Francis McDonald
Acting1891Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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
The Ten Commandments
Simon
Notorious
Man (uncredited)
Bad Day at Black Rock
Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
The Great Race
Russian (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Story Teller
Duel in the Sun
Gambler (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Acting History
1965
The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
Perry Mason
TVas Capt. Noble / Peg-Leg Jasper / Walter 'Salty' Sims• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Saul Weintraub / Storekeeper• 1 eps
1961
1960
Sugarfoot
TVas Jericho Dooley• 1 eps
Bat Masterson
TVas Winkler• 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Watkins• 1 eps
1959
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Yancey Hatton / William Wethered• 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Liveryman• 1 eps
1958
1957
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)• 2 eps
Cavalcade of America
TVas Calaveras Kid• 1 eps
1956
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
1955
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
Highway Patrol
TVas Charlie Barrett• 1 eps
The Adventures of Champion
TVas Grubstake Smith / Will Calhoun
1954
Stories of the Century
TVas Sheriff
1953
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Frank
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
General Electric Theater
TVas Pecos Kid
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
Son of Ali Baba
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
1951
1950
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
TVas Gen. Lawrence
1949
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
The Lone Ranger
TVas Chief Gray Horse / Wade Tanner• 1 eps
1948
The Dead Don't Dream
as Bart Lansing
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
Panhandle
as Crump
1947
1946
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks (uncredited)
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
Tangier
as Sanchez
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
River Gang
as Indignant Man
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Till We Meet Again
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
1943
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Kidnapper
Valley of the Sun
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
The Girl from Alaska
as Pelly
1941
The Kid from Kansas
as Cesar
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
Men of the Timberland
as Jean Collet
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
1940
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
Green Hell
as Gracco
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
1939
Range War
as Morgan
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
The Light That Failed
as George
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
1938
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Devil's Playground
as Romano
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
1936
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
The Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pedro
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
White Fang
as Suds
1935
West Point of the Air
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi
as Gambler (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
The Marriage Bargain
as Ben Ainsley
In Spite of Danger
as Race Driver
1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Vega
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Red Morning
as Sakki
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
The Line-Up
as Trigger - Henchman
1933
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
Kickin' the Crown Around
as Disputin
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Straightaway
as Rogan
1932
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
Texas Buddies
as Blake
The Devil Is Driving
as Ticker (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
1931
1930
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
Brothers
as Tony
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
1929
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
1928
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
The Viking
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
1927
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
1926
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
The Palace of Pleasure
as Captain Fernandez
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
The Temptress
as Timoteo
Puppets
as Bruno
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
1925
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
Satan in Sables
as Emile
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
Go Straight!
as The Dove
The Northern Code
as Raoul La Fane
1924
1923
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
Look Your Best
as Alberto Cabotto
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby
as Geko
The Buster
as Swing
1922
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
1921
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
Puppets of Fate
as Gabriel Palombra
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
1920
The Confession
as Tom Bartlett
Nomads of the North
as Buck McDougall
The Kentucky Colonel
as Philip Burwood
1919
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Courageous Coward
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Prudence on Broadway
as Grayson Mills
Toton
as Pierre
His Debt
as Blair Whitcomb
Pretty Smooth
as Jimmy Hartigan
The Final Close-Up
as Jimmie Norton
1918
The Gun Woman
as The Gent
The Light Within
as Dr. Green
Real Folks
as Jimmie Dugan
The Answer
as Guido Garcia
Tony America
as Tony America
1917
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
The Gray Ghost
as Williams
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
The Devil at His Elbow
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
The She-Devil
as Albert Alwain
1915
The Express Messenger
as Dave Snowden
1914
St. Elmo
as Murray Hammond
1913
Carmen
as Don Jose