Francis McDonald

Person

Francis McDonald

Born 21 August 1891 Died 18 September 1968, aged 77 Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA TMDB ↗

Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1913)
52years on screen and counting
12credits in 1957, their busiest year
269dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Great Race poster Age: 73

The Great Race

1965
as Russian (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods poster Age: 72

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964
as Old Man at Robbo's Club
The Big Fisherman poster Age: 67

The Big Fisherman

1959
as Scribe Spokesman
Fort Massacre poster Age: 66

Fort Massacre

1958
as Piute Man
Pawnee poster Age: 66

Pawnee

1957
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Last Stagecoach West poster Age: 65

Last Stagecoach West

1957
as Old Man Colter
The Guns of Fort Petticoat poster Age: 65

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells poster Age: 65

Duel at Apache Wells

1957
as Joe Dunn
The Ten Commandments poster Age: 65

The Ten Commandments

1956
as Simon
Walk the Proud Land poster Age: 65

Walk the Proud Land

1956
as The Shaman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona poster Age: 64

Thunder Over Arizona

1956
as Pliny Warren
Dig That Uranium poster Age: 64

Dig That Uranium

1955
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn poster Age: 64

The Naked Dawn

1955
as Railroad guard
Ten Wanted Men poster Age: 63

Ten Wanted Men

1955
Bad Day at Black Rock poster Age: 63

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal poster Age: 62

Two Gun Marshal

1953
as Blake Cody
The Stranger Wore a Gun poster Age: 61

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953
as Frank
The Bandits of Corsica poster Age: 61

The Bandits of Corsica

1953
as Grisha
The Raiders poster Age: 61

The Raiders

1952
as Mr. John Cummings
Son of Ali Baba poster Age: 60

Son of Ali Baba

1952
as Palace Official (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious poster Age: 60

Rancho Notorious

1952
as Harbin
Fort Osage poster Age: 60

Fort Osage

1952
as Osage Chief
Red Mountain poster Age: 59

Red Mountain

1951
as Marshal Roberts
Gene Autry and the Mounties poster Age: 59

Gene Autry and the Mounties

1951
as Batiste
California Passage poster Age: 59

California Passage

1950
as County Recorder Joe Kane
The Nevadan poster Age: 58

The Nevadan

1950
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding poster Age: 58

Woman in Hiding

1950
as North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah poster Age: 58

Samson and Delilah

1949
as Story Teller
Powder River Rustlers poster Age: 58

Powder River Rustlers

1949
as Shears Williams
Apache Chief poster Age: 58

Apache Chief

1949
as Mohaska
Abandoned poster Age: 58

Abandoned

1949
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
Rim of the Canyon poster Age: 57

Rim of the Canyon

1949
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman poster Age: 57

Son of a Badman

1949
as Joe Christ
Brothers in the Saddle poster Age: 57

Brothers in the Saddle

1949
as Hoyt Parker
Daughter of the Jungle poster Age: 57

Daughter of the Jungle

1949
as Montu
Rose of the Yukon poster Age: 57

Rose of the Yukon

1949
as Alaskan
The Paleface poster Age: 57

The Paleface

1948
as Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 57

The Three Musketeers

1948
Strange Gamble poster Age: 57

Strange Gamble

1948
as Henchman Longhorn
Son of God’s Country poster Age: 57

Son of God’s Country

1948
as Tom Ford
The Dead Don't Dream poster Age: 56

The Dead Don't Dream

1948
as Bart Lansing
The Bold Frontiersman poster Age: 56

The Bold Frontiersman

1948
as Adam Post
Panhandle poster Age: 56

Panhandle

1948
as Crump
The Perils of Pauline poster Age: 55

The Perils of Pauline

1947
as Western Saloon Set Heavy
Saddle Pals poster Age: 55

Saddle Pals

1947
as Sheriff
Dangerous Venture poster Age: 55

Dangerous Venture

1947
as Kane
Duel in the Sun poster Age: 55

Duel in the Sun

1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll poster Age: 55

Magnificent Doll

1946
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground poster Age: 55

The Devil's Playground

1946
as Roberts
Roll on Texas Moon poster Age: 55

Roll on Texas Moon

1946
as Steve Anders
Notorious poster Age: 55

Notorious

1946
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer poster Age: 54

The Invisible Informer

1946
as Jules Ravelle
Canyon Passage poster Age: 54

Canyon Passage

1946
as Cobb (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis poster Age: 54

