Wallace MacDonald

Wallace MacDonald

Acting
Born 1891-05-04 - Died 1978-10-30Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer. MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959. He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.

Movies (106)

Madam Satan
5.9

Madam Satan

1930Movie5.9
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933Movie7.2
Moon Madness
8.0

Moon Madness

1920Movie8.0
Hello Trouble
7.0

Hello Trouble

1932Movie7.0
Wandering Fires
10.0

Wandering Fires

1925Movie10.0
Breaking Through
9.0

Breaking Through

1921Movie9.0
Caught Bluffing
10.0

Caught Bluffing

1922Movie10.0
Spotlight Sadie
9.0

Spotlight Sadie

1919Movie9.0
Night Flight
5.6

Night Flight

1933Movie5.6
Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914Movie6.2
Millie
5.3

Millie

1931Movie5.3
Brothers Divided
7.0

Brothers Divided

1919Movie7.0
Madame Sphinx

Madame Sphinx

1918Movie
The Star Boarder
5.2

The Star Boarder

1914Movie5.2
Trumpet Island
7.5

Trumpet Island

1920Movie7.5
Love and Glory
10.0

Love and Glory

1924Movie10.0
The Mayor of Hell
7.0

The Mayor of Hell

1933Movie7.0
Roaring Rails
6.9

Roaring Rails

1924Movie6.9
Fighting Thru
7.0

Fighting Thru

1930Movie7.0
Dark Skies
5.5

Dark Skies

1929Movie5.5
The Lady
5.8

The Lady

1925Movie5.8
Mary Stevens, M.D.
6.2

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933Movie6.2
The Knockout
5.8

The Knockout

1914Movie5.8
Blockade
10.0

Blockade

1928Movie10.0
The Rogue Song
6.5

The Rogue Song

1930Movie6.5
The Drums of Jeopardy
5.5

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931Movie5.5
Cupid Forecloses
9.0

Cupid Forecloses

1919Movie9.0
Daring Danger
10.0

Daring Danger

1932Movie10.0
Drums of the Desert
7.0

Drums of the Desert

1927Movie7.0
Maytime
7.0

Maytime

1923Movie7.0
Cinderella's Twin
9.0

Cinderella's Twin

1920Movie9.0
The Riding Tornado
7.0

The Riding Tornado

1932Movie7.0
The Shoes That Danced

The Shoes That Danced

1918Movie
Those Love Pangs
5.6

Those Love Pangs

1914Movie5.6
Tex Takes a Holiday
8.0

Tex Takes a Holiday

1932Movie8.0
The Pagan Lady
4.0

The Pagan Lady

1931Movie4.0
Zip, the Dodger

Zip, the Dodger

1914Movie
Fifty Fathoms Deep
3.7

Fifty Fathoms Deep

1931Movie3.7
The Bar-C Mystery
8.0

The Bar-C Mystery

1926Movie8.0
Fighting with Buffalo Bill
8.0

Fighting with Buffalo Bill

1926Movie8.0
The Vanishing Frontier
8.0

The Vanishing Frontier

1933Movie8.0
The Rounders
6.1

The Rounders

1914Movie6.1
The Heart Bandit
8.0

The Heart Bandit

1924Movie8.0
The Face on the Barroom Floor
5.4

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1914Movie5.4
Mabel's Busy Day
5.7

Mabel's Busy Day

1914Movie5.7
The Range Feud
5.2

The Range Feud

1931Movie5.2
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1914Movie
The World Changes
4.8

