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Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer. His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character acting.
Actor: The Quiet Man. Rambunctious British leading man (contrary to popular belief, he was of Scottish ancestry, not Irish) and later character actor primarily in American films, Victor McLaglen was a vital presence in a number of great motion pictures, especially those of director John Ford.
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- Mile End, London, England, UK
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- Newport Beach, California, USA
Actor: The Quiet Man. Rambunctious British leading man (contrary to popular belief, he was of Scottish ancestry, not Irish) and later character actor primarily in American films, Victor McLaglen was a vital presence in a number of great motion pictures, especially those of director John Ford.
- December 10, 1886
- November 7, 1959
Dec 18, 2016 · Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) His Adventurous Youth – Boers, Boxing, and Baghdad. Victor McLaglen was big enough at 14 to enlist in the English Army to fight the Boers. (Sounds like a young English lad’s dream, until he was found out a short time after and had to exit the Army.)
Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer. His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character acting.
McLaglen's professional debut, after arriving in Tacoma a few weeks earlier from South Africa, via Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He scored seven knockdowns during the fourth round. Referee Eddie Burns's decision was "well received by the large crowd."
