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John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a 41-year career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty-four silent films from 1912 to 1917.
MacDonald was the principal director of L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of Frank Capra, Preston Sturges and, especially, John Ford.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell | Mr. Kroeger | Film |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Pop Shannon | Film |
| 1950 | Woman on the Run | Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain | Film |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Pop Lockhart | Film |
| 1948 | Sitting Pretty | Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek | Pops Murphy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Panhandle | Doc Cooper | Film |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Bill Baggs | Film |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Bailiff (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Keeper of the Bees | Postmaster | Film |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mac (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | Mac the barman | Film |
| 1946 | Smoky | Jim | Film |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Bank Guard (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Capt. Angel | Film |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Hangover Square | Street Vendor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Pillow of Death | Film | |
| 1944 | Texas Masquerade | John Martindale | Film |
| 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Sheriff (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Great Moment | The Priest | Film |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village | O'Shea, policeman | Film |
| 1943 | The Ape Man | Captain O'Brien | Film |
| 1943 | Harrigan's Kid | Frank (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Tiger Fangs | Geoffrey MacCardle | Film |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer | Police Captain | Film |
| 1942 | Bowery at Midnight | Capt. Mitchell | Film |
| 1942 | Captains of the Clouds | Dr. Neville | Film |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Officer O'Donnell (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Living Ghost | Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson | Film |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Port Captain | Film |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Henry Hathaway | Film |
| 1942 | The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Cop | Film |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | 'Sourpuss' | Film |
| 1941 | The Great Lie | Dr. Ferguson | Film |
| 1941 | Riders of the Timberline | Jim Kerrigan | Film |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne | Tim Casey | Film |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited | Mulcahey | Film |
| 1940 | The Last Alarm | Jim Hadley | Film |
| 1940 | The Light of Western Stars | Bill Stillwell | Film |
| 1940 | Stagecoach War | Jeff Chapman | Film |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Dave | Film |
| 1940 | I Take This Oath | Insp. Tim Ryan | Film |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Judge | Film |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties | Pat O'Hannegan | Film |
| 1938 | Gang Bullets | Chief Reardon | Film |
| 1938 | Barefoot Boy | Warden | Film |
| 1938 | White Banners | Dr. Thompson | Film |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Officer | Film |
| 1938 | Come On, Rangers | Colonel Forbes | Film |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Captain of Ship | Film |
| 1937 | Slim | Pop | Film |
| 1937 | Parnell | Irish Laborer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Topper | Policeman | Film |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | 'Doc' Howe | Film |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Proprietor | Film |
| 1936 | Riffraff | 'Brains' | Film |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Windy MacLaine | Film |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | Michael Devlin | Film |
| 1935 | The Arizonian | Marshal Andy Jordan | Film |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Capt. O'Brien | Film |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Hallohan | Film |
| 1935 | Star of Midnight | Inspector Doremus | Film |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | Prison Warden (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Judge Hale | Film |
| 1935 | Maybe It's Love | The Cop | Film |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us | Capt. Jackson | Film |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It | Mr. Keefer | Film |
| 1935 | Our Little Girl | Mr. Tramp | Film |
| 1935 | Shadows of the Orient | Inspector Sullivan | Film |
| 1935 | The Healer | Applejack | Film |
| 1935 | Danger Ahead | Harry Cromwell | Film |
| 1934 | Romance in Manhattan | Murphy | Film |
| 1933 | The Working Man | Henry 'Hank' Davis | Film |
| 1933 | Laughing at Life | Prison Warden | Film |
| 1933 | Myrt and Marge | Grady | Film |
| 1933 | Peg o' My Heart | Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell | Film |
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