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Kenneth MacDonald

Actor
Born September 8, 1901Died May 5, 1972 (70 years)
Kenneth MacDonald (born Kenneth Royce Dollins) was a regular fixture in Charles Starrett series of Durango Kid westerns. However, he is probably best remembered as a foil for many of Columbia's comedy teams in the studio's two-reelers, particularly The Three Stooges. His suave demeanor and rich, booming voice perfectly fit the role of the con man, crooked lawyer or criminal gang leader he often played, and he showed a surprising flair for physical comedy, taking a two-finger poke in the eyes from Moe Howard, a pie in the face from Larry Fine or an iron bar on the head from Curly Howard with the best of them. He left the Columbia shorts department in 1955 and semi-retired from acting.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Brute Force
  • Bonanza
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive
  • Cheyenne
  • Bat Masterson
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  • The Cisco Kid
  • Hopalong Cassidy
  • Annie Oakley
  • Belle Starr's Daughter
  • The Gene Autry Show
  • The Sword of Monte Cristo
  • The Gay Amigo
  • Frontier Doctor
  • The Heart Is a Rebel

Known For

  • The Devil Commands
  • The Phantom
  • Hold That Lion!
  • 40 Guns to Apache Pass
  • Three Dark Horses
  • The Durango Kid
  • Shot in the Frontier
  • Slow as Lightning
  • Storm Over Wyoming
  • Mandrake, the Magician
  • Hands Across the Rockies

