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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 ...
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
As The Photographer
It's a Wonderful Life
As Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
As Mac the barman
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
As Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Topper
As Policeman
Stormy
As Trinidad Dorn
The Wallop
As Neuces River
The Vanishing Frontier
As Waco
The Palm Beach Story
As Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
Panhandle
As Doc Cooper
3 Bad Men
As Mike Costigan
Captains of the Clouds
As Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)
This Sporting Age
As Jerry O'Day
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
As Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)
The Freeze-Out
As Bobtail McGuire
The Maltese Falcon
As Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
Woman on the Run
As Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain
The Living Ghost
As Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson
No Man of Her Own
As 'Dickie' Collins
Johnny Angel
As Capt. Angel
Bullet Proof
As Jim Boone
Over the Border
As Peter Galbraith
Superman and the Mole-Men
As Pop Shannon
$5,000 Reward
As Norcross
Thunder in the Valley
As McPherson - Innkeeper
The Ape Man
As Captain O'Brien
Drifting
As Murphy
Steady Company
As Hogan
Quicksands
As Col. Patterson
Racing Hearts
As Silas Martin
Bowery at Midnight
As Capt. Mitchell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
As Mr. Kroeger
Reap the Wild Wind
As Port Captain
Let Women Alone
As Commodore John Gordon
A Trip to Chinatown
As Benjamin Strong
Barefoot Boy
As Warden
The Crime Doctor
As Kemp
Riding with Death
As Sheriff Pat Garrity
Hostile Country
As Mr. Lane (uncredited)
Riders of the Timberline
As Jim Kerrigan
The Whole Town's Talking
As Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Iron Horse
As Corporal Casey
The Stolen Jools
As Policeman
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
As Sloan
Harrigan's Kid
As Frank (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
As Bailiff (uncredited)
Desperate Youth
You're My Everything
As Doorman (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
As Captain Ryan
The Working Man
As Henry 'Hank' Davis
The Power and the Glory
As Mulligan
The Phantom Express
As D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan
Under Eighteen
As Pop Evans
Riffraff
As 'Brains'
Manslaughter
As (uncredited)
In Old Cheyenne
As Tim Casey
Full Confession
As Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
As Shuster
Paid to Love
As Peter Roberts
Masquerade
As Joe Hickey
Sky High
As Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
Zenobia
As Judge
The Last Alarm
As Jim Hadley
Streets of San Francisco
As Pop Lockhart
Fury at Furnace Creek
As Pops Murphy (uncredited)
The Easiest Way
As Ben Murdock
Swellhead
As Umpire
Come On, Rangers
As Colonel Forbes
Heritage of the Desert
As Adam Naab
Hotel Continental
As Detective Martin
Phantom Killer
As Police Captain
Scandal for Sale
As Treadway
Discarded Lovers
As Sommers
Peg o' My Heart
As Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell
The Brass Bowl
As Hickey
Hearts of Humanity
As Tom O'Hara
Exclusive Story
As Michael Devlin
Murder on the Campus
As Police Capt. Ed Kyne
The Healer
As Applejack
East Side, West Side
As Pug Malone
Danger Ahead
As Harry Cromwell
Shadows of the Orient
As Inspector Sullivan
Lightnin'
As Lemuel Townsend
4 Devils
As The Clown
The Squaw Man
As Big Bill
Waterfront Lady
As Capt. O'Brien
The Truth About Youth
As Colonel Graham
Romance in Manhattan
As Murphy
Riley the Cop
As James 'Aloysius' Riley
Cradle Snatchers
As George Martin
The Millionaire
As Dan Lewis
The Pride of the Legion
As Chief Scott
Probation
As George Holman
I Take This Oath
As Insp. Tim Ryan
The Best Man Wins
As Captain--Harbor Patrol
Man of Two Worlds
As Michael
The Hit Parade
As Sgt. O'Hara
Flying Fists
As Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin
The Signal Tower
As Pete
Sporting Blood
As MacGuire
Keeper of the Bees
As Postmaster
Submarine Patrol
As CWO 'Sails' Quincannon
Other Men's Women
As Peg-Leg
River's End
As O'Toole
Laughing at Life
As Prison Warden
White Banners
As Dr. Thompson
Smoky
As Jim, the Cook
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
As Sheriff (uncredited)
Private Snuffy Smith
As Gen. Rosewater
Ankles Preferred
As McGuire
Hitch Hike Lady
As Judge Hale
Beggar's Holiday
As Pop Malloy
Gang Bullets
As Chief Reardon
Let 'em Have It
As Mr. Keefer
The Crowd Roars
As Father Patrick Ryan
The Shamrock Handicap
As Con O'Shea
Men Without Women
As Costello
The Painted Desert
As Jeff Cameron
Conspiracy
As Captain of the Falcon
Myrt and Marge
As Grady
Men Are Such Fools
As Prison Warden Randolph
Kentucky Pride
As Donavan
Mysterious Crossing
As Police Chief Bullock
One Thrilling Night
As Police Sergeant Haggerty
Mademoiselle Midnight
As Duc de Moing (Prologue)
The Racing Strain
As Mr. Martin
Our Little Girl
As Hobo
Slave Ship
As Proprietor
The First Year
