Francis McDonald

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).

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-08-21

Place of birth

Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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Cast

Panhandle

Panhandle

1948

5.82

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

7.10

Terror Trail

Terror Trail

1933

0.00

The Buster

The Buster

1923

0.00

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

5.30

Mystery Man

Mystery Man

1944

4.00

Lumberjack

Lumberjack

1944

6.00

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950

5.80

Monte Cristo

Monte Cristo

1922

6.40

Go Straight!

Go Straight!

1925

0.00

Tangier

Tangier

1946

6.20

Bad Lands

Bad Lands

1939

3.70

Abandoned

Abandoned

1949

6.20

Straightaway

Straightaway

1933

0.00

Woman-Wise

Woman-Wise

1937

0.00

Burning Up

Burning Up

1930

3.50

Broadway Bad

Broadway Bad

1933

5.00

Red Morning

Red Morning

1934

5.00

The Raiders

The Raiders

1952

6.20

Puppets

Puppets

1926

0.00

Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys

1936

4.70

Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

6.70

White Fang

White Fang

1936

6.00

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939

7.00

Green Hell

Green Hell

1940

4.00

Morocco

Morocco

1930

6.34

Notorious

Notorious

1946

7.75

Wyoming

Wyoming

1940

5.90

Range War

Range War

1939

0.00

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

7.09

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

6.00

Fort Osage

Fort Osage

1952

6.00

Saddle Pals

Saddle Pals

1947

5.00

Gun Law

Gun Law

1938

4.50

Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

3.80

Pawnee

Pawnee

1957

6.30

Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair

1925

0.00

Going Up

Going Up

1923

0.00

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

6.10

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

5.80

River Gang

River Gang

1945

0.00

Operator 13

Operator 13

1934

5.70

Trilby

Trilby

1923

0.00

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

1928

6.00

Apache Chief

Apache Chief

1949

3.67

Carmen

Carmen

1913

0.00

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

6.40

Toton

Toton

1919

0.00

Brothers

Brothers

1930

0.00

Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee

1934

7.00