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Victor McLaglen Biography
Birth Name:
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen
Birth Place:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Enlisted in the British Army at age 14
- Served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during World War I
- Held many jobs after the Army, including circus performer, farmer and police officer
- Also made a living as a wrestler and a boxer; fought then-heavyweight champ Jack Johnson in 1909
- Took up acting at the suggestion of a friend who was a producer
- Became popular as a character actor, appearing in such films as Gunga Din, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande; frequently worked with John Ford
- Was directed by his son, Andrew V
- McLaglen, in the 1957 film The Abductors
Awards
- 1952Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 1935Oscar-Best Actor: winner
Relationships
- Frederick McLaglen -- Brother
- Leopold McLaglen -- Brother
- Lewis McLaglen -- Brother
- Sydney McLaglen -- Brother
- Sheila McLaglen -- Daughter
- Suzanne M. Brueggeman -- Ex-wife
- Andrew McLaglen -- Father
- Lily McLaglen -- Sister
- Margaret Pumphrey -- Wife
- Enid Lamont -- Wife (deceased)