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J. Farrell MacDonald(1875-1952)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
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J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald was born on 14 April 1875 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), My Darling Clementine (1946) and Superman and the Mole-Men (1951). He was previously married to Edith Bostwick. He died on 2 August 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornApril 14, 1875
DiedAugust 2, 1952(77)
BornApril 14, 1875
DiedAugust 2, 1952(77)
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Alan Ladd, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Robert Preston in Whispering Smith (1948)
Don Barclay, Ashley Cowan, and J. Farrell MacDonald in Whispering Smith (1948)
Dana Andrews, Alice Faye, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Anne Revere in Fallen Angel (1945)
J. Farrell MacDonald in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Frank Campeau, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Tom Santschi in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Olive Borden, Frank Campeau, Alec B. Francis, J. Farrell MacDonald, George O'Brien, and Tom Santschi in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Frank Campeau and J. Farrell MacDonald in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Frank Campeau and J. Farrell MacDonald in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Frank Campeau and J. Farrell MacDonald in 3 Bad Men (1926)
J. Farrell MacDonald in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Olive Borden, Frank Campeau, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Tom Santschi in 3 Bad Men (1926)
Frank Campeau, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Tom Santschi in 3 Bad Men (1926)

Known for:

Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
8.1
  • The Photographer(as J. Farrell McDonald)
  • 1927
Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine
7.7
  • Mac the Barman
  • 1946
George Reeves, John T. Bambury, Phyllis Coates, Billy Curtis, Jerry Maren, and Johnny Roventini in Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
Superman and the Mole-Men
5.5
  • Pop Shannon(as J. Farrell Macdonald)
  • 1951
George Pembroke and Polly Ann Young in The Last Alarm (1940)
The Last Alarm
5.7
  • Jim Hadley
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Jock Mahoney in The Range Rider (1951)
    The Range Rider
    • Joe Harris
    • TV Series
    • 1951
  • George Reeves, John T. Bambury, Phyllis Coates, Billy Curtis, Jerry Maren, and Johnny Roventini in Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
    Superman and the Mole-Men
    • Pop Shannon (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
    • 1951
  • Anne Francis, William Lundigan, and Clifton Webb in Elopement (1951)
    Elopement
    • Mr. Simpson (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Dennis Day, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, and Dale Robertson in Golden Girl (1951)
    Golden Girl
    • Husband (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Bing Crosby, Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Barton, Jacques Gencel, Alexis Smith, Franchot Tone, Beverly Washburn, and Jane Wyman in Here Comes the Groom (1951)
    Here Comes the Groom
    • Husband on Airplane (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, and Clifton Webb in Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
    Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
    • Mr. Kroeger (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Woman on the Run (1950)
    Woman on the Run
    • Sea Captain
    • 1950
  • James Ellison, Raymond Hatton, Russell Hayden, and Fuzzy Knight in Hostile Country (1950)
    Hostile Country
    • Mr. Lane (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)
    Mother Didn't Tell Me
    • Train Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Pamela Blake, Lash La Rue, and Al St. John in The Daltons' Women (1950)
    The Daltons' Women
    • Alvin - Stage Company Representative
    • 1950
  • Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, and Colleen Townsend in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
    When Willie Comes Marching Home
    • Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Rod Cameron, George Montgomery, and Marie Windsor in Dakota Lil (1950)
    Dakota Lil
    • Ellis
    • 1950
  • Julie Adams, Don 'Red' Barry, and James Millican in The Dalton Gang (1949)
    The Dalton Gang
    • Judge Price
    • 1949
  • Randolph Scott and Jane Nigh in Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
    Fighting Man of the Plains
    • Partridge
    • 1949
  • 1 sheet
    Sand
    • Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
    • 1949

Director

  • Bud Jamison and Harold Lloyd in Over the Fence (1917)
    Over the Fence
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1917
  • The Mad Stampede
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1917
  • Heart Strategy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1917
  • Love Under Cover
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1917
  • Paths That Crossed
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • Vera Sisson in The Battle of Truth (1916)
    The Battle of Truth
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • The Mystery of Orcival (1916)
    The Mystery of Orcival
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • Jack Mulhall and G. Raymond Nye in The Guilt of Stephen Eldridge (1916)
    The Guilt of Stephen Eldridge
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • Vera Sisson in The Iron Will (1916)
    The Iron Will
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • Stronger Than Woman's Will (1916)
    Stronger Than Woman's Will
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1916
  • Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
    • Director (unconfirmed, uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1915
  • Jack Mulhall in The Tides of Retribution (1915)
    The Tides of Retribution
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1915
  • A Woman Without a Soul
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1915
  • The Chief Inspector
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1915
  • The Laurel of Tears (1915)
    The Laurel of Tears
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1915

Soundtrack

  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, and Margaret Lockwood in Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
    Susannah of the Mounties
    • performer: "I'll Teach You to Waltz", "Down Went McGinty"
    • 1939
  • Mary Astor and Grant Withers in Other Men's Women (1931)
    Other Men's Women
    • performer: "Wherever You Stray, Wherever You Go" (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • David Manners and Loretta Young in The Truth About Youth (1930)
    The Truth About Youth
    • performer: "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (1905) (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Frank Albertson and Kenneth MacKenna in Men Without Women (1930)
    Men Without Women
    • performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900) (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Farrell MacDonald
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • April 14, 1875
    • Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • August 2, 1952
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edith Bostwick1920 - December 3, 1943 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in US tour of "The Princess Nicotine" with Lillian Russell.
  • Publicity listings
    • 12 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Attended Yale University, where he played football, graduating in 1903 with a B.A. and LL.B. He also attended Stewarttown University in Stewarttown, Ontario, Canada, where he earned an LL.D. He studied law and earned graduate and mining certificates, eventually joining a government geological survey through Mexico, Colorado and into the Rockies.
  • Nickname
    • J. Farrel MacDonald

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