Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
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 (Movies)
The Great Race
Character:Russian (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Character:Old Man at Robbo's Club
Release Date:24/06/1964
The Big Fisherman
Character:Scribe Spokesman
Release Date:04/08/1959
Fort Massacre
Character:Piute Man
Release Date:14/05/1958
Pawnee
Character:Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Release Date:07/09/1957
Last Stagecoach West
Character:Old Man Colter
Release Date:16/07/1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Character:Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Character:Joe Dunn
Release Date:25/01/1957
The Ten Commandments
Character:Simon
Release Date:05/10/1956
Walk the Proud Land
Character:The Shaman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Character:Pliny Warren
Release Date:04/08/1956
Dig That Uranium
Character:The Indian Chief
Release Date:25/12/1955
The Naked Dawn
Character:Railroad guard
Release Date:02/11/1955
Ten Wanted Men
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Character:Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Release Date:13/01/1955
Two Gun Marshal
Character:Blake Cody
Release Date:15/11/1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Character:Frank
Release Date:30/07/1953
The Bandits of Corsica
Character:Grisha
Release Date:27/02/1953
The Raiders
Character:Mr. John Cummings
Release Date:20/11/1952
Son of Ali Baba
Character:Palace Official (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1952
Rancho Notorious
Character:Harbin
Release Date:10/04/1952
Fort Osage
Character:Osage Chief
Release Date:10/02/1952
Red Mountain
Character:Marshal Roberts
Release Date:01/11/1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Character:Batiste
Release Date:30/01/1951
California Passage
Character:County Recorder Joe Kane
Release Date:15/12/1950
The Nevadan
Character:Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/1950
Woman in Hiding
Character:North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1950
Samson and Delilah
Character:Story Teller
Release Date:21/12/1949
Powder River Rustlers
Character:Shears Williams
Release Date:25/11/1949
Apache Chief
Character:Mohaska
Release Date:04/11/1949
Abandoned
Character:Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1949
Rim of the Canyon
Character:Charlie Lewis
Release Date:01/07/1949
Son of a Badman
Character:Joe Christ
Release Date:15/04/1949
Daughter of the Jungle
Character:Montu
Release Date:08/02/1949
Brothers in the Saddle
Character:Hoyt Parker
Release Date:08/02/1949
Rose of the Yukon
Character:Alaskan
Release Date:05/01/1949
The Paleface
Character:Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Release Date:17/12/1948
The Three Musketeers
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1948
Strange Gamble
Character:Henchman Longhorn
Release Date:08/10/1948
Son of God’s Country
Character:Tom Ford
Release Date:15/09/1948
The Dead Don't Dream
Character:Bart Lansing
Release Date:30/04/1948
The Bold Frontiersman
Character:Adam Post
Release Date:15/04/1948
Panhandle
Character:Crump
Release Date:22/02/1948
The Perils of Pauline
Character:Western Saloon Set Heavy
Release Date:04/07/1947
Saddle Pals
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:05/06/1947
Dangerous Venture
Character:Kane
Release Date:23/05/1947
Duel in the Sun
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1946
Magnificent Doll
Character:Jenks (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1946
The Devil's Playground
Character:Roberts
Release Date:15/11/1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Character:Steve Anders
Release Date:12/09/1946
Notorious
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/1946
The Invisible Informer
Character:Jules Ravelle
Release Date:19/08/1946
Canyon Passage
Character:Cobb (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1946
Night Train to Memphis
Character:Doctor
Release Date:12/07/1946
My Pal Trigger
Character:Storekeeper
Release Date:10/07/1946
Tangier
Character:Sanchez
Release Date:06/06/1946
The Catman of Paris
Character:Devereaux
Release Date:20/04/1946
Strange Confession
Character:Hernandez
Release Date:05/10/1945
