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Francis McDonald
Actor
Born August 21, 1891Died September 18, 1968 (77 years)
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).
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).
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Filmography
| 1965 | The Great Race · as Russian |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods · as Old Man At Robbo's Club |
| 1962 | Empire (TV Series) · as Cochimi |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Saul Weintraub |
| 1961 | The New Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Bonanza Jake |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) · as Watkins |
| 1959 | Wichita Town (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman · as Scribe Spokesman |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Sully Macguyver |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Winkler |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Saga of Hemp Brown · as Old-Timer |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Liveryman |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre · as Piute Man |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Jeb Coleman |
| 1957 | Joe Dakota · as Joe Dakota |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Winnie Joe Westerby |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) · as Turk |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Capt. Noble |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Geema |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Pete Stone |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Gotch (as Francis Macdonald) |
| 1957 | Pawnee · as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. Mcdonald) |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West · as Old Man Colter |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat · as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Aaron Rose |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache Wells · as Joe Dunn |
| 1957 | Chain of Evidence · as Felipe Rodriguez |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Halsey |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Simon |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Yancey Hatton |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Hardrock Hobe |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land · as The Shaman (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Canyon River · as 1st Rancher |
| 1956 | Thunder Over Arizona · as Pliny Warren |
| 1956 | Raw Edge · as Chief Kiyuva |
| 1955 | Dig That Uranium · as The Indian Chief |
| 1955 | Texas Lady · as Gantz |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver · as Mcgovern |
| 1955 | The Vanishing American · as Stage Guard |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Charlie Barrett |
| 1955 | The Naked Dawn · as Railroad Guard |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion (TV Series) · as Will Calhoun |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock · as Tall - White-Haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Barber |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill · as Deputy Vince |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Bisbee |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Warner |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Editor Bert Cooper |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane · as Hank |
| 1953 | Fort Algiers · as Oil Field Foreman |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a Gun · as Frank |
| 1953 | Bandits of Corsica · as Grisha |
| 1953 | San Antone · as Barfly With Confederate Money |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Pecos Kid |
| 1952 | The Raiders · as Mr. John Cummings |
| 1952 | Ride the Man Down · as Telegrapher |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba · as Palace Official |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Carnahan |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Calaveras Kid |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious · as Harbin |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1952 | Fort Osage · as Osage Chief |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Red Mountain · as Marshal Roberts |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Ben Brown |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Corporal Fletcher Murphy |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna · as Fisher |
| 1951 | Gene Autry and the Mounties · as Batiste |
| 1950 | California Passage · as County Recorder Joe Kane |
| 1950 | Kim · as Letter Writer |
| 1950 | Stage to Tucson · as Northern Radical |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Benny |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood · as Sailor |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Frenchy Duval |
| 1950 | The Nevadan · as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding · as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Abandoned · as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Story Teller |
| 1949 | Always Leave Them Laughing · as Wounded Messenger In Newark Musical |
| 1949 | Powder River Rustlers · as Shears Williams |
| 1949 | Apache Chief · as Mohaska |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Wade Tanner |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as O'hara Cowhand In Town With Lee |
| 1949 | The Lady Gambles · as Horse Trainer |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass · as Horse Race Starter |
| 1949 | Rim of the Canyon · as Charlie Lewis |
| 1949 | Son of a Badman · as Joe Christ |
| 1949 | Big Jack · as Basil - Prisoner |
| 1949 | Rustlers · as Pierre - Roulette Wheel |
| 1949 | Daughter of the Jungle · as Montu |
| 1949 | Brothers in the Saddle · as Hoyt Parker |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Lance (as Francis J. Mcdonald) |
| 1948 | An Act of Murder · as Mr. Russell |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | Strange Gamble · as Henchman Longhorn |
| 1948 | The Dead Don't Dream · as Bart Lansing |
| 1948 | Panhandle · as Crump |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Frontiersman |
| 1947 | Brute Force · as Pat Regan |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline · as Western Saloon Set Heavy |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals · as Sheriff |
| 1947 | That's My Man · as Racetrack Man |
| 1947 | Dangerous Venture · as Kane |
| 1947 | Spoilers of the North · as Pete Koster |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun · as Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll · as Jenks |
| 1946 | The Devil's Playground · as Roberts |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas Moon · as Steve Anders |
| 1946 | Notorious · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage · as Cobb (uncredited) |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger · as Storekeeper |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise · as High Priest |
