The favorite leading man of star actress Bette Davis, was born George Brendan Nolan, near Dublin, and became an orphan at the tender age of eleven. For a while, he stayed with an aunt in New York, but returned to Ireland to study at the University of Dublin. After leaving university in 1919, George became a courier for Sinn Fein leader Michael ...
March 15, 1904, Parish of Ballinasloe, Republic of Ireland
Died
May 26, 1979, Solana Beach, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Shannonbridge, Offaly, Ireland
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Spouse
Janet Michaels (m. 1947–1974)
Children
Suzanne Brent, Barry Brent
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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No woman will ever own me, I own myself.
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Fact
1
George Brent appears in and introduces the trailer for the Warner Bros. Picture Ever in My Heart (1933).
2
His hair was completely gray by the time he started working for Warner Brothers, and he had to dye his hair black.
3
Last saw his favorite co-star Bette Davis in 1978 when he went to visit her back stage at one of her one-woman shows in San Diego that featured film clips from her vast career. She didn't recognize him at first as he had grown quite old, white haired and unhealthily overweight. He died in May of 1979.
4
The son of a British officer and IRA guerrilla during the Anglo-Irish War (1919-1922). Both of his parents died when he was 11 and he migrated for a time to America in 1915. He later returned to Ireland and began his career doing bits on the Abbey Theatre stage.
5
Warner Bros. tested George for the title role in Captain Blood (1935) after Robert Donat turned the role down. Despite his reliable tenure at the studio, he was better known as a ladies' man in tearjerkers than a swashbuckler and newcomer Errol Flynn got the part, becoming an instant star.
6
As a subversive Irish revolutionary carrier, he managed to elude the British in 1921 when he was smuggled back to America via freighter to Canada.
7
He played Jane Powell's father in the film Luxury Liner (1948). Powell claims that the two had a crush on each other and that Brent didn't express it until near the end of his life when he proposed marriage to her when he was in his 70's.
He had two children, Barry and Suzanne, with his 4th wife, Janet.
10
Was to have starred in the film, Death of a Scoundrel (1956), but took ill after a large party scene with many, many extras had been filmed. Rather than an expensive re-shoot, the producers left the scene (with him visible) in the final cut. He was replaced in the lead by George Sanders.
11
Served on Michael Collins' ASU (Active Service Unit) assassin/hitmen squad (as "George Nolan", his real name), although he could not have been more than 16 or so.
12
He was a licensed pilot. You can see him landing an airplane in The Great Lie (1941).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born Again
1978
Judge Gerhard Gesell
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
TV Series
Fred Girard
Rawhide
1959
TV Series
Jefferson Devereaux
Wire Service
1956-1957
TV Series
Dean Evans
El coyote
1957
TV Movie
Colonel Bart Edwards
Crossroads
1956
TV Series
Father George Ford / Father Raymond
Death of a Scoundrel
1956
O'Connell - Party Guest (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse
1953-1956
TV Series
Sam Bentley
Celebrity Playhouse
1956
TV Series
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
TV Series
Sam Gilmore
Studio 57
1955
TV Series
Paul Winterton / Army Doctor
Stage 7
1955
TV Series
Prof. Michael Balsam
Fireside Theatre
1955
TV Series
Paul Jarvis
Climax!
1955
TV Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1953-1954
TV Series
John Raleigh / Devlin
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
1954
TV Series
Professor Robert Jenssen
The Revlon Mirror Theater
1953
TV Series
John Merrill
Mexican Manhunt
1953
David L. 'Dave' Brady
Tangier Incident
1953
Steve Gordon
Montana Belle
1952
Tom Bradfield
Man Bait
1952
John Harman
FBI Girl
1951
Jeff Donley
Bride for Sale
1949
Paul Martin
The Kid from Cleveland
1949
Mike Jackson
Illegal Entry
1949
Chief Agent Dan Collins
Red Canyon
1949
Matthew Bostel
Angel on the Amazon
1948
Jim Warburton
Luxury Liner
1948
Captain Jeremy Bradford
Christmas Eve
1947
Michael Brooks
Slave Girl
1947
Matt Claibourne - aka Pierre
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
Joe Medford
Out of the Blue
1947
Arthur Earthleigh
Temptation
1946
Nigel Armine
Lover Come Back
1946
William 'Bill' Williams Jr.
