Francis McDonald
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1891
- Died
- September 18, 1968
- Birthplace
- Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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
The Great Race 1965
as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964
as Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
The Big Fisherman 1959
as Scribe Spokesman
Fort Massacre 1958
as Piute Man
Pawnee 1957
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Last Stagecoach West 1957
as Old Man Colter
The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells 1957
as Joe Dunn
The Ten Commandments 1956
as Simon
Walk the Proud Land 1956
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona 1956
as Pliny Warren
Dig That Uranium 1955
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn 1955
as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men 1955
Actor
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal 1953
as Blake Cody
The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953
as Frank
The Bandits of Corsica 1953
as Grisha
The Raiders 1952
as Mr. John Cummings
Son of Ali Baba 1952
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious 1952
as Harbin
Fort Osage 1952
as Osage Chief
Red Mountain 1951
as Marshal Roberts
Gene Autry and the Mounties 1951
as Batiste
California Passage 1950
as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Nevadan 1950
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding 1950
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah 1949
as Story Teller
Powder River Rustlers 1949
as Shears Williams
Apache Chief 1949
as Mohaska
Abandoned 1949
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rim of the Canyon 1949
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman 1949
as Joe Christ
Brothers in the Saddle 1949
as Hoyt Parker
Daughter of the Jungle 1949
as Montu
Rose of the Yukon 1949
as Alaskan
The Paleface 1948
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Three Musketeers 1948
Actor
Strange Gamble 1948
as Henchman Longhorn
Son of God’s Country 1948
as Tom Ford
The Dead Don't Dream 1948
as Bart Lansing
The Bold Frontiersman 1948
as Adam Post
Panhandle 1948
as Crump
The Perils of Pauline 1947
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Saddle Pals 1947
as Sheriff
Dangerous Venture 1947
as Kane
Duel in the Sun 1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll 1946
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground 1946
as Roberts
Roll on Texas Moon 1946
as Steve Anders
Notorious 1946
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer 1946
as Jules Ravelle
Canyon Passage 1946
as Cobb (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis 1946
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger 1946
as Storekeeper
Tangier 1946
as Sanchez
The Catman of Paris 1946
as Devereaux
Strange Confession 1945
as Hernandez
River Gang 1945
as Indignant Man
South of the Rio Grande 1945
as Torres
Bad Men of the Border 1945
as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits 1945
as Dad Christie
Great Stagecoach Robbery 1945
as Con Hollister
Belle of the Yukon 1944
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip 1944
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat 1944
as Batiste
Cheyenne Wildcat 1944
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again 1944
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail 1944
as Matthews
Mystery Man 1944
as Bert Rogan
Lumberjack 1944
as Clyde Fenwick
Texas Masquerade 1944
as Sam Nolan
Bar 20 1943
as Quirt Rankin
The Kansan 1943
as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier 1943
as Duval
The Girl from Alaska 1942
as Pelly
Valley of the Sun 1942
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942
as Kidnapper
The Kid from Kansas 1941
as Cesar
Blood and Sand 1941
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland 1941
as Jean Collet
The Sea Wolf 1941
as Svenson
One Night in the Tropics 1940
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1940
as Santos the Portuguese
The Devil's Pipeline 1940
as Gaddi Sang
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Louis Riel
Wyoming 1940
as Dawson - Henchman
The Sea Hawk 1940
as Kroner
Captain Caution 1940
as French Seaman in Pub
The Carson City Kid 1940
as Laramie
Strange Cargo 1940
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Green Hell 1940
as Gracco
The Light That Failed 1939
as George
Range War 1939
as Morgan
Bad Lands 1939
as Manuel Lopez
Beau Geste 1939
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Flight Captain
If I Were King 1938
as Casin Cholet
Gun Law 1938
as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer 1938
as Camden Blount
Wild West Days 1937
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
The Last Train from Madrid 1937
as Mora (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady 1937
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Parole Racket 1937
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer 1937
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Devil's Playground 1937
as Romano
Woman-Wise 1937
as Charley (uncredited)
The Plainsman 1936
as A River Gambler
Mummy's Boys 1936
as Rasheed Bey
White Fang 1936
as Suds
Big Brown Eyes 1936
