Personal Info
Known Credits
265
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1875-06-05 (150 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Also Known For
Joseph Farrell MacDonaldJohn Farrell MacDonaldFarrell MacdonaldJ. Farrell McDonaldJ.F. McDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1997 --
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
| Self (archive footage)
1951 --
Superman and the Mole-Men
| Pop Shannon
1951 --
Here Comes the Groom
| Husband on Airplane
1951 --
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
| Mr. Kroeger
1950 --
Woman on the Run
| Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain
1950 --
Hostile Country
| Mr. Lane (uncredited)
1950 --
The Daltons' Women
| Alvin
1950 --
Dakota Lil
| Ellis
1950 --
When Willie Comes Marching Home
| Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
1949 --
The Dalton Gang
| Judge Price
1949 --
You're My Everything
| Doorman (uncredited)
1949 --
Streets of San Francisco
| Pop Lockhart
1948 --
Trouble Preferred
| Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
1948 --
Whispering Smith
| Bill Baggs
1948 --
Shep Comes Home
| Sheriff Cap Weatherby
1948 --
The Walls of Jericho
| Bailiff (uncredited)
1948 --
Belle Starr's Daughter
| Doc Benson
1948 --
Fury at Furnace Creek
| Pops Murphy (uncredited)
1948 --
Sitting Pretty
| Cop (uncredited)
1948 --
Panhandle
| Doc Cooper
1948 --
If You Knew Susie
| Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1947 --
Thunder in the Valley
| McPherson - Innkeeper
1947 --
Christmas Eve
| Policeman (uncredited)
1947 --
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
| Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)
1947 --
Keeper of the Bees
| Postmaster
1947 --
Web of Danger
| Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver
1947 --
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
| Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1946 --
It's a Wonderful Life
| Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
1946 --
Goodbye, Weeds
| Gardener
1946 --
My Darling Clementine
| Mac the barman
1946 --
Smoky
| Jim, the Cook
1946 --
Joe Palooka, Champ
| Long-Count Bowman
1945 --
Pillow of Death
|
1945 --
Fallen Angel
| Bank Guard (uncredited)
1945 --
Johnny Angel
| Capt. Angel
1945 --
Circumstantial Evidence
| Jury Foreman
1945 --
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
| Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)
1945 --
Hangover Square
| Street Vendor (uncredited)
1944 --
Greenwich Village
| O'Shea, policeman
1944 --
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
| Sheriff (uncredited)
1944 --
The Great Moment
| The Priest
1944 --
Texas Masquerade
| John Martindale
1943 --
True to Life
| Man (uncredited)
1943 --
Tiger Fangs
| Geoffrey MacCardle
1943 --
The Ape Man
| Captain O'Brien
1943 --
Harrigan's Kid
| Frank (uncredited)
1942 --
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
| Cop
1942 --
Bowery at Midnight
| Capt. Mitchell
1942 --
Phantom Killer
| Police Captain
1942 --
The Palm Beach Story
| Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
1942 --
The Living Ghost
| Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson
1942 --
One Thrilling Night
| Police Sergeant Haggerty
1942 --
Reap the Wild Wind
| Port Captain
1942 --
Captains of the Clouds
| Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)
1942 --
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
| Henry Hathaway
1942 --
Private Snuffy Smith
| Gen. Rosewater
1941 --
Law of the Timber
| Adams
1941 --
Riders of the Timberline
| Jim Kerrigan
1941 --
Broadway Limited
| Mulcahey
1941 --
The Great Lie
| Dr. Ferguson
1941 --
In Old Cheyenne
| Tim Casey
1941 --
Meet John Doe
| 'Sourpuss'
1940 --
Friendly Neighbors
| Sheiff Potts
1940 --
Untamed
| Dr. Billar
1940 --
Pony Express Days
| Nevada Jim
1940 --
Stagecoach War
| Jeff Chapman
1940 --
The Last Alarm
| Jim Hadley
1940 --
Prairie Law
| Sheriff Jim Austin
1940 --
I Take This Oath
| Insp. Tim Ryan
1940 --
Light of Western Stars
| Bill Stillwell
1940 --
Dark Command
| Dave
1940 --
Knights of the Range
| Cappy
1939 --
The Gentleman from Arizona
| Wild Bill Coburn
1939 --
The Housekeeper's Daughter
| Captain
1939 --
Full Confession
| Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1939 --
They Shall Have Music
| Police Chief (uncredited)
1939 --
Coast Guard
| Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
1939 --
Conspiracy
| Captain of the Falcon
1939 --
Mickey the Kid
| Sheriff J.J. Willoughby
1939 --
Susannah of the Mounties
| Pat O'Hannegan
1939 --
Zenobia
| Judge
1939 --
East Side of Heaven
| Doorman (uncredited)
1939 --
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
| Craig Dolan
1938 --
Little Orphan Annie
| 'Pop' Corrigan
1938 --
Submarine Patrol
| CWO 'Sails' Quincannon
1938 --
Come On, Rangers
| Colonel Forbes
1938 --
Gang Bullets
| Chief Reardon
1938 --
The Last Express
| William Barton (Detective Agency Head)
1938 --
There Goes My Heart
| Officer
1938 --
The Crowd Roars
| Father Patrick Ryan
1938 --
Barefoot Boy
| Warden
1938 --
White Banners
| Dr. Thompson
1938 --
Numbered Woman
| Capt. Ryan
1938 --
Extortion
| Coach Pearson
1938 --
State Police
| Charlie Wheeler
1938 --
My Old Kentucky Home
| Mayor Jim Hopkins
1937 --
Courage of the West
| Buck Saunders
1937 --
County Fair
| Calvin Williams
1937 --
The Game That Kills
| Joe Holland
1937 --
My Dear Miss Aldrich
| 'Doc' Howe
1937 --
Topper
| Policeman
1937 --
Roaring Timber
| Andrew MacKinley
1937 --
Flying Fists
| Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin
1937 --
Slim
| Pop
1937 --
Slave Ship
| Proprietor
1937 --
Parnell
| Irish Laborer
1937 --
Parnell
| Irish Laborer (uncredited)
1937 --
The Hit Parade
| Sgt. O'Hara
1937 --
Maid of Salem
| Captain of Ship
1937 --
The Great Barrier
| Major Rogers
1936 --
Mysterious Crossing
| Police Chief Bullock
1936 --
Show Boat
| Windy MacLaine
1936 --
Florida Special
| Captain Timothy Harrigan
1936 --
Exclusive Story
| Michael Devlin
1936 --
Riffraff
| 'Brains'
1935 --
Hitch Hike Lady
| Judge Hale
1935 --
Fighting Youth
| Coach Parker
1935 --
Stormy
| Trinidad Dorn
1935 --
Waterfront Lady
| Capt. O'Brien
1935 --
Danger Ahead
| Harry Cromwell
1935 --
The Irish in Us
| Capt. Jackson
1935 --
Front Page Woman
| Hallohan
1935 --
Shadows of the Orient
| Inspector Sullivan
1935 --
The Arizonian
| Marshal Andy Jordan
1935 --
The Healer
| Applejack
1935 --
Let 'em Have It
| Mr. Keefer
1935 --
Swellhead
| Umpire
1935 --
Star of Midnight
| Inspector Doremus
1935 --
The Whole Town's Talking
| Prison Warden (uncredited)
1935 --
Northern Frontier
| Inspector
1935 --
Square Shooter
| Sheriff
1935 --
The Best Man Wins
| Captain--Harbor Patrol
1935 --
Maybe It's Love
| The Cop
1935 --
Romance in Manhattan
| Murphy
1935 --
Our Little Girl
| Hobo
1934 --
Beggar's Holiday
| Pop Malloy
1934 --
Once to Every Woman
| John Flannigan
1934 --
The Crime Doctor
| Kemp
1934 --
The Crosby Case
| The Doorman--Mike Costello
1934 --
Man of Two Worlds
| Michael
1933 --
Murder on the Campus
| Police Capt. Ed Kyne
1933 --
Under Secret Orders
| John Burke
1933 --
Myrt and Marge
| Grady
1933 --
The Power and the Glory
| Mulligan
1933 --
I Loved a Woman
| Shuster
1933 --
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
| Himself
1933 --
Laughing at Life
| Prison Warden
1933 --
Peg o' My Heart
| Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell
1933 --
The Working Man
| Henry 'Hank' Davis
1933 --
The Vanishing Frontier
| Waco
1933 --
The Iron Master
| J.C. Stillman
1932 --
No Man of Her Own
| 'Dickie' Collins
1932 --
The Racing Strain
| Mr. Martin
1932 --
Me and My Gal
| Pop Riley
1932 --
Men Are Such Fools
| Prison Warden Randolph
1932 --
The Pride of the Legion
| Chief Scott
1932 --
Heritage of the Desert
| Adam Naab
1932 --
This Sporting Age
| Jerry O'Day
1932 --
70,000 Witnesses
| State Coach
1932 --
Hearts of Humanity
| Tom O'Hara
1932 --
The Phantom Express
| D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan
1932 --
The Thirteenth Guest
| Captain Ryan
1932 --
The Hurricane Express
| Jim Baker
1932 --
Madame Racketeer
| John Adams
1932 --
Week-End Marriage
| Mr. Davis
1932 --
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
| Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)
1932 --
Scandal for Sale
| Treadway
1932 --
Probation
| George Holman
1932 --
Steady Company
| Hogan
1932 --
Hotel Continental
| Detective Martin
1932 --
Discarded Lovers
| Sommers
1932 --
Under Eighteen
| Pop Evans
1931 --
Touchdown!
