Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
	McDonald and Shirley Mason; in The Final Close-Up, 1919
Born	August 22, 1891; Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1968 (aged 77); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1965
Spouse(s)	Mae Busch (m. 1915; div. 1922); Bella Roscoe (m. ?–?); Irene Mary Schuck (m. ?–?)

Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.

Early years

Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlue McDonald. He was educated at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]

Stage

McDonald's acting career began in stock theater with the Forepaugh Stock Company.[1]

Film

McDonald began his film career with Marion Leonard's Monopole Company in Hollywood.[1] He made 41 film and television appearances between 1913 and 1965, appearing in films such as 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.[2]

He was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite character actors. 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).

Television

McDonald made numerous television appearances, including six episodes of The Roy Rogers Show, five episodes of Lone Ranger, and four episodes each of Broken Arrow, Sugarfoot, and Perry Mason. Among his four Perry Mason roles were as Captain Noble in the 1957 episode, "The Case of the Crooked Candle," and Salty Sims in "The Case of the Petulant Partner" (1959). He played “Winkler” in a 1960 episode of Bat Masterson.

McDonald is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a brother of Wallace MacDonald because of close resemblance. However, they were both born in 1891 three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1913	Carmen	Don Jose
1914	St. Elmo	Murray Hammond
1914	The Human Soul	Robert Thompson - Alice's Suitor
1915	The Crystal
1916	The Price of Power	Dave Belmont - John's Son
	In the Web of the Grafters	Whitey
	The Devil at His Elbow	Andrew Sealey
	Intolerance	Extra	Uncredited
1917	Black Orchids	George Renoir / Ivan
	The Gates of Doom	Jang Sattib
	Perils of the Secret Service		Serial, (Episode #3)
	The Voice on the Wire	Red Warren
	Mr. Dolan of New York	'Spider' Flynn
	The Gray Ghost	Williams	Serial
	The Love Doctor	Hildreth
1918	I Love You	Jules Mardon
	The Gun Woman	The Gent
	Real Folks	Jimmie Dugan
	The Light Within	Dr. Green
	The Answer	Guidi Garcia
	The Hand at the Window	Tony Brachieri
	The Painted Lily	Tom Burton
	The Ghost Flower	Tony Cafarelli
	Tony America	Tony America
1919	Toton the Apache	Pierre
	The Final Close-Up	Jimmie Norton
	The Divorce Trap	Jim Drake
	His Debt	Blair Whitcomb
	Love's Prisoner	Party Guest	Uncredited
	Pretty Smooth	Jimmy Hartigan
	Prudence on Broadway	Grayson Mills
1920	The Confession	Tom Bartlett
	The Kentucky Colonel	Philip Burwood
	Nomads of the North	Bucky McDougall
1921	Puppets of Fate	Gabriel Palombra
	Hearts and Masks	Galloping Dick
	The Golden Snare	Pierre Thoreau
	The Call of the North	Achille Picard
1922	The Man Who Married His Own Wife	Freddie Needham
	Trooper O'Neill	Pierre
	Monte Cristo	Benedetto
	Captain Fly-by-Night	Second Stranger
	The Woman Conquers	Lawatha, Indian Guide
1923	The Buster	Swing
	Look Your Best	Alberto Cabotto
	Mary of the Movies	James Seiler
	Trilby	Geko
	Going Up	Jules Gaillard
	South Sea Love	Manuel Salarno
1924	Arizona Express	Victor Johnson
	Racing Luck	Tony Mora
	East of Broadway	Professor Mario
	So This Is Marriage?	Smith
1925	The Hunted Woman	Joe De Bar
	Go Straight	The Dove
	Anything Once
	Northern Code	Raoul La Fane
	Satan in Sables	Emile
	Bobbed Hair	Pooch
	My Lady of Whims	Rolf
1926	The Yankee Señor	Juan Gutiérrez
