Francis 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).

Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Lassie

Lawman

The Deputy

The Virginian

The Virginian

All Movies (223)

• The Great Race1965 · as Russian (uncredited)
• Robin and the 7 Hoods1964 · as Old Man at Robbo's Club
• The Big Fisherman1959 · as Scribe Spokesman
• Fort Massacre1958 · as Piute Man
• Pawnee1957 · as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
• Last Stagecoach West1957 · as Old Man Colter
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat1957 · as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
• Duel at Apache Wells1957 · as Joe Dunn
• The Ten Commandments1956 · as Simon
• Walk the Proud Land1956 · as The Shaman (uncredited)
• Thunder Over Arizona1956 · as Pliny Warren
• Dig That Uranium1955 · as The Indian Chief
• The Naked Dawn1955 · as Railroad guard
• Ten Wanted Men1955
• Bad Day at Black Rock1955 · as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
• Two Gun Marshal1953 · as Blake Cody
• The Stranger Wore a Gun1953 · as Frank
• The Bandits of Corsica1953 · as Grisha
• The Raiders1952 · as Mr. John Cummings
• Son of Ali Baba1952 · as Palace Official (uncredited)
• Rancho Notorious1952 · as Harbin
• Fort Osage1952 · as Osage Chief
• Red Mountain1951 · as Marshal Roberts
• Gene Autry and the Mounties1951 · as Batiste
• California Passage1950 · as County Recorder Joe Kane
• The Nevadan1950 · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• Woman in Hiding1950 · as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
• Samson and Delilah1949 · as Story Teller
• Powder River Rustlers1949 · as Shears Williams
• Apache Chief1949 · as Mohaska
• Abandoned1949 · as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
• Rim of the Canyon1949 · as Charlie Lewis
• Son of a Badman1949 · as Joe Christ
• Daughter of the Jungle1949 · as Montu
• Brothers in the Saddle1949 · as Hoyt Parker
• Rose of the Yukon1949 · as Alaskan
• The Paleface1948 · as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
• The Three Musketeers1948
• Strange Gamble1948 · as Henchman Longhorn
• Son of God’s Country1948 · as Tom Ford
• The Dead Don't Dream1948 · as Bart Lansing
• The Bold Frontiersman1948 · as Adam Post
• Panhandle1948 · as Crump
• The Perils of Pauline1947 · as Western Saloon Set Heavy
• Saddle Pals1947 · as Sheriff
• Dangerous Venture1947 · as Kane
• Duel in the Sun1946 · as Gambler (uncredited)
• Magnificent Doll1946 · as Jenks (uncredited)
• The Devil's Playground1946 · as Roberts
• Roll on Texas Moon1946 · as Steve Anders
• Notorious1946 · as Man (uncredited)
• The Invisible Informer1946 · as Jules Ravelle
• Canyon Passage1946 · as Cobb (uncredited)
• Night Train to Memphis1946 · as Doctor
• My Pal Trigger1946 · as Storekeeper
• Tangier1946 · as Sanchez
• The Catman of Paris1946 · as Devereaux
• Strange Confession1945 · as Hernandez
• River Gang1945 · as Indignant Man
• South of the Rio Grande1945 · as Torres
• Bad Men of the Border1945 · as Captain Jose Garcia
• Corpus Christi Bandits1945 · as Dad Christie
• Great Stagecoach Robbery1945 · as Con Hollister
• Belle of the Yukon1944 · as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
• Zorro's Black Whip1944 · as Dan Hammond
• Mystery of the Riverboat1944 · as Batiste
• Cheyenne Wildcat1944 · as Jim Douglas
• Till We Meet Again1944 · as Cart Driver (uncredited)
• Bordertown Trail1944 · as Matthews
• Mystery Man1944 · as Bert Rogan
• Lumberjack1944 · as Clyde Fenwick
• Texas Masquerade1944 · as Sam Nolan
• Bar 201943 · as Quirt Rankin
• The Kansan1943 · as Gil Hatton
• Buckskin Frontier1943 · as Duval
• The Girl from Alaska1942 · as Pelly
• Valley of the Sun1942 · as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Kidnapper
• The Kid from Kansas1941 · as Cesar
• Blood and Sand1941 · as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
• Men of the Timberland1941 · as Jean Collet
• The Sea Wolf1941 · as Svenson
• One Night in the Tropics1940 · as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
• The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940 · as Santos the Portuguese
• The Devil's Pipeline1940 · as Gaddi Sang
• North West Mounted Police1940 · as Louis Riel
• Wyoming1940 · as Dawson - Henchman
• The Sea Hawk1940 · as Kroner
• Captain Caution1940 · as French Seaman in Pub
• The Carson City Kid1940 · as Laramie
• Strange Cargo1940 · as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
• Green Hell1940 · as Gracco
• The Light That Failed1939 · as George
• Range War1939 · as Morgan
• Bad Lands1939 · as Manuel Lopez
• Beau Geste1939 · as Arab Scout (uncredited)
• Union Pacific1939 · as Gen. Dodge
• Idiot's Delight1939 · as Flight Captain
• If I Were King1938 · as Casin Cholet
• Gun Law1938 · as Henchman Nevada
• The Buccaneer1938 · as Camden Blount
• Wild West Days1937 · as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
• The Last Train from Madrid1937 · as Mora (uncredited)
• The Soldier and the Lady1937 · as Chieftain (Uncredited)
• Parole Racket1937 · as Nat Beldon
• Criminal Lawyer1937 · as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
• Devil's Playground1937 · as Romano
• Woman-Wise1937 · as Charley (uncredited)
• The Plainsman1936 · as A River Gambler
• Mummy's Boys1936 · as Rasheed Bey
• White Fang1936 · as Suds
• Big Brown Eyes1936 · as Malley (Uncredited)
• Robin Hood of El Dorado1936 · as Pedro
• The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · as John Wilkes Booth
• Diamond Jim1935 · as Gambler
• West Point of the Air1935 · as Civilian Pilot
• Mississippi1935 · as Gambler (uncredited)
• In Spite of Danger1935 · as Race Driver
• The Marriage Bargain1935 · as Ben Ainsley
• Red Morning1934 · as Sakki
• The Gay Bride1934 · as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
• A Successful Failure1934 · as Radical Speaker
• Girl in Danger1934 · as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
• Burn 'Em Up Barnes1934 · as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
• Burn 'Em Up Barnes1934 · as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
• Operator 131934 · as Denton (uncredited)
• Sadie McKee1934 · as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
• The Line-Up1934 · as Trigger - Henchman
• The Trumpet Blows1934 · as Vega
• Voice in the Night1934 · as Henchman Jackson
• Straightaway1933 · as Rogan
• Night Flight1933 · as Radioman (uncredited)
• Kickin' the Crown Around1933 · as Disputin
• The Devil's in Love1933 · as Officer Reading Verdict
• Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles1933 · as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
• Broadway Bad1933 · as Charley Davis
• Terror Trail1933 · as Tad McPherson
• The Devil Is Driving1932 · as Ticker (uncredited)
• Texas Buddies1932 · as Blake
• Trailing the Killer1932 · as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
• Hidden Valley1932 · as Frank Gavin
• 70,000 Witnesses1932 · as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
• Honor of the Mounted1932 · as Jean La Train
• The Woman from Monte Carlo1932 · as Karkuff
• In Line of Duty1931 · as Jacques Dupres
• The Lawyer's Secret1931 · as The Weasel
• The Gang Buster1931 · as Pete Caltek
• Morocco1930 · as Sergeant Tatoche
• Brothers1930 · as Tony
• Safety in Numbers1930 · as Phil Kemptom
• The Runaway Bride1930 · as Barney Black
• Dangerous Paradise1930 · as Ricardo
• Burning Up1930 · as 'Bullet' McGhan
• Girl Overboard1929 · as Francisco
• The Carnation Kid1929 · as The Carnation Kid
• The Viking1928 · as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
• Forgotten Faces1928
• The Drag Net1928 · as Sniper Dawson
• The Legion of the Condemned1928 · as Gonzolo Vasquez
• A Girl in Every Port1928 · as Circus Manager
• The Valley of Hell1928 · as Creighton Steele
• Life in Hollywood No. 41927
• Outlaws of Red River1927 · as Ben Tanner
• The Notorious Lady1927 · as Manuela Silvera
• The Wreck1927
• The Desert's Toll1926 · as Frank Darwin
• The Temptress1926 · as Timoteo
