Victor McLaglen

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Quiet Man Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

(1952)

Fort Apache Sgt. Festus Mulcahy

(1948)

The Informer Gypo Nolan

(1935)

Hot Pepper Jim Flagg

(1933)

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Actor (124 credits)

1959 Rawhide (TV Series)
Harry Wittman

- Incident of the Shambling Man (1959) ... Harry Wittman

1958 Sea Fury
Bellew

1958 Gli italiani sono matti
Sergente O'Riley

1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series)
Mike O'Hare

- The O'Hare Story (1958) ... Mike O'Hare

1957 The Abductors
Tom Muldoon

1957 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Big Joe

- Big Joe's Coming Home (1957) ... Big Joe

1956 Around the World in 80 Days
Helmsman of the 'S. S. Henrietta'

1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Big Joe

- Big Joe's Comin' Home (1955) ... Big Joe

1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
Grimald

1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV Series)
Sweeney

- The Marine Went to Town (1955) ... Sweeney

1955 Bengazi
Robert Emmett Donovan

1955 City of Shadows
Big Tim Channing

1955 Many Rivers to Cross
Cadmus Cherne

1954 Trouble in the Glen
Parlan MacFarr

1954 Prince Valiant
Boltar

1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Michael O'Reilly

- The Exposure of Michael O'Reilly (1954) ... Michael O'Reilly

1953 Fair Wind to Java
O'Brien

1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)

- Port of Call (1952)

1952 The Quiet Man
Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

1951 O'Mara's Chain Miracle (Short)
Officer O'Mara

1950 Rio Grande
Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Top Sgt. Quincannon

1948 Fort Apache
Sgt. Festus Mulcahy

1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Captain Mike Farrell

1947 Michigan Kid
Curley Davis

1947 Calendar Girl
Matthew O'Neill

1946 Whistle Stop
Gitlo

1945 Love, Honor and Goodbye
Terry O'Farrell

1945 Rough, Tough and Ready
Owen McCarey

1944 The Princess and the Pirate
The Hook

1944 Roger Touhy, Gangster
Herman 'Owl' Banghart

1944 Tampico
First Mate Fred Adamson

1943 Forever and a Day
Archibald Spavin

1942 China Girl
Major Bull Weed

1942 Powder Town
Jeems O'Shea

1942 Call Out the Marines
Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis

1941 Broadway Limited
Mike

1940 Diamond Frontier
Terrence Regan

1940 South of Pago Pago
Bucko Larson

1939 The Big Guy
Warden Bill Whitlock

1939 Rio
Dirk

1939 Full Confession
Pat McGinnis

1939 Captain Fury
Blackie / Jerry Black

1939 Ex-Champ
Tom 'Gunner' Grey

1939 Let Freedom Ring
Chris Mulligan

1939 Gunga Din
MacChesney

1939 Pacific Liner
Crusher McKay

1938 We're Going to Be Rich
Dobbie

1938 The Devil's Party
Marty Malone

1938 Battle of Broadway
Big Ben Wheeler

1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Victor McLaglen - at Fictional Premiere (uncredited)

