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J. Farrell MacDonald

Popular films

It's a Wonderful Life1946
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927
My Darling Clementine1946
Meet John Doe1941

About J. Farrell MacDonald

Known for: Acting
Born: June 5, 1875
Died: August 2, 1952 (age 77)
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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…

Also credited as

Joseph Farrell MacDonald, John Farrell MacDonald, Farrell Macdonald, J. Farrell McDonald, J.F. McDonald

Filmography

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997as Self (archive footage)

Superman and the Mole Men1951as Pop Shannon
Here Comes the Groom1951as Husband on Airplane (uncredited)
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell1951as Mr. Kroeger
Woman on the Run1950as Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain
Hostile Country1950as Mr. Lane (uncredited)
The Daltons' Women1950as Alvin
Dakota Lil1950as Ellis
When Willie Comes Marching Home1950as Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
The Dalton Gang1949as Judge Price
You're My Everything1949as Doorman (uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco1949as Pop Lockhart
Trouble Preferred1948as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Whispering Smith1948as Bill Baggs
Shep Comes Home1948as Sheriff Cap Weatherby
The Walls of Jericho1948as Bailiff (uncredited)
Belle Starr's Daughter1948as Doc Benson
Fury at Furnace Creek1948as Pops Murphy (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty1948as Cop (uncredited)
Panhandle1948as Doc Cooper
If You Knew Susie1948as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Thunder in the Valley1947as McPherson - Innkeeper
Christmas Eve1947as Policeman (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947as Mac (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees1947as Postmaster
Web of Danger1947as Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock1947as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life1946as Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
Goodbye, Weeds1946as Gardener
My Darling Clementine1946as Mac the barman
Smoky1946as Jim
Joe Palooka, Champ1946as Long-Count Bowman
Pillow of Death1945
Fallen Angel1945as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Johnny Angel1945as Capt. Angel
Circumstantial Evidence1945as Jury Foreman
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945as Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)
Hangover Square1945as Street Vendor (uncredited)
Greenwich Village1944as O'Shea, policeman
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Great Moment1944as The Priest
Texas Masquerade1944as John Martindale
True to Life1943as Man (uncredited)
Tiger Fangs1943as Geoffrey MacCardle
The Ape Man1943as Captain O'Brien
Harrigan's Kid1943as Frank (uncredited)
The McGuerins from Brooklyn1942as Cop
Bowery at Midnight1942as Capt. Mitchell
Phantom Killer1942as Police Captain
The Palm Beach Story1942as Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
The Living Ghost1942as Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson
One Thrilling Night1942as Police Sergeant Haggerty
Reap the Wild Wind1942as Port Captain
Captains of the Clouds1942as Dr. Neville
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942as Henry Hathaway
Private Snuffy Smith1942as Gen. Rosewater
Law of the Timber1941as Adams
Riders of the Timberline1941as Jim Kerrigan
Broadway Limited1941as Mulcahey
The Great Lie1941as Dr. Ferguson
In Old Cheyenne1941as Tim Casey
Meet John Doe1941as 'Sourpuss'
Friendly Neighbors1940as Sheiff Potts
Untamed1940as Dr. Billar
Pony Express Days1940as Nevada Jim
Stagecoach War1940as Jeff Chapman
The Last Alarm1940as Jim Hadley
Prairie Law1940as Sheriff Jim Austin
I Take This Oath1940as Insp. Tim Ryan
The Light of Western Stars1940as Bill Stillwell
Dark Command1940as Dave
Knights of the Range1940as Cappy
The Gentleman from Arizona1939as Wild Bill Coburn
The Housekeeper's Daughter1939as Captain
