Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Date of Birth:

Aug 21, 1891

Place of Birth:

Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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).

filmography:

The Yankee Señor The Yankee Señor

1926

The Drag Net The Drag Net

1928

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1946

The Devil at His Elbow The Devil at His Elbow

1916

In Spite of Danger In Spite of Danger

1935

Last Stagecoach West Last Stagecoach West

1957

Strange Confession Strange Confession

1945

The Devil's Playground The Devil's Playground

1946

The Guns of Fort Petticoat The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

Walk the Proud Land Walk the Proud Land

1956

Apache Chief Apache Chief

1949

So This Is Marriage? So This Is Marriage?

1924

Prudence on Broadway Prudence on Broadway

1919

Hidden Valley Hidden Valley

1932

In Line of Duty In Line of Duty

1931

Honor of the Mounted Honor of the Mounted

1932

Toton Toton

1919

Red Mountain Red Mountain

1951

The Trumpet Blows The Trumpet Blows

1934

Carmen Carmen

1913

Big Brown Eyes Big Brown Eyes

1936

The Perils of Pauline The Perils of Pauline

1947

Magnificent Doll Magnificent Doll

1946

Puppets of Fate Puppets of Fate

1921

The Paleface The Paleface

1948

The Big Fisherman The Big Fisherman

1959

Outlaws of Red River Outlaws of Red River

1927

The Arizona Express The Arizona Express

1924

The Buccaneer The Buccaneer

1938

Bobbed Hair Bobbed Hair

1925

The Soldier and the Lady The Soldier and the Lady

1937

The Gay Bride The Gay Bride

1934

Girl Overboard Girl Overboard

1929

Going Up Going Up

1923

The Gang Buster The Gang Buster

1931

Night Flight Night Flight

1933

Men of the Timberland Men of the Timberland

1941

The Girl from Alaska The Girl from Alaska

1942

70,000 Witnesses 70,000 Witnesses

1932

Trilby Trilby

1923

The Notorious Lady The Notorious Lady

1927

The Desert's Toll The Desert's Toll

1926

River Gang River Gang

1945

Nomads of the North Nomads of the North

1920

The Ghost Flower The Ghost Flower

1918

Operator 13 Operator 13

1934

A Successful Failure A Successful Failure

1934

Parole Racket Parole Racket

1937

The Valley of Hell The Valley of Hell

1928

Two Gun Marshal Two Gun Marshal

1953

Belle of the Yukon Belle of the Yukon

1944

Dig That Uranium Dig That Uranium

1955

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933

The Raiders The Raiders

1952

Straightaway Straightaway

1933

Woman-Wise Woman-Wise

1937

Rose of the Yukon Rose of the Yukon

1949

The Carnation Kid The Carnation Kid

1929

Criminal Lawyer Criminal Lawyer

1937

The Temptress The Temptress

1926

Mississippi Mississippi

1935

The Palace of Pleasure The Palace of Pleasure

1926

Girl in Danger Girl in Danger

1934

Woman in Hiding Woman in Hiding

1950

The Plainsman The Plainsman

1936

Daughter of the Jungle Daughter of the Jungle

1949

The Stranger Wore a Gun The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

Abandoned Abandoned

1949

Robin and the 7 Hoods Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Blood and Sand Blood and Sand

1941

Ten Wanted Men Ten Wanted Men

1955

Tangier Tangier

1946

The Call of the North The Call of the North

1921

Terror Trail Terror Trail

1933

The Courageous Coward The Courageous Coward

1919

Love's Prisoner Love's Prisoner

1919

Voice in the Night Voice in the Night

1934

Mr. Dolan of New York Mr. Dolan of New York

1917

Panhandle Panhandle

1948

The Woman Conquers The Woman Conquers

1922

Satan in Sables Satan in Sables

1925

The Gates of Doom The Gates of Doom

1917

The Buster The Buster

1923

The Golden Snare The Golden Snare

1921

Monte Cristo Monte Cristo

1922

The Voice on the Wire The Voice on the Wire

1917

Go Straight! Go Straight!

