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Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

ActingBorn August 21, 1891Died September 18, 1968 (age 77)Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. McDonald's started acting professionally in stock theater with the Forepaugh Stock Company in Cincinnati. Following eight months with it, he worked one season with a stock company in Seattle, after which he performed for three seasons with a troupe in San Diego and Honolulu. He concluded his tenure in stock theater as juvenile leading man with the American Stock Company in Spokane, Washington. By 1913 McDonald began to perform in the rapidly expanding film industry, initially working for Marion Leonard's Monopole Company in Hollywood. He was cast in over 280 films between 1913 and 1965, including The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo. After he was designated "Hollywood's Prettiest Man," McDonald sought a tougher image by shaving his mustache and seeking roles of villains. McDonald was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite character actors.[citation needed] DeMille gave him credited supporting roles in six of his films: The Plainsman (1936), The Buccaneer (1938), Union Pacific (1939), North West Mounted Police (1940), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956).

Filmography

1965
The Great Race

as Russian (uncredited)

Movie
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Old Man at Robbo's Club

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Saul Weintraub

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Storekeeper

TV
1959TV
1959TV
1959
The Big Fisherman

as Scribe Spokesman

Movie
1958
Bat Masterson

as Winkler

TV
1958TV
1958TV
1958
The Texan

as Sheriff

TV
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Juan Hernandez

TV
1958TV
1958
Fort Massacre

as Piute Man

Movie
1957TV
1957TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Capt. Noble

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Walter 'Salty' Sims

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Peg-Leg Jasper

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Pete Stone

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Jericho Dooley

TV
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)

TV
1957
Pawnee

as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)

Movie
1957
Last Stagecoach West

as Old Man Colter

Movie
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat

as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

Movie
1957Movie
1956Movie
1956TV
1956TV
1956
Walk the Proud Land

as The Shaman (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Thunder Over Arizona

as Pliny Warren

Movie
1955
Dig That Uranium

as The Indian Chief

Movie
1955
The Naked Dawn

as Railroad guard

Movie
1955
Highway Patrol

as Charlie Barrett

TV
1955TV
1955
The Adventures of Champion

as Grubstake Smith

TV
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock

as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

Movie
1954TV
1954TV
1953
Two Gun Marshal

as Blake Cody

Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1953TV
1952
The Raiders

as Mr. John Cummings

Movie
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Calaveras Kid

TV
1952
Son of Ali Baba

as Palace Official (uncredited)

Movie
1952Movie
1952
Fort Osage

as Osage Chief

Movie
1951
Red Mountain

as Marshal Roberts

Movie
1951Movie
1950
California Passage

as County Recorder Joe Kane

Movie
1950
The Cisco Kid

as Gen. Lawrence

TV
1950
The Nevadan

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Woman in Hiding

as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Samson and Delilah

as Story Teller

Movie
1949
Powder River Rustlers

as Shears Williams

Movie
1949
Apache Chief

as Mohaska

Movie
1949
Abandoned

as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

Movie
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Wade Tanner

TV
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Chief Gray Horse

TV
1949
Rim of the Canyon

as Charlie Lewis

Movie
1949
Son of a Badman

as Joe Christ

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1948
The Paleface

as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)

Movie
1948
Strange Gamble

as Henchman Longhorn

Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Dead Don't Dream

as Bart Lansing

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Panhandle

as Crump

Movie
1947
The Perils of Pauline

as Western Saloon Set Heavy

Movie
1947
Saddle Pals

as Sheriff

Movie
1947Movie
1946
Duel in the Sun

as Gambler (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Magnificent Doll

as Jenks (uncredited)

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Roll on Texas Moon

as Steve Anders

Movie
1946
Notorious

as Man (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Invisible Informer

as Jules Ravelle

Movie
1946
Canyon Passage

as Cobb (uncredited)

