Biography
Allan William Colt MacDonald (December 2, 1891 β March 27, 1968), who used the name William Colt MacDonald for his writing, was an American writer of westerns born in Detroit, Michigan whose work appeared both in books and on film. His many film writing credits, all for character writing, include Santa Fe Stampede (1938), Cowboys from Texas (1939), The Kansas Terrors (1939), New Frontier (1939), Wyoming Outlaw (1939), Three Texas Steers (1939), The Night Riders (1939), and Red River Range (1938). His many novels included Gun Country (1929), Rustler's Paradise (1932), The Crimson Quirt (1949), Action at Arcanum (1958), and California Gunman (1957).His most famous characters are The Three Mesquiteers, who first appeared together in Law of the Forty-Fives (also known as Law of the .45s and the alternative title Sunrise Guns), although two of the three Mesquiteers actually appeared in an earlier novel, Restless Guns.
Filmography
all 65
Movies 64
Writer 64
TV Shows 1
Western von gestern (1978)
Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
Santa Fe Scouts (1943)
The Blocked Trail (1943)
Thundering Trails (1943)
Valley of Hunted Men (1942)
Shadows on the Sage (1942)
The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)
Westward Ho (1942)
Raiders of the Range (1942)
Code of the Outlaw (1942)
West of Cimarron (1941)
Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)
Gangs of Sonora (1941)
Saddlemates (1941)
Pals of the Pecos (1941)
Prairie Pioneers (1941)
Lone Star Raiders (1940)
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
The Trail Blazers (1940)
Under Texas Skies (1940)
Oklahoma Renegades (1940)
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
Covered Wagon Days (1940)
Pioneers of the West (1940)
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
The Kansas Terrors (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Three Texas Steers (1939)
The Night Riders (1939)
Red River Range (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
Heroes of the Hills (1938)
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
Call The Mesquiteers (1938)
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
The Trigger Trio (1937)
Heart of the Rockies (1937)
One Man Justice (1937)
Range Defenders (1937)
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
Come on, Cowboys (1937)
Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
Hit the Saddle (1937)
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
Roarin' Lead (1936)
Ghost-Town Gold (1936)
The Three Mesquiteers (1936)
Too Much Beef (1936)
The Law of 45's (1935)
Powdersmoke Range (1935)
Man Of Action (1933)
The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)
The Western Code (1932)
Daring Danger (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
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GenderMale
Birthday1891-12-02
Deathday1968-03-27 (76 years old)
Birth NameAllen William Colt MacDonald
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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