Francis McDonald
Acting
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).
TV Shows(33)
The Virginian
Saul Weintraub
1962
Mr. Lucky
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Watkins
1959
Wichita Town
1959
The Deputy
1959
Bat Masterson
Winkler
1958
Lawman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Juan Hernandez
1958
Trackdown
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
Capt. Noble
1957
Sugarfoot
Pete Stone
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Yancey Hatton
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Highway Patrol
Charlie Barrett
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
The Adventures of Champion
Will Calhoun
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Lassie
1954
Stories of the Century
Sheriff
1954
General Electric Theater
Pecos Kid
1953
Cavalcade of America
Calaveras Kid
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Cisco Kid
Gen. Lawrence
1950
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Lone Ranger
Wade Tanner
1949
Movies(222)
The Great Race
Russian (uncredited)
1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Old Man at Robbo's Club
1964
The Big Fisherman
Scribe Spokesman
1959
Fort Massacre
Piute Man
1958
Pawnee
Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
1957
Last Stagecoach West
Old Man Colter
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Joe Dunn
1957
The Ten Commandments
Simon
1956
Walk the Proud Land
The Shaman (uncredited)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Pliny Warren
1956
Dig That Uranium
The Indian Chief
1955
The Naked Dawn
Railroad guard
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1955
Two Gun Marshal
Blake Cody
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Frank
1953
The Bandits of Corsica
Grisha
1953
The Raiders
Mr. John Cummings
1952
Son of Ali Baba
Palace Official (uncredited)
1952
Rancho Notorious
Harbin
1952
Fort Osage
Osage Chief
1952
Red Mountain
Marshal Roberts
1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Batiste
1951
California Passage
County Recorder Joe Kane
1950
The Nevadan
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1950
Woman in Hiding
North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
1950
Samson and Delilah
Story Teller
1949
Powder River Rustlers
Shears Williams
1949
Apache Chief
Mohaska
1949
Abandoned
Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
1949
Rim of the Canyon
Charlie Lewis
1949
Son of a Badman
Joe Christ
1949
Daughter of the Jungle
Montu
1949
Brothers in the Saddle
Hoyt Parker
1949
Rose of the Yukon
Alaskan
1949
The Paleface
Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
1948
The Three Musketeers
1948
Strange Gamble
Henchman Longhorn
1948
Son of God’s Country
Tom Ford
1948
The Dead Don't Dream
Bart Lansing
1948
The Bold Frontiersman
Adam Post
1948
Panhandle
Crump
1948
The Perils of Pauline
Western Saloon Set Heavy
1947
Saddle Pals
Sheriff
1947
Dangerous Venture
Kane
1947
Duel in the Sun
Gambler (uncredited)
1946
Magnificent Doll
Jenks (uncredited)
1946
The Devil's Playground
Roberts
1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Steve Anders
1946
Notorious
Man (uncredited)
1946
The Invisible Informer
Jules Ravelle
1946
Canyon Passage
Cobb (uncredited)
1946
Night Train to Memphis
Doctor
1946
My Pal Trigger
Storekeeper
1946
Tangier
Sanchez
1946
The Catman of Paris
Devereaux
1946
Strange Confession
Hernandez
1945
River Gang
Indignant Man
1945
South of the Rio Grande
Torres
1945
Bad Men of the Border
Captain Jose Garcia
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
Dad Christie
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery
Con Hollister
1945
Belle of the Yukon
Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
Dan Hammond
1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Batiste
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
Jim Douglas
1944
Till We Meet Again
Cart Driver (uncredited)
1944
Bordertown Trail
Matthews
1944
Mystery Man
Bert Rogan
1944
Lumberjack
Clyde Fenwick
1944
Texas Masquerade
Sam Nolan
1944
Bar 20
Quirt Rankin
1943
The Kansan
Gil Hatton
1943
Buckskin Frontier
Duval
1943
The Girl from Alaska
Pelly
1942
Valley of the Sun
Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Kidnapper
1942
The Kid from Kansas
Cesar
1941
Blood and Sand
Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
1941
Men of the Timberland
Jean Collet
1941
The Sea Wolf
Svenson
1941
One Night in the Tropics
Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Santos the Portuguese
1940
The Devil's Pipeline
Gaddi Sang
1940
North West Mounted Police
Louis Riel
1940
Wyoming
Dawson - Henchman
1940
The Sea Hawk
Kroner
1940
Captain Caution
French Seaman in Pub
1940
The Carson City Kid
Laramie
1940
Strange Cargo
Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
1940
Green Hell
Gracco
1940
The Light That Failed
George
1939
Range War
Morgan
1939
Bad Lands