Night Train to Memphis

1946
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger poster Age: 54

My Pal Trigger

1946
as Storekeeper
Tangier poster Age: 54

Tangier

1946
as Sanchez
The Catman of Paris poster Age: 54

The Catman of Paris

1946
as Devereaux
Strange Confession poster Age: 54

Strange Confession

1945
as Hernandez
River Gang poster Age: 54

River Gang

1945
as Indignant Man
South of the Rio Grande poster Age: 54

South of the Rio Grande

1945
as Torres
Bad Men of the Border poster Age: 53

Bad Men of the Border

1945
as Captain Jose Garcia
Corpus Christi Bandits poster Age: 53

Corpus Christi Bandits

1945
as Dad Christie
Great Stagecoach Robbery poster Age: 53

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945
as Con Hollister
Belle of the Yukon poster Age: 53

Belle of the Yukon

1944
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip poster Age: 53

Zorro's Black Whip

1944
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat poster Age: 53

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944
as Batiste
Cheyenne Wildcat poster Age: 53

Cheyenne Wildcat

1944
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again poster Age: 53

Till We Meet Again

1944
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail poster Age: 52

Bordertown Trail

1944
as Matthews
Mystery Man poster Age: 52

Mystery Man

1944
as Bert Rogan
Lumberjack poster Age: 52

Lumberjack

1944
as Clyde Fenwick
Texas Masquerade poster Age: 52

Texas Masquerade

1944
as Sam Nolan
Bar 20 poster Age: 52

Bar 20

1943
as Quirt Rankin
The Kansan poster Age: 52

The Kansan

1943
as Gil Hatton
Buckskin Frontier poster Age: 51

Buckskin Frontier

1943
as Duval
The Girl from Alaska poster Age: 50

The Girl from Alaska

1942
as Pelly
Valley of the Sun poster Age: 50

Valley of the Sun

1942
as Governor's Interpreter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster Age: 50

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942
as Kidnapper
The Kid from Kansas poster Age: 50

The Kid from Kansas

1941
as Cesar
Blood and Sand poster Age: 49

Blood and Sand

1941
as Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland poster Age: 49

Men of the Timberland

1941
as Jean Collet
The Sea Wolf poster Age: 49

The Sea Wolf

1941
as Svenson
One Night in the Tropics poster Age: 49

One Night in the Tropics

1940
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date poster Age: 49

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940
as Santos the Portuguese
The Devil's Pipeline poster Age: 49

The Devil's Pipeline

1940
as Gaddi Sang
North West Mounted Police poster Age: 49

North West Mounted Police

1940
as Louis Riel
Wyoming poster Age: 49

Wyoming

1940
as Dawson - Henchman
The Sea Hawk poster Age: 48

The Sea Hawk

1940
as Kroner
Captain Caution poster Age: 48

Captain Caution

1940
as French Seaman in Pub
The Carson City Kid poster Age: 48

The Carson City Kid

1940
as Laramie
Strange Cargo poster Age: 48

Strange Cargo

1940
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Green Hell poster Age: 48

Green Hell

1940
as Gracco
The Light That Failed poster Age: 48

The Light That Failed

1939
as George
Range War poster Age: 48

Range War

1939
as Morgan
Bad Lands poster Age: 48

Bad Lands

1939
as Manuel Lopez
Beau Geste poster Age: 47

Beau Geste

1939
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
Union Pacific poster Age: 47

Union Pacific

1939
as Gen. Dodge
Idiot's Delight poster Age: 47

Idiot's Delight

1939
as Flight Captain
If I Were King poster Age: 47

If I Were King

1938
as Casin Cholet
Gun Law poster Age: 46

Gun Law

1938
as Henchman Nevada
The Buccaneer poster Age: 46

The Buccaneer

1938
as Camden Blount
Wild West Days poster Age: 45

Wild West Days

1937
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
The Last Train from Madrid poster Age: 45

