Victor McLaglen

Person

Victor McLaglen

Born 9 December 1886 Died 7 November 1959, aged 72 Stepney, East London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
33age in their first credit on record (1920)
84years on screen and counting
8credits in 1939, their busiest year
123dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 117

On Location with Gunga Din

2004
as MacChesney (archive footage)
Sea Fury poster Age: 71

Sea Fury

1958
as Bellew
The Italians They Are Crazy poster Age: 71

The Italians They Are Crazy

1958
as Sergente O'Riley
The Abductors poster Age: 70

The Abductors

1957
as Tom Muldoon
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 69

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
as SS Henrietta Helmsman
Lady Godiva of Coventry poster Age: 68

Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955
as Grimald
Bengazi poster Age: 68

Bengazi

1955
as Robert Emmett Donovan
City of Shadows poster Age: 68

City of Shadows

1955
as Big Tim Channing
Many Rivers to Cross poster Age: 68

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
as Cadmus Cherne
Trouble in the Glen poster Age: 67

Trouble in the Glen

1954
as Parlan
Prince Valiant poster Age: 67

Prince Valiant

1954
as Boltar
Fair Wind to Java poster Age: 66

Fair Wind to Java

1953
as O'Brien
The Quiet Man poster Age: 65

The Quiet Man

1952
as Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
No poster
Age: 64

O'Mara's Chain Miracle

1951
as Officer O'Mara
Rio Grande poster Age: 63

Rio Grande

1950
as Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon poster Age: 62

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949
as First Sergeant Quincannon
Fort Apache poster Age: 61

Fort Apache

1948
as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
The Foxes of Harrow poster Age: 60

The Foxes of Harrow

1947
as Mike Farrell
Michigan Kid poster Age: 60

Michigan Kid

1947
as Curley Davis
Calendar Girl poster Age: 60

Calendar Girl

1947
as Matthew O'Neill
Whistle Stop poster Age: 59

Whistle Stop

1946
as Gitlo
Love, Honor and Goodbye poster Age: 58

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945
as Terry O'Farrell
Rough, Tough and Ready poster Age: 58

Rough, Tough and Ready

1945
as Owen McCarey
The Princess and the Pirate poster Age: 57

The Princess and the Pirate

1944
as Captain Barrett / The Hook
Roger Touhy, Gangster poster Age: 57

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944
as Herman "Owl" Banghart
Tampico poster Age: 57

Tampico

1944
as Fred Adamson
Forever and a Day poster Age: 56

Forever and a Day

1943
as Archibald Spavin
China Girl poster Age: 56

China Girl

1942
as Bull Weed
Powder Town poster Age: 55

Powder Town

1942
as Jeems O'Shea
Call Out the Marines poster Age: 55

Call Out the Marines

1942
as Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis
Broadway Limited poster Age: 54

Broadway Limited

1941
as Maurice "Mike" Monaghan
Diamond Frontier poster Age: 53

Diamond Frontier

1940
as Terrence Regan
South of Pago Pago poster Age: 53

South of Pago Pago

1940
as Bucko Larson
The Big Guy poster Age: 53

The Big Guy

1939
as Warden Bill Whitlock
Rio poster Age: 52

Rio

1939
as Dirk
Full Confession poster Age: 52

Full Confession

1939
as Pat McGinnis
Captain Fury poster Age: 52

Captain Fury

1939
as Jerry Black aka Blackie
Ex-Champ poster Age: 52

Ex-Champ

1939
as Tom 'Gunner' Grey
Let Freedom Ring poster Age: 52

Let Freedom Ring

1939
as Chris Mulligan
Gunga Din poster Age: 52

Gunga Din

1939
as MacChesney
Pacific Liner poster Age: 52

Pacific Liner

1939
as Crusher McKay
We're Going to Be Rich poster Age: 51

We're Going to Be Rich

1938
as "Dobbie" Dobson
The Devil's Party poster Age: 51

The Devil's Party

1938
as Marty Malone
Battle of Broadway poster Age: 51

Battle of Broadway

1938
as Big Ben Wheeler
Wee Willie Winkie poster Age: 50

Wee Willie Winkie

1937
as Sgt. Donald MacDuff
This Is My Affair poster Age: 50

This Is My Affair

1937
as Jock Ramsay
Nancy Steele Is Missing! poster Age: 50

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937
as Dannie O'Neill
Sea Devils poster Age: 50

Sea Devils

1937
as Steve Webb
The Magnificent Brute poster Age: 49

The Magnificent Brute

1936
as 'Big Steve' Andrews
Under Two Flags poster Age: 49

Under Two Flags

1936
as J.C. Doyle
Klondike Annie poster Age: 49

Klondike Annie

1936
as Bull Brackett
Professional Soldier poster Age: 49

Professional Soldier

1935
as Colonel Michael Donovan
The Informer poster Age: 48

The Informer

1935
as Gypo Nolan
The Great Hotel Murder poster Age: 48

The Great Hotel Murder

1935
as Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe
Under Pressure poster Age: 48

Under Pressure

1935
as Jumbo Smith
The Captain Hates the Sea poster Age: 47

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934
as Junius P. Schulte
Murder at the Vanities poster Age: 47

Murder at the Vanities

1934
as Bill Murdock
Wharf Angel poster Age: 47

Wharf Angel

1934
as Turk
No More Women poster Age: 47

No More Women

1934
as Forty-Fathoms
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 poster Age: 47

