
J.G. Devlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1907
- Died
- October 17, 1991 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography

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

Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Frank Ferris (archive footage)

Far and Away
Movie · as Villager

The Miracle
Movie · as Mr. Beausang

The Raggedy Rawney
Movie · as Jake

Bread
TV · as Father Dooley · 11 eps

No Surrender
Movie · as George Gorman
Tuesday's Child
Movie · as Fr O'Dwyer
Summer Season
TV · as Father O'Dwyer · 1 ep

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Movie · as Old Scrotum

Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · as Old Mr. Gallagher

My Dear Palestrina
Movie · as Tam

The Outsider
Movie · as Sean Tweeny

The New Avengers
TV · as Tramp · 1 ep

The Sweeney
TV · as Tony Hay · 1 ep

According to the Rules
Movie · as Tom Flaherty

Playhouse
TV · as Tam · 1 ep

Innocent Bystanders
Movie · as Waiter

The Folk Singer
Movie · as Waiter

Carson Country
Movie · as Tom Curdie

The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie · as Irishman in Pub
Alcock and Gander
TV · 1 ep

The Reckoning
Movie · as Cocky Burke

Guns in the Heather
Movie · as Muldoon

Hadleigh
TV · 1 ep

Two in Clover
TV · as Bert Fuller · 1 ep

The Champions
TV · as Frank Nicholls · 1 ep

Dad's Army
TV · as Patrick Regan · 1 ep

The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Movie · as The Tinker

Kain
Movie · as Old Bill

Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep

One Pair of Eyes
TV · 1 ep

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Croogan · 1 ep

The Comedy Man
Movie · as Sloppitt
A World Of His Own
TV · 1 ep

Theatre 625
TV · as Old Bill · 1 ep

The Wednesday Play
TV · as Alan Price · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as Matt Haffigan · 1 ep

I Thank a Fool
Movie · as Coroner
The Hard Knock
Movie · as Da Greevey

Z-Cars
TV · 2 eps

Steptoe and Son
TV · as Frank Ferris · 1 ep

Attempt to Kill
Movie · as Elliott

Johnny Nobody
Movie · as Caretaker

The Frightened City
Movie · as Informer

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

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Movie · as Tom Kerrigan

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Movie · as Tom Kerrigan

One Step Beyond
TV · as Leo · 1 ep

The Rising of the Moon
Movie · as Moran

Jacqueline
Movie · as Baxter

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Da Greevey · 1 ep

Captain Lightfoot
Movie · as Tuer O'Brien