	The Palace of Pleasure	Captain Fernandez
	The Bar-C Mystery
	Puppets	Bruno
	Battling Butler	Alfred Battling Butler
	The Temptress	Timoteo
	The Desert's Toll	Frank Darwin
1927	The Wreck	Joe
	The Valley of Hell	Creighton Steele
	The Notorious Lady	Manuela Silvera
	Outlaws of Red River	Ben Tanner
	Paid to Love	Apache Dancer	Uncredited
1928	A Girl in Every Port	Gang Leader
	The Legion of the Condemned	Gonzolo Vasquez
	The Dragnet	Sniper Dawson
	The Viking	Viking Friend of Leif	Uncredited
1929	The Iron Mask	Fisherman	Uncredited
	The Carnation Kid	The Carnation Kid
	Girl Overboard	Francisco
1930	Burning Up	'Bullet' McGhan
	Dangerous Paradise	Ricardo
	The Runaway Bride	Barney Black
	Safety in Numbers	Phil Kemptom
	Brothers	Tony
	Morocco	Caporal Tatoche
	The Lash	A caballero	Uncredited
1931	The Gang Buster	Pete Caltek
	The Lawyer's Secret	The Weasel
	The Ruling Voice	Business Man	Uncredited
	In Line of Duty	Jacques Dupres
1932	The Woman from Monte Carlo	Karkuff
	The World and the Flesh	Revolutionary	Uncredited
	Honor of the Mounted	Jean Le Train
	The Last Mile	First Gas Station Holdup Man	Uncredited
	70,000 Witnesses	Dominic Silvera	Uncredited
	Hidden Valley	Frank Gavin
	Trailing the Killer	Pierre LaPlant
	Texas Buddies	Blake
	Madison Square Garden	Hood	Uncredited
	The Devil Is Driving	Ticker	Uncredited
1933	Terror Trail	Tad McPherson
	Broadway Bad	Charley Davis
	The Devil's in Love	Officer Reading Verdict	Uncredited
	Night Flight	Radioman	Uncredited
	Straightaway	Rogan
1934	Voice in the Night	Henchman Jackson
	Viva Villa!	Captain Arresting Pancho	Uncredited
	The Trumpet Blows	Vega
	The Line-Up	Henchman Trigger
	Sing and Like It	Mug in Restaurant	Uncredited
	Sadie McKee	Joe - Alderson's Chauffeur	Uncredited
	Operator 13	Officer Denton	Uncredited
	Burn 'Em Up Barnes	Ray Ridpath, race car henchman	Serial, [Chs. 1-6]
	Girl in Danger	Tony - Russo Henchman	Uncredited
	A Successful Failure	Radical Speaker in Park	Uncredited
	Evelyn Prentice	Charles - Chauffeur	Uncredited
	Red Morning	Sakki
	The Gay Bride	Detroit Gangster	Uncredited
1935	The Marriage Bargain	Ben Ainsley
	In Spite of Danger	Race Driver	Uncredited
	It Happened in New York	Henchman	Uncredited
	Mississippi	Gambler	Uncredited
	West Point of the Air	Civilian Pilot	Uncredited
	Star of Midnight	Kinland Henchman	Uncredited
	Ladies Crave Excitement	Terry
	Anna Karenina	Officer at Banquet	Uncredited
	Diamond Jim	Gambler	Uncredited
	Redheads on Parade	Joe - the Film Cutter	Uncredited
1936	The Prisoner of Shark Island	John Wilkes Booth
	Robin Hood of El Dorado	Pedro the Spy
	Big Brown Eyes	Malley - Gunman	Uncredited
	Under Two Flags	Husson
	White Fang	Suds	Uncredited
	Mummy's Boys	Rasheed Bey
	Dimples	Stranger	Uncredited
	The Plainsman	A River Gambler
1937	Woman-Wise	Charley	Uncredited
	The Devil's Playground	Romano
	Criminal Lawyer	Jack 'Fingy' Doremus	Uncredited
	Parole Racket	Nat Beldon
	The Soldier and the Lady	Chieftain	Uncredited
	The Last Train from Madrid	Mora	Uncredited
	The Devil Is Driving	Bit Part	Uncredited
	Born Reckless	Henchman Louie
	Wild West Days	Assayer Purvis
	Ali Baba Goes to Town	Ringleader	Uncredited
	Conquest	Cossack	Uncredited
	Every Day's a Holiday	Henchman #2
1938	The Buccaneer	Camden Blount
	Gun Law	Henchman Nevada
	The Texans	Bit Part	Uncredited
	If I Were King	Casin Cholet
1939	Idiot's Delight	Flight captain	Uncredited
	Juarez	Le Marc - a Creole	(scenes deleted)
	Union Pacific	General Grenville M. Dodge
	Chasing Danger	Legionnaire with Message for Duvac	Uncredited
	Beau Geste	Arab Scout	Uncredited
	Bad Lands	Manuel Lopez
	Range War	Dave Morgan
	The Light That Failed	George
