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Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
Birth Name
Francis James McDonald
Born
Saturday, 22 August 1891
Died
Wednesday, 18 September 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Townsman | 2017 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Tip (from Pawnee (1957) | 2003 |
| Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West | Saccoro | 1991 |
| The Great Race | Russian | 1965 |
| Robin and the 7 Hoods | Old Man at Robbo's Club | 1964 |
| Empire | Cochimi | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Storekeeper / Saul Weintraub | 1962 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | (as Francis J. McDonald) | 1961 |
| The Tall Man | (as Francis J. MacDonald) (credit only) | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Bonanza Jake | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Townsman | 2017 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Tip (from Pawnee (1957) | 2003 |
| Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West | Saccoro | 1991 |
| The Great Race | Russian | 1965 |
| Robin and the 7 Hoods | Old Man at Robbo's Club | 1964 |
| Empire | Cochimi | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Storekeeper / Saul Weintraub | 1962 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | (as Francis J. McDonald) | 1961 |
| The Tall Man | (as Francis J. MacDonald) (credit only) | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Bonanza Jake | 1959 |
| Mr. Lucky | Old Fisherman | 1959 |
| This Man Dawson | Joe Black | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Watkins | 1959 |
| Wichita Town | Medicine Chief | 1959 |
| Laramie | Old Man / Gimp | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Roy Wilkins | 1959 |
| The Big Fisherman | Scribe Spokesman | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Sully MacGuyver | 1959 |
| Bat Masterson | Winkler | 1958 |
| Lawman | Chief Red Horse | 1958 |
| The Texan | Sheriff / Colton | 1958 |
| Bronco | Sitting Bull | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Liveryman / Juan Hernandez | 1958 |
| The Saga of Hemp Brown | Old-Timer | 1958 |
| Fort Massacre | Piute Man | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Jeb Coleman | 1958 |
| Joe Dakota | Joe Dakota | 1957 |
| Tombstone Territory | Winnie Joe Westerby | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Milo | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Turk | 1957 |
| Maverick | Pop Talmadge | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Walter 'Salty' Sims / Peg-Leg Jasper / Capt. Noble | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Trapper / Tom Duncan / Geema | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Talking Spirit / Pete Stone / Jericho Dooley | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Gotch / Jesse | 1957 |
| Pawnee | Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald) / Uncle Tip Alden | 1957 |
| Last Stagecoach West | Old Man Colter | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Pat Malley | 1957 |
| The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Col. Chivington's Aide | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Aaron Rose / Jethro | 1957 |
| Duel at Apache Wells | Joe Dunn / Hank | 1957 |
| Chain of Evidence | Felipe Rodriguez | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Halsey | 1957 |
| The Ten Commandments | Simon | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | William Wethered / Yancey Hatton | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Hardrock Hobe / Nana / Nochalo / Nochay / Thin Old Man | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Dr. Hogue | 1956 |
| Walk the Proud Land | The Shaman | 1956 |
| Canyon River | 1st Rancher | 1956 |
| Thunder Over Arizona | Pliny Warren | 1956 |
| Raw Edge | Chief Kiyuva | 1956 |
| Dig That Uranium | Indian Chief | 1955 |
| Texas Lady | Gantz | 1955 |
| The Vanishing American | Stage Guard | 1955 |
| Fury | Carty / Adam Hayes | 1955 |
| Highway Patrol | Charlie Barrett | 1955 |
| The Naked Dawn | 1955 | |
| My Friend Flicka | Thundercloud | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Champion | Will Calhoun / Grubstake Smith / Doctor | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Sitting Bull / Squaw Man | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Jake Caster / Pat Few / Sam McGuffin | 1955 |
| The Road to Denver | McGovern | 1955 |
| Shotgun | Dishwasher | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Prof. Bernini | 1955 |
