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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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Scribe Spokesman | Film |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre | Piute Man | Film |
| 1957 | Pawnee | Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald) | Film |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache Wells | Joe Dunn | Film |
| 1956 | Thunder Over Arizona | Pliny Warren | Film |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | The Shaman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Film | |
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | The Naked Dawn | Railroad guard | Film |
| 1955 | Dig That Uranium | The Indian Chief | Film |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a Gun | Frank | Film |
| 1953 | The Bandits of Corsica | Grisha | Film |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Harbin | Film |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | Marshal Roberts | Film |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Story Teller | Film |
| 1949 | Rim of the Canyon | Charlie Lewis | Film |
| 1949 | Powder River Rustlers | Shears Williams | Film |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Lance (as Francis J. McDonald) | Film |
| 1948 | Panhandle | Crump | Film |
| 1948 | The Dead Don't Dream | Bart Lansing | Film |
| 1948 | Strange Gamble | Henchman Longhorn | Film |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Western Saloon Set Heavy | Film |
| 1947 | Dangerous Venture | Kane | Film |
| 1946 | The Devil's Playground | Roberts | Film |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger | Storekeeper | Film |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Cobb (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas Moon | Steve Anders | Film |
| 1946 | Tangier | Sanchez | Film |
| 1946 | The Catman of Paris | Devereaux | Film |
| 1945 | Strange Confession | Hernandez | Film |
| 1945 | Corpus Christi Bandits | Dad Christie | Film |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black Whip | Dan Hammond | Film |
| 1944 | Texas Masquerade | Sam Nolan | Film |
| 1944 | Lumberjack | Clyde Fenwick | Film |
| 1944 | Mystery Man | Bert Rogan | Film |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Gil Hatton | Film |
| 1943 | Bar 20 | Quirt Rankin | Film |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier | Duval | Film |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf | Svenson | Film |
| 1941 | The Kid from Kansas | Cesar | Film |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Louis Riel | Film |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Moussenq - Convict (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | The Carson City Kid | Laramie | Film |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Escobar's Aide (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Kroner | Film |
| 1940 | Green Hell | Gracco | Film |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Santos the Portuguese | Film |
| 1940 | Wyoming | Dawson - Henchman | Film |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Gen. Dodge | Film |
| 1939 | Range War | Morgan | Film |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | George | Film |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Casin Cholet | Film |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Chieftain (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Devil's Playground | Romano | Film |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | John Wilkes Booth | Film |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | A River Gambler | Film |
| 1936 | Big Brown Eyes | Malley (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Rasheed Bey | Film |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pedro | Film |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air | Civilian Pilot | Film |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Denton (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6] | Film |
| 1934 | A Successful Failure | Radical Speaker | Film |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Vega | Film |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Detroit gangster (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles | Henchman (as Frances McDonald) | Film |
| 1933 | Night Flight | Radioman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Kickin' the Crown Around | Disputin | Film |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Karkuff | Film |
| 1932 | Texas Buddies | Blake | Film |
| 1932 | Trailing the Killer | Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald) | Film |
| 1932 | Hidden Valley | Frank Gavin | Film |
| 1930 | Safety in Numbers | Phil Kemptom | Film |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise | Ricardo | Film |
| 1930 | Morocco | Sergeant Tatoche | Film |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port | Circus Manager | Film |
| 1928 | The Drag Net | Sniper Dawson | Film |
| 1928 | The Viking | Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited) | Film |
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