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Ian MacDonald

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 28, 1914 (Died at 64)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthGreat Falls, Montana, USA
Career Span1931 – 1978
Known Credits70 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Ian MacDonald

Also known as:Ladd Pippy
Total Works

70

58 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs

Signature Roles & Milestones

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie
as Frank Miller
White Heat
7.7
White Heat
1949•movie
as Creel
Johnny Guitar
7.4
Johnny Guitar
1954•movie
as Pete
Dark Passage
7.3
Dark Passage
1947•movie
as Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 70 titles featuring Ian MacDonald

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie

as Frank Miller

White Heat
7.7
White Heat
1949•movie

as Creel

Johnny Guitar
7.4
Johnny Guitar
1954•movie

as Pete

Dark Passage
7.3
Dark Passage
1947•movie

as Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

as Detective Casey (uncredited)

Warlock
6.8
Warlock
1959•movie

as MacDonald (uncredited)

Apache
6.0
Apache
1954•movie

as Clagg

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Soldier (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Mr. Troyman

The Egyptian
6.5
The Egyptian
1954•movie

as Ship's Captain

Pursued
6.5
Pursued
1947•movie

as A Callum (uncredited)

Whirlpool
6.4
Whirlpool
1950•movie

as Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)

Ramrod
6.5
Ramrod
1947•movie

as Walt Shipley

The Man from Colorado
6.9

as Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Road House
6.7
Road House
1948•movie

as Police captain

The Strange Woman
6.2
The Strange Woman
1946•movie

as Boat Captain (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
1 eps
Blowing Wild
6.0
Blowing Wild
1953•movie

as Jackson

Come to the Stable
6.8
Come to the Stable
1949•movie

as Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.6

as Geronimo

Colt .45
6.6
Colt .45
1950•movie

as Miller

This Woman Is Dangerous
5.9

as Joe Crossland

Deep Valley
5.6
Deep Valley
1947•movie

as Blast Foreman

Ten Tall Men
6.2
Ten Tall Men
1951•movie

as Lustig

Comanche Territory
5.0
Comanche Territory
1950•movie

as Walsh

The Savage
6.3
The Savage
1952•movie

as Yellow Eagle

Montana
5.6
Montana
1950•movie

as Slim Reeves

Malaya
6.9
Malaya
1949•movie

as Carlos Tassuma

The Lawless
5.9
The Lawless
1950•movie

as Al Peters

Accused of Murder
4.8
Accused of Murder
1956•movie

as Trumbull

The Rebel
5.1
1 eps
The Rebel
1959•series

as Ben Tompkins

The Silver Whip
6.4
The Silver Whip
1953•movie

as Hank

Flaming Feather
6.2
Flaming Feather
1952•movie

as Tombstone Jack

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Ed Loomis

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Mike Dukovnik

The Texas Rangers
6.1
The Texas Rangers
1951•movie

as The Sundance Kid

New Mexico
3.6
New Mexico
1951•movie

as Private Daniels

The Desert Hawk
5.4
The Desert Hawk
1950•movie

as Yussef

Money, Women and Guns
5.8

as Nibbs

Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series

as Jed Burroughs

The Brigand
5.9
The Brigand
1952•movie

as Maj. Schrock

Swamp Woman
5.0
Swamp Woman
1941•movie

as Det. Lt. Rance

A Perilous Journey
4.5
A Perilous Journey
1953•movie

as Sprague

Mr. Reckless
4.5
Mr. Reckless
1948•movie

as Jim Halsey

Timberjack
4.2
Timberjack
1955•movie

as Pauquette

Riverboat
6.5
1 eps
Riverboat
1959•series

as John Murrell

Stagecoach To Fury
5.4
Stagecoach To Fury
1956•movie

as Sheriff Ross

Two-Gun Lady
5.4
Two-Gun Lady
1955•movie

as Jud Ivers

16 Fathoms Deep
5.6
16 Fathoms Deep
1948•movie

as Nick

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Eric

Racket Squad
6.5
1 eps
Racket Squad
1951•series
Biff Baker U.S.A.
7.8
1 eps
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952•series

as Hank

The Silver Star
5.5
The Silver Star
1955•movie

Role: Screenplay

Speed to Spare
6.7
Speed to Spare
1948•movie

as Pusher Wilkes

Stick to Your Guns
5.7
Stick to Your Guns
1941•movie

as Henchman "Elbows"

Secret of the Wastelands
4.3

as Hollister

The Lonesome Trail
8.0
The Lonesome Trail
1955•movie

as Gonaga

Duel at Apache Wells
6.0

as Marcus Wolf

Port Said
7.5
Port Said
1948•movie

as Jakoll

The Adventures of Martin Eden
8.0

as 'Butch' Raglan

The Woman from Tangier
7.5

as Paul Moreles

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
6.5

as Mike

City Detective
7.5
1 eps
City Detective
1953•series
My Girl Tisa
9.0
My Girl Tisa
1948•movie

as Guard (uncredited)

Hiawatha
9.0
Hiawatha
1952•movie

as Chief Megissogwon

Toughest Man in Arizona
7.0

as Steve Girard

Thunder in God's Country
10.0

as Smitty

North of the Rockies
9.0

as Henchman Lazare

Madame Guillotine
8.0
Madame Guillotine
1931•movie

as Jacques