| Pop Stewart
1931 --
The Spirit of Notre Dame
| The Coach
1931 --
The Brat
| Timson, the butler
1931 --
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
|
1931 --
Sporting Blood
| MacGuire
1931 --
Stranger in Town
| Scout
1931 --
The Squaw Man
| Big Bill
1931 --
The Maltese Falcon
| Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
1931 --
Too Young to Marry
| Rev. Stump
1931 --
The Millionaire
| Dan Lewis
1931 --
Woman Hungry
| Buzzard
1931 --
The Stolen Jools
| Policeman
1931 --
The Easiest Way
| Ben Murdock
1931 --
The Painted Desert
| Jeff Cameron
1931 --
Other Men's Women
| Peg-Leg
1930 --
The Truth About Youth
| Colonel Graham
1930 --
River's End
| O'Toole
1930 --
The Girl of the Golden West
| Sonora Slim
1930 --
Song o' My Heart
| Rafferty
1930 --
Men Without Women
| Costello
1929 --
South Sea Rose
| Hackett
1929 --
The Painted Angel
| Pa Hudler
1929 --
Happy Days
| Train Conductor
1929 --
Masquerade
| Joe Hickey
1929 --
Masked Emotions
| Will Whitten
1929 --
Strong Boy
| Angus McGregor
1928 --
In Old Arizona
| Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1928 --
Riley the Cop
| James 'Aloysius' Riley
1928 --
4 Devils
| The Clown
1928 --
None But the Brave
| John Craig
1928 --
Abie's Irish Rose
| Patrick Murphy
1928 --
Bringing Up Father
| Jiggs
1928 --
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
| Patrick Kelly
1927 --
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
| The Photographer
1927 --
East Side, West Side
| Pug Malone
1927 --
Paid to Love
| Peter Roberts
1927 --
Cradle Snatchers
| George Martin
1927 --
Ankles Preferred
| McGuire
1926 --
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
| Sloan
1926 --
The Country Beyond
| Sgt. Cassidy
1926 --
The Family Upstairs
| Joe Heller
1926 --
3 Bad Men
| Mike Costigan
1926 --
A Trip to Chinatown
| Benjamin Strong
1926 --
The Shamrock Handicap
| Con O'Shea
1926 --
The Dixie Merchant
| Jean Paul Fippany
1926 --
The First Year
| Mr. Barstow
1925 --
The Fighting Heart
| Jerry
1925 --
Thank You
| Andy
1925 --
Kentucky Pride
| Donavan
1925 --
The Lucky Horseshoe
| Mack
1925 --
Lightnin'
| Lemuel Townsend
1925 --
Let Women Alone
| Commodore John Gordon
1924 --
Those Who Dare
|
1924 --
The Brass Bowl
| Hickey
1924 --
The Iron Horse
| Corporal Casey
1924 --
The Signal Tower
| Pete
1924 --
Western Luck
| 'Chuck' Campbell
1924 --
Mademoiselle Midnight
| Duc de Moing (Prologue)
1923 --
The Age of Desire
| Dan Reagan
1923 --
Drifting
| Murphy
1923 --
Racing Hearts
| Silas Martin
1923 --
Quicksands
| Col. Patterson
1923 --
While Paris Sleeps
|
1922 --
The Young Rajah
| Amhad Beg - Prime Minister
1922 --
Manslaughter
| (uncredited)
1922 --
The Ghost Breaker
| Sam Marcum
1922 --
The Bonded Woman
| Captain Gaskell
1922 --
Over the Border
| Peter Galbraith
1922 --
Come on Over
| Michael Morahan
1922 --
Sky High
| Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
1921 --
Trailin'
| Joseph Piotto
1921 --
Riding with Death
| Sheriff Pat Garrity
1921 --
Action
| Mormon Peters
1921 --
The Wallop
| Neuces River
1921 --
Desperate Youth
|
1921 --
The Freeze-Out
| Bobtail McGuire
1920 --
Hitchin' Posts
| Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)
1920 --
The Path She Chose
| Father
1920 --
Bullet Proof
| Jim Boone
1919 --
Marked Men
| Tom Placer McGraw
1919 --
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
|
1919 --
A Sporting Chance
| Luther Ripley aka Kennedy
1919 --
Riders of Vengeance
| Buell
1919 --
A Fight For Love
| The Priest
1919 --
Roped
| Butler
1918 --
$5,000 Reward
| Norcross
1915 --
Rags
| Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)
1913 --
The Calling of Louis Mona
|
1912 --
A Timely Repentance
| Louis Nordell
1911 --
'Tween Two Loves
| Farmer Howard
1911 --
The Lighthouse Keeper
| The Lighthouse Keeper
1911 --
The Scarlet Letter
|
1911 --
The Dream
| Secondary Role (uncredited)