as Malley (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936
as Pedro
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
as John Wilkes Booth
Diamond Jim 1935
as Gambler
West Point of the Air 1935
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi 1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
In Spite of Danger 1935
as Race Driver
- The Marriage Bargain
The Marriage Bargain 1935
as Ben Ainsley
The Gay Bride 1934
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Red Morning 1934
as Sakki
A Successful Failure 1934
as Radical Speaker
Girl in Danger 1934
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1934
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6], as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Operator 13 1934
as Denton (uncredited)
Sadie McKee 1934
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up 1934
as Trigger - Henchman
The Trumpet Blows 1934
as Vega
Voice in the Night 1934
as Henchman Jackson
Straightaway 1933
as Rogan
Night Flight 1933
as Radioman (uncredited)
- Kickin' the Crown Around
Kickin' the Crown Around 1933
as Disputin
The Devil's in Love 1933
as Officer Reading Verdict
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles 1933
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Broadway Bad 1933
as Charley Davis
Terror Trail 1933
as Tad McPherson
The Devil Is Driving 1932
as Ticker (uncredited)
Texas Buddies 1932
as Blake
Trailing the Killer 1932
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Hidden Valley 1932
as Frank Gavin
70,000 Witnesses 1932
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Honor of the Mounted 1932
as Jean La Train
The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932
as Karkuff
In Line of Duty 1931
as Jacques Dupres
The Lawyer's Secret 1931
as The Weasel
The Gang Buster 1931
as Pete Caltek
Morocco 1930
as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers 1930
as Tony
Safety in Numbers 1930
as Phil Kemptom
The Runaway Bride 1930
as Barney Black
Dangerous Paradise 1930
as Ricardo
Burning Up 1930
as 'Bullet' McGhan
Girl Overboard 1929
as Francisco
The Carnation Kid 1929
as The Carnation Kid
The Viking 1928
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces 1928
Actor
The Drag Net 1928
as Sniper Dawson
The Legion of the Condemned 1928
as Gonzolo Vasquez
A Girl in Every Port 1928
as Circus Manager
The Valley of Hell 1928
as Creighton Steele
Life in Hollywood No. 4 1927
Actor
Paid to Love 1927
as Apache Dancer (uncredited)
Outlaws of Red River 1927
as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady 1927
as Manuela Silvera
The Wreck 1927
Actor
The Desert's Toll 1926
as Frank Darwin
The Temptress 1926
as Timoteo
Battling Butler 1926
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
- Puppets
Puppets 1926
as Bruno
The Bar-C Mystery 1926
Actor
The Yankee Señor 1926
as Juan Gutiérrez
The Palace of Pleasure 1926
as Captain Fernandez
My Lady of Whims 1925
as Rolf
Bobbed Hair 1925
as Pooch
Satan in Sables 1925
as Emile
The Northern Code 1925
as Raoul La Fane
Go Straight! 1925
as The Dove
- The Hunted Woman
The Hunted Woman 1925
as Joe De Bar
So This Is Marriage? 1924
as Smith
East of Broadway 1924
as Professor Mario
The Arizona Express 1924
as Victor Johnson
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage 1923
Actor
Going Up 1923
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby 1923
as Geko
Mary of the Movies 1923
as James Seiler
Look Your Best 1923
as Alberto Cabotto
The Buster 1923
as Swing
Captain Fly-by-Night 1922
as Second Stranger
The Woman Conquers 1922
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Monte Cristo 1922
as Benedetto
Trooper O'Neill 1922
as Pierre
- The Call of the North
The Call of the North 1921
as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare 1921
as Pierre Thoreau
- Puppets of Fate
Puppets of Fate 1921
as Gabriel Palombra
The Kentucky Colonel 1920
as Philip Burwood
Nomads of the North 1920
as Buck McDougall
The Confession 1920
as Tom Bartlett
Prudence on Broadway 1919
as Grayson Mills
Pretty Smooth 1919
as Jimmy Hartigan
Love's Prisoner 1919
as Party Guest (uncredited)
His Debt 1919
as Blair Whitcomb
The Final Close-Up 1919
as Jimmie Norton
The Courageous Coward 1919
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Toton 1919
as Pierre
Tony America 1918
as Tony America
The Ghost Flower 1918
Actor
- The Hand at the Window
The Hand at the Window 1918
as Tony Brachieri
The Answer 1918
as Guido Garcia
Real Folks 1918
as Jimmie Dugan
The Light Within 1918
as Dr. Green
The Gun Woman 1918
as The Gent
The Love Doctor 1917
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost 1917
as Williams
Mr. Dolan of New York 1917
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire 1917
as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service 1917
as (Episode #3)
The Gates of Doom 1917
as Jang Sattib
Black Orchids 1917
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The Devil at His Elbow 1916
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
- The She-Devil
The She-Devil 1916
as Albert Alwain
- The Express Messenger
The Express Messenger 1915
as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo 1914
as Murray Hammond
Carmen 1913
as Don Jose
Credits from TMDB.