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Dorothy Mackaill (1903–1990)


Dorothy Mackaill was 11 when her parents separated and, although she lived with her father, she had always wanted a career in the theater. As a rebellious teenager Dorothy ran away to London, where she finally persuaded her father to pay for her board and lessons. Her first job was in the chorus, then she went to work in Paris... See full bio »

Died:

(age 87) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (68 titles)
1976-1980 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Mrs. Pelcher / Old Lady
School for Assassins (1980) … Old Lady (as Miss Dorothy Mackaill)
Target - A Cop (1976) … Mrs. Pelcher
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
The Magic Lantern (1953)
 
1937 Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Doris Thompson
 
1934 Cheaters
Mabel
 
1934 Picture Brides
Mame Smith
 
1933 The Chief
Dixie Dean
 
1933 Curtain at Eight
Lola Cresmer
 
1933 Neighbors' Wives
Helen McGrath
 
1932 No Man of Her Own
Kay Everly
 
1932 Love Affair
Carol Owen
 
1931 Safe in Hell
Gilda Carlson - aka Gilda Erickson
 
1931 The Reckless Hour
Margaret 'Margie' Nichols
 
1931 Their Mad Moment
Emily Stanley
 
1931 Party Husband
Laura
 
1931 Kept Husbands
Dorothea 'Dot' Parker Brunton
 
1931 Once a Sinner
Diana Barry
 
1930 Bright Lights
Louanne
 
1930 Man Trouble
Joan
 
1930 The Office Wife
Anne Murdock
 
1930 The Flirting Widow
Celia
 
1930 Strictly Modern
Kate
 
1929 The Love Racket
Betty Brown
 
1929 Hard to Get
Bobby Martin
 
1929 Two Weeks Off
Kitty Weaver
 
1929 Children of the Ritz
Angela Pennington
 
1929 His Captive Woman
Anna Janssen
 
1928 The Barker
Lou
 
1928 Waterfront
Peggy Ann Andrews
 
1928 The Whip
Lady Diana
 
1928 Lady Be Good
Mary
 
1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Helen Slocum
 
1927 Man Crazy
Clarissa Janeway
 
1927 The Crystal Cup
Gita Carteret
 
1927 Smile, Brother, Smile
Mildred Marvin
 
1927 Convoy
Sylvia Dodge
 
1927 The Lunatic at Large
Beatrix Staynes
 
1926 Just Another Blonde
Jeanne Cavanaugh
 
1926 Subway Sadie
Sadie Hermann
 
1926 Ranson's Folly
Mary Cahill
 
1926 The Dancer of Paris
Consuelo Cox
 
1925 Joanna
Joanna Manners
 
1925 Shore Leave
Connie Martin
 
1925 The Making of O'Malley
Lucille Thayer
 
1925 Chickie
Chickie
 
1925 One Year to Live
Marthe
 
1925 The Bridge of Sighs
Linda Harper
 
1924 The Mine with the Iron Door
Marta Hillgrove
 
1924 The Painted Lady
Violet
 
1924 The Man Who Came Back
Marcelle
 
1924 What Shall I Do?
Jeanie Andrews
 
1924 The Next Corner
Elsie Maury
 
1923 Twenty-One
Lynnie Willis
 
1923 His Children's Children
Sheila
 
1923 The Fair Cheat
Camilla
 
1923 The Fighting Blade
Thomsine Musgrove
 
1923 The Broken Violin
Constance Morley
 
1923 Mighty Lak' a Rose
Rose Duncan
 
1922 The Inner Man
Sally
 
1922 The Streets of New York
Sally Ann
 
1922 A Woman's Woman
Sally Plummer
 
1922 Isle of Doubt
Eleanor Warburton
 
1921 The Lotus Eater (uncredited)
 
1921 Bits of Life
 
1921 Torchy's Promotion (short)
 
1920 Torchy's Millions (short)
 
1920 Torchy (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1931 Safe in Hell (performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" 1917 - uncredited)
 
1930 Bright Lights (performer: "Song of the Congo", "I'm Just a Man About Town" 1930 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Joel McCrea (1972) … Herself
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Herself
 
1926 Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 14 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1925 Screen Snapshots No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1920) Stage: Appeared in "Midnight Polly" on Broadway. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. See more »

Publicity Listings:

13 Articles  | 16 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Dorothy Mackaill

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

Commercials: Celebrity spokesperson for Lux Toilet Soap. [1931] See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces