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Melbourne MacDowell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1856-11-11

Day of Death

1941-02-18

Place of Birth

South River, New Jersey, USA

Melbourne MacDowell

Biography

From Wikipedia He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey). MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent. Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.

Filmography (56)

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⭐ 0 Role: Steve MacGregor

The Old Code

1928
⭐ 6.6 Role: Her Uncle Wilberforce

Feel My Pulse

1928
⭐ 6.9 Role: Frisbie Family Patriarch

There It Is

1928
⭐ 10.0 Role: John Calhoun

Code of the Cow Country

1927
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Driven from Home

1927
⭐ 10.0 Role: Vorhees

The City

1926
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Cyrus Barton

The Winning Wallop

1926
⭐ 9.0 Role: Bennson

The Rainmaker

1926
⭐ 6.2 Role: Mr. Bartlett-Cooper

Behind the Front

1926
⭐ 6.6 Role: Mr. Bigbee

What Happened to Jones?

1926
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⭐ 8.0 Role: Kingsley Sr

Fighting Courage

1925
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⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

The Patent Leather Pug

1925
⭐ 7.0 Role: John Sanford

Speed Mad

1925
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⭐ 5.5 Role: Daniel Rawley

Savages of the Sea

1925
⭐ 7.5 Role: David Torrence

The Cloud Rider

1925