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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 Compa… Read more
Known for It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927 My Darling Clementine 1946 Meet John Doe 1941 ★ 5.3 Superman and the Mole Men 1951
Pop Shannon ★ 6.8 Woman on the Run 1950
Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain ★ 6.7 Whispering Smith 1948
Bill Baggs ★ 7.1 Sitting Pretty 1948
Cop (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947
Desk Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
Mac (uncredited) ★ 8.3 It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited) ★ 7.5 My Darling Clementine 1946
Mac the barman ★ 6 Johnny Angel 1945
Capt. Angel ★ 7.5 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945
Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Fallen Angel 1945
Bank Guard (uncredited) ★ 7 Hangover Square 1945
Street Vendor (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Pillow of Death 1945
★ 6.8 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944
Sheriff (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Great Moment 1944
The Priest ★ 4.4 The Ape Man 1943
Captain O'Brien ★ 7 The Palm Beach Story 1942
Officer O'Donnell (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Captains of the Clouds 1942
Dr. Neville ★ 4.2 The Living Ghost 1942
Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson ★ 5 Bowery at Midnight 1942
Capt. Mitchell ★ 6.4 Reap the Wild Wind 1942
Port Captain ★ 7 The Great Lie 1941
Dr. Ferguson ★ 7.3 Meet John Doe 1941
'Sourpuss' ★ 6.4 Dark Command 1940
Dave ★ 6.7 Topper 1937
Policeman ★ 6.7 Show Boat 1936
Windy MacLaine ★ 6.9 The Whole Town's Talking 1935
Prison Warden (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Star of Midnight 1935
Inspector Doremus ★ 6.5 No Man of Her Own 1932
"Dickie" Collins ★ 5.2 The Thirteenth Guest 1932
Captain Ryan ★ 6.4 Me and My Gal 1932
Pop Riley ★ 6.4 The Maltese Falcon 1931
Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus ★ 5.6 The Stolen Jools 1931
Policeman ★ 5.7 Other Men's Women 1931
Peg-Leg ★ 5.2 The Painted Desert 1931
Jeff Cameron ★ 5.3 In Old Arizona 1928
Stage Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927
The Photographer ★ 6.9 3 Bad Men 1926
Mike Costigan ★ 6.8 The Iron Horse 1925
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