Francis McDonald
Known for Acting · 255 credits
- Born
- 1891-08-21
- Died
- 1968-09-18
- Place of birth
- Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Francis James McDonald · Francis J. MacDonald · Francis MacDonald · Francis J. McDonald · Frank McDonald · J. Francis 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).
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Perry Mason
1957
as Capt. Noble / Walter 'Salty' Sims / Peg-Leg Jasper
Lassie
1954
Adventures of Superman
1952
Maverick
1957
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Wade Tanner / Chief Gray Horse
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Lawman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Saul Weintraub / Storekeeper
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Bat Masterson
1958
as Winkler
Highway Patrol
1955
as Charlie Barrett
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Yancey Hatton / William Wethered
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Juan Hernandez / Liveryman
The Deputy
1959
Sugarfoot
1957
as Pete Stone / Jericho Dooley
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Gen. Lawrence
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Dave Jamison
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as Sheriff Nolan / George / Sheriff Banyon
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Trackdown
1957
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Calaveras Kid
Bronco
1958
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Watkins
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
My Friend Flicka
1955
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Wichita Town
1959
Stories of the Century
1954
as Sheriff
The Adventures of Champion
1955
as Will Calhoun / Grubstake Smith
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pecos Kid
Movies (222)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Simon
Notorious
1946
as Man (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
1937
as Charley (uncredited)
Morocco
1930
as Sergeant Tatoche
Tony America
1918
as Tony America
Go Straight!
1925
as The Dove
The Great Race
1965
as Russian (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
Texas Buddies
1932
as Blake
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Old Man Colter
St. Elmo
1914
as Murray Hammond
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Louis Riel
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Story Teller
Pretty Smooth
1919
as Jimmy Hartigan
The Wreck
1927
Real Folks
1918
as Jimmie Dugan
The Buster
1923
as Swing
Green Hell
1940
as Gracco
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Kroner
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Palace Official (uncredited)
The Plainsman
1936
as A River Gambler
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Cobb (uncredited)
Trilby
1923
as Geko
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as John Wilkes Booth
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Gen. Dodge
Strange Cargo
1940
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Red Mountain
1951
as Marshal Roberts
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Girl in Danger
1934
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Frank
The Paleface
1948
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
The Buccaneer
1938
as Camden Blount
The Sea Wolf
1941
as Svenson
The Naked Dawn
1955
as Railroad guard
Beau Geste
1939
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Kidnapper
Fort Massacre
1958
as Piute Man
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Rasheed Bey
Woman in Hiding
1950
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Gambler
The Line-Up
1934
as Trigger - Henchman
Straightaway
1933
as Rogan
Bobbed Hair
1925
as Pooch
The Gay Bride
1934
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
A Successful Failure
1934
as Radical Speaker
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Grisha
Operator 13
1934
as Denton (uncredited)
Night Flight
1933
as Radioman (uncredited)
Saddle Pals
1947
as Sheriff
The Ghost Flower
1918
Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Malley (Uncredited)
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
as Second Stranger
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Batiste
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Pedro
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Karkuff
East of Broadway
1924
as Professor Mario
Son of God’s Country
1948
as Tom Ford
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Flight Captain
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Duval
Blood and Sand
1941
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Bar 20
1943
as Quirt Rankin
So This Is Marriage?
1924
as Smith
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Golden Snare
1921
as Pierre Thoreau
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Harbin
The Gray Ghost
1917
as Williams
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Mora (uncredited)
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as The Weasel
The Kentucky Colonel
1920
as Philip Burwood
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Battling Butler
1926
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
If I Were King
1938
as Casin Cholet
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
West Point of the Air
1935
as Civilian Pilot
Satan in Sables
1925
as Emile
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Ben Ainsley
The Answer
1918
as Guido Garcia
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Dan Hammond
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Circus Manager
The Light Within
1918
as Dr. Green
The Big Fisherman
1959
as Scribe Spokesman
The Kansan
1943
as Gil Hatton
Till We Meet Again
1944
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The She-Devil
1916
as Albert Alwain
Puppets
1926
as Bruno
His Debt
1919
as Blair Whitcomb
The Temptress
1926
as Timoteo
Mr. Dolan of New York
1917
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
Carmen
1913
as Don Jose
The Carson City Kid
1940
as Laramie
Brothers in the Saddle
1949
as Hoyt Parker
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
as Pliny Warren
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Officer Reading Verdict
Black Orchids
1917
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Texas Masquerade
1944
as Sam Nolan
Pawnee
1957
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Light That Failed
1939
as George
Panhandle
1948
as Crump
Voice in the Night
1934
as Henchman Jackson
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Ticker (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Express Messenger
1915
as Dave Snowden
The Valley of Hell
1928
as Creighton Steele
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Devereaux
California Passage
1950
as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Love Doctor
1917
as Hildreth
Range War
1939
as Morgan
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
as Steve Anders
Dangerous Venture
1947
as Kane
The Nevadan
1950
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
About Francis McDonald
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 ra… With 255 credits spanning from 1913 to 1965, Francis McDonald has appeared in 222 films and 33 TV shows.
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- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Simon
- Notorious (1946) — as Man (uncredited)
- Woman-Wise (1937) — as Charley (uncredited)
- Morocco (1930) — as Sergeant Tatoche
- Tony America (1918) — as Tony America
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