Victor McLaglen was a British actor of imposing physique, a former boxer turned into one of the most beloved presences in American cinema. Born in the East End of London in 1886, he won the Best Actor Oscar for John Ford's 'The Informer' (1935), in the role of a traitor tormented by guilt. He was a frequent collaborator of Ford, with whom he filmed 'The Quiet Man' (1952) and several cavalry pictures. His register mixed roughness, brawling humor and a surprising tenderness beneath the bulk. He often played soldiers, sailors and good-hearted brawlers. He died in 1959. Read more