Movie
1946Movie
1946
My Pal Trigger

as Storekeeper

Movie
1946
Tangier

as Sanchez

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Strange Confession

as Hernandez

Movie
1945
River Gang

as Indignant Man

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Bad Men of the Border

as Captain Jose Garcia

Movie
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits

as Dad Christie

Movie
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery

as Con Hollister

Movie
1944
Belle of the Yukon

as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Zorro's Black Whip

as Dan Hammond

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat

as Jim Douglas

Movie
1944
Till We Meet Again

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Bordertown Trail

as Matthews

Movie
1944
Mystery Man

as Bert Rogan

Movie
1944
Lumberjack

as Clyde Fenwick

Movie
1944
Texas Masquerade

as Sam Nolan

Movie
1943
Bar 20

as Quirt Rankin

Movie
1943
The Kansan

as Gil Hatton

Movie
1943Movie
1942Movie
1942
Valley of the Sun

as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1941Movie
1941
Blood and Sand

as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Men of the Timberland

as Jean Collet

Movie
1941
The Sea Wolf

as Svenson

Movie
1940
One Night in the Tropics

as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Santos the Portuguese

Movie
1940Movie
1940Movie
1940
Wyoming

as Dawson - Henchman

Movie
1940
The Sea Hawk

as Kroner

Movie
1940
Captain Caution

as French Seaman in Pub

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Strange Cargo

as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Green Hell

as Gracco

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Range War

as Morgan

Movie
1939
Bad Lands

as Manuel Lopez

Movie
1939
Beau Geste

as Arab Scout (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Union Pacific

as Gen. Dodge

Movie
1939
Idiot's Delight

as Flight Captain

Movie
1938
If I Were King

as Casin Cholet

Movie
1938
Gun Law

as Henchman Nevada

Movie
1938
The Buccaneer

as Camden Blount

Movie
1937
Wild West Days

as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7

Movie
1937
The Last Train from Madrid

as Mora (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Soldier and the Lady

as Chieftain (Uncredited)

Movie
1937
Parole Racket

as Nat Beldon

Movie
1937
Criminal Lawyer

as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Woman-Wise

as Charley (uncredited)

Movie
1936
The Plainsman

as A River Gambler

Movie
1936
Mummy's Boys

as Rasheed Bey

Movie
1936
White Fang

as Suds

Movie
1936
Big Brown Eyes

as Malley (Uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island

as John Wilkes Booth

Movie
1935
Diamond Jim

as Gambler

Movie
1935
West Point of the Air

as Civilian Pilot

Movie
1935
Mississippi

as Gambler (uncredited)

Movie
1935
In Spite of Danger

as Race Driver

Movie
1935
The Marriage Bargain

as Ben Ainsley

Movie
1934
Red Morning

as Sakki

Movie
1934
The Gay Bride

as Detroit gangster (uncredited)

Movie
1934
A Successful Failure

as Radical Speaker

Movie
1934
Girl in Danger

as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]

Movie
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

as Ray Ridpath - Henchman

Movie
1934
Operator 13

as Denton (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Sadie McKee

as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)

Movie
1934
The Line-Up

as Trigger - Henchman

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Voice in the Night

as Henchman Jackson

Movie
1933
Straightaway

as Rogan

Movie
1933
Night Flight

as Radioman (uncredited)

Movie
1933Movie
1933
The Devil's in Love

as Officer Reading Verdict

Movie
1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)

Movie
1933
Broadway Bad

as Charley Davis

Movie
1933
Terror Trail

as Tad McPherson

Movie
1932
The Devil Is Driving

as Ticker (uncredited)

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Trailing the Killer

as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)

