From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGeorge Brent (born George Patrick [or George Brendan] Nolan, 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor.Brent was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1904 to John J. and Mary (née McGuinness) Nolan. His mother was a native of Clonfad, Moore, County Roscommon.Brent made his first film, Under Suspicion, in 1930. Over the next two years, he appeared in a number of minor films produced by Universal Studios and Fox, before being signed to contract by Warner Bros. in 1932. He remained at Warner Bros. for the next 20 years, carving out a successful career as a top-flight leading man during the late 1930s and 1940s.Highly regarded by Bette Davis, he became her most frequent male co-star, appearing with her in 13 films, including Front Page Woman (1935), Special Agent (1935), The Golden Arrow (1936), Jezebel (1938), The Old Maid (1939), Dark Victory (1939), and The Great Lie (1941). Brent also played opposite Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933), Greta Garbo in The Painted Veil (1934), Ginger Rogers in In Person (1935), Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936), Jean Arthur in More Than a Secretary (1936), Myrna Loy in Stamboul Quest (1934) and The Rains Came (1939), Merle Oberon in Til We Meet Again (1940), Ann Sheridan in Honeymoon for Three (1941), Joan Fontaine in The Affairs of Susan (1945), Barbara Stanwyck in So Big! (1932), The Purchase Price (1932), Baby Face (1933), The Gay Sisters (1942), and My Reputation (1946), Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946), Dorothy McGuire in The Spiral Staircase (1946), Lucille Ball in Lover Come Back (1946), and Yvonne De Carlo in Slave Girl (1947).Brent drifted into B pictures from the late 1940s and retired from film in 1953. He continued to appear on television until 1960, having appeared on the religion anthology series Crossroads. He was cast in the lead in the 1956 television series Wire Service. In 1978, he made one last film, the made-for-television production Born Again.In 1960, Brent was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with two stars. He received a motion-pictures star located at 1709 Vine Street, and a second star located at 1612 Vine Street for his work in television.Brent was married five times Helen Louise Campbell (1925–1927), Ruth Chatterton (1932–1934), Constance Worth (1937), Ann Sheridan (1942–1943), and Janet Michaels (1947–1974). His final marriage to Janet Michaels, a former model and dress designer, lasted 27 years until her death in 1974. They had a son and a daughter.Brent also carried on a lengthy relationship with his frequent Warner Bros. co-star, actress Bette Davis, who described her last meeting with Brent after many years of estrangement. He was suffering from advanced emphysema, and she expressed great sadness at his ill health and deterioration. George Brent died in 1979 in Solana Beach, California.

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42nd Street

Pat Denning

Фильм 1933

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 2006

Jezebel

Buck Cantrell

Фильм 1938

Experiment Perilous

Dr. Huntington Bailey

Фильм 1944

The Spiral Staircase

Professor Warren

Фильм 1946

Baby Face

Courtland Trenholm

Фильм 1933

In This Our Life

Craig Fleming

Фильм 1942

Illegal Entry

Chief Agent Dan Collins

Фильм 1949

The Right to Live

Colin Trent

Фильм 1935

Stamboul Quest

Douglas Beall

Фильм 1934

Temptation

Nigel Armine

Фильм 1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

Lawrence Hamilton

Фильм 1946

The Old Maid

Clem Spender

Фильм 1939

The Lightning Warrior

Alan Scott

Фильм 1931

The Last Page

John Harman

Фильм 1952

The Painted Veil

Jack Townsend

Фильм 1934

Special Agent

Bill Bradford

Фильм 1935

Female

Jim Thorne

Фильм 1933

The Purchase Price

Jim Gilson

Фильм 1932

The Gay Sisters

Charles Barclay

Фильм 1942

Racket Busters

Denny Jordan

Фильм 1938

Christmas Eve

Michael Brooks

Фильм 1947

Lilly Turner

Bob Chandler

Фильм 1933

They Call It Sin

Dr. Tony Travers

Фильм 1932

Luxury Liner

Captain Jeremy Bradford

Фильм 1948

Montana Belle

Tom Bradfield

Фильм 1952

So Big!

Adult Roelf Pool

Фильм 1932

Homicide Squad

Jimmy

Фильм 1931

My Reputation

Major Scott Landis

Фильм 1946

The Rich Are Always with Us

Julian Tierney

Фильм 1932

Honeymoon for Three

Kenneth Bixby

Фильм 1941

Wings of the Navy

Cass Harrington

Фильм 1939

Silver Queen

James Kincaid

Фильм 1942

FBI Girl

Jeff Donley

Фильм 1951

Luxury Liner

Dr. Karl Bernhard

Фильм 1933

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Stephen Forbes

Фильм 1940

The Rains Came

Tom Ransome

Фильм 1939

Week-End Marriage

Peter Acton

Фильм 1932

'Til We Meet Again

Dan Hardesty

Фильм 1940

Mountain Justice

Paul Cameron

Фильм 1937

The Goose and the Gander

Bob McNear

Фильм 1935

Adventure in Diamonds

Capt. Stephen Dennett

Фильм 1940

Swingtime in the Movies

Himself (uncredited)

Фильм 1938

They Dare Not Love

Prince Kurt von Rotenberg

Фильм 1941

Secrets of an Actress

Richard 'Dick' Orr

Фильм 1938

In Person

Emory Muir

Фильм 1935

The Crash

Geoffrey Gault

Фильм 1932

Housewife

William H. Reynolds

Фильм 1934

Miss Pinkerton

Police Inspector Patten

Фильм 1932

Give Me Your Heart

James 'Jim' Baker

Фильм 1936

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1983

More Than a Secretary

Fred Gilbert

Фильм 1936

From Headquarters

Lt. Jim Stevens

Фильм 1933

The Keyhole

Neil Davis

Фильм 1933

Slave Girl

Matt Claibourne

Фильм 1947

Living on Velvet

Terry Parker

Фильм 1935

Snowed Under

Alan Tanner

Фильм 1936

The Go-Getter

Bill Austin

Фильм 1937

Lover Come Back

Bill Williams

Фильм 1946

Angel on the Amazon

Jim Warburton

Фильм 1948

Born Again

Judge Gerhard Gesell

Фильм 1978

Bride for Sale

Paul Martin

Фильм 1949

Ex-Bad Boy

Donald Swift

Фильм 1931

Land of Liberty

Buck Cantrell (edited from 'Jezebel')

Фильм 1939

Once a Sinner

James Brent

Фильм 1931

The Kid from Cleveland

Mike Jackson

Фильм 1949

Out of the Blue

Arthur Earthleigh

Фильм 1947

Mexican Manhunt

David L. 'Dave' Brady

Фильм 1953

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

Фильм 1936

International Lady

Tim Hanley

Фильм 1941

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1994

Breakdowns of 1938

Buck Cantrell (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1938

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

Фильм 1935

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

Фильм 1935

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

Фильм 1937

Breakdowns of 1944

Self

Фильм 1944

Breakdowns of 1940

Self

Фильм 1940

Fair Warning

Les Haines

Фильм 1931

Tangier Incident

Steve Gordon

Фильм 1953

Under Suspicion

Inspector Turner

Фильм 1930

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

Фильм 1942

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Rawhide

Jefferson Devereaux

Tv 1959

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Sam Bentley

Tv 1951

Climax!

Tv 1954

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv 1951

The Chevy Mystery Show

Fred Girard

Tv 1960