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Acting
Francis McDonald
Also known as: Francis James McDonald, Francis J. MacDonald, Francis MacDonald, Francis J. McDonald
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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 21, 1891
Day of Death
September 18, 1968
Age at Death
77 years old
Place of Birth
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
The Great Race
Russian (uncredited)
1965Movie
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
1964Movie
The Virginian
Saul Weintraub
1962TV
The Big Fisherman
Scribe Spokesman
1959Movie
Mr. Lucky
1959TV
The Deputy
1959TV
Law of the Plainsman
Watkins
1959TV
Wichita Town
1959TV
Fort Massacre
Piute Man
1958Movie
Bronco
1958TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Juan Hernandez
1958TV
Lawman
1958TV
Bat Masterson
Winkler
1958TV
The Texan
1958TV
Duel at Apache Wells
Joe Dunn
1957Movie
Pawnee
Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
1957Movie
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
1957Movie
Last Stagecoach West
Old Man Colter
1957Movie
Trackdown
1957TV
Perry Mason
Capt. Noble
1957TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
1957TV
Sugarfoot
Pete Stone
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
Thunder Over Arizona
Pliny Warren
1956Movie
The Ten Commandments
Simon
1956Movie
Walk the Proud Land
The Shaman (uncredited)
1956Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Yancey Hatton
1956TV
Dig That Uranium
The Indian Chief
1955Movie
The Naked Dawn
Railroad guard
1955Movie
Ten Wanted Men
1955Movie
Bad Day at Black Rock
Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1955Movie
Science Fiction Theatre
1955TV
The Adventures of Champion
Will Calhoun
1955TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955TV
My Friend Flicka
1955TV
Highway Patrol
Charlie Barrett
1955TV
Lassie
1954TV
Stories of the Century
Sheriff
1954TV
The Bandits of Corsica
Grisha
1953Movie
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Frank
1953Movie
Two Gun Marshal
Blake Cody
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Pecos Kid
1953TV
Rancho Notorious
Harbin
1952Movie
The Raiders
Mr. John Cummings
1952Movie
Fort Osage
Osage Chief
1952Movie
Son of Ali Baba
Palace Official (uncredited)
1952Movie
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Cavalcade of America
Calaveras Kid
1952TV
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Batiste
1951Movie
Red Mountain
Marshal Roberts
1951Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
The Roy Rogers Show
1951TV
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951TV
The Nevadan
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1950Movie
Woman in Hiding
North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
1950Movie
California Passage
County Recorder Joe Kane
1950Movie
The Gene Autry Show
1950TV
The Cisco Kid
Gen. Lawrence
1950TV
Abandoned
Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
1949Movie
Rose of the Yukon
Alaskan
1949Movie
Samson and Delilah
Story Teller
1949Movie
Daughter of the Jungle
Montu
1949Movie
Powder River Rustlers
Shears Williams
1949Movie
Brothers in the Saddle
Hoyt Parker
1949Movie
Rim of the Canyon
Charlie Lewis
1949Movie
Son of a Badman
Joe Christ
1949Movie
Apache Chief
Mohaska
1949Movie
The Lone Ranger
Wade Tanner
1949TV
Panhandle
Crump
1948Movie
Strange Gamble
Henchman Longhorn
1948Movie
The Dead Don't Dream
Bart Lansing
1948Movie
The Three Musketeers
1948Movie
The Bold Frontiersman
Adam Post
1948Movie
Son of God’s Country
Tom Ford
1948Movie
The Paleface
Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
1948Movie
Dangerous Venture
Kane
1947Movie
Saddle Pals
Sheriff
1947Movie
The Perils of Pauline
Western Saloon Set Heavy
1947Movie
Roll on Texas Moon
Steve Anders
1946Movie
The Catman of Paris
Devereaux
1946Movie
Tangier
Sanchez
1946Movie
