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Francis McDonald

21 Aug, 1891 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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 concluded his tenure in stock theater as juvenile leading man with the American Stock Company in Spokane, Washington. By 1913 McDonald began to perform in the rapidly expanding film industry, initially working for Marion Leonard's Monopole Company in Hollywood. He was cast in over 280 films between 1913 and 1965, including The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo. After he was designated "Hollywood's Prettiest Man," McDonald sought a tougher image by shaving his mustache and seeking roles of villains. McDonald was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite character actors.[citation needed] DeMille gave him credited supporting roles in six of his films: The Plainsman (1936), The Buccaneer (1938), Union Pacific (1939), North West Mounted Police (1940), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956).

Also Known As:

Francis James McDonaldFrancis J. MacDonaldFrancis MacDonaldFrancis J. McDonaldFrank McDonaldJ. Francis McDonald

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Panhandle
58% (1948)
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The Buster
0% (1923)
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Mystery Man
40% (1944)
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Lumberjack
60% (1944)
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The Nevadan
58% (1950)
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Go Straight!
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Bad Lands
37% (1939)
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Woman-Wise
0% (1937)
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The Raiders
62% (1952)
Puppets
0% (1926)
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Mummy's Boys
47% (1936)
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Morocco
64% (1930)
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Wyoming
59% (1940)
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Range War
0% (1939)
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Diamond Jim
60% (1935)
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Fort Osage
60% (1952)
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Saddle Pals
50% (1947)
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Bar 20
38% (1943)
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Pawnee
64% (1957)
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Bobbed Hair
0% (1925)
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Going Up
0% (1923)
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Night Flight
57% (1933)
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Trilby
0% (1923)
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Carmen
0% (1913)
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Toton
0% (1919)
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In Line of Duty
0% (1931)
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Mr. Lucky
70% (1959)
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Bronco
48% (1958)
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The Deputy
62% (1959)
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Sugarfoot
42% (1957)
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Lawman
54% (1958)
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The Texan
55% (1958)
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Maverick
68% (1957)
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Sugarfoot
42% (1957)