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David MacDonald (I) (1904–1983)

Director | Producer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Scottish-born David MacDonald got his training in the industry in the US under celebrated producer/director Cecil B. DeMille, who hired him in 1929 as a production assistant. MacDonald returned to Britain in 1936 after his apprenticeship with DeMille and secured a job as a director on what were called "quota quickies"... See full bio »

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in Helensburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 79) in London, England, UK
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1963 The Third Man (TV series)
– The Way of McEagle (1963)
– A King's Ransom (1963)
 
1962 The Golden Rabbit
 
1961 Petticoat Pirates
 
1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
– Pipeline (1960)
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
– A Call to London (1959)
– A Circle in the Bush (1959)
– A Pair of Eyes (1959)
– A Race Against Time (1959)
– A Stranger in Distress (1959)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1958 The Moonraker (as David Macdonald)
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
– Freeing the Serfs (1958)
 
1958 The Veil (TV series)
– Jack the Ripper (1958)
 
1958 Jack the Ripper (TV movie)
 
1958 A Lady Mislaid
 
1957 Small Hotel
 
1957 The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV series)
– The Missing Daughter Story (1957)
– The G.I. Returns Story (1957)
 
1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV series)
– The Littlest Sergeant (1957)
– The Billion Franc Mystery (1957)
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
– The Coward (1957)
– A Pony for Joe Crazy Horse (1957)
– The White Kepi (1957)
 
1957 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
– Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair' (1957)
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
– A Matter of Justice (1956)
– Burgundy (1956)
– The Experiment (1956)
– Albania (1956)
 
1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)
– The Farmer's Boy (1956)
– Gentlemen of the Road (1956)
– Antoine & Antoinette (1956)
– The Imaginary Invalid (1956)
– The Flower Woman (1956)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Bamboo Bars (1956)
– Teddy Gang (1956)
– The Lady Asks for Help (1956)
 
1955 Alias John Preston
 
1954-1955 The Vise (TV series)
– Stranger in Town (1955) (as David Macdonald)
– Death Takes No Holiday (1955) (as David Macdonald)
– Two of a Kind (1955) (as David Macdonald)
– Money to Burn (1955) (as David Macdonald)
– Side Entrance (1955) (as David Macdonald)
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1955 Operation Malaya (documentary)
 
1955 Triple Blackmail
 
1955 Three Cornered Fate
 
1955 Man in Demand
 
1955 Final Column
 
1954 The Yellow Robe
 
1954 One Just Man
 
1954 Devil Girl from Mars
 
1952 Tread Softly
 
1952 The Big Frame
 
1951 Fortune in Diamonds
 
1950 Cairo Road
 
1949 Diamond City
 
1949 Christopher Columbus
 
1949 The Bad Lord Byron
 
1948 Good-Time Girl
 
1948 Snowbound
 
1947 The Brothers
 
1943 Desert Victory (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1941 This England
 
1940 Law and Disorder
 
1940 Spies of the Air
 
1940 The Midas Touch
 
1940 Men of the Lightship (documentary short)
 
1939 Shadows of the Underworld
 
1939 Dead Men Tell No Tales
 
1938 This Man Is News
 
1938 Meet Mr. Penny
 
1938 A Spot of Bother
 
1938 Make It Three
 
1937 Remember When
 
1937 Death Croons the Blues
 
1937 It's Never Too Late to Mend (as David Macdonald)
 
1937 Double Alibi (short)
 
1937 When the Poppies Bloom Again (short)
 
1937 The Last Curtain
 
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1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series) (producer - 39 episodes)
– A Call to London (1959) (producer)
– A Circle in the Bush (1959) (producer)
– A Pair of Eyes (1959) (producer)
– A Race Against Time (1959) (producer)
– A Stranger in Distress (1959) (producer)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– Two Against the Kremlin (1957) (producer)
– Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter (1957) (producer)
– The Unknown Man (1957) (producer)
– The Littlest Sergeant (1957) (producer)
– The George Polk Story (1957) (producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Antoine & Antoinette (1956) (producer)
– The Imaginary Invalid (1956) (producer)
– The Flower Woman (1956) (producer)
– Thanksgiving Day (1956) (producer)
– Something Remembered (1956) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– Bamboo Bars (1956) (producer)
– Teddy Gang (1956) (producer)
– The Lady Asks for Help (1956) (producer)
 
1946 Burma Victory (documentary) (producer)
 
1943 Desert Victory (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1961 The Devil's Messenger (assistant director)
 
1936 Big Brown Eyes (assistant director)
 
1935 The Crusades (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Cleopatra (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1939 Rulers of the Sea
Clerk (uncredited)
 
1939 It Could Happen to You
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1937 Parnell
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
 
1936 Special Agent K-7
Goodwin
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1955 Operation Malaya (documentary)
 
1947 The Brothers
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1934 The Hollywood You Never See (documentary short)
Himself
 
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