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Francis McDonald

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 21, 1891 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthBowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Career Span1920 – 1968
Known Credits248 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Francis McDonald

Also known as:Francis James McDonaldFrancis J. MacDonaldFrancis MacDonaldFrancis J. McDonald+2 more
Total Works

248

215 movies • 33 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Ten Commandments
7.8
as Simon
Notorious
7.7
Notorious
1946•movie
as Man (uncredited)
Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
The Great Race
7.1
The Great Race
1965•movie
as Russian (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 248 titles featuring Francis McDonald

The Ten Commandments
7.8

as Simon

Notorious
7.7
Notorious
1946•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

The Great Race
7.1
The Great Race
1965•movie

as Russian (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

as Extra (uncredited)

Samson and Delilah
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949•movie

as Story Teller

Duel in the Sun
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946•movie

as Gambler (uncredited)

Morocco
6.5
Morocco
1930•movie

as Sergeant Tatoche

The Sea Hawk
7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940•movie

as Kroner

The Three Musketeers
6.8
Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Capt. Noble

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Harbin

Beau Geste
7.0
Beau Geste
1939•movie

as Arab Scout (uncredited)

Battling Butler
6.7
Battling Butler
1926•movie

as Alfred 'Battling' Butler

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Gen. Dodge

The Paleface
6.1
The Paleface
1948•movie

as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)

Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.2

as Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series
The Sea Wolf
7.2
The Sea Wolf
1941•movie

as Svenson

Canyon Passage
6.8
Canyon Passage
1946•movie

as Cobb (uncredited)

Blood and Sand
6.5
Blood and Sand
1941•movie

as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
6.6
1 eps
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.8

as John Wilkes Booth

Strange Cargo
7.0
Strange Cargo
1940•movie

as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
6.4

as Louis Riel

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
2 eps

as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series
The Plainsman
6.5
The Plainsman
1936•movie

as A River Gambler

Woman in Hiding
6.3
Woman in Hiding
1950•movie

as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.1
1 eps

as Juan Hernandez

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Wade Tanner

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3

as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Saul Weintraub

The Stranger Wore a Gun
5.5

as Frank

Big Brown Eyes
6.2
Big Brown Eyes
1936•movie

as Malley (Uncredited)

Ten Wanted Men
5.9
Ten Wanted Men
1955•movie
Fort Massacre
6.2
Fort Massacre
1958•movie

as Piute Man

A Girl in Every Port
6.0

as Circus Manager

Strange Confession
6.8
Strange Confession
1945•movie

as Hernandez

Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934•movie

as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Nevadan
5.9
The Nevadan
1950•movie

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Temptress
6.7
The Temptress
1926•movie

as Timoteo

One Night in the Tropics
5.8

as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

Night Flight
5.6
Night Flight
1933•movie

as Radioman (uncredited)

Red Mountain
6.7
Red Mountain
1951•movie

as Marshal Roberts

Abandoned
6.2
Abandoned
1949•movie

as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

Operator 13
5.9
Operator 13
1934•movie

as Denton (uncredited)

The Naked Dawn
6.2
The Naked Dawn
1955•movie

as Railroad guard

Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939•movie

as Flight Captain

Panhandle
5.8
Panhandle
1948•movie

as Crump

Bat Masterson
6.4
1 eps
Bat Masterson
1958•series

as Winkler

Walk the Proud Land
5.9

as The Shaman (uncredited)

Son of Ali Baba
5.6
Son of Ali Baba
1952•movie

as Palace Official (uncredited)

The Catman of Paris
5.6

as Devereaux

If I Were King
7.1
If I Were King
1938•movie

as Casin Cholet

Green Hell
4.6
Green Hell
1940•movie

as Gracco

Monte Cristo
6.5
Monte Cristo
1922•movie

as Benedetto

The Last Train from Madrid
4.8

as Mora (uncredited)

Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series
The Buccaneer
6.4
The Buccaneer
1938•movie

as Camden Blount

Magnificent Doll
6.1
Magnificent Doll
1946•movie

as Jenks (uncredited)

