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Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Actor · Born 1891-08-21 · Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Ten Commandments (1956) — Simon
  2. Notorious (1946) — Man (uncredited)
  3. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
  4. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Extra (uncredited)
  5. The Great Race (1965) — Russian (uncredited)
  6. Samson and Delilah (1949) — Story Teller
  7. Duel in the Sun (1946) — Gambler (uncredited)
  8. Morocco (1930) — Sergeant Tatoche
  9. The Three Musketeers (1948)
  10. The Sea Hawk (1940) — Kroner
  11. Perry Mason (1957) — Capt. Noble
  12. Rancho Notorious (1952) — Harbin
  13. Beau Geste (1939) — Arab Scout (uncredited)
  14. Battling Butler (1926) — Alfred 'Battling' Butler
  15. Union Pacific (1939) — Gen. Dodge
  16. The Paleface (1948) — Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
  17. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) — Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
  18. Lassie (1954)
  19. The Sea Wolf (1941) — Svenson
  20. Canyon Passage (1946) — Cobb (uncredited)
  21. Blood and Sand (1941) — Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
  22. Adventures of Superman (1952)
  23. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — John Wilkes Booth
  24. Strange Cargo (1940) — Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
  25. North West Mounted Police (1940) — Louis Riel
  26. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
  27. Maverick (1957)
  28. The Plainsman (1936) — A River Gambler
  29. Woman in Hiding (1950) — North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
  30. The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) — Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
  31. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Juan Hernandez
  32. The Lone Ranger (1949) — Wade Tanner
  33. The Virginian (1962) — Saul Weintraub
  34. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) — Frank
  35. Ten Wanted Men (1955)
  36. Big Brown Eyes (1936) — Malley (Uncredited)
  37. Fort Massacre (1958) — Piute Man
  38. A Girl in Every Port (1928) — Circus Manager
  39. Strange Confession (1945) — Hernandez
  40. Sadie McKee (1934) — Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)