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James Donlan - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

Home/People/James Donlan

Born

July 23, 1888
Died: June 7, 1938

(Lived 49 years)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

67

Movies

0

TV Shows

Also Known As

Jim Donlan

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James Donlan

Biography

James Donlan was an American stage and screen actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1929 and 1939.

Babes in Arms poster

Babes in Arms

as Fred (uncredited)

October 10, 1939

Professor Beware poster

Professor Beware

as Man Reported at Museum

Borrowing Trouble poster

Borrowing Trouble

December 10, 1937

Music for Madame poster

Music for Madame

as Suspect with Cold (Uncredited)

October 8, 1937

It Happened in Hollywood poster

It Happened in Hollywood

September 7, 1937

This Is My Affair poster

This Is My Affair

The Plot Thickens poster

The Plot Thickens

December 11, 1936

Crash Donovan poster

Crash Donovan

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford poster

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Murder on a Bridle Path poster

Murder on a Bridle Path

as Detective Kane

Boulder Dam poster

Boulder Dam

as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

Exclusive Story poster

Exclusive Story

as Managing Editor (uncredited)

January 17, 1936

We're Only Human poster

We're Only Human

December 27, 1935

Dr. Socrates poster

Dr. Socrates

as Salesman in Car

October 19, 1935

Here Comes the Band poster

Here Comes the Band

as Joe (uncredited)

August 30, 1935

Hot Tip poster

Hot Tip

as Bill - Racetrack Bettor

August 20, 1935

The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

as Captain of the Prison Guard

The Case of the Curious Bride poster

The Case of the Curious Bride

as Detective Fritz

Traveling Saleslady poster

Traveling Saleslady

as Andy McNeill

Life Begins at Forty poster

Life Begins at Forty

The Whole Town's Talking poster

The Whole Town's Talking

as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

February 22, 1935

Under Pressure poster

Under Pressure

February 2, 1935

Belle of the Nineties poster

Belle of the Nineties

as Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)

September 21, 1934

Paris Interlude poster

Paris Interlude

as Jones - Times Reporter

Now I'll Tell poster

Now I'll Tell

A Very Honorable Guy poster

A Very Honorable Guy

Dark Hazard poster

Dark Hazard

as Man Advising Jim at Dog Track

January 31, 1934

Hi, Nellie! poster

Hi, Nellie!

as Evans (uncredited)

January 20, 1934

Design for Living poster

Design for Living

as Fat Man with Ring (uncredited)

December 29, 1933

I Loved a Woman poster

I Loved a Woman

as Voting Returns Announcer (uncredited)

September 23, 1933

Doctor Bull poster

Doctor Bull

September 22, 1933

The Avenger poster

The Avenger

August 10, 1933

Pilgrimage poster

Pilgrimage

College Humor poster

College Humor

as Marcus Lafflin

The Mayor of Hell poster

The Mayor of Hell

as Sam (uncredited)

The Nuisance poster

The Nuisance

as Photographer (uncredited)

The Working Man poster

The Working Man

as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum poster

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)

February 18, 1933

What! No Beer? poster

What! No Beer?

as Al (uncredited)

February 10, 1933

20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as First Reporter (uncredited)

December 24, 1932

The Penguin Pool Murder poster

The Penguin Pool Murder

as Security Guard Fink

December 9, 1932

The Death Kiss poster

The Death Kiss

December 5, 1932

Thirteen Women poster

Thirteen Women

as Mike, Detective (uncredited)

September 16, 1932

Back Street poster

Back Street

Huddle poster

Huddle

as Heckler at Game (uncredited)

Just a Pain in the Parlor

The Final Edition poster

The Final Edition

February 12, 1932

Big Dame Hunting

January 15, 1932

Men of Chance poster

Men of Chance

December 26, 1931

Five Star Final poster

Five Star Final

September 26, 1931

Sporting Blood poster

Sporting Blood

as Jim, a Trainer (uncredited)

A Free Soul poster

A Free Soul

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Good Bad Girl poster

The Good Bad Girl

as Police Sgt. Donovan

Daybreak poster

Daybreak

as Drunk Inviting Laura to Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance poster

Dance, Fools, Dance

as Clinton (uncredited)

February 7, 1931

The Painted Desert poster

The Painted Desert

as Steve - Ore Wagon #2 Shotgun Rider

January 18, 1931

Danger Lights poster

Danger Lights

as Picnic Barker (uncredited)

January 9, 1931

Mothers Cry poster

Mothers Cry

December 4, 1930

Remote Control poster

Remote Control

November 15, 1930

Night Work poster

Night Work

The Sins of the Children poster

The Sins of the Children

The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

as The Bill Collector

Beau Bandit poster

Beau Bandit

The Bishop Murder Case poster

The Bishop Murder Case

as Ernest Heath

December 31, 1929

Copy poster

Copy

October 11, 1929

Wise Girls poster

Wise Girls

September 21, 1929

Big News poster

Big News

September 6, 1929