Kenneth MacDonald Filmography

1970
Which Way to the Front? · as Pentagon Navy Admiral
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as The Banker
1968
1967
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) · as Judge Waylan
1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass · as Harry Malone
1966
Fantastic Voyage · as Henry - Heart Monitoring (uncredited)
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Davis
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Hamer
1964
Valentine's Day (TV Series) · as Principal Melvin R. Roberts
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Surgeon
1963
Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Election Officer
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Army Captain
1962
Going My Way (TV Series) · as Captain
1962
The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Doctor
1961
The Errand Boy · as Mr. Fumble
1961
Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Canfield
1961
Ripcord (TV Series) · as Dr. Page
1961
The Ladies Man · as Papa Heebert (uncredited)
1961
1961
Posse from Hell · as Townsman
1961
Gunslinger (TV Series) · as Sheriff Ed Harkness
1960
Angel (1960) (TV Series) · as Mr. Nicks
1960
SurfSide 6 (TV Series) · as Major Croton
1960
Checkmate (TV Series) · as Elmer
1959
The Jayhawkers! · as Army Lieutenant
1959
1959
Laramie (TV Series) · as Captain Reeves
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) · as George Dexter
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Sheriff
1959
The Deputy (TV Series) · as Charlie
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Senate Committee Member
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) · as Bartender
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Police Chief
1958
Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Sam Jansen
1958
Lawman (TV Series) · as Banker Matson
1958
The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Oliver Wentworth
1958
The Texan (TV Series) · as Ed Grover
1958
Bronco (TV Series) · as Sheriff
1958
Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Sheriff No. 1
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Sheriff
1958
Man from God's Country · as Judge (uncredited)
1958
Day of the Badman · as Fred Collins
1958
The Heart Is a Rebel · as Alfred Carlson
1957
Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Col. Parker
1957
Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Joshua T. Kirby
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) · as Hub Grimm
1957
The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Judge Advocate
1957
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Russ Cantrell
1957
Maverick (TV Series) · as Billy
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Deputy Sheriff
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as General Collins
1957
Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Mayor
1957
Meet McGraw (TV Series) · as Sheriff Corin
1957
The Delicate Delinquent · as Police Lieutenant
1957
Battle Hymn · as Three-Star General
1956
Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Sheriff Quinn
1956
Three Violent People · as Croupier
1956
The Ten Commandments · as Hebrew At Crag And Corridor / Slave
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Jury Foreman
1956
Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Lowrie
1956
The She-Creature · as Police Doctor With Prof. Anderson
1956
1956
Showdown at Abilene · as Jay Ingles
1956
The Rawhide Years · as Telegraph Operator
1956
Star in the Dust · as Hank
1956
State Trooper (TV Series) · as John Dalby
1955
Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Doctor Edwards
1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Townsman
1955
My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as Brady
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Clum
1955
Navy Log (TV Series) · as Admiral
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Howard Stacey
1955
The Gun That Won the West · as Colonel E.m. Still
1955
Francis in the Navy · as Motorcycle Policeman
1955
1955
Seven Angry Men · as William Clark
1955
Captain Lightfoot · as Desmond
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Workmen Supervisor
1954
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Agent
1954
Shot in the Frontier · as Bill Noonan (uncredited)
1954
Captain Midnight (TV Series) · as John Sawyer
1954
The Caine Mutiny · as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky · as General Arpo
1954
Southwest Passage · as Sheriff Morgan
1954
Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Al Sieber
1954
Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Sheriff Luke Mactavish, Annie's Uncle
1953
Law and Order · as Rancher Waiting For Stagecoach
1953
Bandits of the West · as Nugget's Assistant
1953
1953
Savage Frontier · as Marshal Bradley
1953
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe · as Dispersal Station Superintendent
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock · as Sheriff Blake
1952
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV Series) · as Ortho
1952
Ramar of the Jungle (TV Series) · as Dr. Arlington
1952
Rose of Cimarron · as Posse Sheriff
1952
Montana Belle · as Sheriff With Combs
1952
Carson City · as Dave Fairchild (uncredited)
1952
Arctic Flight · as Father François
1952
Three Dark Horses · as William 'bill' Wick
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Callen
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Halloway
1952
Somebody Loves Me · as Doctor
1952
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) · as Sheriff Gordon
1952
Cowboy G-Men (TV Series) · as Dan Layton
1952
This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
Leadville Gunslinger · as Sheriff Nichols
1952
Trail Guide · as Wagon Master Wheeler
1951
Distant Drums · as General's Staff Officer
1951
Desert of Lost Men · as Bill Hackett
1951
Cave of Outlaws · as Poker Player
1951
Hot Lead · as Sheriff Lacy
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) · as Attorney Sam Devlin
1951
Sugarfoot · as Rancher
1951
Along the Great Divide · as Crowley (uncredited)
1951
Fighting Coast Guard · as Army Officer
1951
Francis Goes to the Races · as Third Steward
1951
My Forbidden Past · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Bill Lane
1951
1951
Law of the Badlands · as Captain Bill Mcvey
1950
Experiment Alcatraz · as Col. Harris
1950
Border Treasure · as Sheriff Carrigan
1950
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Sheriff Jack Judd
1950
Salt Lake Raiders · as Deputy Marshal Tom
1950
Storm Over Wyoming · as Robert Dawson
1950
1950
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Frank Guthrie
1950
Guilty of Treason · as Major Arresting Mindszenty
1950
Dakota Lil · as Fletch, Sentry (as Ken Macdonald)
1949
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Inspector Williams
1949
The Mysterious Desperado · as Sheriff Anders
1949
Stagecoach Kid · as Sheriff
1949
1949
The Gay Amigo · as Captain Lewis
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1948
Belle Starr's Daughter · as Uncle Jim Davis
1948
The Plunderers · as Rancher
1948
The Gallant Blade · as Gen. De Beaufort
1948
False Paradise · as Nat Bentley
1948
Return of the Bad Men · as Col. Markham
1948
Train to Alcatraz · as Guard Reeves
1948
1948
Shivering Sherlocks · as Lefty Loomis
1948
The Swordsman · as Clansman
1947
The Fabulous Texan · as Citizen
1947
Crossfire · as Major
1947
The Son of Rusty · as Police Chief
1947
Hold That Lion! · as Icabod Slipp
1947
Brute Force · as Cell Check Guard
1947
Cheyenne · as Gambler (uncredited)
1947
Banjo · as Desk Sergeant
1947
Framed · as (uncredited)
1947
Johnny O'Clock · as Cop
1946
San Quentin · as Dubbed Voice Of Visiting Colonel
1946
Lady Luck · as Masters - Casino Manager
1946
1945
Cornered · as Henchman (uncredited)
1945
First Yank Into Tokyo · as Col. Thompson
1945
Back to Bataan · as Maj. Mckinley (uncredited)
1945
The Monster and the Ape · as Police Inspector Hamilton
1945
The Power of the Whistler · as John Crawford
1944
Bowery Champs · as Henchman
1944
Black Arrow · as Jake Jackson
1944
U-Boat Prisoner · as Prof. Hamilton
1944
The Desert Hawk · as Akbar
1944
The Racket Man · as Draft Board Medical Officer
1943
The Phantom · as Dr. Bremmer
1943
We've Never Been Licked · as Captain (uncredited)
1943
Destroyer · as Admiral (clark's Co)
1942
The Valley of Vanishing Men · as Jonathan Kincaid
1942
Junior Army · as Keller
1942
Stand by All Networks · as Captain Banion
1942
Riders of the Northland · as Matt Taylor
1942
Eagle Squadron · as Margate Dispatcher
1942
1941
1941
Go West, Young Lady · as Pony Express Rider
1941
Harmon of Michigan · as Doctor
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett · as King Canfield
1941
Hands Across the Rockies · as Juneau Jessup
1941
Under Age · as Johnson
1941
The Devil Commands · as Sheriff Ed Willis
1940
Before I Hang · as Anson, Prison Guard
1940
The Durango Kid · as Mace Ballard
1940
Island of Doomed Men · as Doctor Rosener
1939
Taming of the West · as Carp Blaisdale
1939
Mandrake, the Magician · as James Webster
1935
Border Vengeance · as Flash Purdue
1934
1934
Good Dame · as Elevator Operator
1933
Cocktail Hour · as Ship’s Steward (uncredited)
1933
Below the Sea · as Sailor (uncredited)
1932
The Last Mile · as Harris... Guard
1932
1931
Safe in Hell · as Wireless Operator (uncredited)
1931
Politics · as Cop-Driver
1931
Dirigible · as Lt. Fogarty (uncredited)
1923
Slow as Lightning · as Jimmie March

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