Deceased

When Did J. Farrell MacDonald Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asJoseph Farrell MacDonald, John Farrell MacDonald, Farrell Macdonald, J. Farrell McDonald, J.F. McDonaldGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/06/1875Born inWaterbury, Connecticut, USADied02/08/1952Died inHollywoodWikidataQ3038280 ↗Buried atChapel of the Pines CrematoryTMDb#9091 ↗

John Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty-four silent films from 1912 to 1917.

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Filmography108 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1997	Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineMovie	Self (archive footage)	122
1951	Here Comes the GroomMovie	Husband on Airplane (uncredited)	76
1951	Superman and the Mole MenMovie	Pop Shannon	76
1951	Mr. Belvedere Rings the BellMovie	Mr. Kroeger	76
1950	When Willie Comes Marching HomeMovie	Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)	75
1950	Dakota LilMovie	Ellis	75
1949	You're My EverythingMovie	Doorman (uncredited)	74
1948	PanhandleMovie	Doc Cooper	73
1948	If You Knew SusieMovie	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	73
1948	Sitting PrettyMovie	Cop (uncredited)	73
1948	Whispering SmithMovie	Bill Baggs	73
1948	Fury at Furnace CreekMovie	Pops Murphy (uncredited)	73
1948	Belle Starr's DaughterMovie	Doc Benson	73
1948	The Walls of JerichoMovie	Bailiff (uncredited)	73
1948	Trouble PreferredMovie	Apartment House Manager (uncredited)	73
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie	Mac (uncredited)	72
1947	Christmas EveMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	72
1946	It's a Wonderful LifeMovie	Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)	71
1946	My Darling ClementineMovie	Mac the barman	71
1946	Joe Palooka, ChampMovie	Long-Count Bowman	71
1945	A Tree Grows in BrooklynMovie	Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)	70
1945	Circumstantial EvidenceMovie	Jury Foreman	70
1945	Fallen AngelMovie	Bank Guard (uncredited)	70
1945	Johnny AngelMovie	Capt. Angel	70
1945	Pillow of DeathMovie	—	70
1944	Texas MasqueradeMovie	John Martindale	69
1944	The Miracle of Morgan's CreekMovie	Sheriff (uncredited)	69
1944	Greenwich VillageMovie	O'Shea, policeman	69
1943	True to LifeMovie	Man (uncredited)	68
1943	The Ape ManMovie	Captain O'Brien	68
1943	Tiger FangsMovie	Geoffrey MacCardle	68
1942	Reap the Wild WindMovie	Port Captain	67
1942	The Palm Beach StoryMovie	Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)	67
1942	Private Snuffy SmithMovie	Gen. Rosewater	67
1941	The Great LieMovie	Dr. Ferguson	66
1941	Meet John DoeMovie	'Sourpuss'	66
1941	Riders of the TimberlineMovie	Jim Kerrigan	66
1940	Dark CommandMovie	Dave	65
1940	Stagecoach WarMovie	Jeff Chapman	65
1940	The Last AlarmMovie	Jim Hadley	65
1939	They Shall Have MusicMovie	Police Chief (uncredited)	64
1939	The Housekeeper's DaughterMovie	Captain	64
1939	Coast GuardMovie	Capt. Hansen (uncredited)	64
1938	White BannersMovie	Dr. Thompson	63
1938	Gang BulletsMovie	Chief Reardon	63
1938	There Goes My HeartMovie	Officer	63
1938	Submarine PatrolMovie	CWO 'Sails' Quincannon	63
1938	Come On, RangersMovie	Colonel Forbes	63
1938	ExtortionMovie	Coach Pearson	63
1938	Barefoot BoyMovie	Warden	63
1937	ParnellMovie	Irish Laborer (uncredited)	62
1937	ParnellMovie	Irish Laborer	62
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Proprietor	62
1937	My Dear Miss AldrichMovie	'Doc' Howe	62
1937	TopperMovie	Policeman	62
1937	SlimMovie	Pop	62
1937	The Game That KillsMovie	Joe Holland	62
1937	Maid of SalemMovie	Captain of Ship	62
1937	The Great BarrierMovie	Major Rogers	62
1937	Flying FistsMovie	Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin	62
1936	RiffraffMovie	'Brains'	61
1936	Show BoatMovie	Windy MacLaine	61
1936	Florida SpecialMovie	Harrigan	61
1935	The Best Man WinsMovie	Captain--Harbor Patrol	60
1935	Front Page WomanMovie	Hallohan	60
1935	The Whole Town's TalkingMovie	Prison Warden (uncredited)	60
1935	Maybe It's LoveMovie	The Cop	60
1935	Star of MidnightMovie	Inspector Doremus	60
1935	Square ShooterMovie	Sheriff	60
1935	The HealerMovie	Applejack	60
1935	Our Little GirlMovie	Mr. Tramp	60
1934	Once to Every WomanMovie	Flannigan	59
1934	The Crosby CaseMovie	The Doorman--Mike Costello	59
1934	Man of Two WorldsMovie	Michael	59
1933	The Working ManMovie	Henry 'Hank' Davis	58
1933	The Power and the GloryMovie	Mulligan	58
1933	I Loved a WomanMovie	Shuster	58
1933	The Iron MasterMovie	J.C. Stillman	58
1933	How to Break 90 #6: Fine PointsMovie	Himself	58
1932	No Man of Her OwnMovie	"Dickie" Collins	57
1932	Under EighteenMovie	Pop Evans	57
1932	The Thirteenth GuestMovie	Captain Ryan	57
1932	Me and My GalMovie	Pop Riley	57
1932	Hearts of HumanityMovie	Tom O'Hara	57
1932	Madame RacketeerMovie	John Adams	57
1932	Steady CompanyMovie	Hogan	57
1932	Scandal for SaleMovie	Treadway	57
1931	The MillionaireMovie	Dan Lewis	56
1931	The Maltese FalconMovie	Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus	56
1931	The Squaw ManMovie	Big Bill	56
1931	How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'Movie	—	56
1931	Other Men's WomenMovie	Peg-Leg	56
1930	Song o' My HeartMovie	Rafferty	55
1930	River's EndMovie	O'Toole	55
1929	MasqueradeMovie	Joe Hickey	54
1929	The Painted AngelMovie	Pa Hudler	54
1929	Happy DaysMovie	Train Conductor	54
1928	Abie's Irish RoseMovie	Patrick Murphy	53
1928	4 DevilsMovie	The Clown	53
1928	None But the BraveMovie	John Craig	53
1927	Paid to LoveMovie	Peter Roberts	52
1926	A Trip to ChinatownMovie	Benjamin Strong	51
1924	Mademoiselle MidnightMovie	Duc de Moing (Prologue)	49
1923	QuicksandsMovie	Col. Patterson	48
1921	Desperate YouthMovie	—	46
1921	Trailin'Movie	Joseph Piotto	46
1919	Marked MenMovie	Tom Placer McGraw	44
1911	The Scarlet LetterMovie	—	36