Francis McDonald
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 21, 1891 (135 years old)
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).
Known For
| 1965 | The Great RaceRussian (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 HoodsOld Man at Robbo's Club | |
| 1962 | The VirginianSaul Weintraub | |
| 1962 | The VirginianStorekeeper | |
| 1959 | The Big FishermanScribe Spokesman | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | |
| 1959 | The Deputy | |
| 1959 | Law of the PlainsmanWatkins | |
| 1959 | Wichita Town | |
| 1958 | Fort MassacrePiute Man | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveJuan Hernandez | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonWinkler | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveLiveryman | |
| 1958 | The TexanSheriff | |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache WellsJoe Dunn | |
| 1957 | PawneeUncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald) | |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort PetticoatCol. Chivington's Aide (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach WestOld Man Colter | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonCapt. Noble | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will TravelGotch (as Francis MacDonald) | |
| 1957 | SugarfootPete Stone | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | SugarfootJericho Dooley | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonWalter 'Salty' Sims | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonPeg-Leg Jasper | |
| 1956 | Thunder Over ArizonaPliny Warren | |
| 1956 | The Ten CommandmentsSimon | |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud LandThe Shaman (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreYancey Hatton | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreWilliam Wethered | |
| 1955 | Dig That UraniumThe Indian Chief | |
| 1955 | The Naked DawnRailroad guard | |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | |
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black RockTall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of ChampionWill Calhoun | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of ChampionGrubstake Smith | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka | |
| 1955 | Highway PatrolCharlie Barrett | |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1954 | Stories of the CenturySheriff | |
| 1953 | The Bandits of CorsicaGrisha | |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a GunFrank | |
| 1953 | Two Gun MarshalBlake Cody | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterPecos Kid | |
| 1952 | Rancho NotoriousHarbin | |
| 1952 | The RaidersMr. John Cummings | |
| 1952 | Fort OsageOsage Chief | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali BabaPalace Official (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaCalaveras Kid | |
| 1951 | Gene Autry and the MountiesBatiste | |
| 1951 | Red MountainMarshal Roberts | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1950 | The NevadanHotel Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Woman in HidingNorth Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | California PassageCounty Recorder Joe Kane | |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | |
| 1950 | The Cisco KidGen. Lawrence | |
| 1949 | AbandonedWiney - Pool Player (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Rose of the YukonAlaskan | |
| 1949 | Samson and DelilahStory Teller | |
| 1949 | Daughter of the JungleMontu | |
| 1949 | Powder River RustlersShears Williams | |
| 1949 | Brothers in the SaddleHoyt Parker | |
| 1949 | Rim of the CanyonCharlie Lewis | |
| 1949 | Son of a BadmanJoe Christ | |
| 1949 | Apache ChiefMohaska | |
| 1949 | The Lone RangerWade Tanner | |
| 1949 | The Lone RangerChief Gray Horse | |
| 1948 | PanhandleCrump | |
| 1948 | Strange GambleHenchman Longhorn | |
| 1948 | The Dead Don't DreamBart Lansing | |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers | |
| 1948 | The Bold FrontiersmanAdam Post | |
| 1948 | Son of God’s CountryTom Ford | |
| 1948 | The PalefaceLance (as Francis J. McDonald) | |
| 1947 | Dangerous VentureKane | |
| 1947 | Saddle PalsSheriff | |
| 1947 | The Perils of PaulineWestern Saloon Set Heavy | |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas MoonSteve Anders | |
