| Victor McLaglen | |
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| Born | Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen December 10, 1886 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Died | November 7, 1959 (aged 72) Newport Beach, California, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Enid Lamont (1919-1942) Suzanne M. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brueggeman (1943-1948) Margaret Pumphrey (1948-1959) |
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Biography
McLaglen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His father, a bishop, moved the family to South Africa when McLaglen was a child. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He had four brothers who also became actors, Arthur (1888-1972), an actor and sculptor, and Clifford (1892-1978), Cyril (1899-1987), and Kenneth (c. 1901-1979). [1] Other siblings included Frederick (b. c1882), Sydney (b. ca1884), Lewis (b. ca1889), and a sister, Lily (b. ca1893). Another brother, Leopold McLaglen, who appeared in one film, gained notoriety prior to World War I as a showman and self-proclaimed World Ju-jutsu Champion,[2] who authored a book on the subject. literally meaning the " art of softness " or "way of yielding" is a collective name for Japanese martial art styles consisting of grappling [3]
Before Hollywood
He left home at fourteen to join the British Army with the intention of fighting in the Second Boer War. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: However, much to his chagrin, he was stationed at Windsor Castle with the Life Guards and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of The Life Guards (LG is the senior Regiment of the British Army.
Four years later, he moved to Canada, where he earned a living as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer, with several notable wins in the ring. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page One of his most famous fights was against Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, in a 6 round exhibition bout. Arthur John Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946 better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was an American boxer and [4] Between bouts, he toured with a circus, which offered $25 to anyone who could go three rounds with him. He returned to England in 1913 and claimed to have served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during World War I although he actually served as a Temporary Captain with the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, now part of the The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires). The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, raised originally as 87 Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment of Foot in 1793 and later combined World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own was a Regiment of the British Army. "PWRR" redirects here For the railroad with these reporting marks see Portland and Western Railroad. He served for a time as military Provost Marshal for the city of Baghdad. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous [5] He also continued boxing, and was named Heavyweight Champion of the British Army in 1918. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. [4] After the war, he began taking roles in British silent films.
Film career
McLaglen's career took a surprise turn in the 1920s, when he moved to Hollywood. He became a popular character actor, with a particular knack for playing drunks. The highlight of his career was an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Informer (1935), based on a novel by Liam O'Flaherty. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film released by RKO. The plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence set in 1922 Liam O'Flaherty ( August 28, 1896 &ndash September 7, 1984) was a significant Irish Novelist and Short story Near the end of his career, McLaglen was nominated again, this time for Best Supporting Actor, for his role opposite John Wayne in The Quiet Man (1952). Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed He was especially popular with director John Ford, who frequently included McLaglen in his films. Toward the end of his career, McLaglen made several guest appearances on television, particularly in Western series such as Have Gun, Will Travel and Rawhide. Have Gun &mdash Will Travel is an American Western Television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963 Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. The episodes of those series in which McLaglen guest-starred were both directed by his son, Andrew V. McLaglen, who later was a film director. Andrew Victor McLaglen ( 28 July 1920 - London, England) is a British - American Film and Television A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
Personal life
McLaglen was married three times. His first marriage was to Enid Lamont in 1919. The couple had one daughter, Sheila, and one son, Andrew, a television and film director, the father of his grandchildren, Mary and Josh McLaglen, who are both film producers and directors. Andrew Victor McLaglen ( 28 July 1920 - London, England) is a British - American Film and Television Enid Lamont McLaglen died in 1942. McLaglen married twice more, to Suzanne M. Brueggeman from 1943 until 1948 and to Margaret Pumphrey, whom he married in 1948 and remained so until his death, of a heart attack in 1959. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He had by that time become a naturalized U. S. citizen. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1920 | The Call of the Road | Alf Truscott | |
