J. Farrell MacDonald
1875-06-05 ( 149 years old ) in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a 41-year career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty-four silent films from 1912 to 1917. MacDonald was the principal director of L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of Frank Capra, Preston Sturges and, especially, John Ford. Early in his career, MacDonald was a singer in minstrel shows, and he toured the United States extensively for two years with stage productions. He made his first silent film in 1911, a dramatic short entitled The Scarlett Letter made by Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), the forerunner of Universal Pictures,. He continued to act in numerous films each year from that time on, and by 1912 he was directing them as well. The first film he directed was The Worth of a Man, another dramatic short, again for IMP, and he was to direct 43 more films until his last in 1917, Over the Fence, which he co-directed with Harold Lloyd. MacDonald had crossed paths with Lloyd several years earlier, when Lloyd was an extra and MacDonald had given him much-needed work – and he did the same with Hal Roach, both of whom appearing in small roles in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, which MacDonald directed in 1914. When Roach set up his own studio, with Lloyd as his principal attraction, he hired MacDonald to direct. By 1918, MacDonald, who was to become one of the most beloved character men in Hollywood, had given up directing and was acting full-time, predominantly in Westerns and Irish comedies. He first worked under director John Ford in 1919's A Fight for Love. In all, Ford would use MacDonald on twenty-five films between 1919 and 1950. With a voice that matched his personality, MacDonald made the transition to sound films easily, with no noticeable drop in his acting output – if anything, it went up. In 1931, for instance, MacDonald appeared in 14 films – among them the first version of The Maltese Falcon, in which he played "Detective Tom Polhaus" – and in 22 of them in 1932. Although he played laborers, policemen, military men and priests, among many other characters, his roles were usually a cut above a "bit part". His characters usually had names, and he was most often credited for his performances. A highlight of this period was his performance as the hobo "Mr. Tramp" in Our Little Girl with Shirley Temple (1935). In the 1940s, MacDonald was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. MacDonald appeared in Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Great Moment, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Unfaithfully Yours and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, Sturges' last American film. Earlier, MacDonald had also appeared in The Power and the Glory, which Sturges wrote. His work on Sturges' films was generally uncredited. He was notable in 1946 in John Ford's My Darling Clementine in which he played "Mac," the bartender in the town saloon. MacDonald also had uncredited roles in It's a Wonderful Life and Here Comes The Groom.

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line 1997-05-12
Superman and the Mole Men 1951-11-23
Here Comes the Groom 1951-09-20
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951-08-01
Woman on the Run 1950-11-10
Hostile Country 1950-03-24
The Daltons' Women 1950-02-25
When Willie Comes Marching Home 1950-02-17
Dakota Lil 1950-02-17
The Dalton Gang 1949-10-20
You're My Everything 1949-07-22
Streets of San Francisco 1949-04-15
Trouble Preferred 1948-12-31
Whispering Smith 1948-12-09
Shep Comes Home 1948-12-03
The Walls of Jericho 1948-11-22
Belle Starr's Daughter 1948-11-13