The Last Train from Madrid

1937
as Mora (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady poster Age: 45

The Soldier and the Lady

1937
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Parole Racket poster Age: 45

Parole Racket

1937
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer poster Age: 45

Criminal Lawyer

1937
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Devil's Playground poster Age: 45

Devil's Playground

1937
as Romano
Woman-Wise poster Age: 45

Woman-Wise

1937
as Charley (uncredited)
The Plainsman poster Age: 45

The Plainsman

1936
as A River Gambler
Mummy's Boys poster Age: 45

Mummy's Boys

1936
as Rasheed Bey
White Fang poster Age: 44

White Fang

1936
as Suds
Big Brown Eyes poster Age: 44

Big Brown Eyes

1936
as Malley (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado poster Age: 44

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936
as Pedro
The Prisoner of Shark Island poster Age: 44

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936
as John Wilkes Booth
Diamond Jim poster Age: 44

Diamond Jim

1935
as Gambler
West Point of the Air poster Age: 43

West Point of the Air

1935
as Civilian Pilot
Mississippi poster Age: 43

Mississippi

1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
In Spite of Danger poster Age: 43

In Spite of Danger

1935
as Race Driver
No poster
Age: 43

The Marriage Bargain

1935
as Ben Ainsley
Red Morning poster Age: 43

Red Morning

1934
as Sakki
The Gay Bride poster Age: 43

The Gay Bride

1934
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
A Successful Failure poster Age: 43

A Successful Failure

1934
as Radical Speaker
Girl in Danger poster Age: 43

Girl in Danger

1934
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes poster Age: 42

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Burn 'Em Up Barnes poster Age: 42

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Operator 13 poster Age: 42

Operator 13

1934
as Denton (uncredited)
Sadie McKee poster Age: 42

Sadie McKee

1934
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Line-Up poster Age: 42

The Line-Up

1934
as Trigger - Henchman
The Trumpet Blows poster Age: 42

The Trumpet Blows

1934
as Vega
Voice in the Night poster Age: 42

Voice in the Night

1934
as Henchman Jackson
Straightaway poster Age: 42

Straightaway

1933
as Rogan
Night Flight poster Age: 42

Night Flight

1933
as Radioman (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 41

Kickin' the Crown Around

1933
as Disputin
The Devil's in Love poster Age: 41

The Devil's in Love

1933
as Officer Reading Verdict
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles poster Age: 41

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933
as Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
Broadway Bad poster Age: 41

Broadway Bad

1933
as Charley Davis
Terror Trail poster Age: 41

Terror Trail

1933
as Tad McPherson
The Devil Is Driving poster Age: 41

The Devil Is Driving

1932
as Ticker (uncredited)
Texas Buddies poster Age: 41

Texas Buddies

1932
as Blake
Trailing the Killer poster Age: 41

Trailing the Killer

1932
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Hidden Valley poster Age: 41

Hidden Valley

1932
as Frank Gavin
70,000 Witnesses poster Age: 41

70,000 Witnesses

1932
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Honor of the Mounted poster Age: 40

Honor of the Mounted

1932
as Jean La Train
The Woman from Monte Carlo poster Age: 40

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932
as Karkuff
In Line of Duty poster Age: 40

In Line of Duty

1931
as Jacques Dupres
The Lawyer's Secret poster Age: 39

The Lawyer's Secret

1931
as The Weasel
The Gang Buster poster Age: 39

The Gang Buster

1931
as Pete Caltek
Morocco poster Age: 39

Morocco

1930
as Sergeant Tatoche
Brothers poster Age: 39

Brothers

1930
as Tony
Safety in Numbers poster Age: 38

Safety in Numbers

1930
as Phil Kemptom
The Runaway Bride poster Age: 38

The Runaway Bride

1930
as Barney Black
Dangerous Paradise poster Age: 38

Dangerous Paradise

1930
as Ricardo
Burning Up poster Age: 38

Burning Up

1930
as 'Bullet' McGhan
Girl Overboard poster Age: 37

Girl Overboard

1929
as Francisco
The Carnation Kid poster Age: 37

The Carnation Kid

1929
as The Carnation Kid
The Viking poster Age: 37

The Viking

1928
as Viking Friend of Leif (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces poster Age: 36

