George Brent
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1904, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
- Died
- May 26, 1979
- Movies
- 102
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2006 | Jezebel: Legend of the South | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Born Again | Judge Gerhard Gesell |
| 1956 | Death of a Scoundrel | Man with Balloon at Party |
| 1953 | Mexican Manhunt | David L. 'Dave' Brady |
| 1953 | Tangier Incident | Steve Gordon |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Tom Bradfield |
| 1952 | Man Bait | John Harman |
| 1951 | FBI Girl | Jeff Donley |
| 1949 | Bride for Sale | Paul Martin |
| 1949 | The Kid from Cleveland | Mike Jackson |
| 1949 | Illegal Entry | Chief Agent Dan Collins |
| 1949 | Red Canyon | Matthew Bostel |
| 1948 | Luxury Liner | Captain Jeremy Bradford |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon | Jim Warburton |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Michael Brooks |
| 1947 | Slave Girl | Matt Claibourne |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Joe Medford |
| 1947 | Out of the Blue | Arthur Earthleigh |
| 1946 | Temptation | Nigel Armine |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back | Bill Williams |
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever | Lawrence Hamilton |
| 1946 | The Spiral Staircase | Professor Warren |
| 1946 | My Reputation | Major Scott Landis |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Roger Berton |
| 1944 | Breakdowns of 1944 | Self |
| 1944 | Experiment Perilous | Dr. Huntington Bailey |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | James Kincaid |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Steve Mitchell |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Charles Barclay |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Craig Fleming |
| 1942 | Twin Beds | Mike Abbott |
| 1941 | International Lady | Tim Hanley |
| 1941 | They Dare Not Love | Prince Kurt von Rotenberg |
| 1941 | The Great Lie | Peter 'Pete' Van Allen |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Kenneth Bixby |
| 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self |
| 1940 | South of Suez | John Gamble |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much | Stephen Forbes |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Dan Hardesty |
| 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds | Capt. Stephen Dennett |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Wild Bill Donovan |
| 1939 | The Rains Came | Tom Ransome |
| 1939 | The Old Maid | Clem Spender |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | Buck Cantrell (edited from 'Jezebel') |
| 1939 | Dark Victory | Dr. Frederick Steele |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Cass Harrington |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Buck Cantrell (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Swingtime in the Movies | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Secrets of an Actress | Richard 'Dick' Orr |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Denny Jordan |
| 1938 | Out Where the Stars Begin | Jared Whitney (archive footage) |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Buck Cantrell |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Jared Whitney |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937 | Self |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 | Lt. Commander Dan Matthews |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Bill Austin |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice | Paul Cameron |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman | Steve Russett |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary | Fred Gilbert |
| 1936 | Give Me Your Heart | James 'Jim' Baker |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow | Johnny Jones |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Matt Logan |
| 1936 | Snowed Under | Alan Tanner |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self |
| 1935 | In Person | Emory Muir |
| 1935 | The Goose and the Gander | Bob McNear |
| 1935 | Special Agent | Bill Bradford |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Curt Devlin |
| 1935 | Stranded | Mack Hale |
| 1935 | Living on Velvet | Terry Parker |
| 1935 | The Right to Live | Colin Trent |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Jack Townsend |
| 1934 | Desirable | McAllister |
| 1934 | Housewife | William H. Reynolds |
| 1934 | Stamboul Quest | Douglas Beall |
| 1933 | From Headquarters | Lt. Jim Stevens |
| 1933 | Female | Jim Thorne |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Courtland Trenholm |
| 1933 | Lilly Turner | Bob Chandler |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Neil Davis |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Pat Denning |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner | Dr. Karl Bernhard |
| 1932 | They Call It Sin | Dr. Tony Travers |
| 1932 | The Crash | Geoffrey Gault |
| 1932 | The Purchase Price | Jim Gilson |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriage | Peter Acton |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton | Police Inspector Patten |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us | Julian Tierney |
| 1932 | So Big! | Adult Roelf Pool |
| 1931 | The Lightning Warrior | Alan Scott |
| 1931 | Homicide Squad | Jimmy |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy | Donald Swift |
| 1931 | Charlie Chan Carries On | Capt. Ronald Keane |
| 1931 | Fair Warning | Les Haines |
| 1931 | Once a Sinner | James Brent |
| 1930 | Under Suspicion | Inspector Turner |
| 1925 | The Iron Horse | Worker (uncredited) |
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