Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1891-08-21
- Day of Death1968-09-18 (77 years)
- Place of BirthBowling Green, Kentucky, USA
- Also Known AsFrancis James McDonaldFrancis J. MacDonaldFrancis MacDonaldFrancis J. McDonaldFrank McDonaldJ. Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
As: Old Man at Robbo's Club
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Saul Weintraub
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Storekeeper
- 1959
Law of the Plainsman
As: Watkins
- 1959
The Big Fisherman
As: Scribe Spokesman
- 1958
Bat Masterson
As: Winkler
- 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Juan Hernandez
- 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Liveryman
1958Fort Massacre
As: Piute Man
1957Perry Mason
As: Capt. Noble
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Walter 'Salty' Sims
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Peg-Leg Jasper
1957Sugarfoot
As: Pete Stone
- 1957
Sugarfoot
As: Jericho Dooley
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
1957Pawnee
As: Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
1957Last Stagecoach West
As: Old Man Colter
1957The Guns of Fort Petticoat
As: Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
1957Duel at Apache Wells
As: Joe Dunn
- 1956
The Ten Commandments
As: Simon
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Yancey Hatton
1956Walk the Proud Land
As: The Shaman (uncredited)
1956Thunder Over Arizona
As: Pliny Warren
1955Dig That Uranium
As: The Indian Chief
1955The Naked Dawn
As: Railroad guard
1955Highway Patrol
As: Charlie Barrett
1955The Adventures of Champion
As: Will Calhoun
- 1955
The Adventures of Champion
As: Grubstake Smith
- 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
As: Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1954Stories of the Century
As: Sheriff
1953Two Gun Marshal
As: Blake Cody
1953The Stranger Wore a Gun
As: Frank
1953The Bandits of Corsica
As: Grisha
1953General Electric Theater
As: Pecos Kid
1952The Raiders
As: Mr. John Cummings
1952Cavalcade of America
As: Calaveras Kid
1952Rancho Notorious
As: Harbin
1952Fort Osage
As: Osage Chief
1951Red Mountain
As: Marshal Roberts
1951Gene Autry and the Mounties
As: Batiste
1950California Passage
As: County Recorder Joe Kane
1950The Nevadan
As: Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1950Woman in Hiding
As: North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
- 1949
Samson and Delilah
As: Story Teller
1949Powder River Rustlers
As: Shears Williams
1949Apache Chief
As: Mohaska
1949Abandoned
As: Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
1949The Lone Ranger
As: Wade Tanner
1949Rim of the Canyon
As: Charlie Lewis
1949Son of a Badman
As: Joe Christ
1949Daughter of the Jungle
As: Montu
1949Brothers in the Saddle
As: Hoyt Parker
1949Rose of the Yukon
As: Alaskan
1948The Paleface
As: Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
1948Strange Gamble
As: Henchman Longhorn
1948Son of God’s Country
As: Tom Ford
1948The Dead Don't Dream
As: Bart Lansing
1948The Bold Frontiersman
As: Adam Post
1948Panhandle
As: Crump
1947The Perils of Pauline
As: Western Saloon Set Heavy
1947Saddle Pals
As: Sheriff
1947Dangerous Venture
As: Kane
1946Duel in the Sun
As: Gambler (uncredited)
1946Magnificent Doll
As: Jenks
1946The Devil's Playground
As: Roberts
1946Roll on Texas Moon
As: Steve Anders
- 1946
Notorious
As: Man (uncredited)
1946The Invisible Informer
As: Jules Ravelle
1946Canyon Passage
As: Cobb (uncredited)
1946Night Train to Memphis
As: Doctor
1946My Pal Trigger
As: Storekeeper
1946Tangier
As: Sanchez
1946The Catman of Paris
As: Devereaux
1945Strange Confession
As: Hernandez
1945River Gang
As: Indignant Man
1945South of the Rio Grande
As: Torres
1945Bad Men of the Border
As: Captain Jose Garcia
1945Corpus Christi Bandits
As: Dad Christie
1945Great Stagecoach Robbery
As: Con Hollister
1944Belle of the Yukon
As: Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
1944Zorro's Black Whip
As: Dan Hammond
1944Mystery of the Riverboat
As: Batiste
1944Cheyenne Wildcat
As: Jim Douglas
1944Bordertown Trail
As: Matthews
1944Mystery Man
As: Bert Rogan
1944Lumberjack
As: Clyde Fenwick
1944Texas Masquerade
As: Sam Nolan
1943Bar 20
As: Quirt Rankin
1943The Kansan
As: Gil Hatton
1943Buckskin Frontier
As: Duval
1942The Girl from Alaska
As: Pelly
1942Valley of the Sun
As: Governor's Interpreter
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As: Kidnapper
1941The Kid from Kansas
As: Cesar
1941Blood and Sand
As: Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
1941Men of the Timberland
As: Jean Collet
1941The Sea Wolf
As: Svenson
1940One Night in the Tropics
As: Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
As: Santos the Portuguese
1940The Devil's Pipeline
