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Frank McDonald (I) (1899–1980)

Director | Miscellaneous Crew | Actor

A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-'30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in Hollywood at one time or another, he did a lot of work for Republic... See full bio »

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in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Oxnard, California, USA
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1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (flashback sequence)
 
1965-1966 Get Smart (TV series)
– Double Agent (1966)
– Survival of the Fattest (1965)
– Aboard the Orient Express (1965)
– Satan Place (1965)
– The Day Smart Turned Chicken (1965)
 
1965 Mara of the Wilderness
 
1965 Broadside (TV series)
– Once Upon an Island (1965)
– The Wolfman Cometh (1965)
 
1964-1965 Flipper (TV series)
– Lifeguard (1965)
– The Misanthrope (1964)
– The Second Time Around (1964)
– Mr. Marvello (1964)
 
1964 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– The Great Eclipse (1964)
– A Da-Da for Christy (1964)
 
1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek
 
1962 The Underwater City
 
1961-1962 National Velvet (TV series)
– The Clown (1962)
– Ede's Bombshell (1962)
– The Rumor (1962)
– Mi's Citizenship (1962)
– Rogue Horse (1962)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
– Property of the Crown (1962)
– A Day to Kill (1962)
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– Captain Scoville (1961)
– Border Renegades (1961)
 
1960 Raymie
 
1959-1960 Pony Express (TV series)
– The Search (1960)
– The Wedding of Big Zack (1960)
– Bandito (1960)
– Ghost of Caribou Ridge (1960)
– Message from New Orleans (1959)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959 The Purple Gang
 
1959 Mantelli e spade insanguinate
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
– The Matchmaker (1959) (as Frank MacDonald)
 
1955-1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
– Dodge City: Hail and Farewell (1959)
– Little Gray Home in the West (1959)
– Dodge Is Civilized (1959)
– Four (1958)
– Three (1958)
See all 96 episodes »
 
1958 Le imprese di una spada leggendaria
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
– The Long Aloha (1958)
– Time for Dying (1958)
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
– Mosby's Rangers (1957)
 
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
– Apache Girl (1957)
– The Archaeologist (1957)
– The Assassin (1957)
– Fathers and Sons (1957)
 
1954-1956 Annie Oakley (TV series)
– Treasure Map (1956)
– Grubstake Bank (1956)
– Outlaw Brand (1956)
– Annie and the Leprechauns (1956)
– Sugarfoot Sue (1956)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1955-1956 Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV series)
– Kansas City Lady (1956)
– Kid Curry - Killer (1956)
– The Jayhawker (1956)
– The Little Mavericks (1955)
– Legacy of Jesse James (1955)
 
1956 The Three Musketeers (TV series)
 
1951-1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
– Buckshot Comes Home (1955)
– Outlaw's Portrait (1955)
– To the Highest Bidder (1955)
– The Sheriff's Secret (1955)
– Cry Wolf (1955)
See all 41 episodes »
 
1955 Timber Country Trouble
 
1955 The Titled Tenderfoot
 
1955 Phantom Trails
 
1955 The Matchmaking Marshal
 
1955 The Big Tip Off
 
1955 Treasure of Ruby Hills
 
1955 Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (TV series)
– The Elephant God (1955)
 
1954 The Two Gun Teacher
 
1954 Trouble on the Trail
 
1954 Outlaw's Son
 
1954 Marshals in Disguise
 
1954 The Whistler (TV series)
– Stolen Chance (1954)
– Backfire (1954) (as Frank MacDonald)
 
1954 Thunder Pass
 
1950-1954 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
– Outlaw of Blue Mesa (1954)
– The Sharpshooter (1954)
– Silver Dollars (1951)
– Ghost Town Raiders (1951)
– The Peacemaker (1950)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Village in the City (1954)
– Meet McGraw (1954)
– The Gun (1954)
 
1953 Two Gun Marshal
 
1953 Six Gun Decision
 
1953 Secret of Outlaw Flats
 
1953 Border City Rustlers
 
1953 Son of Belle Starr
 
1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
– Black Leg-White Tie (1953)
– Hot Fur (1953)
– Room 505 (1953)
– Free Ride (1953)
 
