Nelson McDowell

Person

Nelson McDowell

Born 14 August 1870 Died 3 November 1947, aged 77 Greenville, Missouri, USA TMDB ↗

FR·01

The numbers

Computed from the record
47age in their first credit on record (1917)
28years on screen and counting
12credits in 1935, their busiest year
126dated credits on record
FR·02

Movie credits

Newest first
Lone Texas Ranger poster Age: 74

Lone Texas Ranger

1945
as Undertaker Henry Grimm
Stars on Parade poster Age: 73

Stars on Parade

1944
as Old Actor (uncredited)
Jane Eyre poster Age: 73

Jane Eyre

1943
as Lowood School Trustee
Keep 'Em Flying poster Age: 71

Keep 'Em Flying

1941
as Tall Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Sign of the Wolf poster Age: 70

Sign of the Wolf

1941
as Fur Trapper
Riders from Nowhere poster Age: 70

Riders from Nowhere

1940
as Undertaker
Chad Hanna poster Age: 70

Chad Hanna

1940
as Townsman
Roll Wagons Roll poster Age: 70

Roll Wagons Roll

1940
as Rawhide (Lucky in credits)
The Return of Frank James poster Age: 69

The Return of Frank James

1940
as Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
Dark Command poster Age: 69

Dark Command

1940
as Farmer
The House of the Seven Gables poster Age: 69

The House of the Seven Gables

1940
as Coroner in Courtroom
Pioneer Days poster Age: 69

Pioneer Days

1940
as Judge Tobias Tarryton
Westbound Stage poster Age: 69

Westbound Stage

1939
as Rawhide
Oklahoma Terror poster Age: 69

Oklahoma Terror

1939
as Townsman
The Lone Ranger Rides Again poster Age: 68

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939
as Johnny
Santa Fe Stampede poster Age: 68

Santa Fe Stampede

1938
as John Franklin
Gold Is Where You Find It poster Age: 67

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Boots and Saddles poster Age: 67

Boots and Saddles

1937
as Constable (uncredited)
Heart of the Rockies poster Age: 67

Heart of the Rockies

1937
as Dawson Clan Member
The Toast of New York poster Age: 66

The Toast of New York

1937
as Tall Panhandler (uncredited)
Santa Fe Rides poster Age: 66

Santa Fe Rides

1937
as Andy
Rio Grande Ranger poster Age: 66

Rio Grande Ranger

1936
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Ay Tank Ay Go poster Age: 66

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936
as Sleeping Carson Man
The White Angel poster Age: 65

The White Angel

1936
as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Feud of the West poster Age: 65

Feud of the West

1936
as Wild Horse Henderson
Silly Billies poster Age: 65

Silly Billies

1936
as Horse Trader
Desert Phantom poster Age: 65

Desert Phantom

1936
as Doc Simpson
Ridin' On poster Age: 65

Ridin' On

1936
as Pete - Blacksmith (uncredited)
Texas Jack poster Age: 65

Texas Jack

1935
as Barney
Music Is Magic poster Age: 65

Music Is Magic

1935
as Bluenose in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
The Rainmakers poster Age: 65

The Rainmakers

1935
as Townsman
No poster
Age: 65

Wilderness Mail

1935
as Mac
Western Frontier poster Age: 64

Western Frontier

1935
as Zeke
The Dawn Rider poster Age: 64

The Dawn Rider

1935
as Bates, the undertaker
Avenging Angel poster Age: 64

Avenging Angel

1935
as Bates, the undertaker
Gun Smoke poster Age: 64

Gun Smoke

1935
as Long Distance Jones
Born to Battle poster Age: 64

Born to Battle

1935
as Lem Blinky Holt
No poster
Age: 64

The Marriage Bargain

1935
as Vic Sparks
Northern Frontier poster Age: 64

Northern Frontier

1935
as Tope
Horses' Collars poster Age: 64

Horses' Collars

1935
as Bartender (uncredited)
Terror of the Plains poster Age: 64

Terror of the Plains

1934
as Parson Jones
The Fighting Trooper poster Age: 64

The Fighting Trooper

1934
as Nels - Woodsman
Fighting Thru poster Age: 64

Fighting Thru

1934
as Parson - Henchman
Fighting Hero poster Age: 63

Fighting Hero

1934
as Baliff
Rawhide Mail poster Age: 63

Rawhide Mail

1934
as Judge
What Price Jazz poster Age: 63

What Price Jazz

1934
as Mr. Blue Laws
Whirlpool poster Age: 63

Whirlpool

1934
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Ferocious Pal poster Age: 63

Ferocious Pal

1934
as Charlie--Sheep Rancher
Wheels of Destiny poster Age: 63

Wheels of Destiny

1934
as Trapper
Border Guns poster Age: 63

Border Guns

1934
as M. Balm, Undertaker
No poster
Age: 63

Lighting Bill

1934
as Sidekick Barney
Back Page poster Age: 63

Back Page

1933
Midnight Mary poster Age: 62

Midnight Mary

1933
as Salvation Army Leader (uncredited)
The Rustler's Roundup poster Age: 62

The Rustler's Roundup

1933
as Sheriff Brass
Asleep in the Feet poster Age: 62

Asleep in the Feet

1933
as Police Officer
Come On, Tarzan poster Age: 62

Come On, Tarzan

1932
as Cowhand Slim
Guns for Hire poster Age: 62

Guns for Hire

1932
as Inquest Official
Wild Babies! poster Age: 61

Wild Babies!

