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Wallace MacDonald

From Wikipedia Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer. MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959. He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.


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Born:
May 5, 1891 In Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
71
First Appeared:
In the movie The Star Boarder 1914-04-04
Latest Project:
Movie A Street of Memory 1937-01-22
Known For
Poster of A Street of Memory
Poster of Tropical Nights
Poster of Are All Men Alike?
Poster of Leave It to Susan
Filmography
Movie A Street of Memory Narrator (voice) 1937-01-22
Movie Their Big Moment Theater Manager (uncredited) 1934-08-17
Movie The Mayor of Hell Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited) 1933-06-24
Movie Mary Stevens, M.D. SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited) 1933-07-22
Movie I Loved a Woman Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited) 1933-09-23
Movie Night Flight Mechanic (uncredited) 1933-10-06
Movie King of the Wild Horses Gorman 1933-11-10
Movie High Speed Tom Corliss 1932-04-02
Movie Texas Cyclone Nick Lawler 1932-02-24
Movie The Arm of the Law Newspaper Reporter 1932-04-19
Movie Between Fighting Men Wally Thompson 1932-10-15
Movie Two-Fisted Law Artie 1932-06-08
Movie Hello Trouble LaTange 1932-07-15
Movie The Drums of Jeopardy Prince Gregor Petroff 1931-03-01
Movie The Last Flight Officer at Hospital 1931-08-29
Movie Millie Party Guest (uncredited) 1931-02-06
Movie Fifty Fathoms Deep Mate 1931-08-20
Movie The Range Feud Hank 1931-10-14
Movie The Pagan Lady Francisco 1931-09-07
Movie Branded Stage Robber 1931-09-01
Movie The Rogue Song Hassan 1930-01-17
Movie Fighting Thru George 'Tennessee' Malden 1930-12-25
Movie Madam Satan First Mate 1930-09-20
Movie Sweetie Bill Barrington 1929-10-25
Movie Fancy Baggage Ernest Hardin 1929-01-26
Movie Darkened Rooms Bert Nelson 1929-11-23
Movie Hit the Deck Lieutenant Allen 1929-12-25
Movie Tropical Nights Stavnow 1928-12-10
Movie Blockade Vincent 1928-12-16
Movie Red Signals Lee Bryson 1927-03-01
Movie The Checkered Flag Jack Reese 1926-01-19
Movie Hell's Four Hundred Marshall Langham 1926-03-14
Movie Two Can Play Robert MacForth 1926-02-21
Movie New Lives for Old Hugh Warren 1925-02-22
Movie Learning to Love Professor Bonnard 1925-01-25
Movie The Lady Leonard St. Aubyns 1925-02-08
Movie The Charmer Ralph Bayne 1925-04-20
Movie Lightnin' John Marvin 1925-08-23
Movie The Primrose Path Bruce Armstrong 1925-09-14
Movie The Sea Hawk Peter Godolphin 1924-06-14
Movie Thy Name Is Woman Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar 1924-02-04
Movie Roaring Rails Malcolm Gregory 1924-09-20
Movie Curlytop Bill Branigan 1924-12-28
Movie The Spoilers Broncho Kid 1923-08-26
Movie The Day of Faith John Anstell 1923-10-20
Movie Maytime Claude Van Zandt 1923-11-17
Movie A Fool There Was Avery Parmelee 1922-06-18
Movie A Poor Relation Johnny Smith 1921-12-30
Movie Rouge and Riches Tom Rushworth 1920-02-09
Movie The Fighting Shepherdess Hughie 1920-03-01
Movie Are All Men Alike? Gerry Rhinelander West 1920-11-08
Movie Trumpet Island Richard Bedell 1920-09-01
Movie Leave It to Susan Jimmy Dawson 1919-05-25
Movie The Little Boss Clayton Hargis 1919-06-02
Movie Marked Cards Ted Breslin 1918-07-14
Movie The Princess of Park Row Tom Kearney 1917-10-01
Movie Youth's Endearing Charm Harry Disbrow 1916-09-04
Movie Mabel's Busy Day Spectator (uncredited) 1914-06-13
Movie Mabel's Married Life Delivery Boy (uncredited) 1914-06-20
Movie Love and Bullets The Trouble Mender's Secretary 1914-07-04
Movie Caught in a Cabaret Party Guest (uncredited) 1914-04-27
Movie The Star Boarder Boarder (uncredited) 1914-04-04
Movie The Face on the Barroom Floor Drinker 1914-08-10
Movie The Knockout Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited) 1914-06-11
Movie Fatty Again The Boarder - Father's Choice 1914-10-03
Movie Dough and Dynamite Customer 1914-10-26
Movie Tillie's Punctured Romance Policeman (uncredited) 1914-12-21
Movie Zip, the Dodger Minta's Sweetheart 1914-10-17
Movie Those Love Pangs Movie Patron (uncredited) 1914-10-10
Movie Mabel's Blunder Harry's Money-Borrowing Friend 1914-09-12
Movie The Rounders Diner 1914-09-07