Jimmy Mageean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.1797

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Sep-1891

Age

(135 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • NO INFO PROVIDED

Jimmy Mageean

Biography

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.


Credits

The Luck of the Irish The Luck of the Irish (1935) Character: Sir Brian O'Neill
'The story of an Irishman's attempts to save his ancestral home through the fortunes of his racehorse.' (Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive)
Macushla Macushla (1937) Character: Pat Muldoon
Released in the US in 1940 while a drive was being staged in Ireland to stop the smuggling of munitions across the Ulster border. The story involves a family, the Muldoons, living in a village on the Ulster border. Pamela Wood, the daughter, is being romanced (and romancing back) border-guard Lian Gaffney. A damper is dumped on the romance when her brother, Max Adrian, is recognized as one of the rebels. He is caught by the guards, but manages to escape after saving the life of Gaffney.
Against the Tide Against the Tide (1937) Character: Tom Jenkins
A Cornish fishing village is struck by tragedy.
The Early Bird The Early Bird (1936) Character: Charlie Simpson
A puritanical woman tries to enforce her rigid views on her Irish home village, Ballytober. She forms the wholesome Uplift League in the village in an attempt to persuade people to reform and accept higher moral standards.
Landslide Landslide (1937) Character: Harry McGovan
A landslide traps a group of actors in a small theatre in Wales. The cashier is killed, who will be next?
Irish and Proud of It Irish and Proud of It (1936) Character: Old Flaherty
An Irish-born businessman based in London is kidnapped by colleagues as a joke and flown back to the small village of his birth. There he finds that American gangsters are forcing the local publicans to buy illegally-produced raw spirit with which to adulterate branded products.
Happy Ever After Happy Ever After (1954) Character: Divarsion
The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.



Our Work is

Designed, crafted, and built with ❤️ for fans of all kinds.



Anime | Movie
2024 Animeperson . All Rights Reserved