J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

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

  • Title: J.G. Devlin
  • Popularity: 1.631
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1907-10-08
  • Place of Birth: Belfast - Northern Ireland
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J.G. Devlin Movies

  • 1991
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    The Miracle

    The Miracle

    5.8 1991 HD

    Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild...

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  • 1962
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    I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool

    5.5 1962 HD

    After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has...

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  • 1961
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    Attempt to Kill

    Attempt to Kill

    1 1961 HD

    A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears...

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  • 1956
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    Jacqueline

    Jacqueline

    6 1956 HD

    Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from...

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  • 1962
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    The Hard Knock

    The Hard Knock

    1 1962 HD

    Tough merchant seaman Pat Greevey returns to his family in Liverpool to find the key to a recent death.

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  • 2024
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    The Bannfoot Ferry

    The Bannfoot Ferry

    1 2024 HD

    A forgotten history of Northern Ireland is unveiled through a journey into Ulster Television’s archives, and the rediscovery of the first...

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  • 1988
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    The Raggedy Rawney

    The Raggedy Rawney

    5.9 1988 HD

    During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to...

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  • 1961
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    Johnny Nobody

    Johnny Nobody

    6.5 1961 HD

    When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob...

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  • 1980
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    Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

    Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

    6.6 1980 HD

    Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident.

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  • 1985
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    No Surrender

    No Surrender

    6.2 1985 HD

    It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and...

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  • 1970
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    The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    7.2 1970 HD

    Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to...

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  • 1959
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    Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    6.7 1959 HD

    A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him...

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  • 1972
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    Innocent Bystanders

    Innocent Bystanders

    7.2 1972 HD

    Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the name...

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  • 1980
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    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    5.6 1980 HD

    Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus...

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy Man

    The Comedy Man

    7.2 1964 HD

    A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and...

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  • 1992
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    Far and Away

    Far and Away

    6.761 1992 HD

    A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh...

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  • 1961
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    The Frightened City

    The Frightened City

    6.2 1961 HD

    A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in...

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  • 1960
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    A Terrible Beauty

    A Terrible Beauty

    4.9 1960 HD

    In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can...

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  • 1959
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    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

    9 1959 HD

    Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

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  • 1980
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    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    1 1980 HD

    Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in...

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  • 1974
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    According to the Rules

    According to the Rules

    1 1974 HD

    When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist....

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  • 1972
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    The Folk Singer

    The Folk Singer

    1 1972 HD

    A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles, as the authorities demand he identifies himself as...

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  • 1967
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    The Caper of the Golden Bulls

    The Caper of the Golden Bulls

    5.6 1967 HD

    Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former...

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  • 1972
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    Carson Country

    Carson Country

    1 1972 HD

    Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish...

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  • 1957
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    The Rising of the Moon

    The Rising of the Moon

    6.9 1957 HD

    Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an...

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  • 1969
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    Guns in the Heather

    Guns in the Heather

    4.5 1969 HD

    An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass...

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  • 1980
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    My Dear Palestrina

    My Dear Palestrina

    1 1980 HD

    'One of your Popes had a great thing to say once. He had been listening to some music by Palestrina with Palestrina himself. He said to him, " The...

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.7 1975 HD

    Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  • 1972
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    Alcock and Gander

    Alcock and Gander

    5.5 1972 HD

    Alcock and Gander is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1972. Starring Beryl Reid and Richard O'Sullivan, it lasted for one series. It was written...

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  • 1968
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    The Champions

    The Champions

    6 1968 HD

    The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network...

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  • 1976
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    The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

    6.9 1976 HD

    The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The...

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  • 1959
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    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    5.6 1959 HD

    Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from...

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  • 1967
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    Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

    7 1967 HD

    Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches...

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  • 1969
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    Hadleigh

    Hadleigh

    5.5 1969 HD

    Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a...

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  • 1986
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    Bread

    Bread

    7.1 1986 HD

    Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991. The series...

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  • 1962
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    Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

    7.7 1962 HD

    Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who...

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