Cast
Arthur Donaldson
Acting
Cast
Arthur Donaldson
Known for
Acting
Born
1969-04-05
From
Norsholm, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Died
1955-09-28
Biography
Swedish born classical stage star Arthur Donaldson born in Norsholm, Sweden in 1869. A well-known stage actor and a light opera baritone singer. Moved to the United States in 1883 and began his stage career in the 1890's, he originated the role of 'The Prince of Pilsen' in 1903. Handsome performer who often played high class gentlemen in more than 80 movies, making his film debut in 'A Lad from Old Ireland' for the Kalem Film Co in 1910. During the early 1910's he returned to Sweden, appearing in operettas at Oscarsteatern and also made two Swedish films (one as director) before going back to America. He became one of the best regarded character actors of the World War I era including as a German General in 'For France' at Vitagraph Film Co in 1917, one of his most memorable roles was that of George III in D.W. Griffith's 'America' in 1920. In 1925 he produced and directed 'Retribution' an experimental sound film intended for a Swedish-speaking audience, ironically, sound ultimately put an end to his screen career, he returned to the stage permanently in 1927, making his Broadway directorial debut in 1934 with 'The Green Stick'. He died in Long Island, New York in 1955 age 86.
★8.0
MOVIE1912
The Power of Music
as Edvard Björkman
★9.0
MOVIE1921
Luring Shadows
MOVIE1917
For France
as Rudolph Von Glahm
★8.0
MOVIE1921
The Silver Lining
as Friend of the Baxters
★10.0
MOVIE1919
Me and Captain Kidd
as Randolph Hamilton
MOVIE1919
The Captain's Captain
as Cap'n Abe / Am'zon
★7.0
MOVIE1919
Daring Hearts
as Burgomaster
★9.0
MOVIE1925
Fifty-Fifty
as Grand Duke Popovitch
★5.4
MOVIE1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Parish Priest
MOVIE1914
Three Weeks
as Dimitri the Queen's Bodyguard
★10.0
MOVIE1922
Finger Prints
★9.0
MOVIE1921
The Rider of the King Log
as Stephen Marthorn
★9.0
MOVIE1920
The Hidden Light
as Detective Hayden
MOVIE1917
I Will Repay
as Caesar
★5.9
MOVIE1924
America
as King George III
★8.0
MOVIE1921
The Passionate Pilgrim
as O'Rell
★8.0
MOVIE1916
A Woman's Honor
as Tochetti
★10.0
MOVIE1918
The Green God
as Major Temple
★7.0
MOVIE1924
For Woman's Favor
as The Brother
★9.0
MOVIE1925
Down Upon the Suwanee River
as Dais Norwood
MOVIE1913
Story of a Girl from the Archipelago
as The Rich Man
★5.8
MOVIE1922
When Knighthood Was in Flower
as Sir Henry Brandon
★8.0
MOVIE1925
The Swan
as Franz, the Court Chamberlain
★9.0
MOVIE1921
Is Life Worth Living?
as Isaac - Pawnbroker
★1.0
MOVIE1915
The Moth and the Flame
as Mr. Walton
MOVIE1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Kathleen's Father
MOVIE1919
Atonement
as Anselmo
MOVIE1916
Her American Prince
as Baron Von Blumberg
MOVIE1914
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Marquis de Montcalm
MOVIE1918
Over the Top
as Friederich von Emden
★8.0
MOVIE1925
School for Wives
as Jordan B. Lynch
★10.0
MOVIE1921
A Modern Salome
as Walter Greene
★10.0
MOVIE1924
The Bandolero
as Juan
★9.0
MOVIE1913
The Blind Basket Weaver
as Dr. Arnold
★5.5
MOVIE1912
His Mother
as The Priest
★5.2
MOVIE1911
Rory O'More
as Father O'Brien
MOVIE1917
Danger Trail
as Pierre Thoreau
★8.0
MOVIE1917
Babbling Tongues
as Joseph Moreau
★10.0
MOVIE1916
Should a Baby Die?
as Jacob Cohen
★8.0
MOVIE1924
Yolanda
as Lord Bishop
★10.0
MOVIE1919
The Undercurrent
as Malin
MOVIE1921
Gilded Lies
as Major Burns
★7.4
MOVIE1911
The Colleen Bawn
as Father Tom
★7.3
MOVIE1926
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
as Mr. McGonigle
MOVIE1919
Mind the Paint Girl
as Vincent Bland
MOVIE1917
Who Goes There?
as Gen. Von Reiter
★6.0
MOVIE1920
Mothers of Men
as Gen. De La Motte
★10.0
MOVIE1931
Old Lace
★5.6
MOVIE1919
The ABC of Love
as Prof. George Collins
★7.0
MOVIE1927
The Winning Oar
as Robert Brooks
MOVIE1913
The Padrone's Plot
as The Padrone
★6.0
MOVIE1917
Enlighten Thy Daughter
as Richard Stevens
MOVIE1914
The Land of the Lost
as Baron de Coverly
MOVIE1913
The Bribe
as Higby - a Political Rival
★7.0
MOVIE1919
Miss Dulcie from Dixie
as Uncle John
★10.0
MOVIE1915
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
★9.0
MOVIE1922
Find the Woman
as Morris Beiner
MOVIE1915
Runaway June
★9.0
MOVIE1916
The Faded Flower
as Wilbur Mason
★8.0
MOVIE1927
The Broadway Drifter
as Frank Harmon