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Francis McDonald

Born: 1891-08-21 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Died: 1968-09-18

Known For: Acting

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)

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods as Old Man at Robbo's Club

1962

The Virginian as Saul Weintraub

1959

1958

Lawman
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Juan Hernandez
Bat Masterson as Winkler
The Texan
Bronco
Fort Massacre as Piute Man

1957

Perry Mason as Capt. Noble
Maverick
Have Gun, Will Travel as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Sugarfoot as Pete Stone
Trackdown
The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Pawnee as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Last Stagecoach West as Old Man Colter
Duel at Apache Wells as Joe Dunn

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Yancey Hatton
The Ten Commandments as Simon
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Walk the Proud Land as The Shaman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona as Pliny Warren

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Highway Patrol as Charlie Barrett
Science Fiction Theatre
My Friend Flicka
The Adventures of Champion as Will Calhoun
Bad Day at Black Rock as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
The Naked Dawn as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men
Dig That Uranium as The Indian Chief

1954

Lassie
Stories of the Century as Sheriff

1953

General Electric Theater as Pecos Kid
The Stranger Wore a Gun as Frank
The Bandits of Corsica as Grisha
Two Gun Marshal as Blake Cody

1952

Adventures of Superman
Cavalcade of America as Calaveras Kid
Rancho Notorious as Harbin
Fort Osage as Osage Chief
Son of Ali Baba as Palace Official (uncredited)
The Raiders as Mr. John Cummings

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Roy Rogers Show
Red Mountain as Marshal Roberts
Gene Autry and the Mounties as Batiste

1950

The Gene Autry Show
The Cisco Kid as Gen. Lawrence
Woman in Hiding as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
The Nevadan as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
California Passage as County Recorder Joe Kane

1949

The Lone Ranger as Wade Tanner
Samson and Delilah as Story Teller
Brothers in the Saddle as Hoyt Parker
Abandoned as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Powder River Rustlers as Shears Williams
Apache Chief as Mohaska
Rim of the Canyon as Charlie Lewis
Daughter of the Jungle as Montu
Rose of the Yukon as Alaskan
Son of a Badman as Joe Christ

1948

Panhandle as Crump
The Three Musketeers
The Paleface as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Strange Gamble as Henchman Longhorn
The Bold Frontiersman as Adam Post
The Dead Don't Dream as Bart Lansing
Son of God’s Country as Tom Ford

1947

The Perils of Pauline as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Dangerous Venture as Kane
Saddle Pals as Sheriff

1946

Notorious as Man (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun as Gambler (uncredited)
Canyon Passage as Cobb (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis as Doctor
Magnificent Doll as Jenks (uncredited)
Roll on Texas Moon as Steve Anders
The Invisible Informer as Jules Ravelle
The Devil's Playground as Roberts
The Catman of Paris as Devereaux
My Pal Trigger as Storekeeper
Tangier as Sanchez

1945

Corpus Christi Bandits as Dad Christie
Bad Men of the Border as Captain Jose Garcia
Strange Confession as Hernandez
South of the Rio Grande as Torres
Great Stagecoach Robbery as Con Hollister
River Gang as Indignant Man

1944

Belle of the Yukon as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Cheyenne Wildcat as Jim Douglas
Bordertown Trail as Matthews
Lumberjack as Clyde Fenwick
Texas Masquerade as Sam Nolan
Zorro's Black Whip as Dan Hammond
Till We Meet Again as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Mystery Man as Bert Rogan
Mystery of the Riverboat as Batiste

1943

Bar 20 as Quirt Rankin
Buckskin Frontier as Duval
The Kansan as Gil Hatton

1942

Valley of the Sun as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Kidnapper
The Girl from Alaska as Pelly

1941

Blood and Sand as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf as Svenson
Men of the Timberland as Jean Collet
The Kid from Kansas as Cesar

1940

The Sea Hawk as Kroner
North West Mounted Police as Louis Riel
The Carson City Kid as Laramie
Captain Caution as French Seaman in Pub
One Night in the Tropics as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Strange Cargo as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Santos the Portuguese
Wyoming as Dawson - Henchman
The Devil's Pipeline as Gaddi Sang
Green Hell as Gracco

1939

Union Pacific as Gen. Dodge
Range War as Morgan
Beau Geste as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight as Flight Captain
Bad Lands as Manuel Lopez
The Light That Failed as George