River Gang
Character:Indignant Man
Release Date:21/09/1945
South of the Rio Grande
Character:Torres
Release Date:15/09/1945
Bad Men of the Border
Character:Captain Jose Garcia
Release Date:01/06/1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
Character:Dad Christie
Release Date:20/04/1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery
Character:Con Hollister
Release Date:15/02/1945
Belle of the Yukon
Character:Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1944
Zorro's Black Whip
Character:Dan Hammond
Release Date:16/11/1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Character:Batiste
Release Date:24/10/1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
Character:Jim Douglas
Release Date:30/09/1944
Till We Meet Again
Character:Cart Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1944
Bordertown Trail
Character:Matthews
Release Date:11/08/1944
Mystery Man
Character:Bert Rogan
Release Date:31/05/1944
Lumberjack
Character:Clyde Fenwick
Release Date:28/04/1944
Texas Masquerade
Character:Sam Nolan
Release Date:08/02/1944
Bar 20
Character:Quirt Rankin
Release Date:01/10/1943
The Kansan
Character:Gil Hatton
Release Date:10/09/1943
Buckskin Frontier
Character:Duval
Release Date:14/05/1943
The Girl from Alaska
Character:Pelly
Release Date:16/04/1942
Valley of the Sun
Character:Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Kidnapper
Release Date:31/01/1942
The Kid from Kansas
Character:Cesar
Release Date:19/09/1941
Blood and Sand
Character:Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1941
Men of the Timberland
Character:Jean Collet
Release Date:06/05/1941
The Sea Wolf
Character:Svenson
Release Date:21/03/1941
One Night in the Tropics
Character:Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Character:Santos the Portuguese
Release Date:02/11/1940
The Devil's Pipeline
Character:Gaddi Sang
Release Date:31/10/1940
North West Mounted Police
Character:Louis Riel
Release Date:22/10/1940
Wyoming
Character:Dawson - Henchman
Release Date:13/09/1940
The Sea Hawk
Character:Kroner
Release Date:10/08/1940
Captain Caution
Character:French Seaman in Pub
Release Date:09/08/1940
The Carson City Kid
Character:Laramie
Release Date:01/07/1940
Strange Cargo
Character:Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1940
Green Hell
Character:Gracco
Release Date:26/01/1940
The Light That Failed
Character:George
Release Date:24/12/1939
Range War
Character:Morgan
Release Date:08/09/1939
Bad Lands
Character:Manuel Lopez
Release Date:28/08/1939
Beau Geste
Character:Arab Scout (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1939
Union Pacific
Character:Gen. Dodge
Release Date:05/05/1939
Idiot's Delight
Character:Flight Captain
Release Date:27/01/1939
If I Were King
Character:Casin Cholet
Release Date:28/09/1938
Gun Law
Character:Henchman Nevada
Release Date:13/05/1938
The Buccaneer
Character:Camden Blount
Release Date:04/02/1938
Wild West Days
Character:Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Release Date:05/07/1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Character:Mora (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1937
The Soldier and the Lady
Character:Chieftain (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1937
Parole Racket
Character:Nat Beldon
Release Date:11/03/1937
Criminal Lawyer
Character:Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1937
Devil's Playground
Character:Romano
Release Date:24/01/1937
Woman-Wise
Character:Charley (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/1937
The Plainsman
Character:A River Gambler
Release Date:16/11/1936
Mummy's Boys
Character:Rasheed Bey
Release Date:02/10/1936
White Fang
Character:Suds
Release Date:17/07/1936
Big Brown Eyes
Character:Malley (Uncredited)
Release Date:03/04/1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Character:Pedro
Release Date:17/03/1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Character:John Wilkes Booth
Release Date:28/02/1936
Diamond Jim
Character:Gambler
Release Date:01/09/1935
West Point of the Air
Character:Civilian Pilot
Release Date:23/03/1935
Mississippi
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1935
In Spite of Danger
Character:Race Driver
Release Date:08/03/1935
The Marriage Bargain
