Введение
Джеймс Джерард Девлин (8 октября 1907 – 17 октября 1991) – североирландский актер, дебютировавший на сцене в 1931 году и долгое время сотрудничавший с театром Ulster Group Theatre. За свою почти шестидесятилетнюю карьеру он сыграл в телевизионных постановках, таких как Z Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers и Bread. Он также появился в качестве приглашенной звезды вместе с Леонардом Росситером в эпизоде сериала "Степто и сын" под названием "Отчаянные часы". Авторы "Степто и сын" – Рэй Галтон и Алан Симпсон – позже заявили, что Девлин был вторым кандидатом на роль Альберта Степто в сериале, после Уилфрида Брамбелла. Он также сыграл роль отца Дули, католического священника, в нескольких эпизодах сериала "Хлеб" Карлы Лейн, став его последним появлением на телевидении. В 1969 году он участвовал в постановке пьесы "Уголок Макука" в театре Абби, где исполнил роль Нила Макука. В 1956 году он сыграл Пэта Скалли в пьесе ирландского драматурга Терезы Диви "Падающий свет", поставленной Джеком МакГораном в Лирическом театре (Хаммерсмит) в качестве разминки перед пьесой Шона О’Кейси "Тень стрелка".
James Gerard Devlin (8 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre. In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as Z Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers and Bread. He also guest starred, alongside Leonard Rossiter, in an episode of Steptoe and Son, "The Desperate Hours". The writers of Steptoe and Son – Ray Galton and Alan Simpson – later said Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert Steptoe in the series, behind Wilfrid Brambell. He also appeared as Father Dooley, a Catholic priest, in several episodes of Carla Lane's Bread, his last television appearance. In 1969, he was in the Abbey Theatre production of Macook's Corner. where he played the part of Neal Macook. In 1956, he appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy "Light Falling" where he played the part of Pat Scully, this was produced by Jack MacGowran in the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) as an 'opener' for Seán O'Casey play "The Shadow of a Gunman"
In 1978, he had a small part in the Thames Television / Euston Films Drama The Sweeney (Season 4 Episode 5, 'Nightmare'), playing 'Haig' a handyman in an antique dealers yard. The yard owner was a former IRA operative. He was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, released in 1980.
В 1978 году он исполнил небольшую роль в драматическом сериале Thames Television / Euston Films "Свиньи" (4 сезон, 5 эпизод, "Кошмар"), сыграв Хейга, рабочего на свалке антикварных изделий. Владелец свалки был бывшим членом ИРА. Вивиан Стэншолл лично выбрал его на роль Старого Скрота, сморщенного слуги в экранизации фильма Charisma Films "Сэр Генри в Роллинсон-Энде", вышедшей в 1980 году.
James Gerard Devlin (8 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre. In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as Z Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers and Bread. He also guest starred, alongside Leonard Rossiter, in an episode of Steptoe and Son, "The Desperate Hours". The writers of Steptoe and Son – Ray Galton and Alan Simpson – later said Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert Steptoe in the series, behind Wilfrid Brambell. He also appeared as Father Dooley, a Catholic priest, in several episodes of Carla Lane's Bread, his last television appearance. In 1969, he was in the Abbey Theatre production of Macook's Corner. where he played the part of Neal Macook. In 1956, he appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy "Light Falling" where he played the part of Pat Scully, this was produced by Jack MacGowran in the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) as an 'opener' for Seán O'Casey play "The Shadow of a Gunman"
In 1978, he had a small part in the Thames Television / Euston Films Drama The Sweeney (Season 4 Episode 5, 'Nightmare'), playing 'Haig' a handyman in an antique dealers yard. The yard owner was a former IRA operative. He was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, released in 1980.
Ранние годы
Девлин родился на Уотервилл-стрит, 35, в Белфасте, как старший ребенок Эдварда Девлина, рабочего, и Изабеллы Гамиль. У него было три младшие сестры: Роуз, Кэтлин и Изабелла.