Forgotten Faces

1928
The Drag Net poster Age: 36

The Drag Net

1928
as Sniper Dawson
The Legion of the Condemned poster Age: 36

The Legion of the Condemned

1928
as Gonzolo Vasquez
A Girl in Every Port poster Age: 36

A Girl in Every Port

1928
as Circus Manager
The Valley of Hell poster Age: 36

The Valley of Hell

1928
as Creighton Steele
Life in Hollywood No. 4 poster Age: 36

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927
Outlaws of Red River poster Age: 35

Outlaws of Red River

1927
as Ben Tanner
The Notorious Lady poster Age: 35

The Notorious Lady

1927
as Manuela Silvera
The Wreck poster Age: 35

The Wreck

1927
The Desert's Toll poster Age: 35

The Desert's Toll

1926
as Frank Darwin
The Temptress poster Age: 35

The Temptress

1926
as Timoteo
Battling Butler poster Age: 34

Battling Butler

1926
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
No poster
Age: 34

Puppets

1926
as Bruno
The Bar-C Mystery poster Age: 34

The Bar-C Mystery

1926
The Palace of Pleasure poster Age: 34

The Palace of Pleasure

1926
as Captain Fernandez
The Yankee Señor poster Age: 34

The Yankee Señor

1926
as Juan Gutiérrez
My Lady of Whims poster Age: 34

My Lady of Whims

1925
as Rolf
Bobbed Hair poster Age: 34

Bobbed Hair

1925
as Pooch
Satan in Sables poster Age: 34

Satan in Sables

1925
as Emile
The Northern Code poster Age: 34

The Northern Code

1925
as Raoul La Fane
Go Straight! poster Age: 33

Go Straight!

1925
as The Dove
No poster
Age: 33

The Hunted Woman

1925
as Joe De Bar
So This Is Marriage? poster Age: 33

So This Is Marriage?

