Francis McDonald

Birthday:
08/21/1891
Place of birth:
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).

Credits

The Great Race (1965)
as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
The Big Fisherman (1959)
as Scribe Spokesman
Fort Massacre (1958)
as Piute Man
Pawnee (1957)
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Last Stagecoach West (1957)
as Old Man Colter
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells (1957)
as Joe Dunn
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Simon
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
as Pliny Warren
Dig That Uranium (1955)
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn (1955)
as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal (1953)
as Blake Cody
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
as Frank
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
as Grisha
The Raiders (1952)
as Mr. John Cummings
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
as Harbin
Fort Osage (1952)
as Osage Chief
Red Mountain (1951)
as Marshal Roberts
Gene Autry and the Mounties (1951)
as Batiste
California Passage (1950)
as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Nevadan (1950)
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
as Story Teller
Powder River Rustlers (1949)
as Shears Williams
Apache Chief (1949)
as Mohaska
Abandoned (1949)
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rim of the Canyon (1949)
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman (1949)
as Joe Christ
Daughter of the Jungle (1949)
as Montu
Brothers in the Saddle (1949)
as Hoyt Parker
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
as Alaskan
The Paleface (1948)
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Strange Gamble (1948)
as Henchman Longhorn
Son of God’s Country (1948)
as Tom Ford
The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
as Bart Lansing
The Bold Frontiersman (1948)
as Adam Post
Panhandle (1948)
as Crump
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Saddle Pals (1947)
as Sheriff
Dangerous Venture (1947)
as Kane
Duel in the Sun (1946)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946)
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground (1946)
as Roberts
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
as Steve Anders
Notorious (1946)
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer (1946)
as Jules Ravelle
Canyon Passage (1946)
as Cobb (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger (1946)
as Storekeeper
Tangier (1946)
as Sanchez
The Catman of Paris (1946)
as Devereaux
Strange Confession (1945)
as Hernandez
River Gang (1945)
as Indignant Man
South of the Rio Grande (1945)
as Torres
Bad Men of the Border (1945)
as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
as Dad Christie
Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945)
as Con Hollister
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat (1944)
as Batiste
Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again (1944)
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail (1944)
as Matthews
Mystery Man (1944)
as Bert Rogan
Lumberjack (1944)
as Clyde Fenwick
Texas Masquerade (1944)
as Sam Nolan
Bar 20 (1943)
as Quirt Rankin
The Kansan (1943)
as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
as Duval
The Girl from Alaska (1942)
as Pelly
Valley of the Sun (1942)
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Kidnapper
The Kid from Kansas (1941)
as Cesar
Blood and Sand (1941)
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland (1941)
as Jean Collet
The Sea Wolf (1941)
as Svenson
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Santos the Portuguese
The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
as Gaddi Sang
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Louis Riel
Wyoming (1940)
as Dawson - Henchman
The Sea Hawk (1940)
as Kroner
Captain Caution (1940)
as French Seaman in Pub
The Carson City Kid (1940)
as Laramie
Strange Cargo (1940)
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Green Hell (1940)
as Gracco
The Light That Failed (1939)
as George
Range War (1939)
as Morgan
Bad Lands (1939)
as Manuel Lopez
Beau Geste (1939)
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939)
as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Flight Captain
If I Were King (1938)
as Casin Cholet
Gun Law (1938)
as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer (1938)
as Camden Blount
Wild West Days (1937)
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Mora (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Parole Racket (1937)
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Devil's Playground (1937)
as Romano
Woman-Wise (1937)
as Charley (uncredited)
The Plainsman (1936)
as A River Gambler
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Rasheed Bey
White Fang (1936)
as Suds
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
as Malley (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
as Pedro
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as John Wilkes Booth
