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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 4

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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.

Most Famous Work

Landslide
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Landslide

(1937) Harry McGovan
Macushla
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Macushla

(1937) Pat Muldoon
The Luck of the Irish
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The Luck of the Irish

(1935) Sir Brian O'Neill
Against the Tide
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Against the Tide

(1937) Tom Jenkins

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1937 Tom Jenkins
Harry McGovan
Pat Muldoon
1936 Old Flaherty
Charlie Simpson
1935 Sir Brian O'Neill
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