Acting
George Brent
- Born
- Mar 15, 1904 · Aged 75
- Died
- May 26, 1979
- Place of birth
- Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 102
- TV credits
- 8
Also known as (4)
- George Brendan Nolan
- George B. Nolan
- George Nolan
- George Patrick Nolan
Biography
George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. Brent was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1904 to John J. and Mary (née McGuinness) Nolan. His mother was a native of Clonfad, Moore, County Roscommon. Brent made his first film, Under Suspicion, in 1930. Over the next two years, he appeared in a number of minor films produced by Universal Studios and Fox, before being signed to contract by Warner Bros. in 1932. He remained at Warner Bros. for the next 20 years, carving out a successful career as a top-flight…
