Melbourne MacDowell
Actor
11 de noviembre de 1856 — 18 de febrero de 1941 (84 años)
From Wikipedia
He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).
MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent.
Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).
MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent.
Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
Filmography
| 1928 | Feel My Pulse · as Her Uncle Wilberforce |
| 1928 | There It Is · as Frisbie Family Patriarch |
| 1926 | The Rainmaker · as Bennson |
| 1926 | Behind the Front · as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper |
| 1925 | What Happened to Jones? · as Mr. Bigbee |
| 1920 | Outside the Law · as Morgan Spencer |
| 1920 | Nomads of the North · as Duncan Mcdougall |
| 1919 | Soldiers of Fortune · as Mr. Langham |