Francis McDonald

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).

Cast

Dig That Uranium

The Indian Chief

Satan in Sables

The Gates of Doom

Mr. Dolan of New York

'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)

Voice in the Night

Henchman Jackson

The Woman Conquers

Lawatha, Indian Guide

The Call of the North

Rancho Notorious

The Courageous Coward

Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

Love's Prisoner

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Golden Snare

Mary of the Movies

The Hunted Woman

Life in Hollywood No. 4

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6], Ray Ridpath - Henchman

Trooper O'Neill

Texas Masquerade

Battling Butler

Alfred 'Battling' Butler

Roll on Texas Moon

North West Mounted Police

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Thunder Over Arizona

The Prisoner of Shark Island

John Wilkes Booth

The Catman of Paris

The Bandits of Corsica

The Voice on the Wire

Criminal Lawyer

Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Perils of the Secret Service

Buckskin Frontier

Zorro's Black Whip

Duel at Apache Wells

The Light That Failed

The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Legion of the Condemned

Gonzolo Vasquez

The Lawyer's Secret

Mystery of the Riverboat

Dangerous Paradise

Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

The Woman from Monte Carlo

Charley (uncredited)

The Runaway Bride

'Bullet' McGhan

Rose of the Yukon

The Carnation Kid

The Carnation Kid

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Old Man at Robbo's Club

Samson and Delilah

Trailing the Killer

Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)

Mr. John Cummings

Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7

Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

Daughter of the Jungle

The Devil's Pipeline

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

Henchman (as Frances McDonald)

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Safety in Numbers

A River Gambler

The Devil's in Love

Officer Reading Verdict

Captain Fly-by-Night

Second Stranger

West Point of the Air

Devil's Playground

George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

Gambler (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Arab Scout (uncredited)

The Valley of Hell

Creighton Steele

The Love Doctor

My Lady of Whims

The Palace of Pleasure

Captain Fernandez

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Santos the Portuguese

Two Gun Marshal

Belle of the Yukon

Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)

Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)

A Girl in Every Port

Woman in Hiding

North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)

Sergeant Tatoche

Bad Day at Black Rock

Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

The Kid from Kansas

Dawson - Henchman

The Carson City Kid

The Northern Code

Bordertown Trail

Henchman Longhorn

Powder River Rustlers

Shears Williams

The Dead Don't Dream

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Extra (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)

Dangerous Venture

One Night in the Tropics

Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

Captain Caution

French Seaman in Pub

Alberto Cabotto

Brothers in the Saddle

California Passage

County Recorder Joe Kane

The Invisible Informer

Night Train to Memphis

Gene Autry and the Mounties

Cheyenne Wildcat

Great Stagecoach Robbery

The Ten Commandments

Bad Men of the Border

Captain Jose Garcia

Corpus Christi Bandits

South of the Rio Grande

The Bold Frontiersman

Son of God’s Country

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Valley of the Sun

Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)

Rim of the Canyon

Henchman Nevada

Son of a Badman

Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Soldier and the Lady

Chieftain (Uncredited)

Detroit gangster (uncredited)

Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)

The Big Fisherman

Scribe Spokesman

Outlaws of Red River

The Arizona Express

The Gang Buster

Radioman (uncredited)

Nomads of the North

The Ghost Flower

Denton (uncredited)

The Desert's Toll

Men of the Timberland

The Notorious Lady

Manuela Silvera

The Girl from Alaska

70,000 Witnesses

Dominic Silvera (uncredited)

Puppets of Fate

Gabriel Palombra

Magnificent Doll

Jenks (uncredited)

Strange Confession

The Devil's Playground

Walk the Proud Land

The Shaman (uncredited)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

Last Stagecoach West

In Spite of Danger

The Yankee Señor

Juan Gutiérrez

The Devil at His Elbow

Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

Duel in the Sun

Gambler (uncredited)

So This Is Marriage?

The Trumpet Blows

Malley (Uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline

Western Saloon Set Heavy

Marshal Roberts

Prudence on Broadway

In Line of Duty

A Successful Failure

Radical Speaker

Honor of the Mounted

Cobb (uncredited)

Screen Tests for Faust

Kickin' the Crown Around

The Light Within

Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Express Messenger

The Last Train from Madrid

Mora (uncredited)

The Devil Is Driving

Ticker (uncredited)

Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)

Forgotten Faces

East of Broadway

Professor Mario

Russian (uncredited)

The Bar-C Mystery

Son of Ali Baba

Palace Official (uncredited)

The Kentucky Colonel

Till We Meet Again

Cart Driver (uncredited)

The Final Close-Up