Cast
Francis McDonald
Acting
Cast
Francis McDonald
Known for
Acting
Born
1891-08-21
From
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Died
1968-09-18
Also known as Francis James McDonald, Francis J. MacDonald, Francis MacDonald
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).
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
as Camden Blount
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
The Three Musketeers
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
Fort Massacre
as Piute Man
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
Puppets
as Bruno
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
Mississippi
as Gambler (uncredited)
Go Straight!
as The Dove
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
The Temptress
as Timoteo
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
Brothers
as Tony
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
Red Morning
as Sakki
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Tangier
as Sanchez
Straightaway
as Rogan
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
The Viking
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
The Confession
as Tom Bartlett
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Carmen
as Don Jose
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
Son of Ali Baba
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
Panhandle
as Crump
If I Were King
as Casin Cholet
River Gang
as Indignant Man
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Frank
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Kidnapper
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
Sadie McKee
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pedro
The Kansan
as Gil Hatton
White Fang
as Suds
Green Hell
as Gracco
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
The Light That Failed
as George
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Range War
as Morgan
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
Devil's Playground
as Romano
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
as Ticker (uncredited)
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
Forgotten Faces
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
Saddle Pals
as Sheriff
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
West Point of the Air
as Civilian Pilot
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
Texas Buddies
as Blake
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
Screen Tests for Faust
Till We Meet Again
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
In Line of Duty
as Jacques Dupres
Satan in Sables
as Emile
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
In Spite of Danger
as Race Driver
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
Valley of the Sun
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
The Lawyer's Secret
as The Weasel
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
Bar 20
as Quirt Rankin
So This Is Marriage?
as Smith
The Line-Up
as Trigger - Henchman
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
The Kid from Kansas
as Cesar
Dangerous Venture
as Kane
Prudence on Broadway
as Grayson Mills
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
The Gang Buster
as Pete Caltek
The Bar-C Mystery
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
The Express Messenger
as Dave Snowden
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Pretty Smooth
as Jimmy Hartigan
Buckskin Frontier
as Duval
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
The Dead Don't Dream
as Bart Lansing
Gun Law
as Henchman Nevada
Men of the Timberland
as Jean Collet
The Trumpet Blows
as Vega
The Palace of Pleasure
as Captain Fernandez
East of Broadway
as Professor Mario
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
The Northern Code
as Raoul La Fane
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
The Ghost Flower
The Buster
as Swing
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
Nomads of the North
as Buck McDougall
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
The Arizona Express
as Victor Johnson
Toton
as Pierre
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
The Courageous Coward
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Girl from Alaska
as Pelly
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
Look Your Best
as Alberto Cabotto
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Batiste
Life in Hollywood No. 4
The Marriage Bargain
as Ben Ainsley
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
Kickin' the Crown Around
as Disputin
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
Real Folks
as Jimmie Dugan
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
The Kentucky Colonel
as Philip Burwood
The Light Within
as Dr. Green
Puppets of Fate
as Gabriel Palombra
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
The Devil at His Elbow
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
The She-Devil
as Albert Alwain
The Final Close-Up
as Jimmie Norton
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
Trilby
as Geko
St. Elmo
as Murray Hammond
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
The Wreck
His Debt
as Blair Whitcomb
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
The Answer
as Guido Garcia
The Gun Woman
as The Gent
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
The Gray Ghost
as Williams
Tony America
as Tony America