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Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

1886 – 1959·Stepney, East London, England, UK

Victor McLaglen was a British-American film actor. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer.

Filmography

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925Hercules
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1928Spike Madden
Dishonored

Dishonored

1931Colonel Kranau
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937Jock Ramsay
The Devil's Party

The Devil's Party

1938Marty Malone