J. Farrell MacDonald

Known For: Acting
Born: June 5, 1875
Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: August 2, 1952

J. Farrell MacDonald

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a 41-year career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty-four silent films from 1912 to 1917. MacDonald was the principal director of L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of Frank Capra, Preston Sturges and, especially, John Ford. Early in his career, MacDonald was a singer in minstrel shows, and he toured the United States extensively for two years with stage productions. He made his first silent film in 1911, a dramatic short entitled The Scarlett Letter made by Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), the forerunner of Universal Pictures,. He continued to act in numerous films each year from that…

Filmography

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Superman and the Mole Men

1951 · Pop Shannon

Here Comes the Groom

1951 · Husband on Airplane (uncredited)

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

1951 · Mr. Kroeger

Woman on the Run

1950 · Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain

Hostile Country

1950 · Mr. Lane (uncredited)

The Daltons' Women

1950 · Alvin

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 · Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)

Dakota Lil

1950 · Ellis

The Dalton Gang

1949 · Judge Price

You're My Everything

1949 · Doorman (uncredited)

Streets of San Francisco

Streets of San Francisco

1949 · Pop Lockhart

Trouble Preferred

1948 · Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

Whispering Smith

1948 · Bill Baggs

Shep Comes Home

1948 · Sheriff Cap Weatherby

The Walls of Jericho

1948 · Bailiff (uncredited)

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948 · Doc Benson

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948 · Pops Murphy (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty

1948 · Cop (uncredited)

Panhandle

1948 · Doc Cooper

If You Knew Susie

1948 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Thunder in the Valley

1947 · McPherson - Innkeeper

Christmas Eve

1947 · Policeman (uncredited)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Mac (uncredited)

Keeper of the Bees

1947 · Postmaster

Web of Danger

1947 · Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Goodbye, Weeds

1946 · Gardener

My Darling Clementine

1946 · Mac the barman

Smoky

1946 · Jim

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946 · Long-Count Bowman

Pillow of Death

1945

Fallen Angel

1945 · Bank Guard (uncredited)

Johnny Angel

1945 · Capt. Angel

Circumstantial Evidence

1945 · Jury Foreman

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945 · Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)

Hangover Square

1945 · Street Vendor (uncredited)

Greenwich Village

1944 · O'Shea, policeman

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944 · Sheriff (uncredited)

The Great Moment

1944 · The Priest

Texas Masquerade

1944 · John Martindale

True to Life

1943 · Man (uncredited)

Tiger Fangs

1943 · Geoffrey MacCardle

The Ape Man

1943 · Captain O'Brien

Harrigan's Kid

1943 · Frank (uncredited)

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942 · Cop

Bowery at Midnight

1942 · Capt. Mitchell

Phantom Killer

1942 · Police Captain

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)

The Living Ghost

1942 · Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson

One Thrilling Night

1942 · Police Sergeant Haggerty

Reap the Wild Wind

1942 · Port Captain

Captains of the Clouds

1942 · Dr. Neville

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942 · Henry Hathaway

Private Snuffy Smith

1942 · Gen. Rosewater

Law of the Timber

1941 · Adams

Riders of the Timberline

1941 · Jim Kerrigan

Broadway Limited

1941 · Mulcahey

The Great Lie

1941 · Dr. Ferguson

In Old Cheyenne

1941 · Tim Casey

Meet John Doe

1941 · 'Sourpuss'

Friendly Neighbors

1940 · Sheiff Potts

Untamed

1940 · Dr. Billar

Pony Express Days

1940 · Nevada Jim

Stagecoach War

1940 · Jeff Chapman

The Last Alarm

1940 · Jim Hadley

Prairie Law

1940 · Sheriff Jim Austin

I Take This Oath

1940 · Insp. Tim Ryan

The Light of Western Stars

1940 · Bill Stillwell

Dark Command

1940 · Dave

Knights of the Range

1940 · Cappy

The Gentleman from Arizona

1939 · Wild Bill Coburn

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939 · Captain

Full Confession

1939 · Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

1939 · Police Chief (uncredited)

Coast Guard

1939 · Capt. Hansen (uncredited)

Conspiracy

1939 · Captain of the Falcon

Mickey the Kid

1939 · Sheriff J.J. Willoughby

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 · Pat O'Hannegan

Zenobia

1939 · Judge

East Side of Heaven

1939 · Doorman (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939 · Craig Dolan

Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie

1938 · 'Pop' Corrigan

Submarine Patrol

1938 · CWO 'Sails' Quincannon

Come On, Rangers

1938 · Colonel Forbes

Gang Bullets

1938 · Chief Reardon

The Last Express

1938 · William Barton (Detective Agency Head)

