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James Donnelly(1865-1937)

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James Donnelly was born in 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Passing the Buck (1919), Sea Devils (1931) and A Girl's Desire (1922). He died on 13 April 1937 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born1865
DiedApril 13, 1937
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DiedApril 13, 1937
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Passing the Buck (1919)
Passing the Buck
6.5
Short
  • The Hotel Proprietor
  • 1919
Sea Devils (1931)
Sea Devils
5.8
  • Captain McCall
  • 1931
Alice Calhoun in A Girl's Desire (1922)
A Girl's Desire
  • H. Jerome Browne
  • 1922
Cupid Forecloses (1919)
Cupid Forecloses
  • Jim Connors
  • 1919

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  • Oil's Well
    Short
    • 1934
  • Bill Cody in The Border Menace (1934)
    The Border Menace
    3.4
    • Millette (as Jim Donelly)
    • 1934
  • W.C. Fields in The Pharmacist (1933)
    The Pharmacist
    6.5
    Short
    • Street Sweeper (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The Singing Boxer
    Short
    • Fight Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The Singing Plumber
    Short
    • Man in Audience (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Loud Mouth (1932)
    The Loud Mouth
    6.3
    Short
    • World Series Fan (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Spot on the Rug
    6.2
    Short
    • Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Granger and Franklin Pangborn in Lighthouse Love (1932)
    Lighthouse Love
    6.0
    Short
    • Cook (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Speed in the Gay Nineties (1932)
    Speed in the Gay Nineties
    5.2
    Short
    • Tobacco Spitter (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
    City Lights
    8.5
    • Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Sea Devils (1931)
    Sea Devils
    5.8
    • Captain McCall
    • 1931
  • The Jaywalker
    7.8
    Short
    • 1930
  • William Blaisdell and Bobby Vernon in Sappy Service (1929)
    Sappy Service
    6.3
    Short
    • 1929
  • Reckless Rosie (1929)
    Reckless Rosie
    5.1
    Short
    • 1929
  • Turn Him Loose
    Short
    • 1929

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  • Alternative names
    • Jim Donelly
  • Born
    • 1865
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 13, 1937
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Other works
    Stage actor
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    Supporting actor in silent screen comedies.

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