Fury at Furnace Creek 1948-04-30
Sitting Pretty 1948-03-10
Panhandle 1948-02-22
If You Knew Susie 1948-02-07
Thunder in the Valley 1947-11-01
Christmas Eve 1947-10-31
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947-09-01
Keeper of the Bees 1947-07-10
Web of Danger 1947-06-10
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947-04-04
It's a Wonderful Life 1946-12-20
Goodbye, Weeds 1946-10-30
My Darling Clementine 1946-10-17
Smoky 1946-06-26
Joe Palooka, Champ 1946-05-26
Pillow of Death 1945-12-14
Fallen Angel 1945-11-15
Johnny Angel 1945-10-25
Circumstantial Evidence 1945-04-20
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945-02-28
Hangover Square 1945-02-07
Greenwich Village 1944-09-27
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek 1944-09-18
The Great Moment 1944-07-18
Texas Masquerade 1944-02-08
True to Life 1943-12-24
Tiger Fangs 1943-09-10
The Ape Man 1943-03-05
Harrigan's Kid 1943-03-01
The McGuerins from Brooklyn 1942-12-31
Bowery at Midnight 1942-10-30
Phantom Killer 1942-10-02
The Palm Beach Story 1942-08-28
The Living Ghost 1942-08-11
One Thrilling Night 1942-06-05
Reap the Wild Wind 1942-03-26
Captains of the Clouds 1942-02-12
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942-01-31
Private Snuffy Smith 1942-01-16
Law of the Timber 1941-12-19
Riders of the Timberline 1941-09-17
Broadway Limited 1941-06-13
The Great Lie 1941-04-05
In Old Cheyenne 1941-04-04
Meet John Doe 1941-03-14
Friendly Neighbors 1940-11-17
Untamed 1940-07-24
Pony Express Days 1940-07-13
Stagecoach War 1940-07-12
The Last Alarm 1940-06-25
Prairie Law 1940-06-14
I Take This Oath 1940-05-20
Light of Western Stars 1940-04-17
Dark Command 1940-04-15
Knights of the Range 1940-02-23
The Gentleman from Arizona 1939-12-25
The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939-10-26
Full Confession 1939-09-08
They Shall Have Music 1939-08-18
Coast Guard 1939-08-04
Conspiracy 1939-08-01
Mickey the Kid 1939-07-03
Susannah of the Mounties 1939-06-13
Zenobia 1939-04-21
East Side of Heaven 1939-04-07
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939-02-25
Little Orphan Annie 1938-12-02
Submarine Patrol 1938-11-25
Come On, Rangers 1938-11-21
Gang Bullets 1938-11-10
The Last Express 1938-10-27
There Goes My Heart 1938-10-14
The Crowd Roars 1938-08-06
Barefoot Boy 1938-08-03
White Banners 1938-06-23
Numbered Woman 1938-05-22
Extortion 1938-05-09
State Police 1938-03-18
My Old Kentucky Home 1938-02-09
Courage of the West 1937-12-01
County Fair 1937-11-24
The Game That Kills 1937-09-21
My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937-09-17
Topper 1937-07-16
Roaring Timber 1937-07-03
Flying Fists 1937-07-01
Slim 1937-06-24
Slave Ship 1937-06-16
Parnell 1937-06-04
Parnell 1937-06-04
The Hit Parade 1937-04-26
Maid of Salem 1937-02-12
The Great Barrier 1937-01-02
Mysterious Crossing 1936-12-27
Show Boat 1936-05-17
Florida Special 1936-04-21
Exclusive Story 1936-01-17
Riffraff 1936-01-03
Hitch Hike Lady 1935-12-28
Fighting Youth 1935-11-01
Stormy 1935-10-21
Waterfront Lady 1935-10-04
Danger Ahead 1935-08-01
The Irish in Us 1935-07-31
Front Page Woman 1935-07-11
Shadows of the Orient 1935-07-06
The Arizonian 1935-06-27
The Healer 1935-06-14
Let 'em Have It 1935-05-15
Swellhead 1935-05-04
Star of Midnight 1935-04-19
The Whole Town's Talking 1935-02-22
Northern Frontier 1935-02-01
Square Shooter 1935-01-21
The Best Man Wins 1935-01-14
Maybe It's Love 1935-01-12
Romance in Manhattan 1935-01-11
Our Little Girl 1935-01-01
Beggar's Holiday 1934-08-17
Once to Every Woman 1934-03-24
The Crime Doctor 1934-03-14
The Crosby Case 1934-03-05
Man of Two Worlds 1934-01-13
Murder on the Campus 1933-12-26
Under Secret Orders 1933-12-06
Myrt and Marge 1933-11-25