| 1921 | Carnival | ||
| Corinthian Jack | Jack Halstead | ||
| The Sport of Kings | Frank Rosedale | ||
| The Prey of the Dragon | Brett 'Dragon' Mercer | ||
| 1922 | The Glorious Adventure | Bulfinch | |
| A Romance of Old Baghdad | Miski | ||
| The Crimson Circle | |||
| A Sailor Tramp | The Sailor Tramp | ||
| Little Brother of God | King Kennidy | ||
| 1923 | Woman to Woman | Nubian slave | uncredited |
| M'Lord of the White Road | Lord Annerley/John | ||
| Heartstrings | Frank Wilson | ||
| In the Blood | Tony Crabtree | ||
| The Romany | The Chief | ||
| 1924 | The Passionate Adventure | Herb Harris | |
| The Beloved Brute | Charles Hinges | ||
| The Gay Corinthian | Squire Hardcastle | ||
| The Boatswain's Mate | Ned Travers | ||
| Women and Diamonds | Brian Owen | ||
| 1925 | The Fighting Heart | Soapy Williams | |
| Winds of Chance | Poleon Doret | ||
| Percy | Reedy Jenkins | ||
| The Hunted Woman | Quade | ||
| The Unholy Three | Hercules, the strongman | ||
| 1926 | Men of Steel | Pete Masarick | |
| The Isle of Retribution | Doomsdorf | ||
| What Price Glory? | Capt. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March The Sport of Kings is the eighth album by Canadian Hard rock band Triumph, released in 1986 The Boatswain's Mate is an Opera in one act written by British composer and Suffragette Ethel Smyth in 1913-14 The Fighting Heart is a 1925 Drama film directed by John Ford. The Unholy Three is a 1925 Melodrama Silent film involving a crime spree directed by Tod Browning. What Price Glory is a Film that has been made twice based on a 1924 play by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings. Flagg | ||
| Beau Geste | Hank | ||
| 1927 | The Loves of Carmen | Escamillo | |
| 1928 | The River Pirate | Sailor Fritz | |
| A Girl in Every Port | Spike Madden | ||
| Mother Machree | The Giant of Kilkenny (Terence O'Dowd) | ||
| Hangman's House | Citizen Denis Hogan | ||
| 1929 | Hot for Paris | John Patrick Duke | |
| The Cock-Eyed World | Top Sergeant Flagg | ||
| Strong Boy | Strong Boy | ||
| Captain Lash | Captain Lash | ||
| The Black Watch | Capt. The Loves of Carmen ( 1948) is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed A Girl in Every Port is a silent 1928 Comedy film about two sailors Mother Machree was a 1928 Silent film, directed by John Ford, based on a novel by Rida Johnson Young about a poor Irish immigrant Hangman's House is a 1928 Drama genre Silent film set in Ireland, directed by John Ford (uncredited with intertitles Strong Boy is a 1929 Comedy film directed by John Ford. It was a Silent film with a synchronized music track The Black Watch is a 1929 American early epic adventure Drama film directed by John Ford and written by Donald Gordon King | ||
| 1930 | A Devil with Women | Jerry Maxton | |
| On the Level | Biff Williams | ||
| 1931 | Dishonored | Col. On The Level is a Status Quo album featuring Francis Rossi Richard Parfitt Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan Dishonored is a 1931 romantic Spy film made by Paramount Pictures. Kranau | |
| Wicked | Scott Burrows | ||
| Annabelle's Affairs | John Rawson aka Hefly Jack | ||
| Women of All Nations | Capt ain Jim Flagg | ||
| The Stolen Jools | Sergeant Flagg | ||
| Three Rogues | Bull Stanley | ||
| 1932 | Rackety Rax | 'Knucks' McGloin | |
| Guilty as Hell | Detective Capt. The Stolen Jools ( 1931) is a short Comedy film produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood featuring many Cameo appearances by the T. R. McKinley | ||
| While Paris Sleeps | Jacques Costaud | ||
| Devil's Lottery | Jem Meech | ||
| The Gay Caballero | Don Bob Harkness aka El Coyote | ||
| 1933 | Hot Pepper | Jim Flagg | |
| Dick Turpin | Dick Turpin | ||
| Laughing at Life | Dennis P. For other meanings see Dick Turpin (disambiguation. Richard (Dick Turpin ( September 21, 1705 in Hempstead McHale aka Burke aka Captain Hale | ||
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea | Schulte | |
| Wharf Angel | Turk | ||
| No More Women | Forty-Fathoms | ||
| The Lost Patrol | The Sergeant | ||
| Murder at the Vanities | Police Lt. The Lost Patrol is a 1934 War film made by RKO. It was directed and produced by John Ford, with Merian C Murder at the Vanities ( 1934) is a Musical film, made in the Pre-Code era and released by Paramount Pictures. Bill Murdock | ||
| 1935 | Professional Soldier | Michael Donovan | |
| The Great Hotel Murder | Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe | ||
| Under Pressure | Jumbo Smith | ||
| The Informer | Gypo Nolan | Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1936 | Magnificent Brute | 'Big Steve' Andrews | as Victor McLaglen - Academy Award Winner |
| Under Two Flags | J. This article refers to the Queen & David Bowie song For other uses of the name see Under Pressure (disambiguation " Under The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film released by RKO. The plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence set in 1922 Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Under Two Flags is a 1936 Adventure film, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert and C. Doyle | ||
| Klondike Annie | Bull Brackett | ||
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Jock Ramsay | |
| Nancy Steele Is Missing! | Dannie O'Neill | ||