The World Changes

1933Movie4.8
Zampa
7.0

Zampa

1930Movie7.0
I Loved a Woman
4.8

I Loved a Woman

1933Movie4.8
The Last Flight
6.5

The Last Flight

1931Movie6.5
Your Wife and Mine
9.0

Your Wife and Mine

1927Movie9.0
Dough and Dynamite
6.1

Dough and Dynamite

1914Movie6.1
Caught in a Cabaret
5.8

Caught in a Cabaret

1914Movie5.8
Mabel's Blunder
5.2

Mabel's Blunder

1914Movie5.2
Thy Name Is Woman
7.0

Thy Name Is Woman

1924Movie7.0
Darkened Rooms
6.6

Darkened Rooms

1929Movie6.6
The Sea Hawk
6.8

The Sea Hawk

1924Movie6.8
The Follies Girl
8.0

The Follies Girl

1919Movie8.0
Two Can Play
9.0

Two Can Play

1926Movie9.0
High Speed
5.0

High Speed

1932Movie5.0
The Charmer
7.0

The Charmer

1925Movie7.0
Casey of the Coast Guard
7.0

Casey of the Coast Guard

1926Movie7.0
Youth Must Have Love
9.0

Youth Must Have Love

1922Movie9.0
The Arm of the Law
5.3

The Arm of the Law

1932Movie5.3
Nanette of the Wilds

Nanette of the Wilds

1916Movie
Lightnin'
6.6

Lightnin'

1925Movie6.6
The Checkered Flag
7.0

The Checkered Flag

1926Movie7.0
Learning to Love
9.0

Learning to Love

1925Movie9.0
Are All Men Alike?
7.0

Are All Men Alike?

1920Movie7.0
Hell's Four Hundred
9.0

Hell's Four Hundred

1926Movie9.0
Rouge and Riches
7.0

Rouge and Riches

1920Movie7.0
Texas Cyclone
4.5

Texas Cyclone

1932Movie4.5
Their Big Moment
4.7

Their Big Moment

1934Movie4.7
The Princess of Park Row

The Princess of Park Row

1917Movie
A Poor Relation
8.0

A Poor Relation

1921Movie8.0
Sweetie
6.6

Sweetie

1929Movie6.6
King of the Wild Horses
8.0

King of the Wild Horses

1933Movie8.0
Between Fighting Men
6.0

Between Fighting Men

1932Movie6.0
Tumbling River
8.0

Tumbling River

1927Movie8.0
Leave It to Susan
9.0

Leave It to Susan

1919Movie9.0
Two-Fisted Law
4.8

Two-Fisted Law

1932Movie4.8
The Primrose Path
5.8

The Primrose Path

1925Movie5.8
Hit the Deck
8.5

Hit the Deck

1929Movie8.5
Red Signals
9.0

Red Signals

1927Movie9.0
The Fighting Shepherdess
10.0

The Fighting Shepherdess

1920Movie10.0
Their Last Haul
10.0

Their Last Haul

1915Movie10.0
Fatty Again

Fatty Again

1914Movie
Fancy Baggage
10.0

Fancy Baggage

1929Movie10.0
The Spoilers
9.0

The Spoilers

1923Movie9.0
A Fool There Was
10.0

A Fool There Was

1922Movie10.0
Tropical Nights
8.0

Tropical Nights

1928Movie8.0
The Day of Faith
8.0

The Day of Faith

1923Movie8.0
The Sage Hen
10.0

The Sage Hen

1921Movie10.0
Marked Cards

Marked Cards

1918Movie
Curlytop
10.0

Curlytop

1924Movie10.0
Mabel's Married Life
5.9

Mabel's Married Life

1914Movie5.9
Faithful Wives
10.0

Faithful Wives

1926Movie10.0
A Girl Named Mary
9.0

A Girl Named Mary

1919Movie9.0
New Lives for Old
9.0

New Lives for Old

1925Movie9.0
Purity
2.0

Purity

1916Movie2.0
The Understudy
10.0

The Understudy

1922Movie10.0
The Little Boss
10.0

The Little Boss

1919Movie10.0
Youth's Endearing Charm

Youth's Endearing Charm

1916Movie
Branded
6.5

Branded

1931Movie6.5
A Street of Memory
10.0

A Street of Memory

1937Movie10.0