J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Known for

Acting

Born

October 8, 1907

Birthplace

Belfast - Northern Ireland

Died

October 17, 1991 (aged 84)

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

Best known work

Far and Away

Far and Away

1992

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

1968

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

1976

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

1962

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

1961

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975

Bread

Bread

1986

The Champions

The Champions

1968

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

1957

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
BreadTV
as Father Dooley (11 episodes)
1985
No Surrender
as George Gorman
1985
Tuesday's Child
as Fr O'Dwyer
1980
My Dear Palestrina
as Tam
1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Old Scrotum
1980
Chance of a Lifetime
as Old Mr. Gallagher
1979
The Outsider
as Sean Tweeny
1976
The New AvengersTV
as Tramp (1 episode)
1975
The SweeneyTV
as Tony Hay (1 episode)
1974
According to the Rules
as Tom Flaherty
1974
PlayhouseTV
as Tam (1 episode)
1972
The Folk Singer
as Waiter
1972
Carson Country
as Tom Curdie
1972
Innocent Bystanders
as Waiter
1972
Alcock and GanderTV
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Irishman in Pub
1970
The Reckoning
as Cocky Burke
1969
HadleighTV
1969
Guns in the Heather
as Muldoon
1969
Two in CloverTV
as Bert Fuller (1 episode)
1968
The ChampionsTV
as Frank Nicholls (1 episode)