As Mr. Barstow
Come on Over
As Michael Morahan
Susannah of the Mounties
As Pat O'Hannegan
None But the Brave
As John Craig
Whispering Smith
As Bill Baggs
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
As Craig Dolan
Belle Starr's Daughter
As Doc Benson
There Goes My Heart
As Officer
My Dear Miss Aldrich
As 'Doc' Howe
Week-End Marriage
As Mr. Davis
County Fair
As Calvin Williams
Greenwich Village
As O'Shea, policeman
Maybe It's Love
As The Cop
The Young Rajah
As Amhad Beg - Prime Minister
Northern Frontier
As Inspector
East Side of Heaven
As Doorman (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
As Police Chief (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
As Cop (uncredited)
Coast Guard
As Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
Square Shooter
As Sheriff
The Housekeeper's Daughter
As Captain
Under Secret Orders
As John Burke
Western Luck
As 'Chuck' Campbell
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
As Self (archive footage)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
As Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
As Inspector Doremus
The Iron Master
As J.C. Stillman
Stagecoach War
As Jeff Chapman
Christmas Eve
As Policeman (uncredited)
Those Who Dare
When Willie Comes Marching Home
As Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
Untamed
As Dr. Billar
Bringing Up Father
As Jiggs
My Old Kentucky Home
As Mayor Jim Hopkins
Maid of Salem
As Captain of Ship
The Great Lie
As Dr. Ferguson
The Scarlet Letter
The Calling of Louis Mona
Front Page Woman
As Hallohan
The Daltons' Women
As Alvin
The Game That Kills
As Joe Holland
Me and My Gal
As Pop Riley
The Last Express
As William Barton (Detective Agency Head)
Numbered Woman
As Capt. Ryan
The Gentleman from Arizona
As Wild Bill Coburn
Little Orphan Annie
As 'Pop' Corrigan
South Sea Rose
As Hackett
Law of the Timber
As Adams
Tiger Fangs
As Geoffrey MacCardle
Light of Western Stars
As Bill Stillwell
Once to Every Woman
As John Flannigan
Dark Command
As Dave
The Irish in Us
As Capt. Jackson
Trailin'
As Joseph Piotto
Texas Masquerade
As John Martindale
Fallen Angel
As Bank Guard (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
As Husband on Airplane
Slim
As Pop
The Dream
As Secondary Role (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
As Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Arizonian
As Marshal Andy Jordan
The Brat
As Timson, the butler
Knights of the Range
As Cappy
While Paris Sleeps
Pony Express Days
As Nevada Jim
Happy Days
As Train Conductor
Friendly Neighbors
As Sheiff Potts
Goodbye, Weeds
As Gardener
Meet John Doe
As 'Sourpuss'
Roped
As Butler
The Dixie Merchant
As Jean Paul Fippany
Too Young to Marry
As Rev. Stump
Web of Danger
As Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver
Masked Emotions
As Will Whitten
Madame Racketeer
As John Adams
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As Henry Hathaway
The Fighting Heart
As Jerry
Strong Boy
As Angus McGregor
Thank You
As Andy
A Fight For Love
As The Priest
Riders of Vengeance
As Buell
The Dalton Gang
As Judge Price
A Sporting Chance
As Luther Ripley aka Kennedy
Song o' My Heart
As Rafferty
The Hurricane Express
As Jim Baker
The Lighthouse Keeper
As The Lighthouse Keeper
Rags
As Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)
'Tween Two Loves
As Farmer Howard
A Timely Repentance
As Louis Nordell
Florida Special
As Captain Timothy Harrigan
Roaring Timber
As Andrew MacKinley
The Lucky Horseshoe
As Mack
The Girl of the Golden West
As Sonora Slim
The Ghost Breaker
As Sam Marcum
The Crosby Case
As The Doorman--Mike Costello
Dakota Lil
As Ellis
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
As Himself
Parnell
As Irish Laborer (uncredited)
Marked Men
As Tom Placer McGraw
The Painted Angel
As Pa Hudler
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
As Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Woman Hungry
As Buzzard
Fighting Youth
As Coach Parker
70,000 Witnesses
As State Coach
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
As Cop
Courage of the West
As Buck Saunders
Action
As Mormon Peters
Circumstantial Evidence
As Jury Foreman
True to Life
As Man (uncredited)
Joe Palooka, Champ
As Long-Count Bowman
State Police
As Charlie Wheeler
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
Abie's Irish Rose
As Patrick Murphy
The Family Upstairs
As Joe Heller
Stranger in Town
As Scout
Hangover Square
As Street Vendor (uncredited)
Show Boat
As Windy MacLaine
The Spirit of Notre Dame
As The Coach
Broadway Limited
As Mulcahey
The Bonded Woman
As Captain Gaskell
Hitchin' Posts
As Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)
Prairie Law
As Sheriff Jim Austin
In Old Arizona
As Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Extortion
As Coach Pearson
Touchdown!
As Pop Stewart
Mickey the Kid
As Sheriff J.J. Willoughby
The Great Barrier
As Major Rogers
Shep Comes Home
As Sheriff Cap Weatherby
Pillow of Death
The Great Moment
As The Priest
The Path She Chose
As Father
Trouble Preferred
As Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
The Country Beyond
As Sgt. Cassidy