Francis McDonald
ActingAlso Known As
Francis James McDonald, Francis J. MacDonald, Francis MacDonald, Francis J. McDonald, Frank McDonald
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).
Movies
(223 total)
The Ten Commandments
as Simon
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
Morocco
as Sergeant Tatoche
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
Rancho Notorious
as Harbin
Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
The Paleface
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Sea Wolf
as Svenson
Blood and Sand
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as John Wilkes Booth
TV Shows
(42 total)
Perry Mason
as Capt. Noble
Perry Mason
as Walter 'Salty' Sims
Perry Mason
as Peg-Leg Jasper
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
The Virginian
as Saul Weintraub
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Juan Hernandez
The Lone Ranger
as Wade Tanner
The Virginian
as Storekeeper
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Liveryman
The Lone Ranger
as Chief Gray Horse
Bat Masterson
as Winkler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Yancey Hatton
Highway Patrol
as Charlie Barrett
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as William Wethered
