Francis McDonald


    Starbirth:
    August 21, 1891
    Supernova:
    September 18, 1968
    Birthplace:
    Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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Overview

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).


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Robin and the 7 Hoods Old Man at Robbo's Club 1964
The Big Fisherman Scribe Spokesman 1959
Fort Massacre Piute Man 1958
Pawnee Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald) 1957
Last Stagecoach West Old Man Colter 1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited) 1957
Duel at Apache Wells Joe Dunn 1957
The Ten Commandments Simon 1956
Walk the Proud Land The Shaman (uncredited) 1956
Thunder Over Arizona Pliny Warren 1956
Dig That Uranium The Indian Chief 1955
The Naked Dawn Railroad guard 1955
Ten Wanted Men 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited) 1955
Two Gun Marshal Blake Cody 1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun Frank 1953
The Bandits of Corsica Grisha 1953
The Raiders Mr. John Cummings 1952
Rancho Notorious Harbin 1952
Fort Osage Osage Chief 1952
Red Mountain Marshal Roberts 1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties Batiste 1951
California Passage County Recorder Joe Kane 1950
The Nevadan Hotel Guest (uncredited) 1950
Woman in Hiding North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited) 1950
Samson and Delilah Story Teller 1949
Powder River Rustlers Shears Williams 1949
Apache Chief Mohaska 1949
Abandoned Winey - Pool Player (uncredited) 1949
Rim of the Canyon Charlie Lewis 1949
Son of a Badman Joe Christ 1949
Daughter of the Jungle Montu 1949
Brothers in the Saddle Hoyt Parker 1949
Rose of the Yukon Alaskan 1949
The Paleface Lance (as Francis J. McDonald) 1948
Strange Gamble Henchman Longhorn 1948
Son of God’s Country Tom Ford 1948
The Dead Don't Dream Bart Lansing 1948
The Bold Frontiersman Adam Post 1948
Panhandle Crump 1948
The Perils of Pauline Western Saloon Set Heavy 1947
Saddle Pals Sheriff 1947
Dangerous Venture Kane 1947
Duel in the Sun Gambler (uncredited) 1946
Magnificent Doll Jenks 1946
The Devil's Playground Roberts 1946
Roll on Texas Moon Steve Anders 1946
Notorious Man (uncredited) 1946
The Invisible Informer Jules Ravelle 1946
Night Train to Memphis Doctor 1946
My Pal Trigger Storekeeper 1946
Tangier Sanchez 1946
The Catman of Paris Devereaux 1946
Strange Confession Hernandez 1945
River Gang Indignant Man 1945
South of the Rio Grande Torres 1945
Bad Men of the Border Captain Jose Garcia 1945
Corpus Christi Bandits Dad Christie 1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery Con Hollister 1945
Belle of the Yukon Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited) 1944
Zorro's Black Whip Dan Hammond 1944
Mystery of the Riverboat Batiste 1944
Cheyenne Wildcat Jim Douglas 1944
Bordertown Trail Matthews 1944
Mystery Man Bert Rogan 1944
Lumberjack Clyde Fenwick 1944
Texas Masquerade Sam Nolan 1944
Bar 20 Quirt Rankin 1943
The Kansan Gil Hatton 1943
Buckskin Frontier Duval 1943
The Girl from Alaska Pelly 1942
Valley of the Sun Governor's Interpreter 1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides Kidnapper 1942
The Kid from Kansas Cesar 1941
Blood and Sand Manolo's Friend (uncredited) 1941
Men of the Timberland Jean Collet 1941
The Sea Wolf Svenson 1941
One Night in the Tropics Escobar's Aide (uncredited) 1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date Santos the Portuguese 1940
The Devil's Pipeline Gaddi Sang 1940
North West Mounted Police Louis Riel 1940
Wyoming Dawson - Henchman 1940
The Sea Hawk Kroner 1940
Captain Caution French Seaman in Pub 1940
The Carson City Kid Laramie 1940
Strange Cargo Moussenq - Convict (uncredited) 1940
Green Hell Gracco 1940
The Light That Failed George 1939
Range War Morgan 1939
Bad Lands Manuel Lopez 1939
Beau Geste Arab Scout (uncredited) 1939
Union Pacific Gen. Dodge 1939
Idiot's Delight Flight Captain 1939
If I Were King Casin Cholet 1938
