Victor McLaglen

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Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (December 10, 1886 – November 7, 1959) was an English film actor who held both British and American citizenship. 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 Ford’s The Informer.

He was later nominated for another Oscar, this time for a Best Supporting Actor for his role opposite in Ford’s The Quiet Man (1952), with Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. His other notable roles included Josef von Sternberg’s Dishonored (1931), with Marlene Dietrich, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Warner Oland; The Lost Patrol (1934), with Boris Karloff; Klondike Annie (1935), with Mae West; Wee Willie Winkie (1937), with Shirley Temple; This Is My Affair (1937), with Barbara Stanwyck; Gunga Din (1939) with Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Joan Fontaine; Rio (1939), with Basil Rathbone; Henry Hathaway‘s China Girl (1942), with Gene Tiernry; Tampico (1944), with Edward G. Robinson, Lyn Bari, Marc Lawrence, and Mona Maris; The Princess and the Pirate (1944), with Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo; Trouble in the Glenn (1954), with Margret Lockwood and Orson Welles; and Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), with O’Hara.

Each review will be linked to the title below.

(*seen originally in theaters)

(**seen rereleased in theaters)

  • The Call of the Road (1920) – directed by A.E. Coleby
  • Carnival (1921) – directed by Harley Knoles
  • Corinthian Jack (1921) – directed by Walter Courtney Rowden
  • The Prey of the Dragon (1921) – directed by F. Martin Thornton
  • The Sport of Kings (1921) – directed by Arthur Rooke
  • The Glorious Adventure (1922) – directed by J. Stuart Blackton
  • A Romance of Old Baghdad (1922) – directed by Kenelm Foss
  • Little Brother of God (1922) – directed by F. Martin Thornton
  • A Sailor Tramp (1922) – directed by F. Martin Thornton
  • The Crimson Circle (1922) – directed by George Ridgwell
  • The Romany (1923) – directed by F. Martin Thornton
  • Heartstrings (1923) – directed by Edwin Greenwood
  • Woman to Woman (1923) – directed by Graham Cutts – uncredited
  • M’Lord of the White Road (1923) – directed by Arthur Rooke
  • In the Blood (1923) – directed by Walter West
  • The Boatswain’s Mate (1924) – directed by H. Manning Haynes
  • Women and Diamonds (1924) – directed by F. Martin Thornton
  • The Gay Corinthian (1924) – directed by Arthur Rooke
  • The Passionate Adventure (1924) – directed by Graham Cutts
  • The Beloved Brute (1924) – directed by J. Stuart Blackton
  • The Hunted Woman (1925) – directed by Jack Conway
  • Percy (1925) – directed by Roy William Neill
  • The Unholy Three (1925) – directed by Tod Browning
  • Winds of Chance (1925) – directed by Frank Lloyd
  • The Fighting Heart (1925) – directed by John Ford
  • The Isle of Retribution (1926) – directed by James P. Hogan
  • Men of Steel (1926) – directed by George Archainbaud
  • Beau Geste (1926) – directed by Herbert Brenon
  • What Price Glory? (1926) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • The Loves of Carmen (1927) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • Mother Machree (1928) – directed by John Ford (uncredited)
  • A Girl in Every Port (1928) – directed by Howard Hawks
  • Hangman’s House (1928) – directed by John Ford (uncredited)
  • The River Pirate (1928) – directed by William K. Howard
  • Captain Lash (1929) – directed by John G. Blystone
  • Strong Boy (1929) – directed by John Ford – lost
  • The Black Watch (1929) – directed by John Ford
  • Happy Days (1929) – directed by Benjamin Stoloff
  • The Cock-Eyed World (1929) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • Hot for Paris (1929) – directed by Raoul Walsh – lost
  • On the Level  (1930) – directed by Irving Cummings
  • A Devil with Women (1930) – directed by Irving Cummings
  • Dishonored (1931) – directed by Josef von Sternberg
  • Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931) – directed by Benjamin Stoloff
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) – directed by William C. McGann
