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Ian MacDonald(1914-1978)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Ian MacDonald in The Lone Ranger (1949)
Trailer for this drama about a manipulative and mysterious woman
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This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
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Ian MacDonald was born on 28 June 1914 in Great Falls, Montana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for High Noon (1952), Apache (1954) and The Silver Star (1955). He was previously married to Shirley Ray Kannegaard and Julia Edith King. He died on 11 April 1978 in Bozeman, Montana, USA.
BornJune 28, 1914
DiedApril 11, 1978(63)
BornJune 28, 1914
DiedApril 11, 1978(63)
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Mikel Conrad, Jerome Courtland, Ian MacDonald, and William 'Bill' Phillips in The Man from Colorado (1948)
Ian MacDonald in The Man from Colorado (1948)
Rex Allen and Ian MacDonald in Thunder in God's Country (1951)
Harry Cheshire and Ian MacDonald in Thunder in God's Country (1951)
Anthony Quinn, Anthony Dexter, Ian MacDonald, and Carleton Young in The Brigand (1952)
Errol Flynn, James Brown, and Ian MacDonald in Montana (1950)
"High Noon" Grace Kelly 1952 Universal
Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
Ann Corio, Richard Deane, Jack La Rue, and Ian MacDonald in Swamp Woman (1941)
Maureen O'Hara, Parley Baer, Macdonald Carey, John Cason, I. Stanford Jolley, and Ian MacDonald in Comanche Territory (1950)
Burt Lancaster, John Dehner, Nick Dennis, Jody Lawrance, Ian MacDonald, Mike Mazurki, Gerald Mohr, Kieron Moore, Michael Pate, Gilbert Roland, Henry Rowland, and George Tobias in Ten Tall Men (1951)
Bill Elliott, Ian MacDonald, and Tex Ritter in North of the Rockies (1942)

Known for:

Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
High Noon
8.0
  • Frank Miller
  • 1952
Burt Lancaster in Apache (1954)
Apache
6.3
  • Clagg
  • 1954
Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Bartlett, Edgar Buchanan, Earle Lyon, Barton MacLane, and Marie Windsor in The Silver Star (1955)
The Silver Star
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1955
William Bishop, Jerome Courtland, John Doucette, Douglas Kennedy, Ian MacDonald, George Montgomery, and Gale Storm in The Texas Rangers (1951)
The Texas Rangers
6.1
  • The Sundance Kid
  • 1951

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Actor

  • The Man from Blackhawk (1959)
    The Man from Blackhawk
    • Guard
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • The Rebel (1959)
    The Rebel
    • Tom
    • Ben Tompkins
    • TV Series
    • 1959–1960
  • Riverboat (1959)
    Riverboat
    • John Murrell
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    • Charlie
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, and Dolores Michaels in Warlock (1959)
    Warlock
    • MacDonald (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    • Homesteader
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Jock Mahoney and Judi Meredith in Money, Women and Guns (1958)
    Money, Women and Guns
    • Nibbs
    • 1958
  • Union Pacific (1958)
    Union Pacific
    • I.M. MacAllister
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Dick Powell in Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    • Leeds
    • Ed Loomis
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1958
  • Robert Culp in Trackdown (1957)
    Trackdown
    • Sheriff
    • Jed Burroughs
    • TV Series
    • 1957–1958
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    • Webb Herrick
    • Chief Dull Knife
    • TV Series
    • 1957–1958
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • Mr. Troyman
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • The Court of Last Resort (1957)
    The Court of Last Resort
    • Dr. Jennings
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)
    State Trooper
    • Bob Stuart
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • The O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
    The O. Henry Playhouse
    • Lafe Kilbane
    • TV Series
    • 1957

Producer

  • Mari Blanchard, Wallace Ford, Wright King, and Forrest Tucker in Stagecoach to Fury (1956)
    Stagecoach to Fury
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • Joe Besser, Peggie Castle, Earle Lyon, William Talman, and Marie Windsor in Two-Gun Lady (1955)
    Two-Gun Lady
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • John Agar, Edgar Buchanan, Margia Dean, Adele Jergens, and Wayne Morris in The Lonesome Trail (1955)
    The Lonesome Trail
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Bartlett, Edgar Buchanan, Earle Lyon, Barton MacLane, and Marie Windsor in The Silver Star (1955)
    The Silver Star
    • associate producer
    • 1955

Writer

  • John Agar, Edgar Buchanan, Margia Dean, Adele Jergens, and Wayne Morris in The Lonesome Trail (1955)
    The Lonesome Trail
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Bartlett, Edgar Buchanan, Earle Lyon, Barton MacLane, and Marie Windsor in The Silver Star (1955)
    The Silver Star
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1955

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This Woman Is Dangerous
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This Woman Is Dangerous

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  • Alternative name
    • Ladd Pippy
  • Born
    • June 28, 1914
    • Great Falls, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • April 11, 1978
    • Bozeman, Montana, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Shirley Ray KannegaardJune 17, 1967 - April 11, 1978 (his death)

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    Prolific western actor and perennial screen villain, he is perhaps best remembered as Gary Cooper's chief nemesis, Frank Miller, in High Noon (1952).

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