| Ten Wanted Men | Deputy Warner | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Barber / Minnie Garrett / Pilot | 1955 |
| Bad Day at Black Rock | Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Soccoro / Bisbee | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Warner | 1954 |
| Lassie | Clem Wyatt | 1954 |
| Three Hours to Kill | Deputy Vince | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Sheriff | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Editor Bert Cooper / Posse Leader | 1954 |
| Mayor of the Town | Chester | 1954 |
| Two Gun Marshal | Blake Cody | 1953 |
| Calamity Jane | Hank | 1953 |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Frank | 1953 |
| Fort Algiers | Oil Field Foreman | 1953 |
| Bandits of Corsica | Grisha | 1953 |
| San Antone | Barfly with Confederate Money | 1953 |
| Ride the Man Down | Telegrapher | 1952 |
| The Raiders | John Cummings | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Carnahan | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Calaveras Kid | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Great Horse | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Bart Lansing / Longhorn / Roberts | 1952 |
| Son of Ali Baba | Palace Official | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Harbin | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Water Seller / Jim | 1952 |
| Fort Osage | Osage Chief | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Barney Webb / Bill Jenkins / Mr. Trumbull / Pete Miner / Phil Gaines / Sam MacGuiness | 1951 |
| Red Mountain | Marshal Roberts | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | George / Half-Breed / Sagal / Sheriff Banyon / Sheriff Nolan | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Judge John Pecksniff / Cody | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Tom Parsons / Surveyor / Sheriff Dennis / Gold Rush Johnson / Fake Claims Clerk / Express Office Guard / Carlo Mendoza / Ben Daley / Ben Brown | 1951 |
| Santa Fe | Corporal Fletcher Murphy | 1951 |
| Oh! Susanna | Fisher | 1951 |
| Gene Autry and the Mounties | Batiste | 1951 |
| California Passage | County Recorder Joe Kane | 1950 |
| Kim | Letter Writer | 1950 |
| Stage to Tucson | Northern Radical | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Townsman Finding Pat's Money / Tim Carson / Sheriff Dan Carter / Sam Caldwell aka Dude Williams / Jason - Wounded Ranch Hand / Jake Elston, Townsman / Harry Talbot, alias Ben / Felipe Mendoza / Dave Jamison | 1950 |
| Fortunes of Captain Blood | Sailor | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Gen. Lawrence / Frenchy Duval | 1950 |
| The Nevadan | Hotel Guest | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | North Carolina Cannoneer | 1950 |
| Samson and Delilah | Story Teller | 1949 |
| Powder River Rustlers | Shears Williams | 1949 |
| Always Leave Them Laughing | Wounded Messenger in Newark Musical | 1949 |
| Apache Chief | Mohaska | 1949 |
| Abandoned | Winey - Pool Player / Winey (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Chief Gray Horse / Judge Talbot / Sheriff Lathrop / Sheriff / Wade Tanner | 1949 |
| The Gal Who Took the West | O'Hara Cowhand in Town with Lee | 1949 |
| Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Horse Race Starter | 1949 |
| Rim of the Canyon | Charlie Lewis | 1949 |
| The Lady Gambles | Horse Trainer | 1949 |
| Son of a Badman | Joe Christ | 1949 |
| Big Jack | Basil - Prisoner | 1949 |
| Rustlers | Pierre - Roulette Wheel | 1949 |
| Brothers in the Saddle | Hoyt Parker | 1949 |
| Daughter of the Jungle | Montu | 1949 |
| Rose of the Yukon | Alaskan | 1949 |
| The Paleface | Lance (as Francis J. McDonald) / Lance | 1948 |
| An Act of Murder | Mr. Russell | 1948 |
| The Three Musketeers | Fisherman | 1948 |
| Strange Gamble | Longhorn / Henchman Longhorn | 1948 |
| Son of God's Country | Tom Ford | 1948 |
| The Dead Don't Dream | Bart Lansing | 1948 |
| The Bold Frontiersman | Adam Post | 1948 |
| Panhandle | Crump | 1948 |
| Unconquered | Frontiersman | 1947 |
| Brute Force | Pat Regan | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Western Saloon Set Heavy | 1947 |
| Saddle Pals | Sheriff | 1947 |
| That's My Man | Racetrack Man | 1947 |
| Duel in the Sun | Gambler | 1947 |
| Dangerous Venture | Kane | 1947 |
| Spoilers of the North | Pete Koster | 1947 |
| Magnificent Doll | Jenks | 1946 |
| The Devil's Playground | Roberts | 1946 |
| Roll on Texas Moon | Steve Anders | 1946 |
| Notorious | Man | 1946 |
| The Invisible Informer | Jules Ravelle | 1946 |