1940	Green Hell	Gracco
	Strange Cargo	Moussenq - Convict	Uncredited
	The Carson City Kid	Laramie
	Captain Caution	French Seaman in Pub	Uncredited
	The Sea Hawk	Kroner
	Wyoming	Dawson - Henchman	Uncredited
	North West Mounted Police	Louis Riel
	One Night in the Tropics	Escobar's Aide	Uncredited
	The Devil's Pipeline	Gaddi Sang
	The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date	Santos the Portuguese
1941	The Sea Wolf	Svenson
	Blood and Sand	Manolo's Friend	Uncredited
	Men of the Timberland	Jean Collett
	The Kid from Kansas	Cesar
1942	Wild Bill Hickok Rides	Kidnapper	Uncredited
	Valley of the Sun	Governor's Interpreter	Uncredited
	The Girl from Alaska	Pelly
1943	Rhythm of the Islands	Leader of the Natives
	Buckskin Frontier	Duval
	The Kansan	Gil Hatton
	Bar 20	Quirt Rankin
	The Desert Song	French Captain	Uncredited
1944	Texas Masquerade	Sam Nolan
	Lumberjack	Clyde Fenwick
	Mystery Man	Bert Rogan
	Bordertown Trail	Matthews
	Till We Meet Again	Cart Driver	Uncredited
	Cheyenne Wildcat	Jim Douglas
	Mystery of the River Boat	Batiste	Serial
	Zorro's Black Whip	Dan Hammond
	Belle of the Yukon	Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date	Uncredited
1945	Great Stagecoach Robbery	Con Hollister
	Corpus Christi Bandits	Dad Christie
	Bad Men of the Border	Capt. Jose Garcia
	South of the Rio Grande	Torres
	River Gang	Indignant Man	Uncredited
	Strange Confession	Hernandez
1946	The Bandit of Sherwood Forest	Robin Hood's Man	Uncredited
	Tangier	Sanchez
	The Catman of Paris	Devereaux
	Night in Paradise	High Priest	Uncredited
	My Pal Trigger	Storekeeper
	Night Train to Memphis	Doctor
	Canyon Passage	Cobb	Uncredited
	Notorious	Man	Uncredited
	The Invisible Informer	Jules Ravelle
	Roll on Texas Moon	Steve Anders
	The Devil's Playground	Roberts
	Magnificent Doll	Jenks	Uncredited
	Duel in the Sun	Gambler	Uncredited
1947	Spoilers of the North	Pete Koster
	Dangerous Venture	Kane - Henchman
	That's My Man	Racetrack Man	Uncredited
	Saddle Pals	Sheriff
	The Perils of Pauline	Western Saloon Set Heavy
	Brute Force	Pat Regan	Uncredited
	Unconquered	Frontiersman	Uncredited
1948	Panhandle	Crump
	The Bold Frontiersman	Adam Post
	The Dead Don't Dream	Bart Lansing
	Son of God's Country	Tom Ford
	Strange Gamble	Longhorn
	The Three Musketeers	Fisherman	Uncredited
	An Act of Murder	Mr. Russell	Alternative title: Live Today for Tomorrow
	The Paleface	Lance	Credited as Francis J. McDonald
1949	Rose of the Yukon	Alaskan
	Daughter of the Jungle	Montu
	Brothers in the Saddle	Hoyt Parker
	Rustlers	Pierre - Roulette Wheel	Uncredited
	Big Jack	Basil - Prisoner	Uncredited
	Son of a Bad Man	Joe Christ
	The Lady Gambles	Horse Trainer	Uncredited
	Rim of the Canyon	Charlie Lewis
	Calamity Jane and Sam Bass	Horse Race Starter	Uncredited
	The Gal Who Took the West	O'Hara Cowhand in Town with Lee	Uncredited
	Abandoned	Winey - Pool Player	Uncredited
	Apache Chief	Mohaska
	Always Leave Them Laughing	Wounded Messenger in Newark Musical	Uncredited
	Powder River Rustlers	Shears Williams
	Samson and Delilah	Storyteller	Credited as Francis J. McDonald
1950	The Nevadan	Hotel Guest	Uncredited
	Woman in Hiding	North Carolina Cannoneer	Uncredited
	Fortunes of Captain Blood	Sailor	Uncredited
	Kim	Letter Writer	Uncredited
	California Passage	County Recorder Joe Kane
	Stage to Tucson	Northern Radical	Uncredited
1951	Gene Autry and the Mounties	Batiste
	Oh! Susanna	Fisher	Uncredited
	Santa Fe	Corporal Fletcher Murphy	Uncredited
	Red Mountain	Marshal Roberts
1952	Fort Osage	Osage Chief
	Rancho Notorious	Harbin
	Son of Ali Baba	Palace Official	Uncredited
	The Raiders	John Cummings