Dangerous Paradise
4.3
Dangerous Paradise
1930•movie

as Ricardo

My Lady of Whims
5.4
My Lady of Whims
1925•movie

as Rolf

Captain Caution
5.7
Captain Caution
1940•movie

as French Seaman in Pub

My Pal Trigger
5.5
My Pal Trigger
1946•movie

as Storekeeper

The Perils of Pauline
6.7

as Western Saloon Set Heavy

Highway Patrol
6.2
1 eps
Highway Patrol
1955•series

as Charlie Barrett

The Cisco Kid
6.2
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
1950•series

as Gen. Lawrence

Tangier
6.5
Tangier
1946•movie

as Sanchez

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

as Santos the Portuguese

The Gay Bride
6.0
The Gay Bride
1934•movie

as Detroit gangster (uncredited)

The Big Fisherman
5.1
The Big Fisherman
1959•movie

as Scribe Spokesman

The Viking
6.8
The Viking
1928•movie

as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Yancey Hatton

The Raiders
5.8
The Raiders
1952•movie

as Mr. John Cummings

Belle of the Yukon
5.8
Belle of the Yukon
1944•movie

as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)

Science Fiction Theatre
6.3
1 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
6.8
4 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
1951•series
The Kansan
6.0
The Kansan
1943•movie

as Gil Hatton

The Light That Failed
5.8

as George

Mummy's Boys
5.0
Mummy's Boys
1936•movie

as Rasheed Bey

Mississippi
6.8
Mississippi
1935•movie

as Gambler (uncredited)

Pawnee
6.2
Pawnee
1957•movie

as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Devil Is Driving
5.2

as Ticker (uncredited)

Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series
Bronco
6.0
1 eps
Bronco
1958•series
Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Pete Stone

Love's Prisoner
5.9
Love's Prisoner
1919•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Zorro's Black Whip
5.9
Zorro's Black Whip
1944•movie

as Dan Hammond

The Gang Buster
6.1
The Gang Buster
1931•movie

as Pete Caltek

Nomads of the North
5.7

as Buck McDougall

Lumberjack
5.8
Lumberjack
1944•movie

as Clyde Fenwick

Broadway Bad
5.3
Broadway Bad
1933•movie

as Charley Davis

Robin Hood of El Dorado
5.2

as Pedro

Valley of the Sun
6.3
Valley of the Sun
1942•movie

as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)

Rim of the Canyon
5.2
Rim of the Canyon
1949•movie

as Charlie Lewis

The Arizona Express
6.2

as Victor Johnson

70,000 Witnesses
5.7
70,000 Witnesses
1932•movie

as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
6.7
1 eps
Mr. Lucky
1959•series
General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Pecos Kid

The Gene Autry Show
4.7
7 eps
The Gene Autry Show
1950•series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3
1 eps
The Deputy
6.5
1 eps
The Deputy
1959•series
The Texan
6.0
1 eps
The Texan
1958•series
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
5.6
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934•movie

as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]

Criminal Lawyer
6.5
Criminal Lawyer
1937•movie

as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

The Lawyer's Secret
6.2

as The Weasel

The Runaway Bride
6.2
The Runaway Bride
1930•movie

as Barney Black

Daughter of the Jungle
5.0

as Montu

The Devil's in Love
6.0

as Officer Reading Verdict

Devil's Playground
6.6
Devil's Playground
1937•movie

as Romano

Wyoming
6.7
Wyoming
1940•movie

as Dawson - Henchman

The Carson City Kid
6.2

as Laramie

Brothers in the Saddle
5.8

as Hoyt Parker

Bar 20
4.9
Bar 20
1943•movie

as Quirt Rankin

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as Calaveras Kid

My Friend Flicka
6.2
1 eps
My Friend Flicka
1955•series
Stories of the Century
7.2
1 eps