Movie
1932
Hidden Valley

as Frank Gavin

Movie
1932
70,000 Witnesses

as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Honor of the Mounted

as Jean La Train

Movie
1932Movie
1931
In Line of Duty

as Jacques Dupres

Movie
1931
The Lawyer's Secret

as The Weasel

Movie
1931
The Gang Buster

as Pete Caltek

Movie
1930
Morocco

as Sergeant Tatoche

Movie
1930
Brothers

as Tony

Movie
1930
Safety in Numbers

as Phil Kemptom

Movie
1930
The Runaway Bride

as Barney Black

Movie
1930Movie
1930
Burning Up

as 'Bullet' McGhan

Movie
1929
Girl Overboard

as Francisco

Movie
1929
The Carnation Kid

as The Carnation Kid

Movie
1928
The Viking

as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)

Movie
1928
The Drag Net

as Sniper Dawson

Movie
1928
The Legion of the Condemned

as Gonzolo Vasquez

Movie
1928
A Girl in Every Port

as Circus Manager

Movie
1928
The Valley of Hell

as Creighton Steele

Movie
1927Movie
1927
The Notorious Lady

as Manuela Silvera

Movie
1927Movie
1926
The Desert's Toll

as Frank Darwin

Movie
1926
The Temptress

as Timoteo

Movie
1926
Battling Butler

as Alfred 'Battling' Butler

Movie
1926
Puppets

as Bruno

Movie
1926
The Palace of Pleasure

as Captain Fernandez

Movie
1926
The Yankee Señor

as Juan Gutiérrez

Movie
1925Movie
1925
Bobbed Hair

as Pooch

Movie
1925Movie
1925
The Northern Code

as Raoul La Fane

Movie
1925
Go Straight!

as The Dove

Movie
1925
The Hunted Woman

as Joe De Bar

Movie
1924Movie
1924
East of Broadway

as Professor Mario

Movie
1924
The Arizona Express

as Victor Johnson

Movie
1923
Going Up

as Jules Gaillard

Movie
1923
Trilby

as Geko

Movie
1923
Mary of the Movies

as James Seiler

Movie
1923
The Buster

as Swing

Movie
1923
Look Your Best

as Alberto Cabotto

Movie
1922
Captain Fly-by-Night

as Second Stranger

Movie
1922
The Woman Conquers

as Lawatha, Indian Guide

Movie
1922
Monte Cristo

as Benedetto

Movie
1922Movie
1921
The Call of the North

as Achille Picard

Movie
1921
The Golden Snare

as Pierre Thoreau

Movie
1921
Puppets of Fate

as Gabriel Palombra

Movie
1920
The Kentucky Colonel

as Philip Burwood

Movie
1920
Nomads of the North

as Buck McDougall

Movie
1920
The Confession

as Tom Bartlett

Movie
1919
Prudence on Broadway

as Grayson Mills

Movie
1919
Pretty Smooth

as Jimmy Hartigan

Movie
1919
Love's Prisoner

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie
1919
His Debt

as Blair Whitcomb

Movie
1919
The Final Close-Up

as Jimmie Norton

Movie
1919
The Courageous Coward

as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

Movie
1919
Toton

as Pierre

Movie
1918
Tony America

as Tony America

Movie
1918
The Answer

as Guido Garcia

Movie
1918
Real Folks

as Jimmie Dugan

Movie
1918
The Light Within

as Dr. Green

Movie
1918
The Gun Woman

as The Gent

Movie
1917
The Love Doctor

as Hildreth

Movie
1917
The Gray Ghost

as Williams

Movie
1917
Mr. Dolan of New York

as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)

Movie
1917
The Voice on the Wire

as 'Red' Warren

Movie
1917Movie
1917
The Gates of Doom

as Jang Sattib

Movie
1917
Black Orchids

as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

Movie
1916
The Devil at His Elbow

as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

Movie
1916
The She-Devil

as Albert Alwain

Movie
1915
The Express Messenger

as Dave Snowden

Movie
1914
St. Elmo

as Murray Hammond

Movie
1913
Carmen

as Don Jose

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 21, 1891
Day of DeathSeptember 18, 1968
Place of BirthBowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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