Francis McDonald
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1891
- Died
- September 18, 1968 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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).
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Filmography
The Great Race
Movie · as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
The Virginian
TV · as Saul Weintraub, Storekeeper · 1 ep
The Big Fisherman
Movie · as Scribe Spokesman
Mr. Lucky
TV · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · 1 ep
Law of the Plainsman
TV · as Watkins · 1 ep
Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep
Fort Massacre
Movie · as Piute Man
Bronco
TV · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Juan Hernandez, Liveryman · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Winkler · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
Duel at Apache Wells
Movie · as Joe Dunn
Pawnee
Movie · as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Movie · as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
Movie · as Old Man Colter
Trackdown
TV · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Capt. Noble, Walter 'Salty' Sims, Peg-Leg Jasper · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald) · 2 eps
Sugarfoot
TV · as Pete Stone, Jericho Dooley · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Tombstone Territory
TV · as Winnie Joe Westerby · 1 ep
Thunder Over Arizona
Movie · as Pliny Warren
The Ten Commandments
Movie · as Simon
Walk the Proud Land
Movie · as The Shaman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Yancey Hatton, William Wethered · 1 ep
Dig That Uranium
Movie · as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn
Movie · as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men
Movie
Bad Day at Black Rock
Movie · as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Science Fiction Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Champion
TV · as Will Calhoun, Grubstake Smith · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 3 eps
My Friend Flicka
TV · 1 ep
Highway Patrol
TV · as Charlie Barrett · 1 ep
Lassie
TV · 1 ep
Stories of the Century
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
The Bandits of Corsica
Movie · as Grisha
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Movie · as Frank
Two Gun Marshal
Movie · as Blake Cody
General Electric Theater
TV · as Pecos Kid · 1 ep
Rancho Notorious
Movie · as Harbin
The Raiders
Movie · as Mr. John Cummings
Fort Osage
Movie · as Osage Chief
Son of Ali Baba
Movie · as Palace Official (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
TV · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Calaveras Kid · 1 ep
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Movie · as Batiste
Red Mountain
Movie · as Marshal Roberts
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 2 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
TV · 4 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · as Sheriff Nolan, George, Sheriff Banyon · 5 eps
The Nevadan
Movie · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
Movie · as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
California Passage
Movie · as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Gene Autry Show
TV · as Dave Jamison · 7 eps
The Cisco Kid
TV · as Gen. Lawrence · 1 ep
Abandoned
Movie · as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rose of the Yukon
Movie · as Alaskan
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Story Teller
Daughter of the Jungle
Movie · as Montu
Powder River Rustlers
Movie · as Shears Williams
Brothers in the Saddle
Movie · as Hoyt Parker
Rim of the Canyon
Movie · as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman
Movie · as Joe Christ
Apache Chief
Movie · as Mohaska
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Wade Tanner, Chief Gray Horse · 1 ep
Panhandle
Movie · as Crump
Strange Gamble
Movie · as Henchman Longhorn
The Dead Don't Dream
Movie · as Bart Lansing
The Three Musketeers
Movie
The Bold Frontiersman
Movie · as Adam Post
Son of God’s Country
Movie · as Tom Ford
The Paleface
Movie · as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Dangerous Venture
Movie · as Kane
Saddle Pals
Movie · as Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
Movie · as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Roll on Texas Moon
Movie · as Steve Anders
The Catman of Paris
Movie · as Devereaux
Tangier
Movie · as Sanchez
Notorious
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
Movie · as Jules Ravelle
Night Train to Memphis
Movie · as Doctor
My Pal Trigger
Movie · as Storekeeper
Magnificent Doll
Movie · as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
Movie · as Roberts
Duel in the Sun
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Movie · as Cobb (uncredited)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
Movie · as Con Hollister
Bad Men of the Border
Movie · as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits
Movie · as Dad Christie
South of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Torres
River Gang
Movie · as Indignant Man
Strange Confession
Movie · as Hernandez
Texas Masquerade
Movie · as Sam Nolan
Mystery Man
Movie · as Bert Rogan
Lumberjack
Movie · as Clyde Fenwick
Zorro's Black Whip
Movie · as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat
Movie · as Batiste
Belle of the Yukon
Movie · as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
Movie · as Matthews
Cheyenne Wildcat
Movie · as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again
Movie · as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Kansan
Movie · as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier
Movie · as Duval
Bar 20
Movie · as Quirt Rankin
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie · as Kidnapper
Valley of the Sun
Movie · as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
The Girl from Alaska
Movie · as Pelly
The Sea Wolf
Movie · as Svenson
Blood and Sand
Movie · as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
The Kid from Kansas
Movie · as Cesar
Men of the Timberland
Movie · as Jean Collet
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Louis Riel
The Devil's Pipeline
Movie · as Gaddi Sang
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Movie · as Santos the Portuguese
Green Hell
Movie · as Gracco
Wyoming
Movie · as Dawson - Henchman
The Carson City Kid
Movie · as Laramie
The Sea Hawk
