George Brent
Acting

George Brent

Born 15 March 1904 · Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland · Died 26 May 1979

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 leading man during the late 1930s and 1940s.

Known for

The Spiral Staircase
42nd Street
Jezebel
Dark Victory
Baby Face
In This Our Life
The Old Maid
The Great Lie
Tomorrow Is Forever
The Painted Veil
Experiment Perilous
Female
Born Again
Death of a Scoundrel
Mexican Manhunt
Tangier Incident
Man Bait
Montana Belle
FBI Girl
Illegal Entry
Red Canyon
Bride for Sale
The Kid from Cleveland
Luxury Liner
Angel on the Amazon
Christmas Eve
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Slave Girl
Out of the Blue
The Spiral Staircase
Temptation
Tomorrow Is Forever
My Reputation
Lover Come Back
The Affairs of Susan
Experiment Perilous
You Can't Escape Forever
In This Our Life
The Gay Sisters
Silver Queen
Twin Beds
The Great Lie
Honeymoon for Three
They Dare Not Love
International Lady
The Fighting 69th
The Man Who Talked Too Much
'Til We Meet Again
Adventure in Diamonds
South of Suez
Dark Victory
The Old Maid
Wings of the Navy
The Rains Came
Land of Liberty
Jezebel
Racket Busters
Secrets of an Actress
Gold Is Where You Find It
God's Country and the Woman
Mountain Justice
Submarine D-1
The Go-Getter
Give Me Your Heart
More Than a Secretary
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
The Golden Arrow
Snowed Under
The Right to Live
Special Agent
The Goose and the Gander
Front Page Woman
In Person
Stranded
Living on Velvet
Stamboul Quest
The Painted Veil
Desirable
Housewife
42nd Street
Baby Face
Female
Lilly Turner
Luxury Liner
From Headquarters
The Keyhole
The Purchase Price
They Call It Sin
So Big!
The Rich Are Always with Us
Week-End Marriage
The Crash
Miss Pinkerton
The Lightning Warrior
Homicide Squad
Ex-Bad Boy
Once a Sinner
Charlie Chan Carries On
Fair Warning
Under Suspicion
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