J. G. Devlin
Actor, Film actor
1907 – 1991
Who was J. G. Devlin?
James Gerard Devlin was an Irish actor. In a career spanning nearly fifty years, he played parts in 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, probably his last television appearance.
His was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, released in 1980.
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- Born
- Oct 8, 1907
Belfast - Also known as
- James Gerard Devlin
- Jimmy
- James Devlin
- Players from the Abbey Theatre Company
- JG
- Jimmy Devlin
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Lived in
- Belfast
- Died
- Oct 17, 1991
Belfast
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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