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Officer

The Crowd Roars

1938 · Father Patrick Ryan

Barefoot Boy

1938 · Warden

White Banners

1938 · Dr. Thompson

Numbered Woman

1938 · Capt. Mike Ryan

Extortion

1938 · Coach Pearson

State Police

1938 · Charlie Wheeler

My Old Kentucky Home

1938 · Mayor Jim Hopkins

Courage of the West

1937 · Buck Saunders

County Fair

1937 · Calvin Williams

The Game That Kills

1937 · Joe Holland

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937 · 'Doc' Howe

Topper

1937 · Policeman

Roaring Timber

1937 · Andrew MacKinley

Flying Fists

1937 · Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin

Slim

1937 · Pop

Slave Ship

1937 · Proprietor

Parnell

1937 · Irish Laborer (uncredited)

The Hit Parade

1937 · Sgt. O'Hara

Maid of Salem

1937 · Captain of Ship

The Great Barrier

1937 · Major Rogers

Mysterious Crossing

1936 · Police Chief Bullock

Show Boat

1936 · Windy MacLaine

Florida Special

1936 · Harrigan

Exclusive Story

1936 · Michael Devlin

Riffraff

1936 · 'Brains'

Hitch Hike Lady

1935 · Judge Hale

Fighting Youth

1935 · Coach Parker

Stormy

1935 · Trinidad Dorn

Waterfront Lady

1935 · Capt. O'Brien

Danger Ahead

1935 · Harry Cromwell

The Irish in Us

1935 · Capt. Jackson

Front Page Woman

1935 · Hallohan

Shadows of the Orient

1935 · Inspector Sullivan

The Arizonian

1935 · Marshal Andy Jordan

The Healer

1935 · Applejack

Our Little Girl

1935 · Mr. Tramp

Let 'em Have It

1935 · Mr. Keefer

Swellhead

1935 · Umpire

Star of Midnight

1935 · Inspector Doremus

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 · Prison Warden (uncredited)

Northern Frontier

1935 · Inspector

Square Shooter

1935 · Sheriff

The Best Man Wins

1935 · Captain--Harbor Patrol

Maybe It's Love

1935 · The Cop

Romance in Manhattan

1934 · Murphy

Beggar's Holiday

1934 · Pop Malloy

Once to Every Woman

1934 · Flannigan

The Crime Doctor

1934 · Kemp

The Crosby Case

1934 · The Doorman--Mike Costello

Man of Two Worlds

1934 · Michael

Murder on the Campus

1933 · Police Capt. Ed Kyne

Under Secret Orders

Under Secret Orders

1933 · John Burke

Myrt and Marge

1933 · Grady

The Power and the Glory

1933 · Mulligan

I Loved a Woman

1933 · Shuster

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933 · Himself

Laughing at Life

1933 · Prison Warden

Peg o' My Heart

1933 · Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell

The Working Man

1933 · Henry 'Hank' Davis

The Vanishing Frontier

1933 · Waco

The Iron Master

1933 · J.C. Stillman

No Man of Her Own

1932 · "Dickie" Collins

The Racing Strain

1932 · Mr. Martin

Me and My Gal

1932 · Pop Riley

Men Are Such Fools

1932 · Prison Warden Randolph

The Pride of the Legion

1932 · Chief Scott

Heritage of the Desert

1932 · Adam Naab

This Sporting Age

1932 · Jerry O'Day

70,000 Witnesses

1932 · State Coach

Hearts of Humanity

1932 · Tom O'Hara

The Phantom Express

1932 · D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan

The Thirteenth Guest

1932 · Captain Ryan

The Hurricane Express

1932 · Jim Baker

Madame Racketeer

1932 · John Adams

Week-End Marriage

1932 · Mr. Davis

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932 · Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)

Scandal for Sale

1932 · Treadway

Probation

1932 · George Holman

Steady Company

1932 · Hogan

Hotel Continental

1932 · Detective Martin

Discarded Lovers

1932 · Sommers

Under Eighteen

1932 · Pop Evans

Touchdown!

