Jimmy Mageean
Actor
- Born
- September 21, 1891 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- February 6, 1972 (age 80)
Jimmy Mageean was an American theatrical and film actor. Born in Massachusetts, he worked as an actor in the US, Canada, and England. He served in the Royal Irish Rifles in the First World War, and settled in Belfast after the war ended. There, he became a leading figure in the city's theatre scene, alongside his close friend Richard Hayward. With Hayward, he moved towards cinema, and became a star of low-budget 'Quota Quickies'. He later returned to America, and died in San Diego in 1972.
Known for
Acting8
- 1956My Wife's Family as Dobson
- 1954Happy Ever After as Divarsion
- 1937Against the Tide as Tom Jenkins
- 1937Landslide as Harry McGovan
- 1937Macushla as Pat Muldoon
- 1936Irish and Proud of It as Old Flaherty
- 1936The Early Bird as Charlie Simpson
- 1935The Luck of the Irish as Sir Brian O'Neill