Character:Ben Ainsley
Release Date:20/02/1935
Red Morning
Character:Sakki
Release Date:14/12/1934
The Gay Bride
Character:Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1934
A Successful Failure
Character:Radical Speaker
Release Date:14/10/1934
Girl in Danger
Character:Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:11/09/1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Character:Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Release Date:15/06/1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Character:Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Release Date:15/06/1934
Operator 13
Character:Denton (uncredited)
Release Date:08/06/1934
Sadie McKee
Character:Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Release Date:09/05/1934
The Trumpet Blows
Character:Vega
Release Date:14/04/1934
Voice in the Night
Character:Henchman Jackson
Release Date:06/04/1934
Straightaway
Character:Rogan
Release Date:22/12/1933
Night Flight
Character:Radioman (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1933
Kickin' the Crown Around
Character:Disputin
Release Date:03/08/1933
The Devil's in Love
Character:Officer Reading Verdict
Release Date:21/07/1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Character:Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Release Date:13/07/1933
Broadway Bad
Character:Charley Davis
Release Date:24/02/1933
Terror Trail
Character:Tad McPherson
Release Date:02/02/1933
The Devil Is Driving
Character:Ticker (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1932
Texas Buddies
Character:Blake
Release Date:18/10/1932
Trailing the Killer
Character:Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Release Date:16/10/1932
Hidden Valley
Character:Frank Gavin
Release Date:10/10/1932
70,000 Witnesses
Character:Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1932
Honor of the Mounted
Character:Jean La Train
Release Date:20/06/1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Character:Karkuff
Release Date:09/01/1932
In Line of Duty
Character:Jacques Dupres
Release Date:28/11/1931
The Lawyer's Secret
Character:The Weasel
Release Date:06/06/1931
The Gang Buster
Character:Pete Caltek
Release Date:17/01/1931
Morocco
Character:Sergeant Tatoche
Release Date:14/11/1930
Brothers
Character:Tony
Release Date:19/10/1930
Safety in Numbers
Character:Phil Kemptom
Release Date:30/05/1930
The Runaway Bride
Character:Barney Black
Release Date:04/05/1930
Dangerous Paradise
Character:Ricardo
Release Date:13/02/1930
Burning Up
Character:'Bullet' McGhan
Release Date:01/02/1930
Girl Overboard
Character:Francisco
Release Date:28/07/1929
The Carnation Kid
Character:The Carnation Kid
Release Date:02/03/1929
The Viking
Character:Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1928
Forgotten Faces
Character:
Release Date:05/08/1928
The Drag Net
Character:Sniper Dawson
Release Date:01/05/1928
The Legion of the Condemned
Character:Gonzolo Vasquez
Release Date:10/03/1928
A Girl in Every Port
Character:Circus Manager
Release Date:26/02/1928
The Valley of Hell
Character:Creighton Steele
Release Date:23/01/1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4
Character:
Release Date:25/08/1927
Outlaws of Red River
Character:Ben Tanner
Release Date:08/05/1927
The Notorious Lady
Character:Manuela Silvera
Release Date:26/03/1927
The Wreck
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1927
The Desert's Toll
Character:Frank Darwin
Release Date:14/11/1926
The Temptress
Character:Timoteo
Release Date:03/10/1926
Battling Butler
Character:Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Release Date:02/08/1926
Puppets
Character:Bruno
Release Date:20/06/1926
The Bar-C Mystery
Character:
Release Date:25/04/1926
The Palace of Pleasure
Character:Captain Fernandez
Release Date:10/01/1926
The Yankee Señor
Character:Juan Gutiérrez
Release Date:10/01/1926
My Lady of Whims
Character:Rolf
Release Date:09/12/1925
Bobbed Hair
Character:Pooch
Release Date:25/10/1925
Satan in Sables
Character:Emile
Release Date:14/10/1925
The Northern Code
Character:Raoul La Fane
Release Date:13/10/1925
Go Straight!
Character:The Dove
Release Date:27/04/1925
The Hunted Woman
Character:Joe De Bar
Release Date:22/03/1925
So This Is Marriage?