| 1946 | The Catman of ParisDevereaux | |
| 1946 | TangierSanchez | |
| 1946 | NotoriousMan (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Invisible InformerJules Ravelle | |
| 1946 | Night Train to MemphisDoctor | |
| 1946 | My Pal TriggerStorekeeper | |
| 1946 | Magnificent DollJenks (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Devil's PlaygroundRoberts | |
| 1946 | Duel in the SunGambler (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Canyon PassageCobb (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Great Stagecoach RobberyCon Hollister | |
| 1945 | Bad Men of the BorderCaptain Jose Garcia | |
| 1945 | Corpus Christi BanditsDad Christie | |
| 1945 | South of the Rio GrandeTorres | |
| 1945 | River GangIndignant Man | |
| 1945 | Strange ConfessionHernandez | |
| 1944 | Texas MasqueradeSam Nolan | |
| 1944 | Mystery ManBert Rogan | |
| 1944 | LumberjackClyde Fenwick | |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black WhipDan Hammond | |
| 1944 | Mystery of the RiverboatBatiste | |
| 1944 | Belle of the YukonMiner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Bordertown TrailMatthews | |
| 1944 | Cheyenne WildcatJim Douglas | |
| 1944 | Till We Meet AgainCart Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The KansanGil Hatton | |
| 1943 | Buckskin FrontierDuval | |
| 1943 | Bar 20Quirt Rankin | |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok RidesKidnapper | |
| 1942 | Valley of the SunGovernor's Interpreter (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Girl from AlaskaPelly | |
| 1941 | The Sea WolfSvenson | |
| 1941 | Blood and SandManolo's Friend (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Kid from KansasCesar | |
| 1941 | Men of the TimberlandJean Collet | |
| 1940 | North West Mounted PoliceLouis Riel | |
| 1940 | The Devil's PipelineGaddi Sang | |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateSantos the Portuguese | |
| 1940 | Green HellGracco | |
| 1940 | WyomingDawson - Henchman | |
| 1940 | The Carson City KidLaramie | |
| 1940 | The Sea HawkKroner | |
| 1940 | Strange CargoMoussenq - Convict (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | One Night in the TropicsEscobar's Aide (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Captain CautionFrench Seaman in Pub | |
| 1939 | The Light That FailedGeorge | |
| 1939 | Bad LandsManuel Lopez | |
| 1939 | Union PacificGen. Dodge | |
| 1939 | Idiot's DelightFlight Captain | |
| 1939 | Beau GesteArab Scout (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Range WarMorgan | |
| 1938 | If I Were KingCasin Cholet | |
| 1938 | Gun LawHenchman Nevada | |
| 1938 | The BuccaneerCamden Blount | |
| 1937 | Parole RacketNat Beldon | |
| 1937 | Criminal LawyerJack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Woman-WiseCharley (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Wild West DaysAssayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7 | |
| 1937 | Devil's PlaygroundRomano | |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the LadyChieftain (Uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Last Train from MadridMora (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark IslandJohn Wilkes Booth | |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El DoradoPedro | |
| 1936 | The PlainsmanA River Gambler | |
| 1936 | Mummy's BoysRasheed Bey | |
| 1936 | White FangSuds | |
| 1936 | Big Brown EyesMalley (Uncredited) | |
| 1935 | West Point of the AirCivilian Pilot | |
| 1935 | MississippiGambler (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Diamond JimGambler | |
| 1935 | In Spite of DangerRace Driver | |
| 1935 | The Marriage BargainBen Ainsley | |
| 1934 | Voice in the NightHenchman Jackson | |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up BarnesRay Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6] | |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up BarnesRay Ridpath - Henchman | |
| 1934 | Red MorningSakki | |
| 1934 | Girl in DangerTony - Russo Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Gay BrideDetroit gangster (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Operator 13Denton (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Trumpet BlowsVega | |
| 1934 | A Successful FailureRadical Speaker | |