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Gambler
West Point of the Air (1935)
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi (1935)
as Gambler (uncredited)
In Spite of Danger (1935)
as Race Driver
The Marriage Bargain (1935)
as Ben Ainsley
Red Morning (1934)
as Sakki
The Gay Bride (1934)
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
A Successful Failure (1934)
as Radical Speaker
Girl in Danger (1934)
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Operator 13 (1934)
as Denton (uncredited)
Sadie McKee (1934)
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up (1934)
as Trigger - Henchman
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
as Vega
Voice in the Night (1934)
as Henchman Jackson
Straightaway (1933)
as Rogan
Night Flight (1933)
as Radioman (uncredited)
Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)
as Disputin
The Devil's in Love (1933)
as Officer Reading Verdict
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Broadway Bad (1933)
as Charley Davis
Terror Trail (1933)
as Tad McPherson
The Devil Is Driving (1932)
as Ticker (uncredited)
Texas Buddies (1932)
as Blake
Trailing the Killer (1932)
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Hidden Valley (1932)
as Frank Gavin
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Honor of the Mounted (1932)
as Jean La Train
The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
as Karkuff
In Line of Duty (1931)
as Jacques Dupres
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
as The Weasel
The Gang Buster (1931)
as Pete Caltek
Morocco (1930)
as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers (1930)
as Tony
Safety in Numbers (1930)
as Phil Kemptom
The Runaway Bride (1930)
as Barney Black
Dangerous Paradise (1930)
as Ricardo
Burning Up (1930)
as 'Bullet' McGhan
Girl Overboard (1929)
as Francisco
The Carnation Kid (1929)
as The Carnation Kid
The Viking (1928)
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces (1928)
The Drag Net (1928)
as Sniper Dawson
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
as Gonzolo Vasquez
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
as Circus Manager
The Valley of Hell (1928)
as Creighton Steele
Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
Outlaws of Red River (1927)
as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady (1927)
as Manuela Silvera
The Wreck (1927)
The Desert's Toll (1926)
as Frank Darwin
The Temptress (1926)
as Timoteo
Battling Butler (1926)
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Puppets (1926)
as Bruno
The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
The Palace of Pleasure (1926)
as Captain Fernandez
The Yankee Señor (1926)
as Juan Gutiérrez
My Lady of Whims (1925)
as Rolf
Bobbed Hair (1925)
as Pooch
Satan in Sables (1925)
as Emile
The Northern Code (1925)
as Raoul La Fane
Go Straight! (1925)
as The Dove
The Hunted Woman (1925)
as Joe De Bar
So This Is Marriage? (1924)
as Smith
East of Broadway (1924)
as Professor Mario
The Arizona Express (1924)
as Victor Johnson
Screen Tests for Faust (1923)
Going Up (1923)
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby (1923)
as Geko
Mary of the Movies (1923)
as James Seiler
Look Your Best (1923)
as Alberto Cabotto
The Buster (1923)
as Swing
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
as Second Stranger
The Woman Conquers (1922)
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Monte Cristo (1922)
as Benedetto
Trooper O'Neill (1922)
as Pierre
The Call of the North (1921)
as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare (1921)
as Pierre Thoreau
Puppets of Fate (1921)
as Gabriel Palombra
The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
as Philip Burwood
Nomads of the North (1920)
as Buck McDougall
The Confession (1920)
as Tom Bartlett
Prudence on Broadway (1919)
as Grayson Mills
Pretty Smooth (1919)
as Jimmy Hartigan
Love's Prisoner (1919)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
His Debt (1919)
as Blair Whitcomb
The Final Close-Up (1919)
as Jimmie Norton
The Courageous Coward (1919)
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Toton (1919)
as Pierre
Tony America (1918)
as Tony America
The Ghost Flower (1918)
The Answer (1918)
as Guido Garcia
Real Folks (1918)
as Jimmie Dugan
The Light Within (1918)
as Dr. Green
The Gun Woman (1918)
as The Gent
The Love Doctor (1917)
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost (1917)
as Williams
Mr. Dolan of New York (1917)
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire (1917)
as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
as (Episode #3)
The Gates of Doom (1917)
as Jang Sattib
Black Orchids (1917)
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Extra (uncredited)
The Devil at His Elbow (1916)
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
The She-Devil (1916)
as Albert Alwain
The Express Messenger (1915)
as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo (1914)
as Murray Hammond
Carmen (1913)
as Don Jose

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