Portrait of Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Acting

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).

Born: August 21, 1891

Place of Birth: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Filmography

1965
The Great Race

as Russian (uncredited)

1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Old Man at Robbo's Club

1962
The Virginian

as Saul Weintraub

1962
The Virginian

as Storekeeper

1959
1959
The Big Fisherman

as Scribe Spokesman

1958
Bat Masterson

as Winkler

1958
1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Juan Hernandez

1958
1958
Fort Massacre

as Piute Man

1957
Perry Mason

as Capt. Noble

1957
Perry Mason

as Walter 'Salty' Sims

1957
Perry Mason

as Peg-Leg Jasper

1957
Sugarfoot

as Pete Stone

1957
Sugarfoot

as Jericho Dooley

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)

1957
Pawnee

as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)

1957
Last Stagecoach West

as Old Man Colter

1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat

as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

1957
1956
1956
Walk the Proud Land

as The Shaman (uncredited)

1956
Thunder Over Arizona

as Pliny Warren

1955
Dig That Uranium

as The Indian Chief

1955
The Naked Dawn

as Railroad guard

1955
Highway Patrol

as Charlie Barrett

1955
1955
The Adventures of Champion

as Grubstake Smith

1955
Bad Day at Black Rock

as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

1954
1953
Two Gun Marshal

as Blake Cody

1953
1952
The Raiders

as Mr. John Cummings

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Calaveras Kid

1952
Son of Ali Baba

as Palace Official (uncredited)

1952
1952
Fort Osage

as Osage Chief

1951
Red Mountain

as Marshal Roberts

1950
California Passage

as County Recorder Joe Kane

1950
The Nevadan

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1950
Woman in Hiding

as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)

1949
Samson and Delilah

as Story Teller

1949
Powder River Rustlers

as Shears Williams

1949
Apache Chief

as Mohaska

1949
Abandoned

as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

1949
The Lone Ranger

as Wade Tanner

1949
Rim of the Canyon

as Charlie Lewis

1949
Son of a Badman

as Joe Christ

1949
1949
1948
The Paleface

as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)

1948
Strange Gamble

as Henchman Longhorn

1948
1948
The Dead Don't Dream

as Bart Lansing

1948
1948
Panhandle

as Crump

1947
The Perils of Pauline

as Western Saloon Set Heavy

1947
Saddle Pals

as Sheriff

1946
Duel in the Sun

as Gambler (uncredited)

1946
Magnificent Doll

as Jenks (uncredited)

1946
Roll on Texas Moon

as Steve Anders

1946
Notorious

as Man (uncredited)

1946
The Invisible Informer

as Jules Ravelle

1946
Canyon Passage

as Cobb (uncredited)

1946
My Pal Trigger

as Storekeeper

1946
Tangier

as Sanchez

1946
1945
Strange Confession

as Hernandez

1945
River Gang

as Indignant Man

1945
Bad Men of the Border

as Captain Jose Garcia

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
Cheyenne Wildcat

as Jim Douglas

1944
Till We Meet Again

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

1944
Bordertown Trail

as Matthews

1944
Mystery Man

as Bert Rogan

1944
Lumberjack

as Clyde Fenwick

1944
Texas Masquerade

as Sam Nolan

1943
Bar 20

as Quirt Rankin

1943
The Kansan

as Gil Hatton

1943
1942
Valley of the Sun

as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)

1942
1941
Blood and Sand

as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

1941
Men of the Timberland

as Jean Collet

1941
The Sea Wolf

as Svenson

1940
One Night in the Tropics

as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Santos the Portuguese

1940
1940
1940
Wyoming

as Dawson - Henchman

1940
The Sea Hawk

as Kroner

1940
Captain Caution

as French Seaman in Pub

1940
1940
Strange Cargo

as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)

1940
Green Hell

as Gracco

1939
Range War

as Morgan

1939
Bad Lands

as Manuel Lopez

1939
Beau Geste

as Arab Scout (uncredited)

