

J. Farrell MacDonald
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
5 Jun 1875
Age
151 Years
Born In
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Total Projects
276
Years Active
87 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)

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Superman and the Mole Men
Superman and the Mole Men
as Pop Shannon

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Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
as Husband on Airplane (uncredited)

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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Mr. Kroeger

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Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run
as Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain

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Hostile Country
Hostile Country
as Mr. Lane (uncredited)

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The Daltons' Women
The Daltons' Women
as Alvin

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When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)

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Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
as Ellis

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The Dalton Gang
The Dalton Gang
as Judge Price

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You're My Everything
You're My Everything
as Doorman (uncredited)

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Streets of San Francisco
Streets of San Francisco
as Pop Lockhart

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Trouble Preferred
Trouble Preferred
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

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Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
as Bill Baggs

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Shep Comes Home
Shep Comes Home
as Sheriff Cap Weatherby

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The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho
as Bailiff (uncredited)

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Belle Starr's Daughter
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Doc Benson

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Fury at Furnace Creek
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Pops Murphy (uncredited)

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Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
as Cop (uncredited)

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Panhandle
Panhandle
as Doc Cooper

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If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Thunder in the Valley
Thunder in the Valley
as McPherson - Innkeeper

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Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
as Policeman (uncredited)

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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)

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Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
as Postmaster

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Web of Danger
Web of Danger
as Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver

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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
as Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

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Goodbye, Weeds
Goodbye, Weeds
as Gardener

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My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
as Mac the barman

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Smoky
Smoky
as Jim, the Cook

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Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Long-Count Bowman

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Pillow of Death
Pillow of Death

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Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
as Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
as Capt. Angel

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Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)

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Hangover Square
Hangover Square
as Street Vendor (uncredited)

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Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
as O'Shea, policeman

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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Sheriff (uncredited)

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The Great Moment
The Great Moment
as The Priest

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Texas Masquerade
Texas Masquerade
as John Martindale

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True to Life
True to Life
as Man (uncredited)

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Tiger Fangs
Tiger Fangs
as Geoffrey MacCardle

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The Ape Man
The Ape Man
as Captain O'Brien

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Harrigan's Kid
Harrigan's Kid
as Frank (uncredited)

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The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Cop

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Bowery at Midnight
Bowery at Midnight
as Capt. Mitchell

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Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
as Police Captain

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The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
as Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)

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The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost
as Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson

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One Thrilling Night
One Thrilling Night
as Police Sergeant Haggerty

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Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
as Port Captain

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Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
as Dr. Neville

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Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Henry Hathaway

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Private Snuffy Smith
Private Snuffy Smith
as Gen. Rosewater

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Law of the Timber
Law of the Timber
as Adams

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Riders of the Timberline
Riders of the Timberline
as Jim Kerrigan

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Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited
as Mulcahey

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The Great Lie
The Great Lie
as Dr. Ferguson

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In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne
as Tim Casey

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Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as 'Sourpuss'

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Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors
as Sheiff Potts

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Untamed
Untamed
as Dr. Billar

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Pony Express Days
Pony Express Days
as Nevada Jim

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Stagecoach War
Stagecoach War
as Jeff Chapman

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The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm
as Jim Hadley

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Prairie Law
Prairie Law
as Sheriff Jim Austin

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I Take This Oath
I Take This Oath
as Insp. Tim Ryan

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The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars
as Bill Stillwell

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Dark Command
Dark Command
as Dave

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Knights of the Range
Knights of the Range
as Cappy

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The Gentleman from Arizona
The Gentleman from Arizona
as Wild Bill Coburn

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The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Captain

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Full Confession
Full Confession
as Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
as Police Chief (uncredited)

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Coast Guard
Coast Guard
as Capt. Hansen (uncredited)

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Conspiracy
Conspiracy
as Captain of the Falcon

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Mickey the Kid
Mickey the Kid
as Sheriff J.J. Willoughby

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Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties
as Pat O'Hannegan

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Zenobia
Zenobia
as Judge

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East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven
as Doorman (uncredited)

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Craig Dolan

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Little Orphan Annie
Little Orphan Annie
as 'Pop' Corrigan

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Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol
as CWO 'Sails' Quincannon

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Come On, Rangers
Come On, Rangers
as Colonel Forbes

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Gang Bullets
Gang Bullets
as Chief Reardon

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The Last Express
The Last Express
as William Barton (Detective Agency Head)

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There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
as Officer

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The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars
as Father Patrick Ryan

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Barefoot Boy
Barefoot Boy
as Warden

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White Banners
White Banners
as Dr. Thompson

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Numbered Woman
Numbered Woman
as Capt. Mike Ryan

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Extortion
Extortion
as Coach Pearson

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State Police
State Police
as Charlie Wheeler

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My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home
as Mayor Jim Hopkins