| 1934 | Sadie McKeeJoe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Line-UpTrigger - Henchman | |
| 1933 | Terror TrailTad McPherson | |
| 1933 | StraightawayRogan | |
| 1933 | Broadway BadCharley Davis | |
| 1933 | Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and BicyclesHenchman (as Frances McDonald) | |
| 1933 | The Devil's in LoveOfficer Reading Verdict | |
| 1933 | Night FlightRadioman (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Kickin' the Crown AroundDisputin | |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte CarloKarkuff | |
| 1932 | Trailing the KillerPierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald) | |
| 1932 | Texas BuddiesBlake | |
| 1932 | 70,000 WitnessesDominic Silvera (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Hidden ValleyFrank Gavin | |
| 1932 | Honor of the MountedJean La Train | |
| 1932 | The Devil Is DrivingTicker (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | The Lawyer's SecretThe Weasel | |
| 1931 | The Gang BusterPete Caltek | |
| 1931 | In Line of DutyJacques Dupres | |
| 1930 | Dangerous ParadiseRicardo | |
| 1930 | The Runaway BrideBarney Black | |
| 1930 | Burning Up'Bullet' McGhan | |
| 1930 | Safety in NumbersPhil Kemptom | |
| 1930 | MoroccoSergeant Tatoche | |
| 1930 | BrothersTony | |
| 1929 | The Carnation KidThe Carnation Kid | |
| 1929 | Girl OverboardFrancisco | |
| 1928 | The Legion of the CondemnedGonzolo Vasquez | |
| 1928 | The Valley of HellCreighton Steele | |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every PortCircus Manager | |
| 1928 | The Drag NetSniper Dawson | |
| 1928 | The VikingViking Friend of Leif (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | Forgotten Faces | |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 4 | |
| 1927 | Outlaws of Red RiverBen Tanner | |
| 1927 | The Notorious LadyManuela Silvera | |
| 1927 | The Wreck | |
| 1926 | Battling ButlerAlfred 'Battling' Butler | |
| 1926 | The TemptressTimoteo | |
| 1926 | PuppetsBruno | |
| 1926 | The Palace of PleasureCaptain Fernandez | |
| 1926 | The Desert's TollFrank Darwin | |
| 1926 | The Yankee SeñorJuan Gutiérrez | |
| 1926 | The Bar-C Mystery | |
| 1925 | Satan in SablesEmile | |
| 1925 | The Hunted WomanJoe De Bar | |
| 1925 | Go Straight!The Dove | |
| 1925 | My Lady of WhimsRolf | |
| 1925 | The Northern CodeRaoul La Fane | |
| 1925 | Bobbed HairPooch | |
| 1924 | The Arizona ExpressVictor Johnson | |
| 1924 | So This Is Marriage?Smith | |
| 1924 | East of BroadwayProfessor Mario | |
| 1923 | The BusterSwing | |
| 1923 | Mary of the MoviesJames Seiler | |
| 1923 | Look Your BestAlberto Cabotto | |
| 1923 | Going UpJules Gaillard | |
| 1923 | TrilbyGeko | |
| 1923 | Screen Tests for Faust | |
| 1922 | The Woman ConquersLawatha, Indian Guide | |
| 1922 | Trooper O'NeillPierre | |
| 1922 | Monte CristoBenedetto | |
| 1922 | Captain Fly-by-NightSecond Stranger | |
| 1921 | The Call of the NorthAchille Picard | |
| 1921 | The Golden SnarePierre Thoreau | |
| 1921 | Puppets of FateGabriel Palombra | |
| 1920 | The ConfessionTom Bartlett | |
| 1920 | Nomads of the NorthBuck McDougall | |
| 1920 | The Kentucky ColonelPhilip Burwood | |
| 1919 | The Courageous CowardTom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald) | |
| 1919 | Love's PrisonerParty Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1919 | TotonPierre | |
| 1919 | Prudence on BroadwayGrayson Mills | |
| 1919 | His DebtBlair Whitcomb | |
| 1919 | Pretty SmoothJimmy Hartigan | |
| 1919 | The Final Close-UpJimmie Norton | |
| 1918 | The Gun WomanThe Gent | |
| 1918 | The Ghost Flower | |
| 1918 | The Light WithinDr. Green | |
| 1918 | Real FolksJimmie Dugan | |
| 1918 | The AnswerGuido Garcia | |
| 1918 | Tony AmericaTony America | |
| 1917 | The Gates of DoomJang Sattib | |
| 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 | Black OrchidsGeorge Renoir / Ivan De Maupin | |
| 1917 | The Love DoctorHildreth | |
| 1917 | The Gray GhostWilliams | |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesExtra (uncredited) | |
| 1916 | The She-DevilAlbert Alwain | |
| 1916 | The Devil at His ElbowAndrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald) | |
| 1915 | The Express MessengerDave Snowden | |
| 1914 | St. ElmoMurray Hammond | |
| 1913 | CarmenDon Jose |