| Sea Devils | CPO William 'Medals' Malone | ||
| Wee Willie Winkie | Sgt. Klondike Annie is a 1936 Black-and-white comedy film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 Adventure film starring Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, C Donald MacDuff | ||
| 1938 | We're Going to Be Rich | Dobbie | |
| Battle of Broadway | Big Ben Wheeler | ||
| Devil's Party | Marty Malone | ||
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Warden Bill Whitlock | |
| Rio | Dirk | ||
| Full Confession | McGinnis | ||
| Captain Fury | Jerry Black aka Blackie | ||
| Ex-Champ | Tom 'Gunner' Grey | ||
| Pacific Liner | J. " Devil's Party " is the third single from Australian band INXS and their latest album Switch. B. 'Crusher' McKay, Chief Engineer | ||
| Gunga Din | Sgt. Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO Adventure film loosely based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, combined with elements of his novel 'Mac' MacChesney | ||
| Let Freedom Ring | Chris Mulligan | ||
| 1940 | Diamond Frontier | Terrence Regan | |
| South of Pago Pago | Bucko Larson | ||
| 1941 | Broadway Limited | Maurice 'Mike' Monohan | |
| 1942 | Powder Town | Jeems O'Shea | |
| Call Out the Marines | Sgt. For the book by Sean Hannity see Let Freedom Ring Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism Track listing "Melody for Melonae" The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroad 's (PRR premier named passenger train operating one train daily in either direction between New York Jimmy McGinnis | ||
| China Girl | Major Weed | ||
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Archibald Spavin (hotel doorman) | |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate | Captain Barrett ak The Hook | |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | Herman 'Owl' Banghart | ||
| Tampico | Fred Adamson | ||
| 1945 | Love, Honor and Goodbye | Terry O'Farrell | |
| Rough, Tough and Ready | Owen McCare | ||
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Gitlo | |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow | Captain Mike Farrell | |
| The Michigan Kid | Curley | ||
| Calendar Girl | Matthew O'Neil | ||
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Sgt. China Girl is a 1942 Drama film which follows the exploits of a Newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the Forever and a Day is a 1943 Drama film, a collaborative effort employing seven directors/producers and no less than 21 writers (plus an uncredited The Princess and the Pirate is a 1944 comedy film released by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Tampico, located at, is the main city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and is the Mexican Gulf 's main economic powerhouse Whistle Stop is a 1946 movie starring George Raft and Ava Gardner. The Foxes of Harrow ( 1947) is an adventure film directed by John M Calendar Girl is a 1947 Musical comedy film which tells the story of two best friends from Boston who come to Greenwich Village in Fort Apache is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. Festus Mulcahy | |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Top Sgt. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Quincannon | |
| 1950 | Rio Grande | Sgt. Rio Grande is a 1950 western film and the third installment of John Ford 's "cavalry trilogy" following two RKO Pictures Maj. Timothy Quincannon | |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Squire 'Red' Will Danaher | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java | O'Brien | |
| 1954 | Prince Valiant | Boltar | |
| Trouble in the Glen | Parlan | ||
| 1955 | Bengazi | Robert Emmett Donovan | |
| City of Shadows | Big Tim Channing | ||
| Many Rivers to Cross | Mr. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a Comic strip created by Hal Foster. Benghazi or Bengasi ( Arabic بنغازي, transliterated Banġāzī,) is the second largest city in Libya and the " Many Rivers to Cross " is a Song written in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. Cadmus Cherne | ||
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Grimald | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Helmsman of the 'Henrietta' | |
| 1957 | The Abductors | Tom Muldoon | |
| 1958 | Gli Italiani sono matti | ||
| Sea Fury | Captain Bellew |
See also
References
- ^ Victor McLaglen, Query. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout List of bare-knuckle boxers is an aggregate of articles pertaining to boxers that fought either all or part of their careers as bare-knuckle boxers. Great War Forum. Invisionzone. com. 19 March 2006.
- ^ "The Science of Jiujitsu". Journal of Non-lethal Combatives. December 2002.
- ^ Noble, Graham. Early Ju-jutsu: The Challenges. Dragon-Tsunami. org.
- ^ a b Victor McLaglen. Cyber Boxing Zone.
- ^ Victor McLaglen myth?. Great War Forum. Invisionzone. com. 26 September 2005.
External links
Victor McLaglen at Find A Grave
- Victor McLaglen at the Internet Movie Database
- McLaglen's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone
- Photographs of Victor McLaglen
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | McLaglen, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McLaglen, Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1886-12-10 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1959 (aged 72) |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
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