About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1891-09-21
Place of birth:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Jimmy Mageean

Overview

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

Acting
1956 My Wife's Family Actor Dobson N/A
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1954 Happy Ever After Actor Divarsion 58
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1937 Against the Tide Actor Tom Jenkins N/A
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1937 Landslide Actor Harry McGovan 58
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1937 Macushla Actor Pat Muldoon N/A
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1936 Irish and Proud of It Actor Old Flaherty N/A
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1936 The Early Bird Actor Charlie Simpson 58
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1935 The Luck of the Irish Actor Sir Brian O'Neill N/A
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