Francis McDonald
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, Washi...
Known For
Filmography
The Great Race
1965
as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962
as Saul Weintraub
The Virginian
1962
as Storekeeper
The Big Fisherman
1959
as Scribe Spokesman
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Deputy
1959
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Watkins
Wichita Town
1959
Fort Massacre
1958
as Piute Man
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Juan Hernandez
Lawman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Winkler
The Texan
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Liveryman
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff
Duel at Apache Wells
1957
as Joe Dunn
Pawnee
1957
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Old Man Colter
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Capt. Noble
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Pete Stone
Maverick
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
as Jericho Dooley
Perry Mason
1957
as Walter 'Salty' Sims
Perry Mason
1957
as Peg-Leg Jasper
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
as Pliny Warren
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Simon
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as The Shaman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Yancey Hatton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as William Wethered
Dig That Uranium
1955
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn
1955
as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
The Adventures of Champion
1955
as Will Calhoun
The Adventures of Champion
1955
as Grubstake Smith
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
Highway Patrol
1955
as Charlie Barrett
Lassie
1954
Stories of the Century
1954
as Sheriff
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Grisha
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Frank
Two Gun Marshal
1953
as Blake Cody
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pecos Kid
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Harbin
The Raiders
1952
as Mr. John Cummings
Fort Osage
1952
as Osage Chief
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Calaveras Kid
Gene Autry and the Mounties
1951
as Batiste
Red Mountain
1951
as Marshal Roberts
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as Sheriff Nolan
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as George
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as Sheriff Banyon
The Nevadan
1950
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
1950
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
California Passage
1950
as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Gen. Lawrence
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Dave Jamison
Abandoned
1949
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rose of the Yukon
1949
as Alaskan
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Story Teller
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
as Montu
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Shears Williams
Brothers in the Saddle
1949
as Hoyt Parker
Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman
1949
as Joe Christ
Apache Chief
1949
as Mohaska
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Wade Tanner
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Chief Gray Horse
Panhandle
1948
as Crump
Strange Gamble
1948
as Henchman Longhorn
The Dead Don't Dream
1948
as Bart Lansing
The Three Musketeers
1948
The Bold Frontiersman
1948
as Adam Post
Son of God’s Country
1948
as Tom Ford
The Paleface
1948
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Dangerous Venture
1947
as Kane
Saddle Pals
1947
as Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
as Steve Anders
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Devereaux
Tangier
1946
as Sanchez
Notorious
1946
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
1946
as Jules Ravelle
Night Train to Memphis
1946
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Storekeeper
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
1946
as Roberts
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Cobb (uncredited)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
1945
as Con Hollister
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945
as Dad Christie
South of the Rio Grande
1945
as Torres
River Gang
1945
as Indignant Man
Strange Confession
1945
as Hernandez
Mystery Man
1944
as Bert Rogan
Texas Masquerade
1944
as Sam Nolan
Lumberjack
1944
as Clyde Fenwick
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Batiste
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
1944
as Matthews
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again
1944
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Kansan
1943
as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Duval
Bar 20
1943
as Quirt Rankin
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Kidnapper
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
The Girl from Alaska
1942
as Pelly
The Sea Wolf
1941
as Svenson
Blood and Sand
1941
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
The Kid from Kansas
1941
as Cesar
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Jean Collet
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Louis Riel
The Devil's Pipeline
1940
as Gaddi Sang
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Santos the Portuguese
Green Hell
1940
as Gracco
Wyoming
1940
as Dawson - Henchman
The Carson City Kid
1940
as Laramie
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Kroner
Strange Cargo
1940
