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name: "J.G. Devlin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-g-devlin"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 October 1907"
died: "17 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:40:05.062590+00:00"
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# J.G. Devlin

Actor. Born 8 October 1907 in Belfast - Northern Ireland. Died 17 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 October 1907, Belfast - Northern Ireland
- **Died:** 17 October 1991

## Biography

J. G. Devlin (8 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) was a Northern Irish actor. He made his stage debut in 1931 and had a long association with the Ulster Group Theatre.

Over a career spanning nearly sixty years he appeared in television productions including *Z-Cars*, *Dad's Army* (1970) as Patrick Regan, *The New Avengers* (1976) as a tramp and *Bread* (1986–1988) as Father Dooley. He guest-starred as Frank Ferris in the *Steptoe and Son* episode 'The Desperate Hours' (1972). His film roles included Tom Kerrigan in *Darby O'Gill and the Little People* (1959) and a villager in *Far and Away* (1992). The writers of *Steptoe and Son* later said he was their second choice for the part of Albert Steptoe.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), Fi1m 83, as Frank Ferris — [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)

## Also known for

- *Far and Away* (1992), Villager
- *Darby O'Gill and the Little People* (1959), Tom Kerrigan
- *Dad's Army* (1968), Patrick Regan
- *The New Avengers* (1976), Tramp

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