Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 21, 1891
Died
Feb 06, 1972
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
8 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
My Wife's Family
Dobson
Happy Ever After
Divarsion
Against the Tide
Tom Jenkins
Landslide
Harry McGovan
Macushla
Pat Muldoon
Irish and Proud of It
Old Flaherty
The Early Bird
Charlie Simpson
The Luck of the Irish
Sir Brian O'Neill