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Captain Caution
1940
as French Seaman in Pub
The Light That Failed
1939
as George
Bad Lands
1939
as Manuel Lopez
Union Pacific
1939
as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Flight Captain
Beau Geste
1939
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Range War
1939
as Morgan
If I Were King
1938
as Casin Cholet
Gun Law
1938
as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer
1938
as Camden Blount
Parole Racket
1937
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
1937
as Charley (uncredited)
Wild West Days
1937
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Devil's Playground
1937
as Romano
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Mora (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as John Wilkes Booth
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Pedro
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)
West Point of the Air
1935
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Gambler
In Spite of Danger
1935
as Race Driver
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Ben Ainsley
Voice in the Night
1934
as Henchman Jackson
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Red Morning
1934
as Sakki
Girl in Danger
1934
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
1934
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Operator 13
1934
as Denton (uncredited)
The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Vega
A Successful Failure
1934
as Radical Speaker
Sadie McKee
1934
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up
1934
as Trigger - Henchman
Terror Trail
1933
as Tad McPherson
Straightaway
1933
as Rogan
Broadway Bad
1933
as Charley Davis
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Officer Reading Verdict
Night Flight
1933
as Radioman (uncredited)
Kickin' the Crown Around
1933
as Disputin
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Karkuff
Trailing the Killer
1932
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Texas Buddies
1932
as Blake
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Hidden Valley
1932
as Frank Gavin
Honor of the Mounted
1932
as Jean La Train
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Ticker (uncredited)
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as The Weasel
The Gang Buster
1931
as Pete Caltek
In Line of Duty
1931
as Jacques Dupres
Dangerous Paradise
1930
as Ricardo
The Runaway Bride
1930
as Barney Black
Burning Up
1930
as 'Bullet' McGhan
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Phil Kemptom
Morocco
1930
as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers
1930
as Tony
The Carnation Kid
1929
as The Carnation Kid
Girl Overboard
1929
as Francisco
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Gonzolo Vasquez
The Valley of Hell
1928
as Creighton Steele
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Circus Manager
The Drag Net
1928
as Sniper Dawson
The Viking
1928
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927
Outlaws of Red River
1927
as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady
1927
as Manuela Silvera
The Wreck
1927
Battling Butler
1926
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
The Temptress
1926
as Timoteo
Puppets
1926
as Bruno
The Palace of Pleasure
1926
as Captain Fernandez
The Desert's Toll
1926
as Frank Darwin
The Yankee Señor
1926
as Juan Gutiérrez
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
Satan in Sables
1925
as Emile
The Hunted Woman
1925
as Joe De Bar
Go Straight!
1925
as The Dove
My Lady of Whims
1925
as Rolf
The Northern Code
1925
as Raoul La Fane
Bobbed Hair
1925
as Pooch
The Arizona Express
1924
as Victor Johnson
So This Is Marriage?
1924
as Smith
East of Broadway
1924
as Professor Mario
The Buster
1923
as Swing
Mary of the Movies
1923
as James Seiler
Look Your Best
1923
as Alberto Cabotto
Going Up
1923
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby
1923
as Geko
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage
1923
The Woman Conquers
1922
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Trooper O'Neill
1922
as Pierre
Monte Cristo
1922
as Benedetto
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
as Second Stranger
The Call of the North
1921
as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare
1921
as Pierre Thoreau
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Gabriel Palombra
The Confession
1920
as Tom Bartlett
Nomads of the North
1920
as Buck McDougall
The Kentucky Colonel
1920
as Philip Burwood
The Courageous Coward
1919
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Love's Prisoner
1919
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Prudence on Broadway
1919
as Grayson Mills
Toton
1919
as Pierre
His Debt
1919
as Blair Whitcomb
Pretty Smooth
1919
as Jimmy Hartigan
The Final Close-Up
1919
as Jimmie Norton
The Gun Woman
1918
as The Gent
The Ghost Flower
1918
The Light Within
1918
as Dr. Green
Real Folks
1918
as Jimmie Dugan
The Answer
1918
as Guido Garcia
Tony America
1918
as Tony America
The Hand at the Window
1918
as Tony Brachieri
The Gates of Doom
1917
as Jang Sattib
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)
Black Orchids
1917
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
The Love Doctor
1917
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost
1917
as Williams
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The She-Devil
1916
as Albert Alwain
The Devil at His Elbow
1916
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
The Express Messenger
1915
as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo
1914
as Murray Hammond
Carmen
1913
as Don Jose