Arthur Donaldson

Biography

Swedish born classical stage star Arthur Donaldson born in Norsholm, Sweden in 1869. A well-known stage actor and a light opera baritone singer. Moved to the United States in 1883 and began his stage career in the 1890's, he originated the role of 'The Prince of Pilsen' in 1903. Handsome performer who often played high class gentlemen in more than 80 movies, making his film debut in 'A Lad from Old Ireland' for the Kalem Film Co in 1910. During the early 1910's he returned to Sweden, appearing in operettas at Oscarsteatern and also made two Swedish films (one as director) before going back to America. He became one of the best regarded character actors of the World War I era including as a German General in 'For France' at Vitagraph Film Co in 1917, one of his most memorable roles was that of George III in D.W. Griffith's 'America' in 1920. In 1925 he produced and directed 'Retribution' an experimental sound film intended for a Swedish-speaking audience, ironically, sound ultimately put an end to his screen career, he returned to the stage permanently in 1927, making his Broadway directorial debut in 1934 with 'The Green Stick'. He died in Long Island, New York in 1955 age 86.

Known For

Fifty-Fifty

The Moth and the Flame

Over the Top

America

Mind the Paint Girl

Who Goes There?

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

The Captain's Captain

All Movies (60)

• Old Lace1931
• The Winning Oar1927 · as Robert Brooks
• The Broadway Drifter1927 · as Frank Harmon
• Love 'Em and Leave 'Em1926 · as Mr. McGonigle
• Fifty-Fifty1925 · as Grand Duke Popovitch
• Down Upon the Suwanee River1925 · as Dais Norwood
• School for Wives1925 · as Jordan B. Lynch
• The Swan1925 · as Franz, the Court Chamberlain
• The Bandolero1924 · as Juan
• Yolanda1924 · as Lord Bishop
• For Woman's Favor1924 · as The Brother
• America1924 · as King George III
• Finger Prints1922
• When Knighthood Was in Flower1922 · as Sir Henry Brandon
• Find the Woman1922 · as Morris Beiner
• Luring Shadows1921
• A Modern Salome1921 · as Walter Greene
• Is Life Worth Living?1921 · as Isaac - Pawnbroker
• The Rider of the King Log1921 · as Stephen Marthorn
• Gilded Lies1921 · as Major Burns
• The Silver Lining1921 · as Friend of the Baxters
• The Passionate Pilgrim1921 · as O'Rell
• The Hidden Light1920 · as Detective Hayden
• Mothers of Men1920 · as Gen. De La Motte
• The ABC of Love1919 · as Prof. George Collins
• The Undercurrent1919 · as Malin
• Mind the Paint Girl1919 · as Vincent Bland
• Me and Captain Kidd1919 · as Randolph Hamilton
• Atonement1919 · as Anselmo
• Daring Hearts1919 · as Burgomaster
• Miss Dulcie from Dixie1919 · as Uncle John
• The Captain's Captain1919 · as Cap'n Abe / Am'zon
• The Green God1918 · as Major Temple
• Over the Top1918 · as Friederich von Emden
• Who Goes There?1917 · as Gen. Von Reiter
• I Will Repay1917 · as Caesar
• For France1917 · as Rudolph Von Glahm
• Babbling Tongues1917 · as Joseph Moreau
• Danger Trail1917 · as Pierre Thoreau
• Enlighten Thy Daughter1917 · as Richard Stevens
• The Faded Flower1916 · as Wilbur Mason
• Her American Prince1916 · as Baron Von Blumberg
• A Woman's Honor1916 · as Tochetti
• Should a Baby Die?1916 · as Jacob Cohen
• The Ghost of Twisted Oaks1915
• The Moth and the Flame1915 · as Mr. Walton
• Runaway June1915
• Three Weeks1914 · as Dimitri the Queen's Bodyguard
• The Land of the Lost1914 · as Baron de Coverly
• Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec1914 · as Marquis de Montcalm
• The Padrone's Plot1913 · as The Padrone
• The Bribe1913 · as Higby - a Political Rival
• The Blind Basket Weaver1913 · as Dr. Arnold
• Story of a Girl from the Archipelago1913 · as The Rich Man
• The Power of Music1912 · as Edvard Björkman
• His Mother1912 · as The Priest
• The Fishermaid of Ballydavid1911 · as Kathleen's Father
• The Colleen Bawn1911 · as Father Tom
• Rory O'More1911 · as Father O'Brien
• The Lad from Old Ireland1910 · as Parish Priest