| Canyon Passage | Cobb | 1946 |
| Night Train to Memphis | Doctor | 1946 |
| My Pal Trigger | Storekeeper | 1946 |
| Night in Paradise | High Priest | 1946 |
| The Catman of Paris | Devereaux | 1946 |
| Tangier | Sanchez | 1946 |
| The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Robin Hood's Man | 1946 |
| Strange Confession | Hernandez / Jose Hernandez | 1945 |
| River Gang | Indignant Man | 1945 |
| Bad Men of the Border | Captain Jose Garcia | 1945 |
| Corpus Christi Bandits | Dad Christie | 1945 |
| Great Stagecoach Robbery | Con Hollister | 1945 |
| Belle of the Yukon | Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date | 1944 |
| Zorro's Black Whip | Dan Hammond | 1944 |
| Mystery of the River Boat | Batiste | 1944 |
| Cheyenne Wildcat | Jim Douglas | 1944 |
| Till We Meet Again | Cart Driver | 1944 |
| Bordertown Trail | Matthews | 1944 |
| Mystery Man | Bert Rogan | 1944 |
| Lumberjack | Clyde Fenwick | 1944 |
| Texas Masquerade | Sam Nolan | 1944 |
| The Desert Song | French Captain | 1943 |
| Bar 20 | Quirt Rankin | 1943 |
| The Kansan | Gil Hatton | 1943 |
| Buckskin Frontier | Duval | 1943 |
| Rhythm of the Islands | Leader of the Natives | 1943 |
| The Girl from Alaska | Pelly | 1942 |
| Valley of the Sun | Governor's Interpreter | 1942 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Kidnapper | 1942 |
| The Kid from Kansas | Cesar | 1941 |
| Blood and Sand | Manolo's Friend | 1941 |
| Men of the Timberland | Jean Collet | 1941 |
| The Sea Wolf | Svenson | 1941 |
| The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Santos the Portuguese | 1940 |
| One Night in the Tropics | Escobar's Aide | 1940 |
| The Devil's Pipeline | Gaddi Sang | 1940 |
| North West Mounted Police | Louis Riel | 1940 |
| Wyoming | Dawson - Henchman | 1940 |
| The Sea Hawk | Kroner | 1940 |
| Captain Caution | French Seaman in Pub | 1940 |
| The Carson City Kid | Laramie | 1940 |
| Strange Cargo | Moussenq - Convict | 1940 |
| Green Hell | Gracco | 1940 |
| The Light That Failed | George | 1939 |
| Range War | Dave Morgan / Morgan | 1939 |
| Bad Lands | Manuel Lopez | 1939 |
| Beau Geste | Arab Scout | 1939 |
| Juarez | Le Marc - a Creole | 1939 |
| Chasing Danger | Legionnaire with Message for Duvac | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | General Dodge / Gen. Dodge | 1939 |
| Idiot's Delight | Flight Captain | 1939 |
| If I Were King | Casin Cholet | 1938 |
| The Texans | Bit Part | 1938 |
| Gun Law | Henchman Nevada | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Camden Blount | 1938 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Henchman | 1937 |
| Conquest | Cossack | 1937 |
| Ali Baba Goes to Town | Ringleader | 1937 |
| Wild West Days | Purvis - Assayer / Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7 | 1937 |
| Born Reckless | Louie | 1937 |
| The Last Train from Madrid | Mora | 1937 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Chieftain / Chieftain (Uncredited) | 1937 |
| Parole Racket | Nat Beldon | 1937 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Jack 'Fingy' Doremus | 1937 |
| Devil's Playground | Romano | 1937 |
| Woman-Wise | Charley | 1937 |
| The Plainsman | A River Gambler | 1936 |
| Dimples | Stranger | 1936 |
| Mummy's Boys | Rasheed Bey | 1936 |
| White Fang | Suds | 1936 |
| Under Two Flags | Husson | 1936 |
| Big Brown Eyes | Malley - Gunman / Malley (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pedro | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | John Wilkes Booth | 1936 |
| Redheads on Parade | Joe - the Film Cutter | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Gambler | 1935 |
| Anna Karenina | Officer at Banquet | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | Terry | 1935 |
| Star of Midnight | Kinland Henchman | 1935 |
| West Point of the Air | Civilian Pilot | 1935 |
| Mississippi | Gambler with 4 Aces | 1935 |
| It Happened in New York | Henchman | 1935 |
| In Spite of Danger | Race Driver | 1935 |
| The Marriage Bargain | Ben Ainsley | 1935 |
| Red Morning | Sakki | 1934 |
| The Gay Bride | Detroit Gangster | 1934 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Charles - Chauffeur | 1934 |
| A Successful Failure | Radical Speaker in Park / Radical Speaker | 1934 |
| Girl in Danger | Tony - Russo Henchman | 1934 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6] / Ray Ridpath - Henchman | 1934 |
| Operator 13 | Officer Denton | 1934 |
| Sadie McKee | Joe - Alderson's Chauffeur | 1934 |
| Sing and Like It | Mug in Restaurant | 1934 |
