Francis McDonald
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-08-21
Day of Death
1968-09-18 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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).
Known For
Acting
(1964)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
(1959)
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
(1958)
Fort Massacre
as Piute Man
(1957)
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
(1957)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
(1957)
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
(1957)
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
(1956)
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
(1956)
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
(1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
(1955)
(1955)
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
(1955)
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
(1953)
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Frank
(1953)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
(1953)
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
(1952)
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
(1952)
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
(1951)
Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts
(1951)
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Batiste
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
(1950)
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
(1949)
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
(1949)
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
(1949)
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
(1949)
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
(1949)
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
(1949)
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
(1949)
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
(1948)
(1948)
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
(1948)
Panhandle
as Crump
(1948)
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
(1948)
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
(1948)
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
(1948)
The Dead Don't Dream
as Bart Lansing
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Sheriff
(1947)
Dangerous Venture
as Kane
(1946)
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
(1946)
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1946)
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
(1946)
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
(1946)
Tangier
as Sanchez
(1946)
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
(1946)
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
(1946)
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
(1945)
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
(1945)
River Gang
as Indignant Man
(1945)
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
(1945)
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
(1945)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
(1944)
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
(1944)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
(1944)
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
(1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
(1944)
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
(1944)
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
(1944)
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
(1944)
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
(1943)
The Kansan
as Gil Hatton
(1943)
Buckskin Frontier
as Duval
(1943)
Bar 20
as Quirt Rankin
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
as Governor's Interpreter
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Kidnapper
(1942)
The Girl from Alaska
as Pelly
(1941)
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
(1941)
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
(1941)
Men of the Timberland
as Jean Collet
(1941)
The Kid from Kansas
as Cesar
(1940)
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
(1940)
Green Hell
as Gracco
(1940)
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
(1940)
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
(1940)
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
(1939)
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as George
(1939)
Range War
as Morgan
(1939)
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
(1938)
If I Were King
as Casin Cholet
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Camden Blount
(1938)
Gun Law
as Henchman Nevada
(1937)
Devil's Playground
as Romano
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
(1937)
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
(1937)
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
(1937)
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
(1936)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pedro
(1936)
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
(1936)
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
(1936)
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
(1936)
White Fang
as Suds
(1935)
Mississippi
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
(1935)
West Point of the Air
as Civilian Pilot
(1935)
In Spite of Danger
as Race Driver
(1934)
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
(1934)
Sadie McKee
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
(1934)
The Trumpet Blows
as Vega
(1934)
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
(1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
(1934)
Red Morning
as Sakki
(1934)
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
(1934)
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
(1933)
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
(1933)
Straightaway
as Rogan
(1933)
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
(1933)
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
(1933)
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
(1933)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
(1933)
Kickin' the Crown Around
as Disputin
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
(1932)
The Devil Is Driving
as Ticker (uncredited)
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
(1932)
Texas Buddies
as Blake
(1932)
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
(1932)
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
(1932)
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
(1931)
The Lawyer's Secret
as The Weasel
(1931)
The Gang Buster
as Pete Caltek
(1931)
In Line of Duty
as Jacques Dupres
(1930)
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
(1930)
Brothers
as Tony
(1930)
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
(1930)
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
(1930)
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
(1930)
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
(1929)
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
(1929)
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
(1928)
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
(1928)
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
(1928)
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
(1928)
The Viking
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
(1928)
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
(1927)
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
(1927)
(1927)
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
(1926)
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
(1926)
The Temptress
as Timoteo
(1926)
Puppets
as Bruno
(1926)
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
(1926)
The Palace of Pleasure
as Captain Fernandez
(1926)
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
(1925)
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
(1925)
The Northern Code
as Raoul La Fane
(1925)
Go Straight!
as The Dove
(1925)
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
(1925)
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
(1925)
Satan in Sables
as Emile
(1924)
So This Is Marriage?
as Smith
(1924)
The Arizona Express
as Victor Johnson
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
(1923)
The Buster
as Swing
(1923)
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
(1923)
Trilby
as Geko
(1923)
Look Your Best
as Alberto Cabotto
(1923)
(1922)
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
(1922)
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
(1922)
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
(1922)
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
(1921)
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
(1921)
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
(1921)
Puppets of Fate
as Gabriel Palombra
(1920)
Nomads of the North
as Buck McDougall
(1920)
The Confession
as Tom Bartlett
(1919)
Toton
as Pierre
(1919)
The Courageous Coward
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
(1919)
Prudence on Broadway
as Grayson Mills
(1919)
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1918)
The Gun Woman
as The Gent
(1918)
(1918)
The Light Within
as Dr. Green
(1917)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
(1917)
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
(1917)
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
(1917)
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
(1917)
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
(1917)
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
(1916)
The She-Devil
as Albert Alwain
(1916)
The Devil at His Elbow
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
(1915)
The Express Messenger
as Dave Snowden
(1913)
Carmen
as Don Jose