as Sheriff

Dig That Uranium
4.2
Dig That Uranium
1955•movie

as The Indian Chief

Roll on Texas Moon
6.2
Roll on Texas Moon
1946•movie

as Steve Anders

The Bandits of Corsica
6.4

as Grisha

Bad Lands
5.2
Bad Lands
1939•movie

as Manuel Lopez

Safety in Numbers
5.5
Safety in Numbers
1930•movie

as Phil Kemptom

West Point of the Air
7.0

as Civilian Pilot

Fort Osage
6.5
Fort Osage
1952•movie

as Osage Chief

Bad Men of the Border
5.5

as Captain Jose Garcia

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Kidnapper

Gun Law
6.2
Gun Law
1938•movie

as Henchman Nevada

Last Stagecoach West
5.5

as Old Man Colter

Apache Chief
4.8
Apache Chief
1949•movie

as Mohaska

A Successful Failure
4.2

as Radical Speaker

Till We Meet Again
5.8
Till We Meet Again
1944•movie

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

The Line-Up
3.5
The Line-Up
1934•movie

as Trigger - Henchman

The Adventures of Champion
6.2
1 eps

as Will Calhoun

Wichita Town
4.9
1 eps
Wichita Town
1959•series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.0
5 eps
Mystery Man
5.3
Mystery Man
1944•movie

as Bert Rogan

Thunder Over Arizona
6.3

as Pliny Warren

Buckskin Frontier
7.0
Buckskin Frontier
1943•movie

as Duval

Duel at Apache Wells
6.0

as Joe Dunn

The Woman from Monte Carlo
6.3

as Karkuff

Burning Up
5.3
Burning Up
1930•movie

as 'Bullet' McGhan

Red Morning
5.7
Red Morning
1934•movie

as Sakki

Captain Fly-by-Night
6.8

as Second Stranger

White Fang
7.0
White Fang
1936•movie

as Suds

Dangerous Venture
6.3
Dangerous Venture
1947•movie

as Kane

California Passage
6.0
California Passage
1950•movie

as County Recorder Joe Kane

The Confession
6.7
The Confession
1920•movie

as Tom Bartlett

The Soldier and the Lady
7.3

as Chieftain (Uncredited)

The Devil's Playground
6.3

as Roberts

Law of the Plainsman
7.3
1 eps

as Watkins

Texas Masquerade
6.5
Texas Masquerade
1944•movie

as Sam Nolan

Mystery of the Riverboat
6.5

as Batiste

Trailing the Killer
7.0

as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)

The Devil's Pipeline
7.0

as Gaddi Sang

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1.0

as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)

Black Orchids
1.0
Black Orchids
1917•movie

as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

Girl in Danger
8.0
Girl in Danger
1934•movie

as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)

Range War
6.5
Range War
1939•movie

as Morgan

Strange Gamble
6.5
Strange Gamble
1948•movie

as Henchman Longhorn

The Dead Don't Dream
6.0

as Bart Lansing

The Invisible Informer
8.0

as Jules Ravelle

Diamond Jim
6.5
Diamond Jim
1935•movie

as Gambler

Gene Autry and the Mounties
8.0

as Batiste

Cheyenne Wildcat
6.0
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944•movie

as Jim Douglas

Saddle Pals
6.5
Saddle Pals
1947•movie

as Sheriff

South of the Rio Grande
7.0

as Torres

Texas Buddies
7.0
Texas Buddies
1932•movie

as Blake

The Notorious Lady
7.5
The Notorious Lady
1927•movie

as Manuela Silvera

The Girl from Alaska
8.0

as Pelly

In Spite of Danger
5.5
In Spite of Danger
1935•movie

as Race Driver

The Drag Net
6.5
The Drag Net
1928•movie

as Sniper Dawson

The Trumpet Blows
6.0
The Trumpet Blows
1934•movie

as Vega

Hidden Valley
7.5
Hidden Valley
1932•movie

as Frank Gavin

Parole Racket
7.0
Parole Racket
1937•movie

as Nat Beldon

Satan in Sables
10.0
Satan in Sables
1925•movie

as Emile

Voice in the Night
7.0
Voice in the Night
1934•movie

as Henchman Jackson

The Woman Conquers
10.0
The Woman Conquers
1922•movie

as Lawatha, Indian Guide

9.0

as Achille Picard

Terror Trail
7.0
Terror Trail
1933•movie

as Tad McPherson

The Courageous Coward
8.0

as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Buster
8.0
The Buster
1923•movie

as Swing

The Golden Snare
7.0
The Golden Snare
1921•movie

as Pierre Thoreau

Mary of the Movies
8.0
Mary of the Movies
1923•movie

as James Seiler

Life in Hollywood No. 4
10.0
Trooper O'Neill
9.0
Trooper O'Neill
1922•movie

as Pierre

The Voice on the Wire
6.0

as 'Red' Warren

Go Straight!
7.0
Go Straight!
1925•movie

as The Dove

Perils of the Secret Service
9.0

as (Episode #3)

