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

Nat Beldon

Parole Racket

The Indian Chief

Dig That Uranium

Crump

Panhandle

Emile

Satan in Sables

Jang Sattib

The Gates of Doom

'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)

Mr. Dolan of New York

Henchman Jackson

Voice in the Night

Svenson

The Sea Wolf

Lawatha, Indian Guide

The Woman Conquers

Achille Picard

The Call of the North

Harbin

Rancho Notorious

Tad McPherson

Terror Trail

Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Courageous Coward

Party Guest (uncredited)

Love's Prisoner

Swing

The Buster

Pierre Thoreau

The Golden Snare

James Seiler

Mary of the Movies

Joe De Bar

The Hunted Woman

Life in Hollywood No. 4

Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Gil Hatton

The Kansan

Pierre

Trooper O'Neill

Sam Nolan

Texas Masquerade

Bert Rogan

Mystery Man

Clyde Fenwick

Lumberjack

Alfred 'Battling' Butler

Battling Butler

Steve Anders

Roll on Texas Moon

Louis Riel

North West Mounted Police

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Nevadan

Pliny Warren

Thunder Over Arizona

John Wilkes Booth

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Piute Man

Fort Massacre

Devereaux

The Catman of Paris

Benedetto

Monte Cristo

Grisha

The Bandits of Corsica

'Red' Warren

The Voice on the Wire

Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Criminal Lawyer

The Dove

Go Straight!

(Episode #3)

Perils of the Secret Service

Railroad guard

The Naked Dawn

Casin Cholet

If I Were King

Duval

Buckskin Frontier

Sanchez

Tangier

Dan Hammond

Zorro's Black Whip

Ray Ridpath - Henchman

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Joe Dunn

Duel at Apache Wells

George

The Light That Failed

Timoteo

The Temptress

Frank

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Gonzolo Vasquez

The Legion of the Condemned

The Weasel

The Lawyer's Secret

Manuel Lopez

Bad Lands

Batiste

Mystery of the Riverboat

Ricardo

Dangerous Paradise

Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

Abandoned

Gen. Dodge

Union Pacific

Karkuff

The Woman from Monte Carlo

Ten Wanted Men

Rogan

Straightaway

Charley (uncredited)

Woman-Wise

Barney Black

The Runaway Bride

'Bullet' McGhan

Burning Up

Charley Davis

Broadway Bad

Alaskan

Rose of the Yukon

The Carnation Kid

The Carnation Kid

Old Man at Robbo's Club

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Story Teller

Samson and Delilah

Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)

Trailing the Killer

Sakki

Red Morning

Mr. John Cummings

The Raiders

Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7

Wild West Days

Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

Blood and Sand

Bruno

Puppets

Montu

Daughter of the Jungle

Gaddi Sang

The Devil's Pipeline

Henchman (as Frances McDonald)

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

Pedro

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Phil Kemptom

Safety in Numbers

A River Gambler

The Plainsman

Officer Reading Verdict

The Devil's in Love

Second Stranger

Captain Fly-by-Night

Rasheed Bey

Mummy's Boys

Civilian Pilot

West Point of the Air

Romano

Devil's Playground

George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

Black Orchids

Gambler (uncredited)

Mississippi

Flight Captain

Idiot's Delight

Suds

White Fang

Arab Scout (uncredited)

Beau Geste

Creighton Steele

The Valley of Hell

Hildreth

The Love Doctor

Rolf

My Lady of Whims

Captain Fernandez

The Palace of Pleasure

Santos the Portuguese

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Blake Cody

Two Gun Marshal

Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)

Belle of the Yukon

Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)

Girl in Danger

Circus Manager

A Girl in Every Port

North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding

Gracco

Green Hell

Sergeant Tatoche

Morocco

Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

Bad Day at Black Rock

Man (uncredited)

Notorious

Cesar

The Kid from Kansas

Dawson - Henchman

Wyoming

Laramie

The Carson City Kid

Raoul La Fane

The Northern Code

Morgan

Range War

Matthews

Bordertown Trail

Henchman Longhorn

Strange Gamble

Shears Williams

Powder River Rustlers

Bart Lansing

The Dead Don't Dream

Extra (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The Three Musketeers

Kroner

The Sea Hawk

Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)