Manuel Lopez
1939
Beau Geste
Arab Scout (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
Gen. Dodge
1939
Idiot's Delight
Flight Captain
1939
If I Were King
Casin Cholet
1938
Gun Law
Henchman Nevada
1938
The Buccaneer
Camden Blount
1938
Wild West Days
Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Mora (uncredited)
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
Chieftain (Uncredited)
1937
Parole Racket
Nat Beldon
1937
Criminal Lawyer
Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
1937
Devil's Playground
Romano
1937
Woman-Wise
Charley (uncredited)
1937
The Plainsman
A River Gambler
1936
Mummy's Boys
Rasheed Bey
1936
White Fang
Suds
1936
Big Brown Eyes
Malley (Uncredited)
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Pedro
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
John Wilkes Booth
1936
Diamond Jim
Gambler
1935
West Point of the Air
Civilian Pilot
1935
Mississippi
Gambler (uncredited)
1935
In Spite of Danger
Race Driver
1935
The Marriage Bargain
Ben Ainsley
1935
Red Morning
Sakki
1934
The Gay Bride
Detroit gangster (uncredited)
1934
A Successful Failure
Radical Speaker
1934
Girl in Danger
Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
1934
Operator 13
Denton (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
1934
The Line-Up
Trigger - Henchman
1934
The Trumpet Blows
Vega
1934
Voice in the Night
Henchman Jackson
1934
Straightaway
Rogan
1933
Night Flight
Radioman (uncredited)
1933
Kickin' the Crown Around
Disputin
1933
The Devil's in Love
Officer Reading Verdict
1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
1933
Broadway Bad
Charley Davis
1933
Terror Trail
Tad McPherson
1933
The Devil Is Driving
Ticker (uncredited)
1932
Texas Buddies
Blake
1932
Trailing the Killer
Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
1932
Hidden Valley
Frank Gavin
1932
70,000 Witnesses
Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
1932
Honor of the Mounted
Jean La Train
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Karkuff
1932
In Line of Duty
Jacques Dupres
1931
The Lawyer's Secret
The Weasel
1931
The Gang Buster
Pete Caltek
1931
Morocco
Sergeant Tatoche
1930
Brothers
Tony
1930
Safety in Numbers
Phil Kemptom
1930
The Runaway Bride
Barney Black
1930
Dangerous Paradise
Ricardo
1930
Burning Up
'Bullet' McGhan
1930
Girl Overboard
Francisco
1929
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid
1929
The Viking
Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
1928
Forgotten Faces
1928
The Drag Net
Sniper Dawson
1928
The Legion of the Condemned
Gonzolo Vasquez
1928
A Girl in Every Port
Circus Manager
1928
The Valley of Hell
Creighton Steele
1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927
Outlaws of Red River
Ben Tanner
1927
The Notorious Lady
Manuela Silvera
1927
The Wreck
1927
The Desert's Toll
Frank Darwin
1926
The Temptress
Timoteo
1926
Battling Butler
Alfred 'Battling' Butler
1926
Puppets
Bruno
1926
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
The Palace of Pleasure
Captain Fernandez
1926
The Yankee Señor
Juan Gutiérrez
1926
My Lady of Whims
Rolf
1925
Bobbed Hair
Pooch
1925
Satan in Sables
Emile
1925
The Northern Code
Raoul La Fane
1925
Go Straight!
The Dove
1925
The Hunted Woman
Joe De Bar
1925
So This Is Marriage?
Smith
1924
East of Broadway
Professor Mario
1924
The Arizona Express
Victor Johnson
1924
Screen Tests for Faust
1923
Going Up
Jules Gaillard
1923
Trilby
Geko
1923
Mary of the Movies
James Seiler
1923
The Buster
Swing
1923
Look Your Best
Alberto Cabotto
1923
Captain Fly-by-Night
Second Stranger
1922
The Woman Conquers
Lawatha, Indian Guide
1922
Monte Cristo
Benedetto
1922
Trooper O'Neill
Pierre
1922
The Call of the North
Achille Picard
1921
The Golden Snare
Pierre Thoreau
1921
Puppets of Fate
Gabriel Palombra
1921
The Kentucky Colonel
Philip Burwood
1920
Nomads of the North
Buck McDougall
1920
The Confession
Tom Bartlett
1920
Prudence on Broadway
Grayson Mills
1919
Pretty Smooth
Jimmy Hartigan
1919
Love's Prisoner
Party Guest (uncredited)
1919
His Debt
Blair Whitcomb
1919
The Final Close-Up
Jimmie Norton
1919
The Courageous Coward
Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
1919
Toton
Pierre
1919
Tony America
Tony America
1918
The Ghost Flower
1918
The Answer
Guido Garcia
1918
Real Folks
Jimmie Dugan
1918
The Light Within
Dr. Green
1918
The Gun Woman
The Gent
1918
The Love Doctor
Hildreth
1917
The Gray Ghost
Williams
1917
Mr. Dolan of New York
'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
1917
The Voice on the Wire
'Red' Warren
1917
Perils of the Secret Service
(Episode #3)
1917
The Gates of Doom
Jang Sattib
1917
Black Orchids
George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
1916
The Devil at His Elbow
Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
1916
The She-Devil
Albert Alwain
1916
The Express Messenger
Dave Snowden
1915
St. Elmo
Murray Hammond
1914
Carmen
Don Jose
1913