• Battling Butler1926 · as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
• Puppets1926 · as Bruno
• The Bar-C Mystery1926
• The Palace of Pleasure1926 · as Captain Fernandez
• The Yankee Señor1926 · as Juan Gutiérrez
• My Lady of Whims1925 · as Rolf
• Bobbed Hair1925 · as Pooch
• Satan in Sables1925 · as Emile
• The Northern Code1925 · as Raoul La Fane
• Go Straight!1925 · as The Dove
• The Hunted Woman1925 · as Joe De Bar
• So This Is Marriage?1924 · as Smith
• East of Broadway1924 · as Professor Mario
• The Arizona Express1924 · as Victor Johnson
• Screen Tests for Faust1923
• Going Up1923 · as Jules Gaillard
• Trilby1923 · as Geko
• Mary of the Movies1923 · as James Seiler
• The Buster1923 · as Swing
• Look Your Best1923 · as Alberto Cabotto
• Captain Fly-by-Night1922 · as Second Stranger
• The Woman Conquers1922 · as Lawatha, Indian Guide
• Monte Cristo1922 · as Benedetto
• Trooper O'Neill1922 · as Pierre
• The Call of the North1921 · as Achille Picard
• The Golden Snare1921 · as Pierre Thoreau
• Puppets of Fate1921 · as Gabriel Palombra
• The Kentucky Colonel1920 · as Philip Burwood
• Nomads of the North1920 · as Buck McDougall
• The Confession1920 · as Tom Bartlett
• Prudence on Broadway1919 · as Grayson Mills
• Pretty Smooth1919 · as Jimmy Hartigan
• Love's Prisoner1919 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• His Debt1919 · as Blair Whitcomb
• The Final Close-Up1919 · as Jimmie Norton
• The Courageous Coward1919 · as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
• Toton1919 · as Pierre
• Tony America1918 · as Tony America
• The Ghost Flower1918
• The Answer1918 · as Guido Garcia
• Real Folks1918 · as Jimmie Dugan
• The Light Within1918 · as Dr. Green
• The Gun Woman1918 · as The Gent
• The Love Doctor1917 · as Hildreth
• The Gray Ghost1917 · as Williams
• Mr. Dolan of New York1917 · as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
• The Voice on the Wire1917 · as 'Red' Warren
• Perils of the Secret Service1917 · as (Episode #3)
• The Gates of Doom1917 · as Jang Sattib
• Black Orchids1917 · as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Extra (uncredited)
• The Devil at His Elbow1916 · as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
• The She-Devil1916 · as Albert Alwain
• The Express Messenger1915 · as Dave Snowden
• St. Elmo1914 · as Murray Hammond
• Carmen1913 · as Don Jose

All TV Shows (42)

• The Virginian1962 · as Saul Weintraub
• The Virginian1962 · as Storekeeper
• Mr. Lucky1959
• Law of the Plainsman1959 · as Watkins
• Wichita Town1959
• The Deputy1959
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Winkler
• Lawman1958
• The Texan1958
• The Texan1958 · as Sheriff
• Bronco1958
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Juan Hernandez
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Liveryman
• Trackdown1957
• Maverick1957
• Perry Mason1957 · as Capt. Noble
• Perry Mason1957 · as Walter 'Salty' Sims
• Perry Mason1957 · as Peg-Leg Jasper
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Pete Stone
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Jericho Dooley
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Yancey Hatton
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as William Wethered
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• Highway Patrol1955 · as Charlie Barrett
• My Friend Flicka1955
• The Adventures of Champion1955 · as Will Calhoun
• The Adventures of Champion1955 · as Grubstake Smith
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
• Science Fiction Theatre1955
• Lassie1954
• Stories of the Century1954 · as Sheriff
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Pecos Kid
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Calaveras Kid
• Adventures of Superman1952
• The Roy Rogers Show1951
• The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Gen. Lawrence
• The Gene Autry Show1950
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Wade Tanner
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Chief Gray Horse