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James Gerard Devlin (8 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=J.G. Devlin )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ulster Group Theatre )〕 In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as ''Z-Cars'', ''Dad's Army'', ''The New Avengers'' and ''Bread''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Overview for J. G. Devlin )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=J. G. Devlin )〕 He also guest starred, alongside Leonard Rossiter, in an episode of ''Steptoe and Son'', "The Desperate Hours".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=» Galton And Simpson Present – Part 5 )〕 The writers of ''Steptoe and Son'' - Ray Galton and Alan Simpson - have since revealed that Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert Steptoe in the series, behind Wilfrid Brambell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rawlinson End )〕 He also appeared as Father Dooley, a Catholic priest, in several episodes of Carla Lane's ''Bread'', probably his last television appearance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bread )〕 His was Vivian Stanshall's personal choice for the role of Old Scrotum, the Wrinkled Retainer in the Charisma Films version of ''Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'', released in 1980. ==Selected filmography== *''Far and Away'' (1992) *''The Miracle'' (1991) *''The Raggedy Rawney'' (1988) *''No Surrender'' (1985) *''Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980) *''The Outsider'' (1980) *''The Reckoning'' (1969) *''Guns in the Heather'' (1969) *''The Caper of the Golden Bulls'' (1967) *''The Comedy Man'' (1964) *''I Thank a Fool'' (1962) *''Johnny Nobody'' (1961) *''The Frightened City'' (1961) *''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (1959) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. G. Devlin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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