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Courage of the West
Courage of the West
as Buck Saunders

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County Fair
County Fair
as Calvin Williams

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The Game That Kills
The Game That Kills
as Joe Holland

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My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as 'Doc' Howe

movie
Topper
Topper
as Policeman

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Roaring Timber
Roaring Timber
as Andrew MacKinley

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Flying Fists
Flying Fists
as Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin

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Slim
Slim
as Pop

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Slave Ship
Slave Ship
as Proprietor

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Parnell
Parnell
as Irish Laborer (uncredited)

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Parnell
Parnell
as Irish Laborer

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The Hit Parade
The Hit Parade
as Sgt. O'Hara

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Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
as Captain of Ship

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The Great Barrier
The Great Barrier
as Major Rogers

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Mysterious Crossing
Mysterious Crossing
as Police Chief Bullock

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Show Boat
Show Boat
as Windy MacLaine

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Florida Special
Florida Special
as Harrigan

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Exclusive Story
Exclusive Story
as Michael Devlin

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Riffraff
Riffraff
as 'Brains'

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Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady
as Judge Hale

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Fighting Youth
Fighting Youth
as Coach Parker

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Stormy
Stormy
as Trinidad Dorn

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Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady
as Capt. O'Brien

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Danger Ahead
Danger Ahead
as Harry Cromwell

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The Irish in Us
The Irish in Us
as Capt. Jackson

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Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman
as Hallohan

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Shadows of the Orient
Shadows of the Orient
as Inspector Sullivan

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The Arizonian
The Arizonian
as Marshal Andy Jordan

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The Healer
The Healer
as Applejack

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Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It
as Mr. Keefer

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Swellhead
Swellhead
as Umpire

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Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight
as Inspector Doremus

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The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
as Prison Warden (uncredited)

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Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
as Inspector

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Square Shooter
Square Shooter
as Sheriff

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The Best Man Wins
The Best Man Wins
as Captain--Harbor Patrol

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Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love
as The Cop

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Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan
as Murphy

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Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl
as Hobo

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Beggar's Holiday
Beggar's Holiday
as Pop Malloy

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Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
as Flannigan

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The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor
as Kemp

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The Crosby Case
The Crosby Case
as The Doorman--Mike Costello

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Man of Two Worlds
Man of Two Worlds
as Michael

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Murder on the Campus
Murder on the Campus
as Police Capt. Ed Kyne

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Under Secret Orders
Under Secret Orders
as John Burke

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Myrt and Marge
Myrt and Marge
as Grady

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The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
as Mulligan

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I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman
as Shuster

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How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Himself

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Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
as Prison Warden

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Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart
as Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell

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The Working Man
The Working Man
as Henry 'Hank' Davis

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The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
as Waco

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The Iron Master
The Iron Master
as J.C. Stillman

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No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
as "Dickie" Collins

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The Racing Strain
The Racing Strain
as Mr. Martin

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Me and My Gal
Me and My Gal
as Pop Riley

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Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools
as Prison Warden Randolph

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The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion
as Chief Scott

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Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert
as Adam Naab

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This Sporting Age
This Sporting Age
as Jerry O'Day

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70,000 Witnesses
70,000 Witnesses
as State Coach

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Hearts of Humanity
Hearts of Humanity
as Tom O'Hara

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The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express
as D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan

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The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest
as Captain Ryan

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The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express
as Jim Baker

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Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer
as John Adams

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Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage
as Mr. Davis

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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)

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Scandal for Sale
Scandal for Sale
as Treadway

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Probation
Probation
as George Holman

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Steady Company
Steady Company
as Hogan

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Hotel Continental
Hotel Continental
as Detective Martin

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Discarded Lovers
Discarded Lovers
as Sommers

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Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen
as Pop Evans

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Touchdown!
Touchdown!
as Pop Stewart

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The Spirit of Notre Dame
The Spirit of Notre Dame
as The Coach

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The Brat
The Brat
as Timson, the butler

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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'

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Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
as MacGuire

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Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town
as Scout

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The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man
as Big Bill

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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

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Too Young to Marry
Too Young to Marry
as Rev. Stump

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The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Dan Lewis

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The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman

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Woman Hungry
Woman Hungry
as Buzzard

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The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way
as Ben Murdock

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The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert
as Jeff Cameron

movie
Other Men's Women
Other Men's Women
as Peg-Leg

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The Truth About Youth
The Truth About Youth
as Colonel Graham

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River's End
River's End
as O'Toole

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The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
as Sonora Slim

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Song o' My Heart
Song o' My Heart
as Rafferty

