
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/21/1891
Place of Birth
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Francis McDonald
Biography
Known For

Fort Massacre
as Piute Man

The Ten Commandments
as Simon

Fort Osage
as Osage Chief

The Nevadan
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

California Passage
as County Recorder Joe Kane

Union Pacific
as Gen. Dodge

The Plainsman
as A River Gambler

Panhandle
as Crump

Magnificent Doll
as Jenks (uncredited)

The Kansan
as Gil Hatton

Red Mountain
as Marshal Roberts

Rancho Notorious
as Harbin

The Great Race
as Russian (uncredited)

Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub

The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff

Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
as Gambler

Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller

Beau Geste
as Arab Scout (uncredited)

Battling Butler
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Career Timeline
1959
1958
1957
Trackdown
Role unknown
Maverick
Role unknown
Perry Mason
as Capt. Noble
Perry Mason
as Walter 'Salty' Sims
Perry Mason
as Peg-Leg Jasper
Sugarfoot
as Pete Stone
Sugarfoot
as Jericho Dooley
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Pawnee
as Uncle Tip Alden (as Francis J. McDonald)
Last Stagecoach West
as Old Man Colter
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells
as Joe Dunn
1956
1955
Dig That Uranium
as The Indian Chief
The Naked Dawn
as Railroad guard
Highway Patrol
as Charlie Barrett
My Friend Flicka
Role unknown
The Adventures of Champion
as Will Calhoun
The Adventures of Champion
as Grubstake Smith
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Role unknown
Science Fiction Theatre
Role unknown
Ten Wanted Men
Role unknown
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
Samson and Delilah
as Story Teller
Powder River Rustlers
as Shears Williams
Apache Chief
as Mohaska
Abandoned
as Winey - Pool Player (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
as Wade Tanner
Rim of the Canyon
as Charlie Lewis
Son of a Badman
as Joe Christ
Daughter of the Jungle
as Montu
Brothers in the Saddle
as Hoyt Parker
Rose of the Yukon
as Alaskan
1948
1947
1946
Duel in the Sun
as Gambler (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
as Jenks (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
as Roberts
Roll on Texas Moon
as Steve Anders
Notorious
as Man (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
as Jules Ravelle
Canyon Passage
as Cobb (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis
as Doctor
My Pal Trigger
as Storekeeper
Tangier
as Sanchez
The Catman of Paris
as Devereaux
1945
1944
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner Investing on River-Freeze Date (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Dan Hammond
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Batiste
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Jim Douglas
Till We Meet Again
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Matthews
Mystery Man
as Bert Rogan
Lumberjack
as Clyde Fenwick
Texas Masquerade
as Sam Nolan
1942
1941
1940
One Night in the Tropics
as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Santos the Portuguese
The Devil's Pipeline
as Gaddi Sang
North West Mounted Police
as Louis Riel
Wyoming
as Dawson - Henchman
The Sea Hawk
as Kroner
Captain Caution
as French Seaman in Pub
The Carson City Kid
as Laramie
Strange Cargo
as Moussenq - Convict (uncredited)
Green Hell
as Gracco
1939
1938
1937
Wild West Days
as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret 7
The Last Train from Madrid
as Mora (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Chieftain (Uncredited)
Parole Racket
as Nat Beldon
Criminal Lawyer
as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Devil's Playground
as Romano
Woman-Wise
as Charley (uncredited)
1936
1935
1934
Red Morning
as Sakki
The Gay Bride
as Detroit gangster (uncredited)
A Successful Failure
as Radical Speaker
Girl in Danger
as Tony - Russo Henchman (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Ray Ridpath - Henchman
Operator 13
as Denton (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Joe, Alderson’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Trumpet Blows
as Vega
Voice in the Night
as Henchman Jackson
1933
1932
The Devil Is Driving
as Ticker (uncredited)
Texas Buddies
as Blake
Trailing the Killer
as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Hidden Valley
as Frank Gavin
70,000 Witnesses
as Dominic Silvera (uncredited)
Honor of the Mounted
as Jean La Train
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Karkuff
1931
1930
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
The Love Doctor
as Hildreth
The Gray Ghost
as Williams
Mr. Dolan of New York
as 'Spider' Flynn (as Francis MacDonald)
The Voice on the Wire
as 'Red' Warren
Perils of the Secret Service
as (Episode #3)
The Gates of Doom
as Jang Sattib
Black Orchids
as George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin