Acting credits
246
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Francis McDonald
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Movies: 214Series: 32
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
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Francis McDonald.
7.1
The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)
1965 Movie
6.1
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
1964 Movie
4.6
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
1959 Movie
6.0
Fort Massacre
as Piute Man
1958 Movie
6.3
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
1957 Movie
4.3
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
1957 Movie
6.3
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
1957 Movie
4.0
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
1957 Movie
7.8
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
1956 Movie
6.1
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
1956 Movie
6.0
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
1956 Movie
2.7
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
1955 Movie
6.1
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
1955 Movie
5.8
Ten Wanted Men
1955 Movie
7.3
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1955 Movie
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
1953 Movie
5.4
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Frank
1953 Movie
5.8
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
1953 Movie
5.7
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
1952 Movie
5.4
Son of Ali Baba
as Palace Official (uncredited)
1952 Movie
6.5
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
1952 Movie
6.0
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
1952 Movie
6.6
Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts
1951 Movie
6.0
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Batiste
1951 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Francis McDonald.
6.4
The Virginian
as Saul Weintraub • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
Mr. Lucky
1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Law of the Plainsman
as Watkins • 1 eps
1959 Series
4.2
Wichita Town
1 eps
1959 Series
6.2
The Deputy
1 eps
1959 Series
6.1
Bat Masterson
as Winkler • 1 eps
1958 Series
5.6
Lawman
1 eps
1958 Series
5.5
The Texan
2 eps
1958 Series
5.9
Bronco
1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Juan Hernandez • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.4
Trackdown
1 eps
1957 Series
6.9
Maverick
1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Capt. Noble • 1 eps
1957 Series
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Pete Stone • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald) • 2 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Yancey Hatton • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.0
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
1956 Series
5.8
Highway Patrol
as Charlie Barrett • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.7
My Friend Flicka
1 eps
1955 Series
5.3
The Adventures of Champion
as Will Calhoun • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
3 eps
1955 Series
6.2
Science Fiction Theatre
1 eps
1955 Series
6.1
Lassie
1 eps
1954 Series
6.8
Stories of the Century
as Sheriff • 1 eps
1954 Series