Strange Cargo

Kane

Dangerous Venture

Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics

French Seaman in Pub

Captain Caution

Alberto Cabotto

Look Your Best

Hoyt Parker

Brothers in the Saddle

County Recorder Joe Kane

California Passage

Jules Ravelle

The Invisible Informer

Doctor

Night Train to Memphis

Gambler

Diamond Jim

Batiste

Gene Autry and the Mounties

Albert Alwain

The She-Devil

Jim Douglas

Cheyenne Wildcat

Con Hollister

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Osage Chief

Fort Osage

Storekeeper

My Pal Trigger

Sheriff

Saddle Pals

Simon

The Ten Commandments

Captain Jose Garcia

Bad Men of the Border

Dad Christie

Corpus Christi Bandits

Torres

South of the Rio Grande

Adam Post

The Bold Frontiersman

Tom Ford

Son of God’s Country

Kidnapper

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)

Valley of the Sun

Charlie Lewis

Rim of the Canyon

Henchman Nevada

Gun Law

Joe Christ

Son of a Badman

Quirt Rankin

Bar 20

Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)

Pawnee

The Gent

The Gun Woman

Blake

Texas Buddies

Tom Bartlett

The Confession

Chieftain (Uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady

Detroit gangster (uncredited)

The Gay Bride

Francisco

Girl Overboard

Pooch

Bobbed Hair

Jules Gaillard

Going Up

Camden Blount

The Buccaneer

Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Paleface

Scribe Spokesman

The Big Fisherman

Ben Tanner

Outlaws of Red River

Victor Johnson

The Arizona Express

Pete Caltek

The Gang Buster

Radioman (uncredited)

Night Flight

Indignant Man

River Gang

Buck McDougall

Nomads of the North

The Ghost Flower

Denton (uncredited)

Operator 13

Frank Darwin

The Desert's Toll

Jean Collet

Men of the Timberland

Manuela Silvera

The Notorious Lady

Pelly

The Girl from Alaska

Dominic Silvera (uncredited)

70,000 Witnesses

Geko

Trilby

Gabriel Palombra

Puppets of Fate

Jenks (uncredited)

Magnificent Doll

Hernandez

Strange Confession

Roberts

The Devil's Playground

The Shaman (uncredited)

Walk the Proud Land

Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Old Man Colter

Last Stagecoach West

Race Driver

In Spite of Danger

Juan Gutiérrez

The Yankee Señor

Sniper Dawson

The Drag Net

Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

The Devil at His Elbow

Gambler (uncredited)

Duel in the Sun

Mohaska

Apache Chief

Smith

So This Is Marriage?

Vega

The Trumpet Blows

Don Jose

Carmen

Malley (Uncredited)

Big Brown Eyes

Western Saloon Set Heavy

The Perils of Pauline

Marshal Roberts

Red Mountain

Pierre

Toton

Grayson Mills

Prudence on Broadway

Frank Gavin

Hidden Valley

Jacques Dupres

In Line of Duty

Radical Speaker

A Successful Failure

Jean La Train

Honor of the Mounted

Tony

Brothers

Cobb (uncredited)

Canyon Passage

Screen Tests for Faust

Disputin

Kickin' the Crown Around

Dr. Green

The Light Within

Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sadie McKee

Dave Snowden

The Express Messenger

Mora (uncredited)

The Last Train from Madrid

Ticker (uncredited)

The Devil Is Driving

Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)

The Viking

Forgotten Faces

Professor Mario

East of Broadway

Russian (uncredited)

The Great Race

The Bar-C Mystery

Blair Whitcomb

His Debt

Palace Official (uncredited)

Son of Ali Baba

Jimmy Hartigan

Pretty Smooth

Williams

The Gray Ghost

Jimmie Dugan

Real Folks

Guido Garcia

The Answer

Philip Burwood

The Kentucky Colonel

Cart Driver (uncredited)

Till We Meet Again

Jimmie Norton

The Final Close-Up

The Wreck

Murray Hammond

St. Elmo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

220

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-08-21

Place of Birth

Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Francis James McDonald