1939
Union Pacific

as Gen. Dodge

1939
Idiot's Delight

as Flight Captain

1938
If I Were King

as Casin Cholet

1938
Gun Law

as Henchman Nevada

1938
The Buccaneer

as Camden Blount

1937
Wild West Days

as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7

1937
The Last Train from Madrid

as Mora (uncredited)

1937
The Soldier and the Lady

as Chieftain (Uncredited)

1937
Parole Racket

as Nat Beldon

1937
Criminal Lawyer

as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

1937
1937
Woman-Wise

as Charley (uncredited)

1936
The Plainsman

as A River Gambler

1936
Mummy's Boys

as Rasheed Bey

1936
White Fang

as Suds

1936
Big Brown Eyes

as Malley (Uncredited)

1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island

as John Wilkes Booth

1935
Diamond Jim

as Gambler

1935
West Point of the Air

as Civilian Pilot

1935
Mississippi

as Gambler (uncredited)

1935
In Spite of Danger

as Race Driver

1934
The Gay Bride

as Detroit gangster (uncredited)

1934
Red Morning

as Sakki

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 [Chs. 1-6]

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
Voice in the Night

as Henchman Jackson

1933
Straightaway

as Rogan

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

1933
Terror Trail

as Tad McPherson

1932
The Devil Is Driving

as Ticker (uncredited)

1932
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
Honor of the Mounted

as Jean La Train

1931
In Line of Duty

as Jacques Dupres

1931
The Lawyer's Secret

as The Weasel

1931
The Gang Buster

as Pete Caltek

1930
Morocco

as Sergeant Tatoche

1930
Brothers

as Tony

1930
Safety in Numbers

as Phil Kemptom

1930
The Runaway Bride

as Barney Black

1930
1930
Burning Up

as 'Bullet' McGhan

1929
Girl Overboard

as Francisco

1929
The Carnation Kid

as The Carnation Kid

1928
The Viking

as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)

1928
The Drag Net

as Sniper Dawson

1928
The Legion of the Condemned

as Gonzolo Vasquez

1928
A Girl in Every Port

as Circus Manager

1928
The Valley of Hell

as Creighton Steele

1927
1927
The Notorious Lady

as Manuela Silvera

1926
The Desert's Toll

as Frank Darwin

1926
The Temptress

as Timoteo

1926
Battling Butler

as Alfred 'Battling' Butler

1926
The Palace of Pleasure

as Captain Fernandez

1926
The Yankee Señor

as Juan Gutiérrez

1925
1925
Bobbed Hair

as Pooch

1925
1925
The Northern Code

as Raoul La Fane

1925
Go Straight!

as The Dove

1924
The Arizona Express

as Victor Johnson

1923
Going Up

as Jules Gaillard

1923
Trilby

as Geko

1923
Mary of the Movies

as James Seiler

1923
The Buster

as Swing

1923
Look Your Best

as Alberto Cabotto

1922
Captain Fly-by-Night

as Second Stranger

1922
The Woman Conquers

as Lawatha, Indian Guide

1922
Monte Cristo

as Benedetto

1922
1921
The Call of the North

as Achille Picard

1921
The Golden Snare

as Pierre Thoreau

1920
The Kentucky Colonel

as Philip Burwood

1920
Nomads of the North

as Buck McDougall

1920
The Confession

as Tom Bartlett

1919
Prudence on Broadway

as Grayson Mills

1919
Pretty Smooth

as Jimmy Hartigan

1919
Love's Prisoner

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1919
His Debt

as Blair Whitcomb

1919
The Courageous Coward

as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

1919
Toton

as Pierre

1918
The Answer

as Guido Garcia

1918
Real Folks

as Jimmie Dugan

1918
The Light Within

as Dr. Green

1918
The Gun Woman

as The Gent

1917
The Love Doctor

as Hildreth

1917
The Gray Ghost

as Williams

1917
Mr. Dolan of New York

as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)

1917
The Voice on the Wire

as 'Red' Warren

1917
1917
The Gates of Doom

as Jang Sattib

1917
Black Orchids

as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

1916
The Devil at His Elbow

as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

1913
Carmen

as Don Jose