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934
The Lost Patrol poster Age: 47

The Lost Patrol

1934
as The Sergeant
Dick Turpin poster Age: 46

Dick Turpin

1933
as Dick Turpin
Laughing at Life poster Age: 46

Laughing at Life

1933
as Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale
Hot Pepper poster Age: 46

Hot Pepper

1933
as Jim Flagg
Rackety Rax poster Age: 45

Rackety Rax

1932
as 'Knucks' McGloin
Guilty as Hell poster Age: 45

Guilty as Hell

1932
as Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley
While Paris Sleeps poster Age: 45

While Paris Sleeps

1932
as Jacques Costaud
Devil's Lottery poster Age: 45

Devil's Lottery

1932
as Jem Meech
The Gay Caballero poster Age: 45

The Gay Caballero

1932
as Don Bob Harkness / El Coyote
Wicked poster Age: 44

Wicked

1931
as Scott Burrows
Annabelle's Affairs poster Age: 44

Annabelle's Affairs

1931
as John Rawson / Hefly Jack
Women of All Nations poster Age: 44

Women of All Nations

1931
as Captain Jim Flagg
The Stolen Jools poster Age: 44

The Stolen Jools

1931
as Sergeant Flagg
Dishonored poster Age: 44

Dishonored

1931
as Colonel Kranau
Three Rogues poster Age: 44

Three Rogues

1931
as Bull Stanley
A Devil with Women poster Age: 43

A Devil with Women

1930
as Jerry Maxton
On the Level poster Age: 43

On the Level

1930
as Biff Williams
Hot for Paris poster Age: 43

Hot for Paris

1929
as John Patrick Duke
The Cock-Eyed World poster Age: 42

The Cock-Eyed World

1929
as Top Sergeant Flagg
Happy Days poster Age: 42

Happy Days

1929
as Minstrel Show Performer
The Black Watch poster Age: 42

The Black Watch

1929
as Captain Donald King
Strong Boy poster Age: 42

Strong Boy

1929
as Strong Boy
Captain Lash poster Age: 42

Captain Lash

1929
as Captain Lash
The River Pirate poster Age: 41

The River Pirate

1928
as Sailor Fritz
Hangman's House poster Age: 41

Hangman's House

1928
as Denis Hogan
A Girl in Every Port poster Age: 41

A Girl in Every Port

1928
as Spike Madden
Mother Machree poster Age: 41

Mother Machree

1927
as The Giant of Kilkenny
The Loves of Carmen poster Age: 40

The Loves of Carmen

1927
as Escamillo
Life in Hollywood No. 5 poster Age: 40

Life in Hollywood No. 5

1927
What Price Glory poster Age: 39

What Price Glory

1926
as Capt. Flagg
Beau Geste poster Age: 39

Beau Geste

1926
as Hank
Men of Steel poster Age: 39

Men of Steel

1926
as Pete Masarick
The Isle of Retribution poster Age: 39

The Isle of Retribution

1926
as Doomsdorf
The Fighting Heart poster Age: 38

The Fighting Heart

1925
as Soapy Williams
Winds of Chance poster Age: 38

Winds of Chance

1925
as Poleon Doret
The Unholy Three poster Age: 38

The Unholy Three

1925
as Hercules
Percy poster Age: 38

Percy

1925
as Reedy Jenkins
No poster
Age: 38

The Hunted Woman

1925
as Quade
The Beloved Brute poster Age: 37

The Beloved Brute

1924
as Charles Hinges
No poster
Age: 37

The Gay Corinthian

1924
as Squire Hardcastle
The Passionate Adventure poster Age: 37

The Passionate Adventure

1924
as Herb Harris
No poster
Age: 37

Women and Diamonds

1924
as Brian Owen
No poster
Age: 37

In the Blood

1924
as Tony Crabtree
The Boatswain's Mate poster Age: 37

The Boatswain's Mate

1924
as Ned Travers
No poster
Age: 36

M'Lord of the White Road

1923
as Lord Annerley / John
No poster
Age: 36

Heartstrings

1923
as Frank Wilson
Woman to Woman poster Age: 36

Woman to Woman

1923
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 36

The Romany

1923
as The Chief
The Crimson Circle poster Age: 35

The Crimson Circle

1922
No poster
Age: 35

A Sailor Tramp

1922
as The Sailor Tramp
The Glorious Adventure poster Age: 35

The Glorious Adventure

1922
as Bulfinch
No poster
Age: 35

Little Brother of God

1922
as King Kennidy
No poster
Age: 35

A Romance of Old Baghdad

1922
as Miski
No poster
Age: 34

The Sport of Kings

1921
as Frank Rosedale
No poster
Age: 34

The Prey of the Dragon

1921
as Brett 'Dragon' Mercer
Carnival poster Age: 34

Carnival

1921
as Baron
No poster
Age: 34

Corinthian Jack

1921
as Jack Halstead
No poster
Age: 33

The Call of the Road

1920
as Alfred Truscott
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TV credits

Newest first
Rawhide poster Age: 72

Rawhide

1959
Rawhide poster Age: 72

Rawhide

1959
as Harry Wittman
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 70

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Mike O'Hare
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 64

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
No poster
Age: 63

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Michael O'Reilly
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