| The Line-Up | Trigger - Henchman | 1934 |
| The Trumpet Blows | Vega | 1934 |
| Viva Villa! | Captain Arresting Pancho | 1934 |
| Voice in the Night | Henchman Jackson | 1934 |
| Straightaway | Rogan | 1933 |
| Night Flight | Radioman | 1933 |
| Kickin' the Crown Around | Disputin | 1933 |
| The Devil's in Love | Officer Reading Verdict | 1933 |
| Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles | Henchman | 1933 |
| Broadway Bad | Charley Davis | 1933 |
| The Devil Is Driving | Ticker | 1932 |
| The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass | 1932 | |
| Madison Square Garden | Hood | 1932 |
| Texas Buddies | Blake | 1932 |
| Trailing the Killer | Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald) / Pierre LaPlant | 1932 |
| Hidden Valley | Frank Gavin | 1932 |
| Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure | 1932 | |
| 70, 000 Witnesses | Dominic Silvera | 1932 |
| The Last Mile | First Gas Station Holdup Man | 1932 |
| Honor of the Mounted | Jean Le Train / Jean La Train | 1932 |
| The World and the Flesh | Revolutionary | 1932 |
| The Woman from Monte Carlo | Karkuff | 1932 |
| In Line of Duty | Jacques Dupres | 1931 |
| The Ruling Voice | Business Man | 1931 |
| The Lawyer's Secret | The Weasel | 1931 |
| The Gang Buster | Pete Caltek | 1931 |
| The Lash | Caballero | 1930 |
| Morocco | Sergeant Tatoche / A Sergeant | 1930 |
| Brothers | Tony | 1930 |
| Safety in Numbers | Phil Kemptom | 1930 |
| Runaway Bride | Barney Black | 1930 |
| Mamba | British Soldier | 1930 |
| Dangerous Paradise | Ricardo | 1930 |
| Burning Up | 'Bullet' McGhan | 1930 |
| Port of Dreams | Francisco | 1929 |
| The Carnation Kid | The Carnation Kid | 1929 |
| The Iron Mask | Fisherman | 1929 |
| The Viking | Viking Friend of Leif | 1928 |
| The Dragnet | Sniper Dawson | 1928 |
| The Legion of the Condemned | Gonzolo Vasquez | 1928 |
| A Girl in Every Port | Circus Manager | 1928 |
| Paid to Love | Apache Dancer | 1927 |
| Life in Hollywood No. 4 | Self | 1927 |
| Outlaws of Red River | Ben Tanner | 1927 |
| The Notorious Lady | Manuela Silvera | 1927 |
| The Valley of Hell | Creighton Steele | 1927 |
| The Wreck | 1927 | |
| The Desert's Toll | Frank Darwin | 1926 |
| The Temptress | Timoteo | 1926 |
| Battling Butler | Alfred 'Battling' Butler - The Prizefighter / Alfred 'Battling' Butler | 1926 |
| Puppets | Bruno | 1926 |
| The Yankee Señor | Juan Gutiérrez | 1926 |
| The Palace of Pleasure | Captain Fernandez | 1926 |
| My Lady of Whims | Rolf / Rolfe | 1925 |
| Satan in Sables | Emile | 1925 |
| Bobbed Hair | Pooch | 1925 |
| Go Straight | The Dove | 1925 |
| The Hunted Woman | Joe De Bar | 1925 |
| The Northern Code | Raoul La Fane | 1925 |
| East of Broadway | Professor Mario | 1924 |
| The Arizona Express | Victor Johnson | 1924 |
| South Sea Love | Manuel Salarno | 1923 |
| Mary of the Movies | James Seiler | 1923 |
| Look Your Best | Alberto Cabotto | 1923 |
| The Buster | Swing | 1923 |
| Captain Fly-by-Night | Second Stranger | 1922 |
| The Woman Conquers | Lawatha, Indian Guide | 1922 |
| Monte Cristo | Benedetto | 1922 |
| Trooper O'Neill | Pierre | 1922 |
| The Man Who Married His Own Wife | Freddie Needham | 1922 |
| The Golden Snare | Pierre Thoreau | 1921 |
| The Kentucky Colonel | Philip Burwood | 1920 |
| Nomads of the North | Buck McDougall | 1920 |
| The Confession | Tom Bartlett | 1920 |
| Prudence on Broadway | Grayson Mills | 1919 |
| Pretty Smooth | Jimmy Hartigan | 1919 |
| Love's Prisoner | Party Guest | 1919 |
| His Debt | Blair Whitcomb | 1919 |
| The Divorce Trap | Jim Drake | 1919 |
| The Courageous Coward | Tom Kirby / Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald) | 1919 |
| Toton | Pierre | 1919 |
| Tony America | Tony America | 1918 |
| The Ghost Flower | Tony Cafarelli | 1918 |
| The Answer | Guidi Garcia | 1918 |
| The Light Within | Dr. Green | 1918 |
| The Gun Woman | The Gent | 1918 |
| I Love You | Jules Mardon | 1918 |
| The Love Doctor | Hildreth | 1917 |
| Mr. Dolan of New York | 'Spider' Flynn / 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald) | 1917 |
| The Voice on the Wire | 'Red' Warren | 1917 |
| Perils of the Secret Service | (Episode #3) | 1917 |
| Black Orchids | George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin | 1917 |
| Intolerance | Extra | 1916 |
| The Devil at His Elbow | Andrew Sealey / Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald) | 1916 |
| In the Web of the Grafters | Whitey | 1916 |
| The Human Soul | Robert Thompson - Alice's Suitor | 1914 |
| St. Elmo | Murray Hammond | 1914 |
