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.
J.G. Devlin
Active - 1955 - 1992 |
Birth - Oct 8, 1907 |
Death - Oct 17, 1991 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Romance
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Subgenres - Black Comedy Film, Boxing Film, Detective Film, Heist Film, Spy
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