1925

Perils of the Secret Service Perils of the Secret Service

1917

The Nevadan The Nevadan

1950

Trooper O'Neill Trooper O'Neill

1922

Mary of the Movies Mary of the Movies

1923

The Hunted Woman The Hunted Woman

1925

Life in Hollywood No. 4 Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927

Burn 'Em Up Barnes Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934

The Confession The Confession

1920

Texas Buddies Texas Buddies

1932

Broadway Bad Broadway Bad

1933

Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah

1949

Trailing the Killer Trailing the Killer

1932

Red Morning Red Morning

1934

Burning Up Burning Up

1930

The Runaway Bride The Runaway Bride

1930

Mystery of the Riverboat Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Dangerous Paradise Dangerous Paradise

1930

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

The Woman from Monte Carlo The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

Wild West Days Wild West Days

1937

Puppets Puppets

1926

Mummy's Boys Mummy's Boys

1936

Devil's Playground Devil's Playground

1937

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

White Fang White Fang

1936

West Point of the Air West Point of the Air

1935

Captain Fly-by-Night Captain Fly-by-Night

1922

The Devil's Pipeline The Devil's Pipeline

1940

Robin Hood of El Dorado Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1930

The Devil's in Love The Devil's in Love

1933

Bad Lands Bad Lands

1939

The Legion of the Condemned The Legion of the Condemned

1928

Lumberjack Lumberjack

1944

Roll on Texas Moon Roll on Texas Moon

1946

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

Thunder Over Arizona Thunder Over Arizona

1956

Texas Masquerade Texas Masquerade

1944

Mystery Man Mystery Man

1944

The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments

1956

Rancho Notorious Rancho Notorious

1952

The Kansan The Kansan

1943

Battling Butler Battling Butler

1926

The Prisoner of Shark Island The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Fort Massacre Fort Massacre

1958

Burn 'Em Up Barnes Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934

Duel at Apache Wells Duel at Apache Wells

1957

The Light That Failed The Light That Failed

1939

The Lawyer's Secret The Lawyer's Secret

1931

Zorro's Black Whip Zorro's Black Whip

1944

Buckskin Frontier Buckskin Frontier

1943

The Catman of Paris The Catman of Paris

1946

The Bandits of Corsica The Bandits of Corsica

1953

If I Were King If I Were King

1938

The Naked Dawn The Naked Dawn

1955

The Love Doctor The Love Doctor

1917

My Lady of Whims My Lady of Whims

1925

My Pal Trigger My Pal Trigger

1946

Saddle Pals Saddle Pals

1947

Bad Men of the Border Bad Men of the Border

1945

Corpus Christi Bandits Corpus Christi Bandits

1945

Fort Osage Fort Osage

1952

Gene Autry and the Mounties Gene Autry and the Mounties

1951

Night Train to Memphis Night Train to Memphis

1946

Diamond Jim Diamond Jim

1935

Cheyenne Wildcat Cheyenne Wildcat

1944

Great Stagecoach Robbery Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945

South of the Rio Grande South of the Rio Grande

1945

Black Orchids Black Orchids

1917

Valley of the Sun Valley of the Sun

1942

Bar 20 Bar 20

1943

Pawnee Pawnee

1957

The Gun Woman The Gun Woman

1918

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Son of a Badman Son of a Badman

1949

The Bold Frontiersman The Bold Frontiersman

1948

Son of God’s Country Son of God’s Country

1948

Rim of the Canyon Rim of the Canyon

1949

Gun Law Gun Law

1938

The Invisible Informer The Invisible Informer

1946

California Passage California Passage

1950

The Kid from Kansas The Kid from Kansas

1941

Range War Range War

1939

The Carson City Kid The Carson City Kid

1940

Wyoming Wyoming

1940

Notorious Notorious

1946

Bad Day at Black Rock Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

A Girl in Every Port A Girl in Every Port

1928

Morocco Morocco

1930

Green Hell Green Hell

1940

Bordertown Trail Bordertown Trail

1944

Powder River Rustlers Powder River Rustlers

1949

Dangerous Venture Dangerous Venture

1947

One Night in the Tropics One Night in the Tropics

1940

Captain Caution Captain Caution

1940

Brothers in the Saddle Brothers in the Saddle

1949

Strange Cargo Strange Cargo

1940

The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk

1940

Strange Gamble Strange Gamble

1948

The Dead Don't Dream The Dead Don't Dream

1948

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Beau Geste Beau Geste

1939

The Sea Wolf The Sea Wolf

1941

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