1931 · Pop Stewart

The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931 · The Coach

The Brat

1931 · Timson, the butler

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'

1931

Sporting Blood

1931 · MacGuire

Stranger in Town

1931 · Scout

The Squaw Man

1931 · Big Bill

The Maltese Falcon

1931 · Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

Too Young to Marry

1931 · Rev. Stump

The Millionaire

1931 · Dan Lewis

The Stolen Jools

1931 · Policeman

Woman Hungry

1931 · Buzzard

The Easiest Way

1931 · Ben Murdock

The Painted Desert

1931 · Jeff Cameron

Other Men's Women

1931 · Peg-Leg

The Truth About Youth

1930 · Colonel Graham

River's End

1930 · O'Toole

The Girl of the Golden West

1930 · Sonora Slim

Song o' My Heart

1930 · Rafferty

Men Without Women

1930 · Costello

South Sea Rose

1929 · Hackett

The Painted Angel

1929 · Pa Hudler

Happy Days

1929 · Train Conductor

Masquerade

1929 · Joe Hickey

Masked Emotions

1929 · Will Whitten

Strong Boy

1929 · Angus McGregor

In Old Arizona

1928 · Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Riley the Cop

1928 · James 'Aloysius' Riley

4 Devils

1928 · The Clown

None But the Brave

1928 · John Craig

Abie's Irish Rose

1928 · Patrick Murphy

Bringing Up Father

1928 · Jiggs

The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris

1928 · Patrick Kelly

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 · The Photographer

East Side, West Side

1927 · Pug Malone

Paid to Love

1927 · Peter Roberts

Cradle Snatchers

1927 · George Martin

Ankles Preferred

1927 · McGuire

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

1926 · Sloan

The Country Beyond

1926 · Sgt. Cassidy

The Family Upstairs

1926 · Joe Heller

3 Bad Men

1926 · Mike Costigan

The Last Frontier

1926 · Wild Bill Hickok

A Trip to Chinatown

1926 · Benjamin Strong

The Shamrock Handicap

1926 · Con O'Shea

The Dixie Merchant

1926 · Jean Paul Fippany

The First Year

1926 · Mr. Barstow

The Fighting Heart

1925 · Jerry

Thank You

1925 · Andy

The Iron Horse

1925 · Corporal Casey

Kentucky Pride

1925 · Donavan

The Lucky Horseshoe

1925 · Mack

Lightnin'

1925 · Lemuel Townsend

Let Women Alone

1925 · Commodore John Gordon

Those Who Dare

1924

The Brass Bowl

1924 · Hickey

Gerald Cranston's Lady

1924 · Rennie

The Signal Tower

1924 · Pete

Western Luck

1924 · 'Chuck' Campbell

Mademoiselle Midnight

1924 · Duc de Moing (Prologue)

The Storm Daughter

1924 · Con Mullaney

Fashionable Fakers

1923 · Pat O'Donnell

The Age of Desire

1923 · Dan Reagan

Drifting

1923 · Murphy

Racing Hearts

1923 · Silas Martin

Quicksands

1923 · Col. Patterson

While Paris Sleeps

1923

The Young Rajah

1922 · Amhad Beg - Prime Minister

Manslaughter

1922 · (uncredited)

The Ghost Breaker

1922 · Sam Marcum

The Bonded Woman

1922 · Captain Gaskell

Over the Border

1922 · Peter Galbraith

Tracks

1922 · Jack Bess

The Bachelor Daddy

1922 · Joe Pelton

Come on Over

1922 · Michael Morahan

Sky High

1922 · Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)

Trailin'

1921 · Joseph Piotto

Riding with Death

1921 · Sheriff Pat Garrity

Action

1921 · Mormon Peters

The Wallop

1921 · Neuces River

Desperate Youth

1921

The Freeze-Out

1921 · Bobtail McGuire

Hitchin' Posts

1920 · Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)

The Path She Chose

The Path She Chose

1920 · Father

Bullet Proof

1920 · Jim Boone

Marked Men

1919 · Tom Placer McGraw

This Hero Stuff

1919 · Softnose Smith

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1919

A Sporting Chance

1919 · Luther Ripley aka Kennedy

Trixie from Broadway

1919 · Slim Hayes

Riders of Vengeance

1919 · Buell

A Fight For Love

1919 · The Priest

Molly of the Follies

1919 · Swannick

Roped

1919 · Butler

Fair Enough

1918 · Chief of Police Morgan

$5,000 Reward

1918 · Norcross

Over the Fence

1917 · Director

Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

1915 · Director

Rags

1915 · Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

1914 · Director

The Patchwork Girl of Oz

1914 · Director

The Magic Cloak of Oz

1914 · Director

The Backslider

1914 · Director

Samson

1914 · Director

Rory o' the Bogs

1913 · Director

The Calling of Louis Mona

The Calling of Louis Mona

1913

A Timely Repentance

1912 · Louis Nordell

'Tween Two Loves

1911 · Farmer Howard

The Lighthouse Keeper

The Lighthouse Keeper

1911 · The Lighthouse Keeper

The Scarlet Letter

1911

The Dream

1911 · Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Time-Lock Safe

The Time-Lock Safe

1910 · Office Worker

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