1938

The Buccaneer as Camden Blount
If I Were King as Casin Cholet
Gun Law as Henchman Nevada

1937

The Soldier and the Lady as Chieftain (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid as Mora (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Wild West Days as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Woman-Wise as Charley (uncredited)
Devil's Playground as Romano
Parole Racket as Nat Beldon

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island as John Wilkes Booth
The Plainsman as A River Gambler
Big Brown Eyes as Malley (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado as Pedro
Mummy's Boys as Rasheed Bey
White Fang as Suds

1935

In Spite of Danger as Race Driver
Diamond Jim as Gambler
Mississippi as Gambler (uncredited)
The Marriage Bargain as Ben Ainsley
West Point of the Air as Civilian Pilot

1934

Operator 13 as Denton (uncredited)
Sadie McKee as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Girl in Danger as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Gay Bride as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Voice in the Night as Henchman Jackson
Red Morning as Sakki
Burn 'Em Up Barnes as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
The Line-Up as Trigger - Henchman
The Trumpet Blows as Vega
A Successful Failure as Radical Speaker

1933

Night Flight as Radioman (uncredited)
The Devil's in Love as Officer Reading Verdict
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Terror Trail as Tad McPherson
Straightaway as Rogan
Broadway Bad as Charley Davis
Kickin' the Crown Around as Disputin

1932

The Woman from Monte Carlo as Karkuff
Honor of the Mounted as Jean La Train
70,000 Witnesses as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving as Ticker (uncredited)
Hidden Valley as Frank Gavin
Trailing the Killer as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Texas Buddies as Blake

1931

The Gang Buster as Pete Caltek
The Lawyer's Secret as The Weasel
In Line of Duty as Jacques Dupres

1930

Morocco as Sergeant Tatoche
The Runaway Bride as Barney Black
Brothers as Tony
Safety in Numbers as Phil Kemptom
Dangerous Paradise as Ricardo
Burning Up as 'Bullet' McGhan

1929

Girl Overboard as Francisco
The Carnation Kid as The Carnation Kid

1928

The Viking as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
A Girl in Every Port as Circus Manager
Forgotten Faces
The Legion of the Condemned as Gonzolo Vasquez
The Drag Net as Sniper Dawson
The Valley of Hell as Creighton Steele

1927

1926

Battling Butler as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
The Palace of Pleasure as Captain Fernandez
The Temptress as Timoteo
The Yankee Señor as Juan Gutiérrez
The Bar-C Mystery
Puppets as Bruno
The Desert's Toll as Frank Darwin

1925

Go Straight! as The Dove
My Lady of Whims as Rolf
The Hunted Woman as Joe De Bar
The Northern Code as Raoul La Fane
Bobbed Hair as Pooch
Satan in Sables as Emile

1924

So This Is Marriage? as Smith
The Arizona Express as Victor Johnson
East of Broadway as Professor Mario

1923

Mary of the Movies as James Seiler
Trilby as Geko
Screen Tests for Faust
Going Up as Jules Gaillard
The Buster as Swing
Look Your Best as Alberto Cabotto

1922

Monte Cristo as Benedetto
Captain Fly-by-Night as Second Stranger
The Woman Conquers as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Trooper O'Neill as Pierre

1921

Puppets of Fate as Gabriel Palombra
The Call of the North as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare as Pierre Thoreau

1920

Nomads of the North as Buck McDougall
The Confession as Tom Bartlett
The Kentucky Colonel as Philip Burwood

1919

Love's Prisoner as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Courageous Coward as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Toton as Pierre
His Debt as Blair Whitcomb
Pretty Smooth as Jimmy Hartigan
The Final Close-Up as Jimmie Norton
Prudence on Broadway as Grayson Mills

1918

The Ghost Flower
The Gun Woman as The Gent
The Light Within as Dr. Green
Real Folks as Jimmie Dugan
The Answer as Guido Garcia
Tony America as Tony America

1917

The Gates of Doom as Jang Sattib
The Love Doctor as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost as Williams
The Voice on the Wire as 'Red' Warren
Mr. Dolan of New York as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
Perils of the Secret Service as (Episode #3)
Black Orchids as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)
The She-Devil as Albert Alwain
The Devil at His Elbow as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

1915

The Express Messenger as Dave Snowden

1914

St. Elmo as Murray Hammond

1913

Carmen as Don Jose