  • Women of All Nations (1931) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • Annabelle’s Affairs (1931) – directed by Alfred L. Werker
  • Wicked (1931) – directed by Allan Dwan
  • The Gay Caballero (1932) – directed by Alfred L. Werkera
  • Devil’s Lottery (1932) – directed by Sam Taylor
  • While Paris Sleeps (1932) – directed by Allan Dwan
  • Guilty as Hell (1932) – directed by Erle C. Kenton
  • Rackety Rax (1932) – directed by Alfred L. Werker
  • Hot Pepper (1933) – directed by John G. Blystone
  • Laughing at Life (1933) – directed by Ford Beebe
  • The Lost Patrol (1934) – directed by John Ford
  • No More Women (1934) – directed by Albert S. Rogell
  • Wharf (1934) – directed by William Cameron Menzies & George Somnes
  • Dick Turpin (1934) – directed by Victor Hanbury & John Stafford
  • Murder at the Vanities (1934) – directed by Mitchell Leisen
  • The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) – directed by Lewis Milestone
  • Under Pressure (1935) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • The Great Hotel Murder (1935) – directed by Eugene Forde
  • The Informer (1935) – directed by John Ford
  • Professional Soldier (1935) – directed by Tay Garnett
  • Klondike Annie (1936) – directed by Raoul Walsh
  • Under Two Flags (1936) – directed by Frank Lloyd
  • Magnificent Brute (1936) – directed by John G. Blystone
  • Sea Devils (1937) – directed by Benjamin Stoloff
  • Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) – directed by George Marshall & Otto Preminger
  • This Is My Affair (1937) – directed by William A. Seiter
  • Wee Willie Winkie (1937) – directed by John Ford
  • Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) – directed by David Butler – uncredited cameo
  • Battle of Broadway (1938) – directed by George Marshall
  • The Devil’s Party (1938) – directed by Ray McCarey
  • We’re Going to Be Rich (1938) – directed by Monty Banks
  • Pacific Liner (1939) – directed by Lew Landers
  • Gunga Din (1939) – directed by George Stevens
  • Let Freedom Ring (1939) – directed by Jack Conway
  • Ex-Champ (1939) – directed by Phil Rosen
  • Captain Fury (1939) – directed by Hal Roach
  • Full Confession (1939) – directed by John Farrow
  • Rio (1939) – directed by John Brahm
  • The Big Guy (1939) – directed by Arthur Lubin
  • South of Pago Pago (1940) – directed by Alfred E. Green
  • Diamond Frontier (1940) – directed by Harold D. Schuster
  • Broadway Limited (1941) – directed by Gordon Douglas
  • Call Out the Marines (1942) – directed by Frank Ryan & William Hamilton
  • Powder Town (1942) – directed by
  • Rowland V. Lee
  • China Girl (1942) – directed by Henry Hathaway
  • Forever and a Day (1943) – directed by René Clair, Edmund Goulding, Cedric Hardwicke, Frank Lloyd, Victor Saville, Robert Stevenson, & Herbert Wilcox
  • Tampico (1944) – directed by Lothar Mendes
  • Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) – directed by Robert Florey
  • The Princess and the Pirate (1944) – directed by David Butler
  • Rough, Tough and Ready (1945) – directed by Del Lord
  • Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) – directed by Albert S. Rogell
  • Whistle Stop (1946) – directed by Léonide Moguy
  • Calendar Girl (1947) – directed by Allan Dwan
  • The Michigan Kid (1947) – directed by Ray Taylor
  • The Foxes of Harrow (1947) – directed by John M. Stahl
  • Fort Apache (1948) – directed by John Ford
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) – directed by John Ford
  • Rio Grande (1950) – directed by John Ford
  • The Quiet Man (1952)** – directed by John Ford
  • Fair Wind to Java (1953) – directed by Joseph Kane
  • Prince Valiant (1954) – directed by Henry Hathaway
  • Trouble in the Glen (1954) – directed by Herbert Wilcox
  • Many Rivers to Cross (1955) – directed by Roy Rowland
  • City of Shadows (1955) – directed by William Witney
  • Bengazi (1955) – directed by John Brahm
  • Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) – directed by Arthur Lubin
  • Around the World in 80 Days (1956) – directed by Michael Anderson
  • The Abductors (1957) – directed by Andrew McLaglen
  • The Italians They Are Crazy (1958) – directed by Duilio Coletti & Luis María Delgado – aka Gli italiani sono matti – Italy/Germany
  • Sea Fury (1958) – directed by Cy Endfield