Notorious
Man (uncredited)
1946Movie
The Invisible Informer
Jules Ravelle
1946Movie
Night Train to Memphis
Doctor
1946Movie
My Pal Trigger
Storekeeper
1946Movie
Magnificent Doll
Jenks (uncredited)
1946Movie
The Devil's Playground
Roberts
1946Movie
Duel in the Sun
Gambler (uncredited)
1946Movie
Canyon Passage
Cobb (uncredited)
1946Movie
Great Stagecoach Robbery
Con Hollister
1945Movie
Bad Men of the Border
Captain Jose Garcia
1945Movie
Corpus Christi Bandits
Dad Christie
1945Movie
South of the Rio Grande
Torres
1945Movie
River Gang
Indignant Man
1945Movie
Strange Confession
Hernandez
1945Movie
Mystery Man
Bert Rogan
1944Movie
Texas Masquerade
Sam Nolan
1944Movie
Lumberjack
Clyde Fenwick
1944Movie
Zorro's Black Whip
Dan Hammond
1944Movie
Mystery of the Riverboat
Batiste
1944Movie
Belle of the Yukon
Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
1944Movie
Bordertown Trail
Matthews
1944Movie
Cheyenne Wildcat
Jim Douglas
1944Movie
Till We Meet Again
Cart Driver (uncredited)
1944Movie
The Kansan
Gil Hatton
1943Movie
Buckskin Frontier
Duval
1943Movie
Bar 20
Quirt Rankin
1943Movie
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Kidnapper
1942Movie
Valley of the Sun
Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
1942Movie
The Girl from Alaska
Pelly
1942Movie
The Sea Wolf
Svenson
1941Movie
Blood and Sand
Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
1941Movie
The Kid from Kansas
Cesar
1941Movie
Men of the Timberland
Jean Collet
1941Movie
North West Mounted Police
Louis Riel
1940Movie
The Devil's Pipeline
Gaddi Sang
1940Movie
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Santos the Portuguese
1940Movie
Green Hell
Gracco
1940Movie
Wyoming
Dawson - Henchman
1940Movie
The Carson City Kid
Laramie
1940Movie
The Sea Hawk
Kroner
1940Movie
Strange Cargo
Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
1940Movie
One Night in the Tropics
Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
1940Movie
Captain Caution
French Seaman in Pub
1940Movie
The Light That Failed
George
1939Movie
Bad Lands
Manuel Lopez
1939Movie
Union Pacific
Gen. Dodge
1939Movie
Idiot's Delight
Flight Captain
1939Movie
Beau Geste
Arab Scout (uncredited)
1939Movie
Range War
Morgan
1939Movie
If I Were King
Casin Cholet
1938Movie
Gun Law
Henchman Nevada
1938Movie
The Buccaneer
Camden Blount
1938Movie
Parole Racket
Nat Beldon
1937Movie
Criminal Lawyer
Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
1937Movie
Woman-Wise
Charley (uncredited)
1937Movie
Wild West Days
Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
1937Movie
Devil's Playground
Romano
1937Movie
The Soldier and the Lady
Chieftain (Uncredited)
1937Movie
The Last Train from Madrid
Mora (uncredited)
1937Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
John Wilkes Booth
1936Movie
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Pedro
1936Movie
The Plainsman
A River Gambler
1936Movie
Mummy's Boys
Rasheed Bey
1936Movie
White Fang
Suds
1936Movie
Big Brown Eyes
Malley (Uncredited)
1936Movie
West Point of the Air
Civilian Pilot
1935Movie
Mississippi
Gambler (uncredited)
1935Movie
Diamond Jim
Gambler
1935Movie
In Spite of Danger
Race Driver
1935Movie
The Marriage Bargain
Ben Ainsley
1935Movie
Voice in the Night
Henchman Jackson
1934Movie
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
1934Movie
Red Morning
Sakki
1934Movie
Girl in Danger
Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
1934Movie
The Gay Bride
Detroit gangster (uncredited)
1934Movie
Operator 13
Denton (uncredited)
1934Movie
The Trumpet Blows
Vega
1934Movie
A Successful Failure
Radical Speaker
1934Movie
Sadie McKee
Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
1934Movie
The Line-Up
Trigger - Henchman
1934Movie
Terror Trail
Tad McPherson
1933Movie
Straightaway
Rogan
1933Movie
Broadway Bad
Charley Davis
1933Movie
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
