Acting
Francis McDonald
EN, FR cinema · 224 credits
Born
21 August 1891
Died
18 September 1968 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Francis James McDonald · Francis J. MacDonald · Francis MacDonald · Francis J. McDonald · Frank McDonald · J. 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).
Known for
Filmography
The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club (uncredited)
The Big Fisherman
as Scribe Spokesman
Fort Massacre
as Piute Man
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
Thunder Over Arizona
as Pliny Warren
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
Walk the Proud Land
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Grisha
Two Gun Marshal
as Blake Cody
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
The Raiders
as Mr. John Cummings
Fort Osage
as Osage Chief
Son of Ali Baba
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Batiste
Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts
The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
Panhandle
as Crump
Strange Gamble
as Henchman Longhorn
The Dead Don't Dream
as Bart Lansing
The Bold Frontiersman
as Adam Post
Son of God’s Country
as Tom Ford
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Saddle Pals
as Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
Tangier
as Sanchez
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Con Hollister
Bad Men of the Border
as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Dad Christie
South of the Rio Grande
as Torres
River Gang
as Indignant Man
Strange Confession
as Hernandez
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Kansan
as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier
as Duval
Bar 20
as Quirt Rankin
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Kidnapper
Valley of the Sun
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
The Girl from Alaska
as Pelly
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
The Kid from Kansas
as Cesar
Men of the Timberland
as Jean Collet
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
Green Hell
as Gracco
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
The Light That Failed
as George
Bad Lands
as Manuel Lopez
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight
as Flight Captain
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Range War
as Morgan
If I Were King
as Casin Cholet
Gun Law
as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer
as Camden Blount
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
Devil's Playground
as Romano
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
The Plainsman
as A River Gambler
Mummy's Boys
as Rasheed Bey
White Fang
as Suds
Big Brown Eyes
as Malley (Uncredited)
West Point of the Air
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi
as Gambler (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
In Spite of Danger
as Race Driver
The Marriage Bargain
1935
The Marriage Bargain
as Ben Ainsley
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6], as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Red Morning
as Sakki
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
Sadie McKee
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up
as Trigger - Henchman
Terror Trail
as Tad McPherson
Straightaway
as Rogan
Broadway Bad
as Charley Davis
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
The Devil's in Love
as Officer Reading Verdict
Night Flight
as Radioman (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Texas Buddies
as Blake
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
The Devil Is Driving
as Ticker (uncredited)
The Lawyer's Secret
as The Weasel
The Gang Buster
as Pete Caltek
In Line of Duty
as Jacques Dupres
Dangerous Paradise
as Ricardo
The Runaway Bride
as Barney Black
Burning Up
as 'Bullet' McGhan
Safety in Numbers
as Phil Kemptom
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers
as Tony
The Carnation Kid
as The Carnation Kid
Girl Overboard
as Francisco
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gonzolo Vasquez
The Valley of Hell
as Creighton Steele
A Girl in Every Port
as Circus Manager
The Drag Net
as Sniper Dawson
The Viking
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Outlaws of Red River
as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady
as Manuela Silvera
Paid to Love
as Apache Dancer (uncredited)
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
The Temptress
as Timoteo
Puppets
1926
Puppets
as Bruno
The Palace of Pleasure
as Captain Fernandez
The Desert's Toll
as Frank Darwin
The Yankee Señor
as Juan Gutiérrez
Satan in Sables
as Emile
The Hunted Woman
1925
The Hunted Woman
as Joe De Bar
Go Straight!
as The Dove
My Lady of Whims
as Rolf
The Northern Code
as Raoul La Fane
Bobbed Hair
as Pooch
The Arizona Express
as Victor Johnson
So This Is Marriage?
as Smith
East of Broadway
as Professor Mario
The Buster
as Swing
Mary of the Movies
as James Seiler
Look Your Best
as Alberto Cabotto
Going Up
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby
as Geko
The Woman Conquers
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Trooper O'Neill
as Pierre
Monte Cristo
as Benedetto
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Second Stranger
The Call of the North
1921
The Call of the North
as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare
as Pierre Thoreau
Puppets of Fate
1921
Puppets of Fate
as Gabriel Palombra
The Confession
as Tom Bartlett
Nomads of the North
as Buck McDougall
The Kentucky Colonel
as Philip Burwood
The Courageous Coward
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Prudence on Broadway
as Grayson Mills
Toton
as Pierre
His Debt
as Blair Whitcomb
Pretty Smooth
as Jimmy Hartigan
The Final Close-Up
as Jimmie Norton
The Gun Woman
as The Gent
The Light Within
as Dr. Green
Real Folks
as Jimmie Dugan
The Answer
as Guido Garcia
Tony America
as Tony America
The Hand at the Window
1918
The Hand at the Window
as Tony Brachieri
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost
as Williams
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
The She-Devil
1916
The She-Devil
as Albert Alwain
The Devil at His Elbow
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
The Express Messenger
1915
The Express Messenger
as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo
as Murray Hammond
Carmen
as Don Jose