  victor andrew de bier everleigh mclaglen (10 december 1886 â 7 november 1959) was an english boxer and world war i veteran who became a successful film actor.obituary variety, 11 november 1959, page 79. towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a u.s. citizen. ==early life== mclaglen was born in tunbridge wells, kent. his father, later a bishop of the free protestant episcopal church of england,mclaglenâs father â new revelations; peter anson bishops at large (1964) has further information on bishop mclaglen. moved the family to south africa when mclaglen was a child. he had eight brothers and a sister. four of his brothers also became actors: arthur (1888â1972), an actor and sculptor, and clifford (1892â1978), cyril (1899â1987) and kenneth (circa 1901-1979).victor mclaglen, query. great war forum. invisionzone.com. 19 march 2006. other siblings included frederick (b. circa 1882), sydney (b. circa 1884), lewis (b. circa 1889), and a sister, lily (b. circa 1893). another brother, leopold mclaglen (1884-1951), who appeared in one film, gained notoriety prior to world war i as a showman and self-proclaimed world jujutsu champion,"the science of jiujitsu". journal of non-lethal combatives. december 2002. who authored a book on the subject.noble, graham. early ju-jutsu: the challenges. dragon-tsunami.org. ===before hollywood=== he left home at fourteen to join the british army with the intention of fighting in the second boer war. however, much to his chagrin, he was stationed at windsor castle with the life guards and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered. four years later, he moved to canada, where he earned a living as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer, with several notable wins in the ring. one of his most famous fights was against heavyweight champion jack johnson, in a 6 round exhibition bout.[http:/
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