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Men without Women
Men without Women
as Costello

movie
South Sea Rose
South Sea Rose
as Hackett

movie
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel
as Pa Hudler

movie
Happy Days
Happy Days
as Train Conductor

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Masquerade
Masquerade
as Joe Hickey

movie
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions
as Will Whitten

movie
Strong Boy
Strong Boy
as Angus McGregor

movie
In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)

movie
Riley the Cop
Riley the Cop
as James 'Aloysius' Riley

movie
4 Devils
4 Devils
as The Clown

movie
None But the Brave
None But the Brave
as John Craig

movie
Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose
as Patrick Murphy

movie
Bringing Up Father
Bringing Up Father
as Jiggs

movie
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
as Patrick Kelly

movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Photographer

movie
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
as Pug Malone

movie
Paid to Love
Paid to Love
as Peter Roberts

movie
Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers
as George Martin

movie
Ankles Preferred
Ankles Preferred
as McGuire

movie
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
as Sloan

movie
The Country Beyond
The Country Beyond
as Sgt. Cassidy

movie
The Family Upstairs
The Family Upstairs
as Joe Heller

movie
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
as Mike Costigan

movie
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as Wild Bill Hickok

movie
A Trip to Chinatown
A Trip to Chinatown
as Benjamin Strong

movie
The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap
as Con O'Shea

movie
The Dixie Merchant
The Dixie Merchant
as Jean Paul Fippany

movie
The First Year
The First Year
as Mr. Barstow

movie
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart
as Jerry

movie
Thank You
Thank You
as Andy

movie
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
as Corporal Casey

movie
Kentucky Pride
Kentucky Pride
as Donavan

movie
The Lucky Horseshoe
The Lucky Horseshoe
as Mack

movie
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
as Lemuel Townsend

movie
Let Women Alone
Let Women Alone
as Commodore John Gordon

movie
Those Who Dare
Those Who Dare

movie
The Brass Bowl
The Brass Bowl
as Hickey

movie
Gerald Cranston's Lady
Gerald Cranston's Lady
as Rennie

movie
The Signal Tower
The Signal Tower
as Pete

movie
Western Luck
Western Luck
as 'Chuck' Campbell

movie
Mademoiselle Midnight
Mademoiselle Midnight
as Duc de Moing (Prologue)

movie
The Storm Daughter
The Storm Daughter
as Con Mullaney

movie
Fashionable Fakers
Fashionable Fakers
as Pat O'Donnell

movie
The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire
as Dan Reagan

movie
Drifting
Drifting
as Murphy

movie
Racing Hearts
Racing Hearts
as Silas Martin

movie
Quicksands
Quicksands
as Col. Patterson

movie
While Paris Sleeps
While Paris Sleeps

movie
The Young Rajah
The Young Rajah
as Amhad Beg - Prime Minister

movie
Manslaughter
Manslaughter
as (uncredited)

movie
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
as Sam Marcum

movie
The Bonded Woman
The Bonded Woman
as Captain Gaskell

movie
Over the Border
Over the Border
as Peter Galbraith

movie
Tracks
Tracks
as Jack Bess

movie
The Bachelor Daddy
The Bachelor Daddy
as Joe Pelton

movie
Come on Over
Come on Over
as Michael Morahan

movie
Sky High
Sky High
as Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)

movie
Trailin'
Trailin'
as Joseph Piotto

movie
Riding with Death
Riding with Death
as Sheriff Pat Garrity

movie
Action
Action
as Mormon Peters

movie
The Wallop
The Wallop
as Neuces River

movie
Desperate Youth
Desperate Youth

movie
The Freeze-Out
The Freeze-Out
as Bobtail McGuire

movie
Hitchin' Posts
Hitchin' Posts
as Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)

movie
The Path She Chose
The Path She Chose
as Father

movie
Bullet Proof
Bullet Proof
as Jim Boone

movie
Marked Men
Marked Men
as Tom Placer McGraw

movie
This Hero Stuff
This Hero Stuff
as Softnose Smith

movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

movie
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance
as Luther Ripley aka Kennedy

movie
Trixie from Broadway
Trixie from Broadway
as Slim Hayes

movie
Riders of Vengeance
Riders of Vengeance
as Buell

movie
A Fight For Love
A Fight For Love
as The Priest

movie
Molly of the Follies
Molly of the Follies
as Swannick

movie
Roped
Roped
as Butler

movie
Fair Enough
Fair Enough
as Chief of Police Morgan

movie
$5,000 Reward
$5,000 Reward
as Norcross

movie
Rags
Rags
as Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)

movie
The Calling of Louis Mona
The Calling of Louis Mona

movie
A Timely Repentance
A Timely Repentance
as Louis Nordell

movie
'Tween Two Loves
'Tween Two Loves
as Farmer Howard

movie
The Lighthouse Keeper
The Lighthouse Keeper
as The Lighthouse Keeper

movie
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter

movie
The Dream
The Dream
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

movie
The Time-Lock Safe
The Time-Lock Safe
as Office Worker