| 1946 | The Catman of Paris · as Devereaux |
| 1946 | Tangier · as Sanchez |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest · as Robin Hood's Man |
| 1945 | Strange Confession · as Hernandez |
| 1945 | South of the Rio Grande · as Torres |
| 1945 | Corpus Christi Bandits · as Dad Christie |
| 1945 | Great Stagecoach Robbery · as Con Hollister |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon · as Miner Investing On River-Freeze Date (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black Whip · as Dan Hammond |
| 1944 | Mystery of the River Boat · as Batiste |
| 1944 | Cheyenne Wildcat · as Jim Douglas |
| 1944 | Till We Meet Again · as Cart Driver |
| 1944 | Mystery Man · as Bert Rogan |
| 1944 | Lumberjack · as Clyde Fenwick |
| 1944 | Texas Masquerade · as Sam Nolan |
| 1943 | The Desert Song · as French Captain |
| 1943 | Bar 20 · as Quirt Rankin |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Gil Hatton |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier · as Duval |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun · as Governor's Interpreter |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Kidnapper |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand · as Manolo's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf · as Svenson |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date · as Santos The Portuguese |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics · as Escobar's Aide (uncredited) |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police · as Louis Riel |
| 1940 | Wyoming · as Dawson - Henchman |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk · as Kroner |
| 1940 | Captain Caution · as French Seaman In Pub |
| 1940 | The Carson City Kid · as Laramie |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo · as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Green Hell · as Gracco |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed · as George |
| 1939 | Range War · as Morgan |
| 1939 | Bad Lands · as Manuel Lopez |
| 1939 | Beau Geste · as Arab Scout (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Le Marc - A Creole |
| 1939 | Union Pacific · as Gen. Dodge |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Flight Captain |
| 1938 | If I Were King · as Casin Cholet |
| 1938 | The Texans · as Bit Part |
| 1938 | Gun Law · as Henchman Nevada |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Camden Blount |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday · as Henchman |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town · as Ringleader |
| 1937 | Conquest · as Cossack |
| 1937 | Wild West Days · as Assayer Purvis, Member Of The Secret 7 |
| 1937 | Born Reckless · as Louie |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid · as Mora |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady · as Chieftain (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer · as Jack 'fingy' Doremus (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Devil's Playground · as Romano |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as A River Gambler |
| 1936 | Dimples · as Stranger |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys · as Rasheed Bey |
| 1936 | White Fang · as Suds |
| 1936 | Under Two Flags · as Husson |
| 1936 | Big Brown Eyes · as Malley (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El Dorado · as Pedro |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island · as John Wilkes Booth |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina · as Officer At Banquet |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim · as Gambler |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement · as Terry |
| 1935 | Star of Midnight · as Kinland Henchman |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air · as Civilian Pilot |
| 1935 | Mississippi · as Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride · as Detroit Gangster (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Red Morning · as Sakki |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice · as Charles - Chauffeur |
| 1934 | A Successful Failure · as Radical Speaker |
| 1934 | Girl in Danger · as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes · as Ray Ridpath - Henchman |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as Denton (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee · as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Viva Villa! · as Captain Arresting Pancho |
| 1934 | Sing and Like It · as Mug In Restaurant |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows · as Vega |
| 1934 | Voice in the Night · as Henchman Jackson |
| 1933 | Night Flight · as Radioman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Devil's in Love · as Officer Reading Verdict |
| 1933 | Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles · as Henchman (as Frances Mcdonald) |
| 1933 | Broadway Bad · as Charley Davis |
| 1932 | The Devil Is Driving · as Ticker |
| 1932 | |
| 1932 | Texas Buddies · as Blake |
| 1932 | Trailing the Killer · as Pierre Laplant (as Francis Macdonald) |
| 1932 | Hidden Valley · as Frank Gavin |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses · as Dominic Silvera (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Last Mile · as First Gas Station Holdup Man |
| 1932 | Honor of the Mounted · as Jean La Train |
| 1932 | While Paris Sleeps · as Apache |
| 1932 | The World and the Flesh · as Revolutionary |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo · as Karkuff |
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice · as Business Man |
| 1931 | The Great Junction Hotel · as One Of Scarponi's Men |
| 1931 | The Lawyer's Secret · as The Weasel |
| 1931 | The Gang Buster · as Pete Caltek |
| 1930 | The Lash · as Caballero |
| 1930 | Morocco · as Sergeant Tatoche |
| 1930 | Mamba · as British Soldier |
| 1930 | Safety in Numbers · as Phil Kemptom |
| 1930 | The Runaway Bride · as Barney Black |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise · as Ricardo |
| 1929 | The Iron Mask · as Fisherman |
| 1928 | The Viking · as Viking Friend Of Leif |
| 1928 | The Legion of the Condemned · as Gonzolo Vasquez |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port · as Circus Manager |
| 1927 | Paid to Love · as Apache Dancer |
| 1926 | The Temptress · as Timoteo |
| 1926 | Battling Butler · as Alfred 'battling' Butler |
| 1925 | My Lady of Whims · as Rolf |
| 1925 | Bobbed Hair · as Pooch |
| 1924 | The Arizona Express · as Victor Johnson |
| 1922 | Monte Cristo · as Benedetto |
| 1921 | The Call of the North · as Achille Picard |
| 1920 | Nomads of the North · as Buck Mcdougall |
| 1919 | Love's Prisoner · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Toton · as Pierre |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Human Soul · as Robert Thompson - Alice's Suitor |
| 1913 | The Fear · as Hugh Webster |