Rising of the Moon 1957

Moran

★ 6.9
Jacqueline 1956

Baxter

★ 6
Captain Lightfoot 1955

Tuer O'Brien

★ 6.2