	Ride the Man Down	Telegrapher	Uncredited
1953	San Antone	Barfly with Confederate Money	Uncredited
	The Bandits of Corsica	Grisha
	Fort Algiers	Oil Field Foreman	Uncredited
	The Mississippi Gambler	Frank	Uncredited
	Calamity Jane	Hank	Uncredited
1954	Three Hours to Kill	Deputy Vince
1955	Bad Day at Black Rock	Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger	Uncredited
	Ten Wanted Men	Deputy Warner	Uncredited
	Shotgun	Dishwasher	Uncredited
	The Road to Denver	McGovern	Uncredited
	The Naked Dawn	Railroad Guard
	The Vanishing American	Stage Guard	Uncredited
	Texas Lady	Gantz	Uncredited
	Dig That Uranium	Indian Chief	Uncredited
1956	Raw Edge	Chief Kiyuva	Uncredited
	Walk the Proud Land	The Shaman	Uncredited
	Thunder Over Arizona	Pliny Warren
	Canyon River	1st Rancher	Uncredited
	The Ten Commandments	Simon	Credited as Francis J. McDonald
1957	Chain of Evidence	Felipe Rodriguez	Uncredited
	Duel at Apache Wells	Hank
	The Guns of Fort Petticoat	Col. Chivington's Aide	Uncredited
	The Last Stagecoach West	Old Man Colter
	Pawnee	Uncle Tip Alden
	Joe Dakota	Joe Dakota	Uncredited
1958	Fort Massacre	Piute Man
1958	The Saga of Hemp Brown	Old-Timer	Uncredited
1959	The Big Fisherman	Scribe Spokesman
1964	Robin and the 7 Hoods	Old Man at Robbo's Club	Uncredited
1965	The Great Race	Russian	Uncredited, (final film role)
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	The Ford Television Theatre	Carnahan	1 episode
1954	The Lineup	Warner	1 episode
1955	Adventures of Superman	Great Horse	1 episode
1955	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	Soccoro - Apache Chief	1 episode
1955–1956	The Adventures of Champion	Will Calhoun	2 episodes
1956	My Friend Flicka	Thundercloud	1 episode
1956	Lassie	Clem Wyatt	1 episode
1957	Cavalcade of America	Pablo aka The Calaveras Kid	1 episode
1957	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Jake Caster	"Old Jake", with Carol Thurston in an episode based on the Sand Creek massacre
1958	Tombstone Territory	Winnie Joe Westerby	1 episode
	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	Jeb Coleman	1 episode
	Trackdown	Milo	1 episode
1959	Lawman	Chief Red Horse	1 episode
	Mr. Lucky	Old Fisherman	1 episode
	Maverick	Pop Talmadge	1 episode
1960	Cheyenne	Sitting Bull	1 episode
	Wichita Town	Medicine Chief	1 episode
	Law of the Plainsman	Watkins	1 episode
	Shotgun Slade	Bonanza Jake	1 episode
	Bat Masterson	Winkler	1 episode
1961	The Deputy	Roy Wilkins	1 episode
1961	The Untouchables	Sully MacGuyver	1 episode
1962	Laramie	Gimp	1 episode
1963	The Virginian	Saul Weintraub	Episode "Echo of Another Day" (credited as Francis J. McDonald)
1964	The Virginian	Storekeeper	1 episode
1964	Perry Mason	Peg-Leg Jasper	1 episode

References

Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 9780786446933. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
"Pretty Boy Takes Villains' Roles To Offset Type". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii, Honolulu. Associated Press. November 30, 1940. p. 32. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Works by or about Francis McDonald at Internet Archive
Francis McDonald at IMDb
Francis McDonald at the Internet Broadway Database
Francis McDonald at Find a Grave

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[bd-1] Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 9780786446933. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

[hsb-2] "Pretty Boy Takes Villains' Roles To Offset Type". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii, Honolulu. Associated Press. November 30, 1940. p. 32. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.