1933Movie
The Devil's in Love
Officer Reading Verdict
1933Movie
Night Flight
Radioman (uncredited)
1933Movie
Kickin' the Crown Around
Disputin
1933Movie
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Karkuff
1932Movie
Trailing the Killer
Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
1932Movie
Texas Buddies
Blake
1932Movie
70,000 Witnesses
Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
1932Movie
Hidden Valley
Frank Gavin
1932Movie
Honor of the Mounted
Jean La Train
1932Movie
The Devil Is Driving
Ticker (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Lawyer's Secret
The Weasel
1931Movie
The Gang Buster
Pete Caltek
1931Movie
In Line of Duty
Jacques Dupres
1931Movie
Dangerous Paradise
Ricardo
1930Movie
The Runaway Bride
Barney Black
1930Movie
Burning Up
'Bullet' McGhan
1930Movie
Safety in Numbers
Phil Kemptom
1930Movie
Morocco
Sergeant Tatoche
1930Movie
Brothers
Tony
1930Movie
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid
1929Movie
Girl Overboard
Francisco
1929Movie
The Legion of the Condemned
Gonzolo Vasquez
1928Movie
The Valley of Hell
Creighton Steele
1928Movie
A Girl in Every Port
Circus Manager
1928Movie
The Drag Net
Sniper Dawson
1928Movie
The Viking
Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
1928Movie
Forgotten Faces
1928Movie
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927Movie
Outlaws of Red River
Ben Tanner
1927Movie
The Notorious Lady
Manuela Silvera
1927Movie
The Wreck
1927Movie
Battling Butler
Alfred 'Battling' Butler
1926Movie
The Temptress
Timoteo
1926Movie
Puppets
Bruno
1926Movie
The Palace of Pleasure
Captain Fernandez
1926Movie
The Desert's Toll
Frank Darwin
1926Movie
The Yankee Señor
Juan Gutiérrez
1926Movie
The Bar-C Mystery
1926Movie
Satan in Sables
Emile
1925Movie
The Hunted Woman
Joe De Bar
1925Movie
Go Straight!
The Dove
1925Movie
My Lady of Whims
Rolf
1925Movie
The Northern Code
Raoul La Fane
1925Movie
Bobbed Hair
Pooch
1925Movie
The Arizona Express
Victor Johnson
1924Movie
So This Is Marriage?
Smith
1924Movie
East of Broadway
Professor Mario
1924Movie
The Buster
Swing
1923Movie
Mary of the Movies
James Seiler
1923Movie
Look Your Best
Alberto Cabotto
1923Movie
Going Up
Jules Gaillard
1923Movie
Trilby
Geko
1923Movie
Screen Tests for Faust
1923Movie
The Woman Conquers
Lawatha, Indian Guide
1922Movie
Trooper O'Neill
Pierre
1922Movie
Monte Cristo
Benedetto
1922Movie
Captain Fly-by-Night
Second Stranger
1922Movie
The Call of the North
Achille Picard
1921Movie
The Golden Snare
Pierre Thoreau
1921Movie
Puppets of Fate
Gabriel Palombra
1921Movie
The Confession
Tom Bartlett
1920Movie
Nomads of the North
Buck McDougall
1920Movie
The Kentucky Colonel
Philip Burwood
1920Movie
The Courageous Coward
Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
1919Movie
Love's Prisoner
Party Guest (uncredited)
1919Movie
Toton
Pierre
1919Movie
Prudence on Broadway
Grayson Mills
1919Movie
His Debt
Blair Whitcomb
1919Movie
Pretty Smooth
Jimmy Hartigan
1919Movie
The Final Close-Up
Jimmie Norton
1919Movie
The Gun Woman
The Gent
1918Movie
The Ghost Flower
1918Movie
The Light Within
Dr. Green
1918Movie
Real Folks
Jimmie Dugan
1918Movie
The Answer
Guido Garcia
1918Movie
Tony America
Tony America
1918Movie
The Gates of Doom
Jang Sattib
1917Movie
Mr. Dolan of New York
'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
1917Movie
The Voice on the Wire
'Red' Warren
1917Movie
Perils of the Secret Service
(Episode #3)
1917Movie
Black Orchids
George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
1917Movie
The Love Doctor
Hildreth
1917Movie
The Gray Ghost
Williams
1917Movie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
1916Movie
The She-Devil
Albert Alwain
1916Movie
The Devil at His Elbow
Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
1916Movie
The Express Messenger
Dave Snowden
1915Movie
St. Elmo
Murray Hammond
1914Movie
Carmen
Don Jose
1913Movie