Gun Law Henchman Nevada 1938
The Buccaneer Camden Blount 1938
Wild West Days Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7 1937
The Soldier and the Lady Chieftain (Uncredited) 1937
Parole Racket Nat Beldon 1937
Criminal Lawyer Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited) 1937
Devil's Playground Romano 1937
Woman-Wise Charley (uncredited) 1937
The Plainsman A River Gambler 1936
Mummy's Boys Rasheed Bey 1936
White Fang Suds 1936
Big Brown Eyes Malley (Uncredited) 1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado Pedro 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island John Wilkes Booth 1936
Diamond Jim Gambler 1935
West Point of the Air Civilian Pilot 1935
Mississippi Gambler 1935
In Spite of Danger Race Driver 1935
Red Morning Sakki 1934
The Gay Bride Detroit gangster (uncredited) 1934
A Successful Failure Radical Speaker 1934
Girl in Danger Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited) 1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6] 1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes Ray Ridpath - Henchman 1934
Operator 13 Denton (uncredited) 1934
The Trumpet Blows Vega 1934
Voice in the Night Henchman Jackson 1934
Straightaway Rogan 1933
Night Flight Radioman (uncredited) 1933
The Devil's in Love Officer Reading Verdict 1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Henchman (as Frances McDonald) 1933
Broadway Bad Charley Davis 1933
Terror Trail Tad McPherson 1933
Texas Buddies Blake 1932
Trailing the Killer Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald) 1932
Hidden Valley Frank Gavin 1932
70,000 Witnesses Dominic Silvera (uncredited) 1932
Honor of the Mounted Jean La Train 1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo Karkuff 1932
In Line of Duty Jacques Dupres 1931
The Lawyer's Secret The Weasel 1931
The Gang Buster Pete Caltek 1931
Morocco Sergeant Tatoche 1930
Safety in Numbers Phil Kemptom 1930
The Runaway Bride Barney Black 1930
Dangerous Paradise Ricardo 1930
Burning Up 'Bullet' McGhan 1930
Girl Overboard Francisco 1929
The Carnation Kid The Carnation Kid 1929
The Drag Net Sniper Dawson 1928
The Legion of the Condemned Gonzolo Vasquez 1928
A Girl in Every Port Circus Manager 1928
The Valley of Hell Creighton Steele 1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4 1927
Outlaws of Red River Ben Tanner 1927
The Notorious Lady Manuela Silvera 1927
The Desert's Toll Frank Darwin 1926
The Temptress Timoteo 1926
Battling Butler Alfred 'Battling' Butler 1926
Puppets Bruno 1926
The Yankee Señor Juan Gutiérrez 1926
The Palace of Pleasure 1926
My Lady of Whims Rolf 1925
Bobbed Hair Pooch 1925
Satan in Sables Emile 1925
Go Straight! The Dove 1925
The Hunted Woman Joe De Bar 1925
So This Is Marriage? Smith 1924
The Arizona Express Victor Johnson 1924
Going Up Jules Gaillard 1923
Trilby Geko 1923
Mary of the Movies James Seiler 1923
The Buster Swing 1923
Captain Fly-by-Night Second Stranger 1922
The Woman Conquers Lawatha, Indian Guide 1922
Monte Cristo Benedetto 1922
Trooper O'Neill Pierre 1922
The Call of the North Achille Picard 1921
The Golden Snare Pierre Thoreau 1921
Puppets of Fate 1921
Nomads of the North Buck McDougall 1920
The Confession Tom Bartlett 1920
Prudence on Broadway Grayson Mills 1919
Love's Prisoner Party Guest (uncredited) 1919
The Courageous Coward Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald) 1919
Toton Pierre 1919
The Ghost Flower 1918
The Gun Woman The Gent 1918
The Love Doctor Hildreth 1917
Mr. Dolan of New York 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald) 1917
The Voice on the Wire 'Red' Warren 1917
Perils of the Secret Service (Episode #3) 1917
The Gates of Doom Jang Sattib 1917
Black Orchids George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin 1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Extra (uncredited) 1916
The Devil at His Elbow Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald) 1916
Carmen Don Jose 1913
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