Person · Actor · Active 1920–1955
Victor McLaglen
1886–1959, Royal Tunbridge Wells
British actor, born in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appeared in 55 films on this site, including The Quiet Man (1952), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Informer (1935). Among the 87 actors and directors Victor McLaglen shares films with on this site, the most frequent are John Ford (12 films), John Wayne (7) and Raoul Walsh (7).
He was one of many stars in Forever and a Day (1943), and had a support role in Tampico (1943) and Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944).
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Partners by shared films
Who Victor McLaglen made films with
Directors
- 12John Ford directorThe Fighting Heart, Hangman's House, Mother Machree and 9 more
- 7Raoul Walsh directorWhat Price Glory?, The Loves of Carmen, Hot for Paris and 4 more
- 3Frank Lloyd directorWinds of Chance, Under Two Flags, Forever and a Day
- 2Alfred Hitchcock directorWoman to Woman, The Passionate Adventure
- 2Henry Hathaway directorChina Girl (1942 film), Prince Valiant
One film together
Co-stars
- 7John Wayne actorHangman's House, Mother Machree, The Black Watch and 4 more
- 4Maureen O'Hara actressThe Foxes of Harrow, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man and 1 more
- 4John Carradine actorUnder Two Flags, Nancy Steele Is Missing!, This Is My Affair and 1 more
- 3Barry Fitzgerald actorFull Confession, Pacific Liner, The Quiet Man
- 2Shirley Temple actressWee Willie Winkie, Fort Apache
- 2Cesar Romero actorThe Gay Caballero, Wee Willie Winkie
7 more partners with two or more films
- 2Ida Lupino actressSea Devils, Forever and a Day
- 2Ronald Colman actorBeau Geste, Under Two Flags
- 2Dolores del Río actressWhat Price Glory?, The Loves of Carmen
- 2Myrna Loy actressA Girl in Every Port, The Black Watch
- 2Ben Johnson actorShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Rio Grande
- 2Donald Crisp actorForever and a Day, Prince Valiant
- 2Robert Taylor actorThis Is My Affair, Many Rivers to Cross
One film together
- Woman to Woman 1923Betty Compson
- The Unholy Three 1925Lon Chaney
- Beau Geste 1926William Powell
- A Girl in Every Port 1928Louise Brooks
- Happy Days 1929Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Warner Baxter, Betty Grable
- The Black Watch 1929Randolph Scott
- A Devil with Women 1930Humphrey Bogart
- Annabelle's Affairs 1931Jeanette MacDonald
- Dishonored 1931Marlene Dietrich
- Women of All Nations 1931Bela Lugosi
- Murder at the Vanities 1934Lucille Ball, Alan Ladd, Ann Sheridan
- The Captain Hates the Sea 1934Akim Tamiroff, John Gilbert
- The Lost Patrol 1934Boris Karloff
- Under Pressure 1935Charles Bickford
- Klondike Annie 1936Mae West
- Under Two Flags 1936Claudette Colbert, Rosalind Russell
- Nancy Steele Is Missing! 1937Peter Lorre, Jane Darwell
- This Is My Affair 1937Barbara Stanwyck, Lon Chaney Jr.
- Captain Fury 1939Paul Lukas
- Gunga Din 1939Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Let Freedom Ring 1939Lionel Barrymore
- The Big Guy 1939Jackie Cooper
- South of Pago Pago 1940Frances Farmer
- China Girl (1942 film) 1942Gene Tierney
- Powder Town 1942Edmond O'Brien
- Forever and a Day 1943Buster Keaton, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Elsa Lanchester, Claude Rains, Merle Oberon, Edmund Gwenn, June Lockhart, Gladys Cooper
- Roger Touhy, Gangster 1944Anthony Quinn
- Tampico 1944Edward G. Robinson
- The Princess and the Pirate 1944Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Walter Brennan, Virginia Mayo
- Whistle Stop 1946Ava Gardner, George Raft
- The Foxes of Harrow 1947Rex Harrison
- Fort Apache 1948Henry Fonda, Pedro Armendáriz
- Fair Wind to Java 1953Fred MacMurray
- Prince Valiant 1954Janet Leigh, James Mason, Robert Wagner, Sterling Hayden
- Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955Clint Eastwood
- Many Rivers to Cross 1955Eleanor Parker
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- The Quiet Man 1952actor
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949actor
- The Informer 1935actor
- Fort Apache 1948actor
- Rio Grande 1950actor
- Gunga Din 1939actor, as MacChesney
1920s
- Woman to Woman (1923)actor
- The Passionate Adventure (1924)actor
- The Fighting Heart (1925)actor
- The Unholy Three (1925)actor
- Winds of Chance (1925)actor
- Beau Geste (1926)actor
- What Price Glory? (1926)actor
- The Loves of Carmen (1927)actor
- A Girl in Every Port (1928)actor
- Hangman's House (1928)actor
- Mother Machree (1928)actor
- Happy Days (1929)actor
- Hot for Paris (1929)actor
- Strong Boy (1929)actor
- The Black Watch (1929)actor, as Captain Donald Gordon King
- The Cock-Eyed World (1929)actor
1930s
- A Devil with Women (1930)actor
- Annabelle's Affairs (1931)actor
- Dishonored (1931)actor, as Colonel Kranau
- Women of All Nations (1931)actor
- The Gay Caballero (1932)actor
- Murder at the Vanities (1934)actor
- The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)actor
- The Lost Patrol (1934)actor, as The Sergeant
- The Informer (1935)actor
- Under Pressure (1935)actor
- Klondike Annie (1936)actor
- Under Two Flags (1936)actor
- Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)actor
- Sea Devils (1937)actor
- This Is My Affair (1937)actor
- Wee Willie Winkie (1937)actor
- Captain Fury (1939)actor
- Full Confession (1939)actor
- Gunga Din (1939)actor, as MacChesney
- Let Freedom Ring (1939)actor
- Pacific Liner (1939)actor
- The Big Guy (1939)actor
1940s
- South of Pago Pago (1940)actor
- China Girl (1942 film) (1942)actor
- Powder Town (1942)actor
- Forever and a Day (1943)actor
- Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)actor
- Tampico (1944)actor
- The Princess and the Pirate (1944)actor
- Whistle Stop (1946)actor
- The Foxes of Harrow (1947)actor
- Fort Apache (1948)actor
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)actor
1950s
- Rio Grande (1950)actor
- The Quiet Man (1952)actor
- Fair Wind to Java (1953)actor
- Prince Valiant (1954)actor, as Boltar
- Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)actor, as Grimald
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955)actor