Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Acting
Born 1891-08-21 - Died 1968-09-18Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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).

Movies (223)

The Ten Commandments
7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956Movie7.8
Notorious
7.7

Notorious

1946Movie7.7
The Great Race
7.1

The Great Race

1965Movie7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916Movie7.1
Beau Geste
7.0

Beau Geste

1939Movie7.0
Duel in the Sun
6.4

Duel in the Sun

1946Movie6.4
Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.2

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964Movie6.2
Samson and Delilah
6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949Movie6.6
The Sea Wolf
7.2

The Sea Wolf

1941Movie7.2
Morocco
6.4

Morocco

1930Movie6.4
The Three Musketeers
6.8

The Three Musketeers

1948Movie6.8
Last Stagecoach West
5.5

Last Stagecoach West

1957Movie5.5
The Sea Hawk
7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940Movie7.2
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939Movie6.7
North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940Movie6.4
St. Elmo

St. Elmo

1914Movie
Blood and Sand
6.5

Blood and Sand

1941Movie6.5
Rancho Notorious
6.5

Rancho Notorious

1952Movie6.5
Ten Wanted Men
5.9

Ten Wanted Men

1955Movie5.9
Son of Ali Baba
5.6

Son of Ali Baba

1952Movie5.6
The Plainsman
6.5

The Plainsman

1936Movie6.5
The Kentucky Colonel
8.0

The Kentucky Colonel

1920Movie8.0
Real Folks

Real Folks

1918Movie
Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955Movie7.3
Criminal Lawyer
6.5

Criminal Lawyer

1937Movie6.5
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.9

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936Movie6.9
Woman in Hiding
6.3

Woman in Hiding

1950Movie6.3
Tony America

Tony America

1918Movie
Devil's Playground
6.6

Devil's Playground

1937Movie6.6
Diamond Jim
6.5

Diamond Jim

1935Movie6.5
The Last Train from Madrid
4.8

The Last Train from Madrid

1937Movie4.8
Tangier
6.5

Tangier

1946Movie6.5
Canyon Passage
6.7

Canyon Passage

1946Movie6.7
Straightaway
8.0

Straightaway

1933Movie8.0
Idiot's Delight
6.1

Idiot's Delight

1939Movie6.1
The Big Fisherman
5.1

The Big Fisherman

1959Movie5.1
Night Flight
5.6

Night Flight

1933Movie5.6
The Naked Dawn
6.2

The Naked Dawn

1955Movie6.2
The Paleface
6.1

The Paleface

1948Movie6.1
So This Is Marriage?
7.0

So This Is Marriage?

1924Movie7.0
Wyoming
6.7

Wyoming

1940Movie6.7
The Stranger Wore a Gun
5.5

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953Movie5.5
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957Movie6.3
The Answer

The Answer

1918Movie
One Night in the Tropics
5.8

One Night in the Tropics

1940Movie5.8
Go Straight!
7.0

Go Straight!

1925Movie7.0
Green Hell
4.5

Green Hell

1940Movie4.5
Strange Cargo
7.0

Strange Cargo

1940Movie7.0
Red Mountain
6.7

Red Mountain

1951Movie6.7
Carmen
8.0

Carmen

1913Movie8.0
Battling Butler
6.7

Battling Butler

1926Movie6.7
Big Brown Eyes
6.3

Big Brown Eyes

1936Movie6.3
Mississippi
6.8

Mississippi

1935Movie6.8
The Wreck
8.0

The Wreck

1927Movie8.0
70,000 Witnesses
5.7

70,000 Witnesses

1932Movie5.7
If I Were King
7.1

If I Were King

1938Movie7.1
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942Movie5.5
Panhandle
5.8

Panhandle

1948Movie5.8
Operator 13
5.9

Operator 13

1934Movie5.9
The Woman from Monte Carlo
6.3

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932Movie6.3
Texas Buddies
7.0

