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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. He also guest starred, alongside Leonard Rossiter, in an episode of Steptoe and Son, "The Desperate Hours". The writers of Steptoe and Son - Ray Galton and Alan Simpson - have since revealed that Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert Steptoe in the series, behind Wilfrid Brambell. He also appeared as Father Dooley, a Catholic priest, in several episodes of Carla Lane's Bread, his last television appearance.
Birth Name
James Gerard Devlin
Born
Tuesday, 08 October 1907
Died
Thursday, 17 October 1991
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Far and Away | Villager #1 / Villager | 1992 |
The Miracle | Mr. Beausang | 1991 |
The Raggedy Rawney | Jake | 1988 |
Bread | Father Dooley | 1986 |
No Surrender | George Gorman | 1985 |
C.A.T.S. Eyes | Steve Twolegs | 1985 |
Taggart | Bill Lynch | 1983 |
Father Charlie | Father O'Brien | 1982 |
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Old Scrotum | 1980 |
The Outsider | Sean Tweeny | 1980 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Far and Away | Villager #1 / Villager | 1992 |
The Miracle | Mr. Beausang | 1991 |
The Raggedy Rawney | Jake | 1988 |
Bread | Father Dooley | 1986 |
No Surrender | George Gorman | 1985 |
C.A.T.S. Eyes | Steve Twolegs | 1985 |
Taggart | Bill Lynch | 1983 |
Father Charlie | Father O'Brien | 1982 |
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Old Scrotum | 1980 |
The Outsider | Sean Tweeny | 1980 |
The New Avengers | Tramp | 1976 |
When the Boat Comes In | Mick Murphy | 1976 |
The Sweeney | Tony Hay | 1975 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Tam | 1974 |
Crown Court | William Shotover | 1972 |
The Alf Garnett Saga | Irishman | 1972 |
Innocent Bystanders | Waiter | 1972 |
Alcock and Gander | Fingers | 1972 |
Grady | Harry Carswell | 1970 |
Play for Today | Tom Curdie / Old Mr. Gallagher | 1970 |
The Reckoning | Cocky Burke | 1970 |
Hadleigh | Lock | 1969 |
Guns in the Heather | Muldoon | 1969 |
Two in Clover | Bert Fuller | 1969 |
Inside George Webley | Irishman | 1968 |
Dad's Army | Patrick Regan | 1968 |
Me Mammy | Mr. Markey | 1968 |
The Champions | Frank Nicholls | 1968 |
Man in a Suitcase | Eddy | 1967 |
ITV Playhouse | Croogan | 1967 |
The Caper of the Golden Bulls | The Tinker | 1967 |
Harry Worth | Mr. Pownall | 1966 |
The Wednesday Play | Alan Price | 1964 |
The Comedy Man | Gus Sloppitt / Sloppitt | 1964 |
Theatre 625 | Old Bill | 1964 |
The Villains | Harry Barber | 1964 |
A Place to Go | Neighbour | 1963 |
Love Story | Christy Dowd | 1963 |
The Plane Makers | Arthur Cooper | 1963 |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook | McCrindle | 1962 |
I Thank a Fool | Coroner | 1962 |
The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day | Paddy Maguire | 1962 |
Steptoe and Son | Frank Ferris | 1962 |
Comedy Playhouse | Paddy O'Hanahan / (A Warm Reception) | 1961 |
Johnny Nobody | Caretaker | 1961 |
The Frightened City | Informer | 1961 |
Attempt to Kill | Elliott | 1961 |
The Big Gamble | The Driving Instructor | 1961 |
Drama 61-67 | Walter Reynolds | 1961 |
Bootsie and Snudge | Old George | 1960 |
Theatre 70 | Tramp | 1960 |
The Night Fighters | Const. Lauden (as James Devlin) / Const. Lauden | 1960 |
Armchair Mystery Theatre | Mr. Gregory | 1960 |
Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Tom Kerrigan | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Elliott | 1959 |
One Step Beyond | Leo | 1959 |
The Rising of the Moon | Moran | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Waiter / Tom Flaherty / Professor Fogarty / Old Cassidy / Mr. Frazer / John Quinn / Da Greevey | 1956 |
Jacqueline | Baxter / Mr. Lord's servant | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Charlie / Paddy Combo / Rabb White | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Seamus / Mr. Rudd / Dad / Charlie Hammerton / 1st Old man | 1955 |
Captain Lightfoot | Tuer O'Brien | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Muldoon / Tom Kerrigan | 1954 |
The Danny Thomas Show | Shamus Daly | 1953 |