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).
Filmography
all 224
Movies 191
TV Shows 33
The Human Soul (2013)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
The Virginian (1962)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
Law of the Plainsman (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
The Deputy (1959)
The Big Fisherman (1959)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Lawman (1958)
The Texan (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Fort Massacre (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Pawnee (1957)
Last Stagecoach West (1957)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
Duel at Apache Wells (1957)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Broken Arrow (1956)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
Dig That Uranium (1955)
The Naked Dawn (1955)
Highway Patrol (1955)
My Friend Flicka (1955)
The Adventures of Champion (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Lassie (1954)
Stories of the Century (1954)
Two Gun Marshal (1953)
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Raiders (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
Fort Osage (1952)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
Red Mountain (1951)
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Gene Autry and the Mounties (1951)
California Passage (1950)
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
The Nevadan (1950)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Powder River Rustlers (1949)
Apache Chief (1949)
Abandoned (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
Rim of the Canyon (1949)
Son of a Badman (1949)
Daughter of the Jungle (1949)
Brothers in the Saddle (1949)
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
The Paleface (1948)
Strange Gamble (1948)
Son of God’s Country (1948)
The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
The Bold Frontiersman (1948)
Panhandle (1948)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Saddle Pals (1947)
Dangerous Venture (1947)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Magnificent Doll (1946)
The Devil's Playground (1946)
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
Notorious (1946)
The Invisible Informer (1946)
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
My Pal Trigger (1946)
Tangier (1946)
The Catman of Paris (1946)
Strange Confession (1945)
River Gang (1945)
South of the Rio Grande (1945)
Bad Men of the Border (1945)
Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat (1944)
Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)
Bordertown Trail (1944)
Mystery Man (1944)
Lumberjack (1944)
Texas Masquerade (1944)
Bar 20 (1943)
The Kansan (1943)
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
The Girl from Alaska (1942)
Valley of the Sun (1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
The Kid from Kansas (1941)
Blood and Sand (1941)
Men of the Timberland (1941)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Wyoming (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Captain Caution (1940)
The Carson City Kid (1940)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Green Hell (1940)
The Light That Failed (1939)
Range War (1939)
Bad Lands (1939)
Beau Geste (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
If I Were King (1938)
Gun Law (1938)
The Buccaneer (1938)
Wild West Days (1937)
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
Parole Racket (1937)
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
Devil's Playground (1937)
Woman-Wise (1937)
The Plainsman (1936)
Mummy's Boys (1936)
White Fang (1936)
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Diamond Jim (1935)
West Point of the Air (1935)
Mississippi (1935)
In Spite of Danger (1935)
The Gay Bride (1934)
Red Morning (1934)
A Successful Failure (1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)
Operator 13 (1934)
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
Voice in the Night (1934)
Straightaway (1933)
Night Flight (1933)
Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)
The Devil's in Love (1933)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)
Broadway Bad (1933)
Terror Trail (1933)
Texas Buddies (1932)
Trailing the Killer (1932)
Hidden Valley (1932)
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
Honor of the Mounted (1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
In Line of Duty (1931)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
The Gang Buster (1931)
Morocco (1930)
Safety in Numbers (1930)
The Runaway Bride (1930)
Dangerous Paradise (1930)
Burning Up (1930)
Girl Overboard (1929)
The Carnation Kid (1929)
The Drag Net (1928)
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
The Valley of Hell (1928)
Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
Outlaws of Red River (1927)
The Notorious Lady (1927)
The Desert's Toll (1926)
The Temptress (1926)
Battling Butler (1926)
Puppets (1926)
The Yankee Señor (1926)
The Palace of Pleasure (1926)
My Lady of Whims (1925)
Bobbed Hair (1925)
Satan in Sables (1925)
Go Straight! (1925)
The Hunted Woman (1925)
So This Is Marriage? (1924)
The Arizona Express (1924)
Going Up (1923)
Trilby (1923)
Mary of the Movies (1923)
Look Your Best (1923)
The Buster (1923)
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
The Woman Conquers (1922)
Monte Cristo (1922)
Trooper O'Neill (1922)
The Call of the North (1921)
The Golden Snare (1921)
Puppets of Fate (1921)
Nomads of the North (1920)
The Confession (1920)
Prudence on Broadway (1919)
Love's Prisoner (1919)
The Courageous Coward (1919)
Toton (1919)
The Ghost Flower (1918)
The Gun Woman (1918)
The Love Doctor (1917)
Mr. Dolan of New York (1917)
The Voice on the Wire (1917)
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
The Gates of Doom (1917)
Black Orchids (1917)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
The Devil at His Elbow (1916)
Carmen (1913)
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GenderMale
Birthday1891-08-22
Deathday1968-09-18 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceBowling Green, Kentucky, United States of America
RelationshipsMae Busch (1915-01-01 - 1922-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFrancis James McDonald, Francis J. MacDonald, Francis MacDonald, Francis J. McDonald, Frank McDonald, J. Francis McDonald
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