Texas Buddies

1932Movie7.0
Fort Massacre
6.2

Fort Massacre

1958Movie6.2
Saddle Pals
6.5

Saddle Pals

1947Movie6.5
Sadie McKee
7.0

Sadie McKee

1934Movie7.0
Trilby
10.0

Trilby

1923Movie10.0
Pretty Smooth
7.0

Pretty Smooth

1919Movie7.0
Walk the Proud Land
5.9

Walk the Proud Land

1956Movie5.9
The Gay Bride
6.0

The Gay Bride

1934Movie6.0
Fort Osage
6.5

Fort Osage

1952Movie6.5
The Line-Up
3.5

The Line-Up

1934Movie3.5
Woman-Wise
9.0

Woman-Wise

1937Movie9.0
Apache Chief
4.8

Apache Chief

1949Movie4.8
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

1938Movie6.4
Duel at Apache Wells
6.0

Duel at Apache Wells

1957Movie6.0
The Perils of Pauline
6.7

The Perils of Pauline

1947Movie6.7
The Dead Don't Dream
6.0

The Dead Don't Dream

1948Movie6.0
The Legion of the Condemned
10.0

The Legion of the Condemned

1928Movie10.0
Magnificent Doll
6.1

Magnificent Doll

1946Movie6.1
Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1944Movie7.0
The Nevadan
5.9

The Nevadan

1950Movie5.9
The Gray Ghost

The Gray Ghost

1917Movie
His Debt
9.0

His Debt

1919Movie9.0
Strange Confession
6.8

Strange Confession

1945Movie6.8
Puppets
7.0

Puppets

1926Movie7.0
The Trumpet Blows
6.0

The Trumpet Blows

1934Movie6.0
The Soldier and the Lady
7.3

The Soldier and the Lady

1937Movie7.3
White Fang
7.0

White Fang

1936Movie7.0
Dangerous Venture
6.3

Dangerous Venture

1947Movie6.3
Monte Cristo
6.5

Monte Cristo

1922Movie6.5
Bobbed Hair
10.0

Bobbed Hair

1925Movie10.0
California Passage
6.0

California Passage

1950Movie6.0
The Kansan
6.0

The Kansan

1943Movie6.0
Belle of the Yukon
5.8

Belle of the Yukon

1944Movie5.8
Dangerous Paradise
4.3

Dangerous Paradise

1930Movie4.3
A Girl in Every Port
6.0

A Girl in Every Port

1928Movie6.0
Zorro's Black Whip
5.9

Zorro's Black Whip

1944Movie5.9
The Ghost Flower

The Ghost Flower

1918Movie
The Light That Failed
5.8

The Light That Failed

1939Movie5.8
West Point of the Air
7.0

West Point of the Air

1935Movie7.0
Trooper O'Neill
9.0

Trooper O'Neill

1922Movie9.0
My Pal Trigger
5.5

My Pal Trigger

1946Movie5.5
Texas Masquerade
6.5

Texas Masquerade

1944Movie6.5
A Successful Failure
4.3

A Successful Failure

1934Movie4.3
Burning Up
5.3

Burning Up

1930Movie5.3
The Hand at the Window

The Hand at the Window

1918Movie
Mystery of the Riverboat
6.5

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944Movie6.5
Brothers in the Saddle
5.8

Brothers in the Saddle

1949Movie5.8
Satan in Sables
10.0

Satan in Sables

1925Movie10.0
The She-Devil

The She-Devil

1916Movie
Captain Caution
5.7

Captain Caution

1940Movie5.7
Son of God’s Country
9.0

Son of God’s Country

1948Movie9.0
The Bar-C Mystery
8.0

The Bar-C Mystery

1926Movie8.0
In Spite of Danger
5.5

In Spite of Danger

1935Movie5.5
Bad Men of the Border
5.5

Bad Men of the Border

1945Movie5.5
Pawnee
6.2

Pawnee

1957Movie6.2
Rim of the Canyon
5.2

Rim of the Canyon

1949Movie5.2
The Courageous Coward
8.0

The Courageous Coward

1919Movie8.0
The Raiders
6.3

The Raiders

1952Movie6.3
Mummy's Boys
5.0

Mummy's Boys

1936Movie5.0
Range War
6.5

Range War

1939Movie6.5
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
5.6

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934Movie5.6
The Call of the North
9.0