1951-1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
– Border City Affair (1953)
– Bullets and Badmen (1953)
– Outlaw Pistols (1953)
– The Buckskin (1953)
– The Chase (1953)
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1952 The Yellow Haired Kid
 
1952 The Ghost of Crossbones Canyon
 
1952 Yukon Gold
 
1952 Sea Tiger
 
1952 Death Valley Days (TV series)
 
1951 Northwest Territory
 
1951 Yellow Fin
 
1951 Yukon Manhunt
 
1951 Father Takes the Air
 
1951 Texans Never Cry
 
1950 Sierra Passage
 
1950 Call of the Klondike
 
1950 Snow Dog
 
1949 Apache Chief
 
1949 Ringside
 
1949 The Big Sombrero
 
1948 Gun Smugglers
 
1948 French Leave
 
1948 Mr. Reckless
 
1948 13 Lead Soldiers
 
1947 Linda Be Good
 
1947 When a Girl's Beautiful
 
1947 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
 
1947 Twilight on the Rio Grande
 
1947 Hit Parade of 1947
 
1946/I Sioux City Sue
 
1946 Under Nevada Skies
 
1946 My Pal Trigger
 
1946 Rainbow Over Texas
 
1946 Song of Arizona
 
1945 Sunset in El Dorado
 
1945/I Along the Navajo Trail
 
1945 Tell It to a Star
 
1945 Man from Oklahoma
 
1945 The Chicago Kid
 
1945 Scared Stiff
 
1945 Bells of Rosarita
 
1944 One Body Too Many
 
1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe
 
1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing
 
1944 Take It Big
 
1944 Gambler's Choice
 
1944 Timber Queen
 
1943 O, My Darling Clementine
 
1943 Hoosier Holiday
 
1943 Submarine Alert
 
1943 Alaska Highway
 
1943/I Swing Your Partner
 
1943 High Explosive
 
1943 Mountain Rhythm
 
1942 The Traitor Within
 
1942 Wrecking Crew
 
1942 Wildcat
 
1942 The Old Homestead
 
1942 Shepherd of the Ozarks
 
1941 No Hands on the Clock
 
1941 Tuxedo Junction
 
1941 Flying Blind
 
1941 Under Fiesta Stars
 
1941 Country Fair
 
1941 Arkansas Judge
 
1940 Barnyard Follies
 
1940 Ride Tenderfoot Ride
 
1940 Carolina Moon
 
1940 Grand Ole Opry
 
1940 Gaucho Serenade
 
1940 In Old Missouri
 
1940 Rancho Grande
 
1940 Village Barn Dance
 
1939/I Jeepers Creepers
 
1939 Death Goes North
 
1939 They Asked for It
 
1939 First Offenders
 
1938 Flirting with Fate
 
1938 Freshman Year
 
1938 Over the Wall
 
1938 Reckless Living
 
1938 Blondes at Work
 
1937 The Adventurous Blonde (as Frank MacDonald)
 
1937 Dance Charlie Dance
 
1937 Fly Away Baby
 
1937 Midnight Court
 
1937 Her Husband's Secretary
 
1937 Smart Blonde
 
1936 Isle of Fury
 
1936 Love Begins at Twenty
 
1936 The Song of a Nation (short)
 
1936/I The Big Noise
 
1936 Murder by an Aristocrat
 
1936 Treachery Rides the Range
 
1936 Boulder Dam
 
1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
 
1935 Broadway Hostess
 
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1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen (director: archive footage)
 
1935 Little Big Shot (dialogue director)
 
1935 Front Page Woman (dialogue director)
 
1935 Black Fury (dialogue director)
 
1935 A Night at the Ritz (dialogue director)
 
1934 I Am a Thief (dialogue director)
 
1934 British Agent (dialogue director)
 
1934 The Key (dialogue director)
 
1934 Smarty (dialogue director)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1958 Le imprese di una spada leggendaria
 
1945 Bells of Rosarita
Frank (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1959 Okefenokee
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1947 Hit Parade of 1947 (associate producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1940 Forgotten Girls (story)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1957) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a western series to be called "Calamity Jane".

Alternate Names:

Frank MacDonald | Bill Raynor

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Star Sign:

Scorpio