Full Confession1939as Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music1939as Police Chief (uncredited)
Coast Guard1939as Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
Conspiracy1939as Captain of the Falcon
Mickey the Kid1939as Sheriff J.J. Willoughby
Susannah of the Mounties1939as Pat O'Hannegan
Zenobia1939as Judge
East Side of Heaven1939as Doorman (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939as Craig Dolan
Little Orphan Annie1938as 'Pop' Corrigan
Submarine Patrol1938as CWO 'Sails' Quincannon
Come On, Rangers1938as Colonel Forbes
Gang Bullets1938as Chief Reardon
The Last Express1938as William Barton (Detective Agency Head)
There Goes My Heart1938as Officer
The Crowd Roars1938as Father Patrick Ryan
Barefoot Boy1938as Warden
White Banners1938as Dr. Thompson
Numbered Woman1938as Capt. Mike Ryan
Extortion1938as Coach Pearson
State Police1938as Charlie Wheeler
My Old Kentucky Home1938as Mayor Jim Hopkins
Courage of the West1937as Buck Saunders
County Fair1937as Calvin Williams
The Game That Kills1937as Joe Holland
My Dear Miss Aldrich1937as 'Doc' Howe
Topper1937as Policeman
Roaring Timber1937as Andrew MacKinley
Flying Fists1937as Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin
Slim1937as Pop
Slave Ship1937as Proprietor
Parnell1937as Irish Laborer (uncredited) / Irish Laborer
The Hit Parade1937as Sgt. O'Hara
Maid of Salem1937as Captain of Ship
The Great Barrier1937as Major Rogers
Mysterious Crossing1936as Police Chief Bullock
Show Boat1936as Windy MacLaine
Florida Special1936as Harrigan
Exclusive Story1936as Michael Devlin
Riffraff1936as 'Brains'
Hitch Hike Lady1935as Judge Hale
Fighting Youth1935as Coach Parker
Stormy1935as Trinidad Dorn
Waterfront Lady1935as Capt. O'Brien
Danger Ahead1935as Harry Cromwell
The Irish in Us1935as Capt. Jackson
Front Page Woman1935as Hallohan
Shadows of the Orient1935as Inspector Sullivan
The Arizonian1935as Marshal Andy Jordan
The Healer1935as Applejack
Our Little Girl1935as Mr. Tramp
Let 'em Have It1935as Mr. Keefer
Swellhead1935as Umpire
Star of Midnight1935as Inspector Doremus
The Whole Town's Talking1935as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Northern Frontier1935as Inspector
Square Shooter1935as Sheriff
The Best Man Wins1935as Captain--Harbor Patrol
Maybe It's Love1935as The Cop
Romance in Manhattan1934as Murphy
Beggar's Holiday1934as Pop Malloy
The Cat's-Paw1934as Shigley
Once to Every Woman1934as Flannigan
The Crime Doctor1934as Kemp
The Crosby Case1934as The Doorman--Mike Costello
Man of Two Worlds1934as Michael
Murder on the Campus1933as Police Capt. Ed Kyne
Under Secret Orders1933as John Burke
Myrt and Marge1933as Grady
The Power and the Glory1933as Mulligan
I Loved a Woman1933as Shuster
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points1933as Himself
Laughing at Life1933as Prison Warden
Peg o' My Heart1933as Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell
The Working Man1933as Henry 'Hank' Davis
The Vanishing Frontier1933as Waco
The Iron Master1933as J.C. Stillman
No Man of Her Own1932as "Dickie" Collins
The Racing Strain1932as Mr. Martin
Me and My Gal1932as Pop Riley
Men Are Such Fools1932as Prison Warden Randolph
The Pride of the Legion1932as Chief Scott
Heritage of the Desert1932as Adam Naab
This Sporting Age1932as Jerry O'Day
70,000 Witnesses1932as State Coach
Hearts of Humanity1932as Tom O'Hara
The Phantom Express1932as D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan
The Thirteenth Guest1932as Captain Ryan
The Hurricane Express1932as Jim Baker
Madame Racketeer1932as John Adams
Week-End Marriage1932as Mr. Davis
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932as Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)
Scandal for Sale1932as Treadway
Probation1932as George Holman
Steady Company1932as Hogan
Hotel Continental1932as Detective Martin
Discarded Lovers1932as Sommers
Under Eighteen1932as Pop Evans
Touchdown!1931as Pop Stewart
The Spirit of Notre Dame1931as The Coach
The Brat1931as Timson, the butler
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'1931