My Reputation
1946
Major Scott Landis
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
Lawrence Hamilton
The Spiral Staircase
1945
Professor Warren
The Affairs of Susan
1945
Roger Berton
Experiment Perilous
1944
Dr. Huntington Bailey
Silver Queen
1942
James Kincaid
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
Steve Mitchell
The Gay Sisters
1942
Charles Barclay
In This Our Life
1942
Craig Fleming
Twin Beds
1942
Mike Abbott
International Lady
1941
Tim Hanley
They Dare Not Love
1941
Prince Kurt von Rotenberg
The Great Lie
1941
Peter Van Allen
Honeymoon for Three
1941
Kenneth Bixby
South of Suez
1940
John Gamble
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
Stephen M. Forbes
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Dan Hardesty
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
Capt. Stephen Dennett
The Fighting 69th
1940
'Wild Bill' Donovan
The Rains Came
1939
Tom Ransome
The Old Maid
1939
Clem Spender
Dark Victory
1939
Dr. Frederick Steele
Wings of the Navy
1939
Cass Harrington
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
Short
George Brent (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress
1938
Dick Orr
Racket Busters
1938
Denny Jordan
Jezebel
1938
Buck Cantrell
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
Jared Whitney
Submarine D-1
1937
Lt. Commander Matthews
The Go Getter
1937
Bill Austin
Mountain Justice
1937
Paul Cameron
God's Country and the Woman
1937
Steve Russett
More Than a Secretary
1936
Fred Gilbert
Give Me Your Heart
1936
Jim Baker
The Golden Arrow
1936
Johnny Jones
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
Matt Logan
Snowed Under
1936
Alan Tanner
In Person
1935
Emory Muir
The Goose and the Gander
1935
Bob McNear
Special Agent
1935
Bill Bradford
Front Page Woman
1935
Curt Devlin
Stranded
1935
Mack Hale
Living on Velvet
1935
Terrence Clarence 'Terry' Parker
The Right to Live
1935
Colin Trent
The Painted Veil
1934
Jack Townsend
Desirable
1934
McAllister
Housewife
1934
William Reynolds
Stamboul Quest
1934
Douglas Beall
From Headquarters
1933
Lieut. J. Stevens
Female
1933
Jim Thorne
Baby Face
1933
Trenholm
Lilly Turner
1933
Bob Chandler
The Keyhole
1933
Neil
42nd Street
1933
Pat Denning
Luxury Liner
1933
Dr. Thomas Bernard
They Call It Sin
1932
Dr. Travers
The Crash
1932
Geoffrey Gault
Miss Pinkerton
1932
Police Inspector Patten
The Purchase Price
1932
Jim Gilson
Week-End Marriage
1932
Peter Acton
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
Julian Tierney
So Big!
1932
Roelf Pool
The Lightning Warrior
1931
Alan Scott
Homicide Squad
1931
Jimmy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
Donald Swift
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931
Capt. Ronald Keane
Fair Warning
1931
Les Haines
Once a Sinner
1931
James Brent
Under Suspicion
1930
Inspector Turner
The Iron Horse
1924
Worker / Extra (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Affairs of Susan
1945
performer: "If You Knew Susie" - uncredited
Living on Velvet
1935
performer: "Isle of Capri" 1934 - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The George Gobel Show
1955
TV Series
Himself
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Short
Himself (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
Documentary short
Buck Cantrell (Jezebel outtakes) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
Short
Himself
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
Short
Himself
A Dream Comes True
1935
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
Short
Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. A-13
1933
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
Video documentary
Arena
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Great Stars
1963
TV Movie documentary
Actor 'Dark Victory' (uncredited)
Land of Liberty
1939
Buck Cantrell (edited from: Jezebel)
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
Short
Clip from 'Gold Is Where You Find It' (uncredited)
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