Melbourne MacDowell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1856
- Died
- February 18, 1941
- Birthplace
- South River, New Jersey, USA
From Wikipedia He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey). MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent. Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
Filmography
- The Old Code
The Old Code 1928
as Steve MacGregor
Feel My Pulse 1928
as Her Uncle Wilberforce
There It Is 1928
as Frisbie Family Patriarch
Code of the Cow Country 1927
as John Calhoun
Driven from Home 1927
Actor
The City 1926
as Vorhees
- The Winning Wallop
The Winning Wallop 1926
as Cyrus Barton
The Rainmaker 1926
as Bennson
Behind the Front 1926
as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
What Happened to Jones? 1926
as Mr. Bigbee
- Fighting Courage
Fighting Courage 1925
as Kingsley Sr
The Patent Leather Pug 1925
Actor
Speed Mad 1925
as John Sanford
- Savages of the Sea
Savages of the Sea 1925
as Daniel Rawley
The Cloud Rider 1925
as David Torrence
- Geared to Go
Geared to Go 1924
Actor
The Love Pirate 1923
as Steve Carnan
A Million to Burn 1923
as Mark Mills
Richard the Lion-Hearted 1923
Actor
The Wandering Two 1923
Actor
He Raised Kane 1922
as Kane's father
The Flaming Hour 1922
as John Danby
Forsaking All Others 1922
as Cyrus K. Wharton
- Scandalous Tongues
Scandalous Tongues 1922
as Jim Bradley
Confidence 1922
as J. D. Sprowl
The Infidel 1922
as 'Bully' Haynes
- The Greater Duty
The Greater Duty 1922
as The Warden
Beyond the Crossroads 1922
as David Walton / Truman Breese
The Golden Snare 1921
as Doug Johnson
The March Hare 1921
as Senator Rollins
Outside the Law 1921
as Morgan Spencer
Nomads of the North 1920
as Duncan McDougall
The Iron Heart 1920
as Cyrus K. Moulton
Miss Nobody 1920
as Red Gull
King Spruce 1920
as John Barrett
The Gift Supreme 1920
as Eliot Vinton
- Eve in Exile
Eve in Exile 1919
as George Armitage
Soldiers of Fortune 1919
as Mr. Langham
The Boomerang 1919
as Peter Cameron
Modern Husbands 1919
as Jonathan Cosgrove
The Lamb and the Lion 1919
as Uncle Ben
All of a Sudden Norma 1919
as Emerson Trent
Go West, Young Man 1918
as Amos Latham
- Coals of Fire
Coals of Fire 1918
as James Bradley
A Nine O'Clock Town 1918
as Mr. Adler
The Vamp 1918
as Mr. Fleming
The Claws of the Hun 1918
as Godfrey Stanton
- Tyrant Fear
Tyrant Fear 1918
as James Dermot
The Biggest Show on Earth 1918
as Nat Kemp
Playing the Game 1918
as Jeremiah Prentiss
Love Me 1918
as Grant Appleby
The Keys of the Righteous 1918
as Judge Michael Burke
Wolves of the Rail 1918
as Murray Lemantier
Bond of Fear 1917
as Judge McClure
The Flame of the Yukon 1917
as 'Black Jack' Hovey
- Hell Hath No Fury
Hell Hath No Fury 1917
Actor
Credits from TMDB.