Character:Smith
Release Date:26/11/1924
East of Broadway
Character:Professor Mario
Release Date:23/11/1924
The Arizona Express
Character:Victor Johnson
Release Date:23/03/1924
Screen Tests for Faust
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1923
Going Up
Character:Jules Gaillard
Release Date:30/09/1923
Trilby
Character:Geko
Release Date:29/07/1923
Mary of the Movies
Character:James Seiler
Release Date:27/05/1923
The Buster
Character:Swing
Release Date:18/02/1923
Look Your Best
Character:Alberto Cabotto
Release Date:18/02/1923
Captain Fly-by-Night
Character:Second Stranger
Release Date:24/12/1922
The Woman Conquers
Character:Lawatha, Indian Guide
Release Date:01/12/1922
Monte Cristo
Character:Benedetto
Release Date:03/09/1922
Trooper O'Neill
Character:Pierre
Release Date:06/07/1922
The Call of the North
Character:Achille Picard
Release Date:27/11/1921
The Golden Snare
Character:Pierre Thoreau
Release Date:10/07/1921
Puppets of Fate
Character:Gabriel Palombra
Release Date:28/03/1921
The Kentucky Colonel
Character:Philip Burwood
Release Date:26/09/1920
Nomads of the North
Character:Buck McDougall
Release Date:25/09/1920
The Confession
Character:Tom Bartlett
Release Date:01/01/1920
Prudence on Broadway
Character:Grayson Mills
Release Date:06/07/1919
Pretty Smooth
Character:Jimmy Hartigan
Release Date:16/06/1919
Love's Prisoner
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/1919
His Debt
Character:Blair Whitcomb
Release Date:25/05/1919
The Final Close-Up
Character:Jimmie Norton
Release Date:18/05/1919
The Courageous Coward
Character:Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Release Date:31/03/1919
Toton
Character:Pierre
Release Date:30/03/1919
The Ghost Flower
Character:
Release Date:18/08/1918
The Answer
Character:Guido Garcia
Release Date:17/03/1918
Real Folks
Character:Jimmie Dugan
Release Date:10/02/1918
The Light Within
Character:Dr. Green
Release Date:01/02/1918
The Gun Woman
Character:The Gent
Release Date:27/01/1918
The Love Doctor
Character:Hildreth
Release Date:08/10/1917
The Gray Ghost
Character:Williams
Release Date:30/06/1917
Mr. Dolan of New York
Character:'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
Release Date:09/04/1917
The Voice on the Wire
Character:'Red' Warren
Release Date:18/03/1917
Perils of the Secret Service
Character:(Episode #3)
Release Date:09/03/1917
The Gates of Doom
Character:Jang Sattib
Release Date:05/03/1917
Black Orchids
Character:George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Release Date:01/01/1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1916
The Devil at His Elbow
Character:Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
Release Date:31/07/1916
The She-Devil
Character:Albert Alwain
Release Date:06/01/1916
The Express Messenger
Character:Dave Snowden
Release Date:27/01/1915
St. Elmo
Character:Murray Hammond
Release Date:15/05/1914
Carmen
Character:Don Jose
Release Date:01/04/1913
Television Appearances
The Virginian
Character:Saul Weintraub
The Virginian
Character:Storekeeper
Mr. Lucky
Character:
Law of the Plainsman
Character:Watkins
Wichita Town
Character:
The Deputy
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Winkler
Lawman
Character:
The Texan
Character:
Bronco
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Juan Hernandez
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Liveryman
Trackdown
Character:
Maverick
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Capt. Noble
Perry Mason
Character:Walter 'Salty' Sims
Perry Mason
Character:Peg-Leg Jasper
Sugarfoot
Character:Pete Stone
Sugarfoot
Character:Jericho Dooley
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Yancey Hatton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:William Wethered
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:Charlie Barrett
My Friend Flicka
Character:
The Adventures of Champion
Character:Will Calhoun
The Adventures of Champion
Character:Grubstake Smith
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
Science Fiction Theatre
Character:
Lassie
Character:
Stories of the Century
Character:Sheriff
General Electric Theater
Character:Pecos Kid
Cavalcade of America
Character:Calaveras Kid
Adventures of Superman
Character:
The Roy Rogers Show
Character:
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Character:
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:
The Cisco Kid
Character:Gen. Lawrence
The Gene Autry Show
Character:
The Lone Ranger
Character:Wade Tanner
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