Francis McDonald
Born August 21, 1891 (Age: 134)
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Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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).
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).
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Filmography
The Great Race
1965
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as Russian (uncredited)
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Age: 73
The Big Fisherman
1959
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as Scribe Spokesman
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Age: 67
The Ten Commandments
1956
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as Simon
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Age: 65
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
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as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
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Age: 63
The Girl from Alaska
1942
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as Pelly
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Age: 50
Valley of the Sun
1942
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as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
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Age: 50
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
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as Kidnapper
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Age: 50
The Kid from Kansas
1941
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as Cesar
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Age: 50
Blood and Sand
1941
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as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Men of the Timberland
1941
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as Jean Collet
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Age: 49
The Sea Wolf
1941
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as Svenson
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Age: 49
The Devil Is Driving
1932
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as Ticker (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Texas Buddies
1932
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as Blake
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Age: 41
Trailing the Killer
1932
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as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
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Age: 41
Hidden Valley
1932
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as Frank Gavin
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Age: 41
70,000 Witnesses
1932
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as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Honor of the Mounted
1932
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as Jean La Train
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Age: 40
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
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as Karkuff
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Age: 40
In Line of Duty
1931
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as Jacques Dupres
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Age: 40
The Gang Buster
1931
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as Pete Caltek
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Age: 39
The Runaway Bride
1930
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as Barney Black
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Age: 38
Tony America
1918
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as Tony America
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Age: 27
The Ghost Flower
1918
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as
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Age: 26
The Answer
1918
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as Guido Garcia
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Age: 26
Real Folks
1918
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as Jimmie Dugan
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Age: 26
The Light Within
1918
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as Dr. Green
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Age: 26
No Image
The Express Messenger
1915
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as Dave Snowden
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Age: 23