The Call of the North

1921Movie9.0
The Viking
6.8

The Viking

1928Movie6.8
Girl in Danger
8.0

Girl in Danger

1934Movie8.0
Roll on Texas Moon
6.2

Roll on Texas Moon

1946Movie6.2
Terror Trail
7.0

Terror Trail

1933Movie7.0
Valley of the Sun
6.3

Valley of the Sun

1942Movie6.3
The Marriage Bargain
8.0

The Marriage Bargain

1935Movie8.0
The Devil's in Love
6.0

The Devil's in Love

1933Movie6.0
The Final Close-Up
9.0

The Final Close-Up

1919Movie9.0
My Lady of Whims
5.4

My Lady of Whims

1925Movie5.4
The Bandits of Corsica
6.4

The Bandits of Corsica

1953Movie6.4
Bad Lands
5.3

Bad Lands

1939Movie5.3
Captain Fly-by-Night
6.8

Captain Fly-by-Night

1922Movie6.8
The Love Doctor

The Love Doctor

1917Movie
The Gun Woman

The Gun Woman

1918Movie
Thunder Over Arizona
6.3

Thunder Over Arizona

1956Movie6.3
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940Movie6.2
The Carson City Kid
6.2

The Carson City Kid

1940Movie6.2
Gene Autry and the Mounties
8.0

Gene Autry and the Mounties

1951Movie8.0
Night Train to Memphis
9.0

Night Train to Memphis

1946Movie9.0
Abandoned
6.2

Abandoned

1949Movie6.2
Corpus Christi Bandits
9.0

Corpus Christi Bandits

1945Movie9.0
The Arizona Express
6.2

The Arizona Express

1924Movie6.2
Mary of the Movies
8.0

Mary of the Movies

1923Movie8.0
Mystery Man
5.3

Mystery Man

1944Movie5.3
Lumberjack
5.8

Lumberjack

1944Movie5.8
Buckskin Frontier
7.0

Buckskin Frontier

1943Movie7.0
Robin Hood of El Dorado
5.2

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936Movie5.2
East of Broadway
9.0

East of Broadway

1924Movie9.0
The Buster
8.0

The Buster

1923Movie8.0
The Devil's Playground
6.3

The Devil's Playground

1946Movie6.3
The Yankee Señor
10.0

The Yankee Señor

1926Movie10.0
Safety in Numbers
5.5

Safety in Numbers

1930Movie5.5
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1.0

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933Movie1.0
The Temptress
6.7