1924
as Smith
East of Broadway poster Age: 33

East of Broadway

1924
as Professor Mario
The Arizona Express poster Age: 32

The Arizona Express

1924
as Victor Johnson
No poster
Age: 32

Screen Tests for Faust

1923
Going Up poster Age: 32

Going Up

1923
as Jules Gaillard
Trilby poster Age: 31

Trilby

1923
as Geko
Mary of the Movies poster Age: 31

Mary of the Movies

1923
as James Seiler
The Buster poster Age: 31

The Buster

1923
as Swing
Look Your Best poster Age: 31

Look Your Best

1923
as Alberto Cabotto
Captain Fly-by-Night poster Age: 31

Captain Fly-by-Night

1922
as Second Stranger
The Woman Conquers poster Age: 31

The Woman Conquers

1922
as Lawatha, Indian Guide
Monte Cristo poster Age: 31

Monte Cristo

1922
as Benedetto
Trooper O'Neill poster Age: 30

Trooper O'Neill

1922
as Pierre
No poster
Age: 30

The Call of the North

1921
as Achille Picard
The Golden Snare poster Age: 29

The Golden Snare

1921
as Pierre Thoreau
No poster
Age: 29

Puppets of Fate

1921
as Gabriel Palombra
The Kentucky Colonel poster Age: 29

The Kentucky Colonel

1920
as Philip Burwood
Nomads of the North poster Age: 29

Nomads of the North

1920
as Buck McDougall
The Confession poster Age: 28

The Confession

1920
as Tom Bartlett
Prudence on Broadway poster Age: 27

Prudence on Broadway

1919
as Grayson Mills
Pretty Smooth poster Age: 27

Pretty Smooth

1919
as Jimmy Hartigan
Love's Prisoner poster Age: 27

Love's Prisoner

1919
as Party Guest (uncredited)
His Debt poster Age: 27

His Debt

1919
as Blair Whitcomb
The Final Close-Up poster Age: 27

The Final Close-Up

1919
as Jimmie Norton
The Courageous Coward poster Age: 27

The Courageous Coward

1919
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Toton poster Age: 27

Toton

1919
as Pierre
Tony America poster Age: 27

Tony America

1918
as Tony America
The Ghost Flower poster Age: 26

The Ghost Flower

1918
The Answer poster Age: 26

The Answer

1918
as Guido Garcia
Real Folks poster Age: 26

Real Folks

1918
as Jimmie Dugan
The Light Within poster Age: 26

The Light Within

1918
as Dr. Green
The Gun Woman poster Age: 26

The Gun Woman

1918
as The Gent
The Love Doctor poster Age: 26

The Love Doctor

1917
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost poster Age: 25

The Gray Ghost

1917
as Williams
Mr. Dolan of New York poster Age: 25

Mr. Dolan of New York

1917
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire poster Age: 25

The Voice on the Wire

1917
as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service poster Age: 25

Perils of the Secret Service

1917
as (Episode #3)
The Gates of Doom poster Age: 25

The Gates of Doom

1917
as Jang Sattib
Black Orchids poster Age: 25

Black Orchids

1917
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages poster Age: 25

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The Devil at His Elbow poster Age: 24

The Devil at His Elbow

1916
as Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
No poster
Age: 24

The She-Devil

1916
as Albert Alwain
No poster
Age: 23

The Express Messenger

1915
as Dave Snowden
St. Elmo poster Age: 22

St. Elmo

1914
as Murray Hammond
Carmen poster Age: 21

Carmen

1913
as Don Jose
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TV credits

Newest first
The Virginian poster Age: 71

The Virginian

1962
as Saul Weintraub
The Virginian poster Age: 71

The Virginian

1962
as Storekeeper
Mr. Lucky poster Age: 68

Mr. Lucky

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster Age: 68

Law of the Plainsman

1959
as Watkins
Wichita Town poster Age: 68

Wichita Town

1959
The Deputy poster Age: 68

The Deputy

1959
Bat Masterson poster Age: 67

Bat Masterson

1958
as Winkler
Lawman poster Age: 67

Lawman

1958
The Texan poster Age: 67

The Texan

1958
The Texan poster Age: 67

The Texan

1958
as Sheriff
Bronco poster Age: 67

Bronco

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 67

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Juan Hernandez
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 67

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Liveryman
Trackdown poster Age: 66

Trackdown

1957
Maverick poster Age: 66

Maverick

1957
Perry Mason poster Age: 66

Perry Mason

1957
as Capt. Noble
Perry Mason poster Age: 66

Perry Mason

1957
as Walter 'Salty' Sims
Perry Mason poster Age: 66

Perry Mason

1957
as Peg-Leg Jasper
Sugarfoot poster Age: 66

Sugarfoot

1957
as Pete Stone
Sugarfoot poster Age: 66

Sugarfoot

1957
as Jericho Dooley
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 66

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 65

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Yancey Hatton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 65

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as William Wethered
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster Age: 65

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
Highway Patrol poster Age: 64

Highway Patrol

1955
as Charlie Barrett
My Friend Flicka poster Age: 64

My Friend Flicka

1955
The Adventures of Champion poster Age: 64

The Adventures of Champion

1955
as Will Calhoun
The Adventures of Champion poster Age: 64

The Adventures of Champion

1955
as Grubstake Smith
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster Age: 64

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
Science Fiction Theatre poster Age: 63

Science Fiction Theatre

1955
Lassie poster Age: 63

Lassie

1954
Stories of the Century poster Age: 62

Stories of the Century

1954
as Sheriff
General Electric Theater poster Age: 61

General Electric Theater

1953
as Pecos Kid
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 61

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Calaveras Kid
Adventures of Superman poster Age: 61

Adventures of Superman

1952
The Roy Rogers Show poster Age: 60

The Roy Rogers Show

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
as Sheriff Nolan
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
as George
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
as Sheriff Banyon
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
No poster
Age: 59

The Cisco Kid

1950
as Gen. Lawrence
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 58

The Gene Autry Show

1950
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 58

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as Dave Jamison
The Lone Ranger poster Age: 58

The Lone Ranger

1949
as Wade Tanner
The Lone Ranger poster Age: 58

The Lone Ranger

1949
as Chief Gray Horse
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