As: Gaddi Sang
1940North West Mounted Police
As: Louis Riel
1940Wyoming
As: Dawson - Henchman
1940The Sea Hawk
As: Kroner
1940Captain Caution
As: French Seaman in Pub
1940The Carson City Kid
As: Laramie
1940Strange Cargo
As: Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
1940Green Hell
As: Gracco
1939The Light That Failed
As: George
1939Range War
As: Morgan
1939Bad Lands
As: Manuel Lopez
1939Beau Geste
As: Arab Scout (uncredited)
1939Union Pacific
As: Gen. Dodge
1939Idiot's Delight
As: Flight Captain
1938If I Were King
As: Casin Cholet
1938Gun Law
As: Henchman Nevada
1938The Buccaneer
As: Camden Blount
1937Wild West Days
As: Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
1937The Soldier and the Lady
As: Chieftain (Uncredited)
1937Parole Racket
As: Nat Beldon
1937Criminal Lawyer
As: Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
1937Devil's Playground
As: Romano
1937Woman-Wise
As: Charley (uncredited)
1936The Plainsman
As: A River Gambler
1936Mummy's Boys
As: Rasheed Bey
1936White Fang
As: Suds
1936Big Brown Eyes
As: Malley (Uncredited)
1936Robin Hood of El Dorado
As: Pedro
1936The Prisoner of Shark Island
As: John Wilkes Booth
1935Diamond Jim
As: Gambler
1935West Point of the Air
As: Civilian Pilot
1935Mississippi
As: Gambler (uncredited)
1935In Spite of Danger
As: Race Driver
1934Red Morning
As: Sakki
1934The Gay Bride
As: Detroit gangster (uncredited)
1934A Successful Failure
As: Radical Speaker
1934Girl in Danger
As: Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
1934Burn 'Em Up Barnes
As: Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
- 1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
As: Ray Ridpath - Henchman
1934Operator 13
As: Denton (uncredited)
1934Sadie McKee
As: Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
1934The Trumpet Blows
As: Vega
1934Voice in the Night
As: Henchman Jackson
1933Straightaway
As: Rogan
1933Night Flight
As: Radioman (uncredited)
1933The Devil's in Love
As: Officer Reading Verdict
1933Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
As: Henchman (as Frances McDonald)
1933Broadway Bad
As: Charley Davis
1933Terror Trail
As: Tad McPherson
1932Texas Buddies
As: Blake
1932Trailing the Killer
As: Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
1932Hidden Valley
As: Frank Gavin
193270,000 Witnesses
As: Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
1932Honor of the Mounted
As: Jean La Train
1932The Woman from Monte Carlo
As: Karkuff
1931In Line of Duty
As: Jacques Dupres
1931The Lawyer's Secret
As: The Weasel
1931The Gang Buster
As: Pete Caltek
1930Morocco
As: Sergeant Tatoche
1930Brothers
As: Tony
1930Safety in Numbers
As: Phil Kemptom
1930The Runaway Bride
As: Barney Black
1930Dangerous Paradise
As: Ricardo
1930Burning Up
As: 'Bullet' McGhan
1929Girl Overboard
As: Francisco
1929The Carnation Kid
As: The Carnation Kid
1928The Drag Net
As: Sniper Dawson
1928The Legion of the Condemned
As: Gonzolo Vasquez
1928A Girl in Every Port
As: Circus Manager
1928The Valley of Hell
As: Creighton Steele
1927Outlaws of Red River
As: Ben Tanner
1927The Notorious Lady
As: Manuela Silvera
1926The Desert's Toll
As: Frank Darwin
1926The Temptress
As: Timoteo
1926Battling Butler
As: Alfred 'Battling' Butler
1926The Palace of Pleasure
As: Captain Fernandez
1926The Yankee Señor
As: Juan Gutiérrez
1925My Lady of Whims
As: Rolf
1925Bobbed Hair
As: Pooch
1925Satan in Sables
As: Emile
1925The Northern Code
As: Raoul La Fane
1925Go Straight!
As: The Dove
1924So This Is Marriage?
As: Smith
1924The Arizona Express
As: Victor Johnson
1923Going Up
As: Jules Gaillard
1923Trilby
As: Geko
1923Mary of the Movies
As: James Seiler
1923The Buster
As: Swing
1923Look Your Best
As: Alberto Cabotto
1922Captain Fly-by-Night
As: Second Stranger
1922The Woman Conquers
As: Lawatha, Indian Guide
1922Monte Cristo
As: Benedetto
1922Trooper O'Neill
As: Pierre
1921The Golden Snare
As: Pierre Thoreau
1920Nomads of the North
As: Buck McDougall
1920The Confession
As: Tom Bartlett
1919Prudence on Broadway
As: Grayson Mills
1919Love's Prisoner
As: Party Guest (uncredited)
1919The Courageous Coward
As: Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
1919Toton
As: Pierre
1918The Light Within
As: Dr. Green
1918The Gun Woman
As: The Gent
1917The Love Doctor
As: Hildreth
1917Mr. Dolan of New York
As: 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
1917The Voice on the Wire
As: 'Red' Warren
1917Perils of the Secret Service
As: (Episode #3)
1917The Gates of Doom
As: Jang Sattib
1917Black Orchids
As: George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
- 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
As: Extra (uncredited)
1916The Devil at His Elbow
As: Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
1913Carmen
As: Don Jose