Movie · as Kroner
Strange Cargo
Movie · as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
Movie · as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Captain Caution
Movie · as French Seaman in Pub
The Light That Failed
Movie · as George
Bad Lands
Movie · as Manuel Lopez
Union Pacific
Movie · as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Flight Captain
Beau Geste
Movie · as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Range War
Movie · as Morgan
If I Were King
Movie · as Casin Cholet
Gun Law
Movie · as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer
Movie · as Camden Blount
Parole Racket
Movie · as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer
Movie · as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
Movie · as Charley (uncredited)
Wild West Days
Movie · as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Devil's Playground
Movie · as Romano
The Soldier and the Lady
Movie · as Chieftain (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
Movie · as Mora (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as John Wilkes Booth
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie · as Pedro
The Plainsman
Movie · as A River Gambler
Mummy's Boys
Movie · as Rasheed Bey
White Fang
Movie · as Suds
Big Brown Eyes
Movie · as Malley (Uncredited)
West Point of the Air
Movie · as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
Movie · as Gambler
In Spite of Danger
Movie · as Race Driver
The Marriage Bargain
Movie · as Ben Ainsley
Voice in the Night
Movie · as Henchman Jackson
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Movie · as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Red Morning
Movie · as Sakki
Girl in Danger
Movie · as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
Movie · as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Operator 13
Movie · as Denton (uncredited)
The Trumpet Blows
Movie · as Vega
A Successful Failure
Movie · as Radical Speaker
Sadie McKee
Movie · as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up
Movie · as Trigger - Henchman
Terror Trail
Movie · as Tad McPherson
Straightaway
Movie · as Rogan
Broadway Bad
Movie · as Charley Davis
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Movie · as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
The Devil's in Love
Movie · as Officer Reading Verdict
Night Flight
Movie · as Radioman (uncredited)
Kickin' the Crown Around
Movie · as Disputin
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Movie · as Karkuff
Trailing the Killer
Movie · as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Texas Buddies
Movie · as Blake
70,000 Witnesses
Movie · as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Hidden Valley
Movie · as Frank Gavin
Honor of the Mounted
Movie · as Jean La Train
The Devil Is Driving
Movie · as Ticker (uncredited)
The Lawyer's Secret
Movie · as The Weasel
The Gang Buster
Movie · as Pete Caltek
In Line of Duty
Movie · as Jacques Dupres
Dangerous Paradise
Movie · as Ricardo
The Runaway Bride
Movie · as Barney Black
Burning Up
Movie · as 'Bullet' McGhan
Safety in Numbers
Movie · as Phil Kemptom
Morocco
Movie · as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers
Movie · as Tony
The Carnation Kid
Movie · as The Carnation Kid
Girl Overboard
Movie · as Francisco
The Legion of the Condemned
Movie · as Gonzolo Vasquez
The Valley of Hell
Movie · as Creighton Steele
A Girl in Every Port
Movie · as Circus Manager
The Drag Net
Movie · as Sniper Dawson
The Viking
Movie · as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
Movie
Life in Hollywood No. 4
Movie
Outlaws of Red River
Movie · as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady
Movie · as Manuela Silvera
The Wreck
Movie
Paid to Love
Movie · as Apache Dancer (uncredited)
Battling Butler
Movie · as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
The Temptress
Movie · as Timoteo
Puppets
Movie · as Bruno
The Palace of Pleasure
Movie · as Captain Fernandez
The Desert's Toll
Movie · as Frank Darwin
The Yankee Señor
Movie · as Juan Gutiérrez
The Bar-C Mystery
Movie
Satan in Sables
Movie · as Emile
The Hunted Woman
Movie · as Joe De Bar
Go Straight!
Movie · as The Dove
My Lady of Whims
Movie · as Rolf
The Northern Code
Movie · as Raoul La Fane
Bobbed Hair
Movie · as Pooch
The Arizona Express
Movie · as Victor Johnson
So This Is Marriage?
Movie · as Smith
East of Broadway
Movie · as Professor Mario
The Buster
Movie · as Swing
Mary of the Movies
Movie · as James Seiler
Look Your Best
Movie · as Alberto Cabotto
Going Up
Movie · as Jules Gaillard
Trilby
Movie · as Geko
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage
Movie
The Woman Conquers
Movie · as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Trooper O'Neill
Movie · as Pierre
Monte Cristo
Movie · as Benedetto
Captain Fly-by-Night
Movie · as Second Stranger
The Call of the North
Movie · as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare
Movie · as Pierre Thoreau
Puppets of Fate
Movie · as Gabriel Palombra
The Confession
Movie · as Tom Bartlett
Nomads of the North
Movie · as Buck McDougall
The Kentucky Colonel
Movie · as Philip Burwood
The Courageous Coward
Movie · as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Love's Prisoner
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Toton
Movie · as Pierre
Prudence on Broadway
Movie · as Grayson Mills
His Debt
Movie · as Blair Whitcomb
Pretty Smooth
Movie · as Jimmy Hartigan
The Final Close-Up
Movie · as Jimmie Norton
The Gun Woman
Movie · as The Gent
The Ghost Flower
Movie
The Light Within
Movie · as Dr. Green
Real Folks
Movie · as Jimmie Dugan
The Answer
Movie · as Guido Garcia
Tony America
Movie · as Tony America
The Hand at the Window
Movie · as Tony Brachieri
The Gates of Doom
Movie · as Jang Sattib
Mr. Dolan of New York
Movie · as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire
Movie · as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service
Movie · as (Episode #3)
Black Orchids
Movie · as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
The Love Doctor
Movie · as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost
Movie · as Williams
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
The She-Devil
Movie · as Albert Alwain
The Devil at His Elbow
Movie · as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
The Express Messenger
Movie · as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo
Movie · as Murray Hammond
Carmen
Movie · as Don Jose