Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1891-08-21
Day of Death
1968-09-18
Place of Birth
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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 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).
Filmography (223)
The Great Race
1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
The Big Fisherman
1959
Fort Massacre
1958
Pawnee
1957
Last Stagecoach West
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
Duel at Apache Wells
1957
The Ten Commandments
1956
Walk the Proud Land
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
Dig That Uranium
1955
The Naked Dawn
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