1932
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans poster Age: 61

The Last of the Mohicans

1932
as David Gamut
Mason of the Mounted poster Age: 61

Mason of the Mounted

1932
as Trapper
The Scarlet Brand poster Age: 61

The Scarlet Brand

1932
as Slim Grant
The Airmail Mystery poster Age: 61

The Airmail Mystery

1932
as Silent Simms
Law and Order poster Age: 61

Law and Order

1932
as Parker brother (uncredited)
Law of the Rio Grande poster Age: 60

Law of the Rio Grande

1931
as Wolf Hardy
The Texas Ranger poster Age: 60

The Texas Ranger

1931
as High-Pockets
The Devil's Cabaret poster Age: 60

The Devil's Cabaret

1930
as The Preacher (uncredited)
Billy the Kid poster Age: 60

Billy the Kid

1930
as Hatfield
The Big Kick poster Age: 59

The Big Kick

1930
as Motorist with Noisy Jalopy (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 59

The Gas Station

1930
as Mororist
The Vagabond King poster Age: 59

The Vagabond King

1930
as Messenger
The Real McCoy poster Age: 59

The Real McCoy

1930
as Square Dance Caller (uncredited)
Welcome Danger poster Age: 59

Welcome Danger

1929
as 1st Train Passenger (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle poster Age: 59

Born to the Saddle

1929
as Pop Healy
Queen of the Northwoods poster Age: 58

Queen of the Northwoods

1929
as Flapjack
Wild Blood poster Age: 58

Wild Blood

1929
as John Ellis
Lilac Time poster Age: 58

Lilac Time

1928
as French Drummer (uncredited)
Clearing the Trail poster Age: 58

Clearing the Trail

1928
as Bartender
Heart Trouble poster Age: 58

Heart Trouble

1928
as Conductor
Kit Carson poster Age: 57

Kit Carson

1928
as Jim Bridger
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come poster Age: 57

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

1928
as Old Joel Turner
The Vanishing Rider poster Age: 57

The Vanishing Rider

1928
as Pop Smith
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster Age: 57

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927
as Phineas Fletcher (uncredited)
Border Blackbirds poster Age: 57

Border Blackbirds

1927
as Mournful Luke
The Bugle Call poster Age: 56

The Bugle Call

1927
as Luke
The Great Mail Robbery poster Age: 56

The Great Mail Robbery

1927
as Sheriff
No poster
Age: 56

Hands Off

1927
as Professor Hawley
The Claw poster Age: 56

The Claw

1927
as Scout Mac Bourney
No poster
Age: 56

Code of the Range

1927
No poster
Age: 56

The Trouble Chaser

1926
The Ramblin' Galoot poster Age: 56

The Ramblin' Galoot

1926
as Parson
Crossed Signals poster Age: 56

Crossed Signals

1926
as Mike Bradley
No poster
Age: 56

Fighting with Buffalo Bill

1926
as Lem Brady
The Frontier Trail poster Age: 55

The Frontier Trail

1926
as Pawnee Jake
The Phantom Bullet poster Age: 55

The Phantom Bullet

1926
as Zack Peters
The Iron Rider poster Age: 55

The Iron Rider

1926
as Dunk
Whispering Smith poster Age: 55

Whispering Smith

1926
as Seagrue
No poster
Age: 55

Hoodoo Ranch

1926
The Blind Trail poster Age: 55

The Blind Trail

1926
as Hank O'Hara
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide poster Age: 55

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

1925
as 'Windy Bill' Sharp
The Power God poster Age: 54

The Power God

1925
as Dr. Clack
No poster
Age: 54

On the Go

1925
as Philip Graves
The House of Flickers poster Age: 54

The House of Flickers

1925
Idaho! poster Age: 54

Idaho!

1925
as Angus McPherson
The Lost World poster Age: 54

The Lost World

1925
as Lawyer
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River poster Age: 54

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River

1924
as Luke Meggary
No poster
Age: 54

Along Came Ruth

1924
as Nathan Hodge
Circus Lure poster Age: 53

Circus Lure

1924
Galloping Gallagher poster Age: 53

Galloping Gallagher

1924
as Leon I. Berry
The Heart Bandit poster Age: 53

The Heart Bandit

1924
as Jenks
The Girl of the Golden West poster Age: 52

The Girl of the Golden West

1923
as Sonora Slim
Pioneer Trails poster Age: 52

Pioneer Trails

1923
as Parson
Blood Test poster Age: 52

Blood Test

1923
No poster
Age: 52

Another Man's Shoes

1922
as Milford
Oliver Twist poster Age: 52

Oliver Twist

1922
as Sowerberry (uncredited)
The Girl Who Ran Wild poster Age: 52

The Girl Who Ran Wild

1922
as Deacon McSnagley
The Silent Call poster Age: 51

The Silent Call

1921
as Dad Kinney
Home Stuff poster Age: 50

Home Stuff

1921
as Pa Deep
The Last of the Mohicans poster Age: 50

The Last of the Mohicans

1920
as David Gamut - a Preacher
Down Home poster Age: 50

Down Home

1920
as Lige Conklin
Cupid the Cowpuncher poster Age: 49

Cupid the Cowpuncher

1920
as Sheriff Bergin
Going Some poster Age: 49

Going Some

1920
as Still Bill Stover
Everything But the Truth poster Age: 49

Everything But the Truth

1920
as Doctor
No poster
Age: 49

Masked

1920
Shod with Fire poster Age: 49

Shod with Fire

1920
as The Parson
The Feud poster Age: 49

The Feud

1919
as McFadden
The Scarlet Car poster Age: 47

The Scarlet Car

1917
as Townsman (uncredited)
← Back to top
Are you older than Joe Pesci in Home Alone? Find out.
Play the quiz →