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)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
(1957)
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
(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)
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1950)
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
(1949)
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
(1949)
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
(1949)
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
(1949)
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
(1949)
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
(1949)
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
(1949)
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
(1948)
(1948)
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
(1948)
Panhandle
as Crump
(1948)
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
(1948)
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
(1948)
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
(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)
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks
(1946)
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
(1946)
Tangier
as Sanchez
(1946)
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
(1946)
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
(1946)
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
(1946)
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
(1945)
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
(1945)
River Gang
as Indignant Man
(1945)
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
(1945)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
(1945)
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
(1944)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
(1944)
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
(1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
(1944)
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
(1944)
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
(1944)
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
(1944)
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
(1944)
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
(1943)
Bar 20
as Quirt Rankin
(1943)
Buckskin Frontier
as Duval
(1943)
The Kansan
as Gil Hatton
(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 Sea Hawk
as Kroner
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
(1940)
Green Hell
as Gracco
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
(1940)
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
(1940)
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
(1940)
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
(1940)
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
(1939)
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
(1939)
Range War
as Morgan
(1939)
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as George
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Camden Blount
(1938)
If I Were King
as Casin Cholet
(1938)
Gun Law
as Henchman Nevada
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
(1937)
Devil's Playground
as Romano
(1937)
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
(1937)
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
(1937)
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
(1936)
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
(1936)
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
(1936)
White Fang
as Suds
(1936)
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
(1936)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pedro
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
(1935)
Mississippi
as Gambler (uncredited)
(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 Trumpet Blows
as Vega
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
(1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
(1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
(1934)
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
(1934)
Red Morning
as Sakki
(1934)
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
(1933)
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
(1933)
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
(1933)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
(1933)
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
(1933)
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
(1933)
Straightaway
as Rogan
(1933)
Kickin' the Crown Around
as Disputin
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
(1932)
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
(1932)
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
(1932)
Texas Buddies
as Blake
(1932)
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
(1931)
The Gang Buster
as Pete Caltek
(1931)
The Lawyer's Secret
as The Weasel
(1931)
In Line of Duty
as Jacques Dupres
(1930)
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
(1930)
Brothers
as Tony
(1930)
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
(1930)
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
(1930)
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
(1930)
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
(1929)
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
(1929)
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
(1928)
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
(1928)
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
(1928)
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
(1928)
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
(1927)
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
(1927)
(1927)
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
(1926)
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
(1926)
The Temptress
as Timoteo
(1926)
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
(1926)
The Palace of Pleasure
as Captain Fernandez
(1926)
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
(1926)
Puppets
as Bruno
(1925)
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
(1925)
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
(1925)
Satan in Sables
as Emile
(1925)
Go Straight!
as The Dove
(1925)
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
(1925)
The Northern Code
as Raoul La Fane
(1924)
So This Is Marriage?
as Smith
(1924)
The Arizona Express
as Victor Johnson
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
(1923)
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
(1923)
The Buster
as Swing
(1923)
Look Your Best
as Alberto Cabotto
(1923)
Trilby
as Geko
(1923)
(1922)
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
(1922)
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
(1922)
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
(1922)
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
(1921)
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
(1921)
Puppets of Fate
as Gabriel Palombra
(1921)
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
(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 Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
(1917)
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
(1917)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
(1917)
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
(1917)
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
(1917)
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
(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