Sporting Blood1931as MacGuire
Stranger in Town1931as Scout
The Squaw Man1931as Big Bill
The Maltese Falcon1931as Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
Too Young to Marry1931as Rev. Stump
The Millionaire1931as Dan Lewis
The Stolen Jools1931as Policeman
Woman Hungry1931as Buzzard
The Easiest Way1931as Ben Murdock
The Painted Desert1931as Jeff Cameron
Other Men's Women1931as Peg-Leg
The Truth About Youth1930as Colonel Graham
River's End1930as O'Toole
The Girl of the Golden West1930as Sonora Slim
Song o' My Heart1930as Rafferty
Men Without Women1930as Costello
South Sea Rose1929as Hackett
The Painted Angel1929as Pa Hudler
Happy Days1929as Train Conductor
Masquerade1929as Joe Hickey
Masked Emotions1929as Will Whitten
Strong Boy1929as Angus McGregor
In Old Arizona1928as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Riley the Cop1928as James 'Aloysius' Riley
4 Devils1928as The Clown
None But the Brave1928as John Craig
Abie's Irish Rose1928as Patrick Murphy
Bringing Up Father1928as Jiggs
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris1928as Patrick Kelly
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927as The Photographer
East Side, West Side1927as Pug Malone
Paid to Love1927as Peter Roberts
Cradle Snatchers1927as George Martin
Ankles Preferred1927as McGuire
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl1926as Sloan
The Country Beyond1926as Sgt. Cassidy
The Family Upstairs1926as Joe Heller
3 Bad Men1926as Mike Costigan
The Last Frontier1926as Wild Bill Hickok
A Trip to Chinatown1926as Benjamin Strong
The Shamrock Handicap1926as Con O'Shea
The Dixie Merchant1926as Jean Paul Fippany
The First Year1926as Mr. Barstow
The Fighting Heart1925as Jerry
Thank You1925as Andy
The Iron Horse1925as Corporal Casey
Kentucky Pride1925as Donavan
The Lucky Horseshoe1925as Mack
Lightnin'1925as Lemuel Townsend
Let Women Alone1925as Commodore John Gordon
Those Who Dare1924
The Brass Bowl1924as Hickey
Gerald Cranston's Lady1924as Rennie
The Signal Tower1924as Pete
Western Luck1924as 'Chuck' Campbell
Mademoiselle Midnight1924as Duc de Moing (Prologue)
The Storm Daughter1924as Con Mullaney
Fashionable Fakers1923as Pat O'Donnell
The Age of Desire1923as Dan Reagan
Drifting1923as Murphy
Racing Hearts1923as Silas Martin
Quicksands1923as Col. Patterson
While Paris Sleeps1923
The Young Rajah1922as Amhad Beg - Prime Minister
Manslaughter1922as (uncredited)
The Ghost Breaker1922as Sam Marcum
The Bonded Woman1922as Captain Gaskell
Over the Border1922as Peter Galbraith
Tracks1922as Jack Bess
The Bachelor Daddy1922as Joe Pelton
Come on Over1922as Michael Morahan
Sky High1922as Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
Trailin'1921as Joseph Piotto
Riding with Death1921as Sheriff Pat Garrity
Action1921as Mormon Peters
The Wallop1921as Neuces River
Desperate Youth1921
The Freeze-Out1921as Bobtail McGuire
Hitchin' Posts1920as Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)
The Path She Chose1920as Father
Bullet Proof1920as Jim Boone
Marked Men1919as Tom Placer McGraw
This Hero Stuff1919as Softnose Smith
The Outcasts of Poker Flat1919
A Sporting Chance1919as Luther Ripley aka Kennedy
Trixie from Broadway1919as Slim Hayes
Riders of Vengeance1919as Buell
A Fight For Love1919as The Priest
Molly of the Follies1919as Swannick
Roped1919as Butler
Fair Enough1918as Chief of Police Morgan
$5,000 Reward1918as Norcross
Rags1915as Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)
The Calling of Louis Mona1913
A Timely Repentance1912as Louis Nordell
'Tween Two Loves1911as Farmer Howard
The Lighthouse Keeper1911as The Lighthouse Keeper
The Scarlet Letter1911
The Dream1911as Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Time-Lock Safe1910as Office Worker

Over the Fence1917Director

Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster1915Director
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz1914Director
The Magic Cloak of Oz1914Director
The Patchwork Girl of Oz1914Director
The Backslider1914Director
Samson1914Director
Rory o' the Bogs1913Director