1937 Wee Willie Winkie
Sgt. MacDuff

1937 This Is My Affair
Jock Ramsay

1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Dannie O'Neill

1937 Sea Devils
CPO William 'Medals' Malone

1936 Magnificent Brute
'Big Steve' Andrews (as Victor McLaglen-Academy Award Winner)

1936 Under Two Flags
Maj. Doyle

1936 Klondike Annie
Bull Brackett

1935 Professional Soldier
Col. Michael Donovan

1935 The Informer
Gypo Nolan

1935 The Great Hotel Murder
Andrew W. 'Andy' McCabe

1935 Under Pressure
Jumbo Smith

1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Junius P. Schulte

1934 Murder at the Vanities
Bill Murdock

1934 Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin

1934 Wharf Angel
Turk

1934 No More Women
Forty-Fathoms

1934 The Lost Patrol
The Sergeant

1933 Laughing at Life
Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale

1933 Hot Pepper
Jim Flagg

1932 Rackety Rax
'Knucks' McGloin

1932 Guilty as Hell
Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley

1932 While Paris Sleeps
Jacques Costaud

1932 Devil's Lottery
Jem Meech

1932 The Gay Caballero
Don Bob Harkness / El Coyote

1931 Wicked
Scott Burrows

1931 Annabelle's Affairs
John Rawson / Hefly Jack

1931 Women of All Nations
Captain Jim Flagg

1931 The Stolen Jools (Short)
Sergeant Flagg

1931 Not Exactly Gentlemen
Bull Stanley

1931 Dishonored
Colonel Kranau

1930 A Devil with Women
Jerry Maxton

1930 On the Level
Biff Williams

1929 Hot for Paris
John Patrick Duke

1929 Happy Days
Minstrel Show Performer

1929 The Cock-Eyed World
Top Sergeant Flagg

1929 The Black Watch
Capt. Donald Gordon King

1929 Strong Boy
Strong Boy

1929 Captain Lash
Captain Lash

1928 The River Pirate
Sailor Fritz

1928 Hangman's House
Citizen Hogan

1928 A Girl in Every Port
Spike Madden

1927 Life in Hollywood No. 5 (Short)

1927 Mother Machree
The Giant of Kilkenny

1927 The Loves of Carmen
Escamillo

1926 What Price Glory
Capt. Flagg

1926 Beau Geste
Hank

1926 Men of Steel
Pete Masarick

1926 The Isle of Retribution
Doomsdorf

1925 The Fighting Heart
Soapy Williams

1925 Winds of Chance
Poleon Doret

1925 The Unholy Three
Hercules

1925 Percy
Reedy Jenkins

1925 The Hunted Woman
Quade

1924 The Beloved Brute
Charles Hinges

1924 The Gay Corinthian
Squire Hardcastle

1924 The Passionate Adventure
Herb Harris

1924 Women and Diamonds
Brian Owen

1924 The Boatswain's Mate (Short)
Ned Travers

1923 In the Blood
Tony Crabtree

1923 M'Lord of the White Road
Lord Annerley / John

1923 Woman to Woman
Nubian Slave (uncredited)

1923 Heartstrings
Frank Wilson

1923 The Romany
The Chief

1922 The Crimson Circle

1922 A Sailor Tramp
The Sailor Tramp

1922 Little Brother of God
King Kennidy

1922 A Romance of Old Baghdad
Miski

1922 The Glorious Adventure
Bulfinch

1921 The Sport of Kings
Frank Rosedale

1921 The Prey of the Dragon
Brett 'Dragon' Mercer

1921 Corinthian Jack
Jack Halstead

1921 Carnival
Baron

1920 The Call of the Road
Alf Truscott

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Soundtrack (6 credits)

1952 The Quiet Man ("The Wild Colonial Boy", uncredited)

1942 Call Out the Marines (performer: "U.S. Marine Corps Hymn" (1868) - uncredited)

1939 Let Freedom Ring (performer: "Pat, Sez He", "The Irish Washerwoman" - uncredited)

1936 Under Two Flags (performer: "The Blue Danube Waltz" (1867) - uncredited)

1929 Hot for Paris (performer: "Duke of Ka-ki-ak")

1929 Happy Days (performer: "Vic and Eddie" - uncredited)

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Self (9 credits)

1953 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Himself

- Victor McLaglen (1953) ... Himself

1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1952 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Himself - Contestant

- Victor McLaglen, boy named Bill Cullen (1952) ... Himself - Contestant

1941 Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (Short)
Himself

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Himself

1936 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4 (Documentary short)
Himself

1936 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 7 (Documentary short)
Himself

1934 Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Himself

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Archive footage (14 credits)

2017 Five Came Back (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- The Mission Begins (2017) ... Himself (uncredited)

2011 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 Spisok korabley (Documentary)

2007 John Wayne Behind the Scenes (Video documentary)

1993 John Ford (TV Movie documentary)
Gypo Nolan [in "The Informer"] (uncredited)

1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary)
Squire 'Red' Will Danaher (clip from The Quiet Man (1952)) (uncredited)

1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Actor

- Hollywood Goes to War (1980) ... Actor (uncredited)

1977 That's Action (Documentary)
Himself

1971 The American West of John Ford (TV Movie documentary)
actor 'Rio Grande' (uncredited)

1970 Jack Johnson (Documentary)
Himself

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Himself

1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Documentary short)

1933 March of the Movies
Himself, film clip (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Unsold pilot: Hosted--playing a blacksmith--a pilot for a western anthology series. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 2 Portrayals | 15 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Victor McLaglen-Academy Award Winner

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

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Personal Quote:

I have no illusions about acting and certainly I have none about myself. Long ago I came to the conclusion that actors are victims of luck and circumstance. If the role you are in fits the size of your head and some inherent quality in yourself, you do it well. See more »