McLaglen was innate inside England. His father, a bishop, moved the personal to South Africa when McLaglen was a infant. He left residence at xiv to join a army & fought in the Boer War. 4 years late, he moved to Canada, where he earned the dwelling as a matman & heavyweight boxer, sustaining many notable wins in the ring. One of his best known fights was against Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, who defeated him inside 6 cycles. Between bouts, he toured by using the circus, which offered $25 to anyone world health organization can last leash cycles using him. He returned to Engl& within 1913 and served by having a Royal Irish Fusiliers during World War I personally. He too continued boxing, & was known as Heavyweight Champ of the British Army in 1918. When a war, he began ingesting roles around British silent films.

McLaglen's career took the turn in the Twenties, while he moved to Hollywood. He became the popular character actor, by owning the particular bent for swimming drunks. A highlight of his career was an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Informer (1935), based on the novel by Liam O'Flaherty. He was nominated over again, this period for Best Supporting Actor, for his role opposite John Wayne in The Quiet Man (1952). He was especially popular by using director John Ford, who oftentimes involved McLaglen inside his films. Toward a prevent of his career, McLaglen manufactured many guest appearances within television, particularly in American series like Have Gun, Will Travel and Rawhide.

He died around 1959. He got by that period get the naturalized U.S. citizen.

Filmography
What Price Glory? (1926) Hangman's Home (1928) Dishonored (1931) Laughing at Life (1933) The Misplaced Patrol (1934) Murder at a Vanities (1934) The Informer (1935) - Academy Award for Best Actor within the Leading Role Klondike Annie (1936) Wee Willie Winkie (1937) Devil's Person (1938) Gunga Din (1939) Let Freedom Ring (1939) South of Pago Pago (1940) Forever & the Day (1943) Whistle Prevent (1946) Calendar Girl (1947) Fort Apache (1948) She Bore the Yellow Ribbon (1949) Rio Grande (1950) The Quiet Man (1952) - Nominated for an Oscar for Better Actor within the Supporting Role Prince Valorous (1954) Trouble in the Glen (1954) Lady Godiva (1955) Around the World around Lxxx Times (1956) Sea Fury (1958)