The Temptress

1926Movie6.7
The Confession
6.7

The Confession

1920Movie6.7
Daughter of the Jungle
5.0

Daughter of the Jungle

1949Movie5.0
Rose of the Yukon
7.0

Rose of the Yukon

1949Movie7.0
Mr. Dolan of New York

Mr. Dolan of New York

1917Movie
Two Gun Marshal
9.0

Two Gun Marshal

1953Movie9.0
Outlaws of Red River
10.0

Outlaws of Red River

1927Movie10.0
The Kid from Kansas
8.0

The Kid from Kansas

1941Movie8.0
Forgotten Faces
7.0

Forgotten Faces

1928Movie7.0
The Light Within

The Light Within

1918Movie
The Runaway Bride
6.2

The Runaway Bride

1930Movie6.2
Wild West Days
8.0

Wild West Days

1937Movie8.0
The Golden Snare
7.0

The Golden Snare

1921Movie7.0
The Girl from Alaska
8.0

The Girl from Alaska

1942Movie8.0
Dig That Uranium
4.3

Dig That Uranium

1955Movie4.3
Bordertown Trail
9.0

Bordertown Trail

1944Movie9.0
The Lawyer's Secret
6.2

The Lawyer's Secret

1931Movie6.2
The Express Messenger
8.0

The Express Messenger

1915Movie8.0
Parole Racket
7.0

Parole Racket

1937Movie7.0
Voice in the Night
7.0

Voice in the Night

1934Movie7.0
Kickin' the Crown Around
8.3

Kickin' the Crown Around

1933Movie8.3
Toton
8.0

Toton

1919Movie8.0
The Palace of Pleasure
7.0

The Palace of Pleasure

1926Movie7.0
River Gang
9.0

River Gang

1945Movie9.0
Strange Gamble
6.5

Strange Gamble

1948Movie6.5
The Valley of Hell
8.0

The Valley of Hell

1928Movie8.0
Powder River Rustlers
9.0

Powder River Rustlers

1949Movie9.0
The Devil Is Driving
5.3

The Devil Is Driving

1932Movie5.3
Hidden Valley
7.5

Hidden Valley

1932Movie7.5
Going Up
9.0

Going Up

1923Movie9.0
The Drag Net
6.5

The Drag Net

1928Movie6.5
Gun Law
6.3

Gun Law

1938Movie6.3
Brothers
9.0

Brothers

1930Movie9.0
The Devil at His Elbow

The Devil at His Elbow

1916Movie
Broadway Bad
5.3

Broadway Bad

1933Movie5.3
The Bold Frontiersman
7.0

The Bold Frontiersman

1948Movie7.0
Love's Prisoner
5.9

Love's Prisoner

1919Movie5.9
Girl Overboard
9.0

Girl Overboard

1929Movie9.0
Red Morning
5.7

Red Morning

1934Movie5.7
The Catman of Paris
5.6

The Catman of Paris

1946Movie5.6
The Gang Buster
6.1

The Gang Buster

1931Movie6.1
The Northern Code
8.0

The Northern Code

1925Movie8.0
Puppets of Fate
8.0

Puppets of Fate

1921Movie8.0
The Hunted Woman
8.0

The Hunted Woman

1925Movie8.0
The Devil's Pipeline
7.0

The Devil's Pipeline

1940Movie7.0
Nomads of the North
5.7

Nomads of the North

1920Movie5.7
The Voice on the Wire
6.0

The Voice on the Wire

1917Movie6.0
Cheyenne Wildcat
6.0

Cheyenne Wildcat

1944Movie6.0
Great Stagecoach Robbery
7.0

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945Movie7.0
Bar 20
4.9

Bar 20

1943Movie4.9
The Notorious Lady
7.5

The Notorious Lady

1927Movie7.5
Son of a Badman
9.0

Son of a Badman

1949Movie9.0
Black Orchids
1.0

Black Orchids

1917Movie1.0
Prudence on Broadway
10.0

Prudence on Broadway

1919Movie10.0
The Invisible Informer
8.0

The Invisible Informer

1946Movie8.0
South of the Rio Grande
7.0

South of the Rio Grande

1945Movie7.0
The Carnation Kid
10.0

The Carnation Kid

1929Movie10.0
Men of the Timberland
8.0

Men of the Timberland

1941Movie8.0
The Woman Conquers
10.0

The Woman Conquers

1922Movie10.0
Perils of the Secret Service
9.0

Perils of the Secret Service

1917Movie9.0
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage

Faust and Marguerite Test Footage

1923Movie
The Gates of Doom

The Gates of Doom

1917Movie
The Desert's Toll
7.0

The Desert's Toll

1926Movie7.0
Trailing the Killer
7.0

Trailing the Killer

1932Movie7.0
Honor of the Mounted
7.0

Honor of the Mounted

1932Movie7.0
In Line of Duty
7.0

In Line of Duty

1931Movie7.0
Look Your Best
9.0

Look Your Best

1923Movie9.0
Life in Hollywood No. 4
10.0

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927Movie10.0

TV Shows (33)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Highway Patrol
6.2

Highway Patrol

1955Series6.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Lawman
6.0

Lawman

1958Series6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Adventures of Superman
6.7

Adventures of Superman

1952Series6.7
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955Series6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958Series7.0
Bat Masterson
6.4

Bat Masterson

1958Series6.4
Sugarfoot
5.1

Sugarfoot

1957Series5.1
The Deputy
6.5

The Deputy

1959Series6.5
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
The Cisco Kid
6.2

The Cisco Kid

1950Series6.2
The Gene Autry Show
4.7

The Gene Autry Show

1950Series4.7
Law of the Plainsman
7.3

Law of the Plainsman

1959Series7.3
The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.0

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951Series6.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Mr. Lucky
6.7

Mr. Lucky

1959Series6.7
Science Fiction Theatre
6.3

Science Fiction Theatre

1955Series6.3
The Roy Rogers Show
6.8

The Roy Rogers Show

1951Series6.8
My Friend Flicka
6.2

My Friend Flicka

1955Series6.2
Stories of the Century
7.2

Stories of the Century

1954Series7.2
Wichita Town
4.9

Wichita Town

1959Series4.9
The Adventures of Champion
6.3

The Adventures of Champion

1955Series6.3
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8