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Jimmy Mageean

Born September 21, 1891 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died February 6, 1972 · aged 80

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 sta…

Known For

LandslideLandslide · 1937
Landslide
★ 6.31937
MovieCrime
A landslide traps a group of actors in a small theatre in Wales. The cashier is killed, who will be next?
Happy Ever AfterHappy Ever After · 1954
Happy Ever After
★ 5.51954
MovieComedy
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.
My Wife's FamilyMy Wife's Family · 1956
My Wife's Family
★ 10.01956
MovieComedy
The Luck of the IrishThe Luck of the Irish · 1935
The Luck of the Irish
★ 9.01935
Movie
'The story of an Irishman's attempts to save his ancestral home through the fortunes of his racehorse.' (Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive)
The Early BirdThe Early Bird · 1936
The Early Bird
★ 7.51936
MovieComedy
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.

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