The Legion of the Condemned
10.0

as Gonzolo Vasquez

Straightaway
8.0
Straightaway
1933•movie

as Rogan

Woman-Wise
9.0
Woman-Wise
1937•movie

as Charley (uncredited)

Rose of the Yukon
7.0
Rose of the Yukon
1949•movie

as Alaskan

The Carnation Kid
10.0
The Carnation Kid
1929•movie

as The Carnation Kid

Wild West Days
8.0
Wild West Days
1937•movie

as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7

The Valley of Hell
8.0
The Valley of Hell
1928•movie

as Creighton Steele

The Palace of Pleasure
7.0

as Captain Fernandez

Two Gun Marshal
9.0
Two Gun Marshal
1953•movie

as Blake Cody

The Kid from Kansas
8.0

as Cesar

The Northern Code
8.0
The Northern Code
1925•movie

as Raoul La Fane

Bordertown Trail
9.0
Bordertown Trail
1944•movie

as Matthews

Powder River Rustlers
9.0

as Shears Williams

Look Your Best
9.0
Look Your Best
1923•movie

as Alberto Cabotto

Night Train to Memphis
9.0

as Doctor

Great Stagecoach Robbery
7.0

as Con Hollister

Corpus Christi Bandits
9.0

as Dad Christie

The Bold Frontiersman
7.0

as Adam Post

Son of God’s Country
9.0

as Tom Ford

Son of a Badman
9.0
Son of a Badman
1949•movie

as Joe Christ

Girl Overboard
9.0
Girl Overboard
1929•movie

as Francisco

Bobbed Hair
10.0
Bobbed Hair
1925•movie

as Pooch

Going Up
9.0
Going Up
1923•movie

as Jules Gaillard

Outlaws of Red River
10.0

as Ben Tanner

River Gang
9.0
River Gang
1945•movie

as Indignant Man

The Desert's Toll
7.0
The Desert's Toll
1926•movie

as Frank Darwin

Men of the Timberland
8.0

as Jean Collet

Trilby
10.0
Trilby
1923•movie

as Geko

The Yankee Señor
10.0
The Yankee Señor
1926•movie

as Juan Gutiérrez

So This Is Marriage?
7.0

as Smith

Carmen
8.0
Carmen
1913•movie

as Don Jose

Toton
8.0
Toton
1919•movie

as Pierre

Prudence on Broadway
10.0

as Grayson Mills

In Line of Duty
7.0
In Line of Duty
1931•movie

as Jacques Dupres

Honor of the Mounted
7.0

as Jean La Train

Brothers
9.0
Brothers
1930•movie

as Tony

Forgotten Faces
7.0
Forgotten Faces
1928•movie
East of Broadway
9.0
East of Broadway
1924•movie

as Professor Mario

The Bar-C Mystery
8.0
The Bar-C Mystery
1926•movie
His Debt
9.0
His Debt
1919•movie

as Blair Whitcomb

Pretty Smooth
7.0
Pretty Smooth
1919•movie

as Jimmy Hartigan

The Kentucky Colonel
8.0

as Philip Burwood

The Final Close-Up
9.0
The Final Close-Up
1919•movie

as Jimmie Norton

The Wreck
8.0
The Wreck
1927•movie
The Gates of Doom
The Gates of Doom
1917•movie

as Jang Sattib

Mr. Dolan of New York

as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)

The Love Doctor
The Love Doctor
1917•movie

as Hildreth

The Gun Woman
The Gun Woman
1918•movie

as The Gent

The Ghost Flower
The Ghost Flower
1918•movie
The Devil at His Elbow

as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

The Light Within
The Light Within
1918•movie

as Dr. Green

The Gray Ghost
The Gray Ghost
1917•movie

as Williams

Real Folks
Real Folks
1918•movie

as Jimmie Dugan

The Answer
The Answer
1918•movie

as Guido Garcia

St. Elmo
St. Elmo
1914•movie

as Murray Hammond

Tony America
Tony America
1918•movie

as Tony America