Acting credits
246
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.

Acting
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Acting credits
246
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
TMDB popularity
0.5
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TMDB ID: 102327
IMDb ID: nm0567756
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1891
Died: September 18, 1968
Age: 77
Place of birth: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1913 - 1965
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q533315
Also known as
Francis James McDonald • Francis J. MacDonald • Francis MacDonald • Francis J. McDonald • Frank McDonald • J. Francis McDonald
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).



Movie credits linked with Francis McDonald.
as Russian (uncredited)
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
as Scribe Spokesman
as Piute Man
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
as Old Man Colter
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
as Joe Dunn
as Simon
as The Shaman (uncredited)
as Pliny Warren
as The Indian Chief
as Railroad guard
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
as Blake Cody
as Frank
as Grisha
as Mr. John Cummings
as Palace Official (uncredited)
as Harbin
as Osage Chief
as Marshal Roberts
as Batiste
Series credits linked with Francis McDonald.
as Saul Weintraub • 1 eps
1 eps
as Watkins • 1 eps
1 eps
1 eps
as Winkler • 1 eps
1 eps
2 eps
1 eps
as Juan Hernandez • 1 eps
1 eps
1 eps
as Capt. Noble • 1 eps
as Pete Stone • 1 eps
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald) • 2 eps
as Yancey Hatton • 1 eps
1 eps
as Charlie Barrett • 1 eps
1 eps
as Will Calhoun • 1 eps
3 eps
1 eps
1 eps
as Sheriff • 1 eps