The Power and the Glory 1933-10-06
I Loved a Woman 1933-09-23
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points 1933-08-04
Laughing at Life 1933-07-12
Peg o' My Heart 1933-05-26
The Working Man 1933-04-20
The Vanishing Frontier 1933-03-13
The Iron Master 1933-02-04
No Man of Her Own 1932-12-30
The Racing Strain 1932-12-16
Me and My Gal 1932-12-04
Men Are Such Fools 1932-11-18
The Pride of the Legion 1932-10-17
Heritage of the Desert 1932-09-30
This Sporting Age 1932-09-14
70,000 Witnesses 1932-09-09
Hearts of Humanity 1932-08-31
The Phantom Express 1932-08-15
The Thirteenth Guest 1932-08-09
The Hurricane Express 1932-08-01
Madame Racketeer 1932-07-23
Week-End Marriage 1932-06-18
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932-05-28
Scandal for Sale 1932-04-01
Probation 1932-03-15
Steady Company 1932-03-13
Hotel Continental 1932-02-21
Discarded Lovers 1932-01-03
Under Eighteen 1932-01-02
Touchdown! 1931-11-15
The Spirit of Notre Dame 1931-10-13
The Brat 1931-08-23
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver' 1931-08-18
Sporting Blood 1931-08-08
Stranger in Town 1931-08-06
The Squaw Man 1931-07-21
The Maltese Falcon 1931-05-23
Too Young to Marry 1931-05-03
The Millionaire 1931-05-01
The Stolen Jools 1931-04-04
Woman Hungry 1931-04-04
The Easiest Way 1931-02-07
The Painted Desert 1931-01-18
Other Men's Women 1931-01-17
The Truth About Youth 1930-11-03
River's End 1930-11-01
The Girl of the Golden West 1930-10-12
Song o' My Heart 1930-03-11
Men Without Women 1930-02-08
South Sea Rose 1929-12-09
The Painted Angel 1929-12-01
Happy Days 1929-09-16
Masquerade 1929-07-14
Masked Emotions 1929-06-22
Strong Boy 1929-03-03
In Old Arizona 1928-12-25
Riley the Cop 1928-11-25
4 Devils 1928-10-03
None But the Brave 1928-08-05
Abie's Irish Rose 1928-04-19
Bringing Up Father 1928-03-18
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris 1928-01-15
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927-11-04
East Side, West Side 1927-10-09
Paid to Love 1927-07-23
Cradle Snatchers 1927-05-28
Ankles Preferred 1927-02-27
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl 1926-12-19
The Country Beyond 1926-10-17
The Family Upstairs 1926-08-29
3 Bad Men 1926-08-28
A Trip to Chinatown 1926-06-06
The Shamrock Handicap 1926-05-02
The Dixie Merchant 1926-03-07
The First Year 1926-01-24
The Fighting Heart 1925-10-18
Thank You 1925-10-05
The Iron Horse 1925-10-04
Kentucky Pride 1925-09-06
The Lucky Horseshoe 1925-08-30
Lightnin' 1925-08-23
Let Women Alone 1925-01-04
Those Who Dare 1924-11-15
The Brass Bowl 1924-11-06
The Signal Tower 1924-07-19
Western Luck 1924-06-22
Mademoiselle Midnight 1924-04-14
The Age of Desire 1923-09-01
Drifting 1923-08-26
Racing Hearts 1923-07-15
Quicksands 1923-02-28
While Paris Sleeps 1923-01-21
The Young Rajah 1922-11-11
Manslaughter 1922-09-24
The Ghost Breaker 1922-09-10
The Bonded Woman 1922-08-21
Over the Border 1922-06-04
The Bachelor Daddy 1922-04-29
Come on Over 1922-03-11
Sky High 1922-01-15
Trailin' 1921-12-11
Riding with Death 1921-11-13
Action 1921-09-12
The Wallop 1921-05-09
Desperate Youth 1921-04-25
The Freeze-Out 1921-04-09
Hitchin' Posts 1920-09-13
The Path She Chose 1920-05-24
Bullet Proof 1920-05-03
Marked Men 1919-12-21
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919-06-29
A Sporting Chance 1919-06-28
Riders of Vengeance 1919-06-09
A Fight For Love 1919-03-24
Roped 1919-01-03
$5,000 Reward 1918-05-25
Rags 1915-08-02
The Calling of Louis Mona 1913-03-28
A Timely Repentance 1912-03-11
'Tween Two Loves 1911-09-28
The Lighthouse Keeper 1911-05-18
The Scarlet Letter 1911-04-27
The Dream 1911-01-23
The Time-Lock Safe 1910-07-08

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