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
| Birth Location | Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891-08-21 |
| Died | 1968-09-18 |
Movies
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
1964
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
1959
Fort Massacre
as Piute Man
1958
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
1957
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
1957
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
1957
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
1956
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
1956
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
1955
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
1955
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1955
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Frank
1953
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
1953
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
1952
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
1952
Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts
1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Batiste
1951
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
1950
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1950
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
1950
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
1949
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
1949
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
1949
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
1949
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
1949
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
1949
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
1949
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
1949
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
1949
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
1948
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
1948
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
1948
The Dead Don't Dream
as Bart Lansing
1948
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
1948
Panhandle
as Crump
1948
The Perils of Pauline
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
1947
Saddle Pals
as Sheriff
1947
Dangerous Venture
as Kane
1947
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
1946
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks
1946
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
1946
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
1946
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
1946
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
1946
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
1946
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
1946
Tangier
as Sanchez
1946
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
1946
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
1945
River Gang
as Indignant Man
1945
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
1945
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
1945
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
1944
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
1944
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
1944
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
1944
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
1944
Bar 20
as Quirt Rankin
1943
The Kansan
as Gil Hatton
1943
Buckskin Frontier
as Duval
1943
The Girl from Alaska
as Pelly
1942
Valley of the Sun
as Governor's Interpreter
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Kidnapper
1942
The Kid from Kansas
as Cesar
1941
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
1941
Men of the Timberland
as Jean Collet
1941
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
1941
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
1940
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
1940
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
1940
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
1940
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
1940
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
1940
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
1940
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
1940
Green Hell
as Gracco
1940
The Light That Failed
as George
1939
Range War
as Morgan
1939
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
1939
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
1939
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
1939
If I Were King
as Casin Cholet
1938
Gun Law
as Henchman Nevada
1938
The Buccaneer
as Camden Blount
1938
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
1937
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
1937
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
1937
Devil's Playground
as Romano
1937
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
1937
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
1936
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
1936
White Fang
as Suds
1936
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pedro
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
1936
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
1935
West Point of the Air
as Civilian Pilot
1935
Mississippi
as Gambler
1935
In Spite of Danger
as Race Driver
1935
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
1934
Red Morning
as Sakki
1934
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
1934
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
1934
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Vega
1934
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
1934
Straightaway
as Rogan
1933
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
1933
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
1933
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
1933
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
1933
Texas Buddies
as Blake
1932
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
1932
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
1932
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
1932
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
1932
In Line of Duty
as Jacques Dupres
1931
The Lawyer's Secret
as The Weasel
1931
The Gang Buster
as Pete Caltek
1931
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
1930
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
1930
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
1930
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
1930
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
1930
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
1929
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
1929
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
1928
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
1928
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
1928
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
1928
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
1927
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
1927
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
1926
The Temptress
as Timoteo
1926
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
1926
Puppets
as Bruno
1926
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
1926
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
1925
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
1925
Satan in Sables
as Emile
1925
Go Straight!
as The Dove
1925
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
1925
So This Is Marriage?
as Smith
1924
The Arizona Express
as Victor Johnson
1924
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
1923
Trilby
as Geko
1923
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
1923
The Buster
as Swing
1923
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
1922
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
1922
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
1922
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
1922
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
1921
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
1921
1921
Nomads of the North
as Buck McDougall
1920
The Confession
as Tom Bartlett
1920
Prudence on Broadway
as Grayson Mills
1919
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1919
The Courageous Coward
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
1919
Toton
as Pierre
1919
1918
The Gun Woman
as The Gent
1918
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
1917
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
1917
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
1917
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
1917
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
1917
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
1916
The Devil at His Elbow
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
1916
Carmen
as Don Jose
1913
Francis McDonald hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
