Birthday
1875/06/05
Day of death
1952/08/02 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Also know as
Joseph Farrell MacDonald, John Farrell MacDonald, Farrell Macdonald, J. Farrell McDonald, J.F. McDonald
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...Read more
(1927) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Photographer
(1946) It's a Wonderful Life
as Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
(1946) My Darling Clementine
as Mac the barman
(1947) The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1937) Topper
as Policeman
(1935) Stormy
as Trinidad Dorn
(1921) The Wallop
as Neuces River
(1933) The Vanishing Frontier
as Waco
(1942) The Palm Beach Story
as Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
(1948) Panhandle
as Doc Cooper
(1926) 3 Bad Men
as Mike Costigan
(1942) Captains of the Clouds
as Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)
(1932) This Sporting Age
as Jerry O'Day
(1947) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)
(1921) The Freeze-Out
as Bobtail McGuire
(1931) The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
(1950) Woman on the Run
as Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain
(1942) The Living Ghost
as Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson
(1932) No Man of Her Own
as 'Dickie' Collins
(1945) Johnny Angel
as Capt. Angel
(1920) Bullet Proof
as Jim Boone
(1922) Over the Border
as Peter Galbraith
(1951) Superman and the Mole Men
as Pop Shannon
(1918) $5,000 Reward
as Norcross
(1947) Thunder in the Valley
as McPherson - Innkeeper
(1943) The Ape Man
as Captain O'Brien
(1923) Drifting
as Murphy
(1932) Steady Company
as Hogan
(1923) Quicksands
as Col. Patterson
(1923) Racing Hearts
as Silas Martin
(1942) Bowery at Midnight
as Capt. Mitchell
(1951) Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Mr. Kroeger
(1942) Reap the Wild Wind
as Port Captain
(1925) Let Women Alone
as Commodore John Gordon
(1926) A Trip to Chinatown
as Benjamin Strong
(1938) Barefoot Boy
as Warden
(1934) The Crime Doctor
as Kemp
(1921) Riding with Death
as Sheriff Pat Garrity
(1950) Hostile Country
as Mr. Lane (uncredited)
(1941) Riders of the Timberline
as Jim Kerrigan
(1935) The Whole Town's Talking
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
(1925) The Iron Horse
as Corporal Casey
(1931) The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
(1926) Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
as Sloan
(1943) Harrigan's Kid
as Frank (uncredited)
(1948) The Walls of Jericho
as Bailiff (uncredited)
(1921) Desperate Youth
as ---
(1949) You're My Everything
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1932) The Thirteenth Guest
as Captain Ryan
(1933) The Working Man
as Henry 'Hank' Davis
(1933) The Power and the Glory
as Mulligan
(1932) The Phantom Express
as D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan
(1932) Under Eighteen
as Pop Evans
(1936) Riffraff
as 'Brains'
(1922) Manslaughter
as (uncredited)
(1941) In Old Cheyenne
as Tim Casey
(1939) Full Confession
as Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1933) I Loved a Woman
as Shuster
(1927) Paid to Love
as Peter Roberts
(1929) Masquerade
as Joe Hickey
(1922) Sky High
as Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
(1939) Zenobia
as Judge
(1940) The Last Alarm
as Jim Hadley
(1949) Streets of San Francisco
as Pop Lockhart
(1948) Fury at Furnace Creek
as Pops Murphy (uncredited)
(1931) The Easiest Way
as Ben Murdock
(1935) Swellhead
as Umpire
(1938) Come On, Rangers
as Colonel Forbes
(1932) Heritage of the Desert
as Adam Naab
(1932) Hotel Continental
as Detective Martin
(1942) Phantom Killer
as Police Captain
(1932) Scandal for Sale
as Treadway
(1932) Discarded Lovers
as Sommers
(1933) Peg o' My Heart
as Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell
(1924) The Brass Bowl
as Hickey
(1932) Hearts of Humanity
as Tom O'Hara
(1936) Exclusive Story
as Michael Devlin
(1933) Murder on the Campus
as Police Capt. Ed Kyne
(1935) The Healer
as Applejack
(1927) East Side, West Side
as Pug Malone
(1935) Danger Ahead
as Harry Cromwell
(1935) Shadows of the Orient
as Inspector Sullivan
(1925) Lightnin'
as Lemuel Townsend
(1928) 4 Devils
as The Clown
(1931) The Squaw Man
as Big Bill
(1935) Waterfront Lady
as Capt. O'Brien
(1930) The Truth About Youth
as Colonel Graham
(1935) Romance in Manhattan
as Murphy
(1928) Riley the Cop
as James 'Aloysius' Riley
(1927) Cradle Snatchers
as George Martin
(1931) The Millionaire
as Dan Lewis
(1932) The Pride of the Legion
as Chief Scott
(1932) Probation
as George Holman
(1940) I Take This Oath
as Insp. Tim Ryan
(1935) The Best Man Wins
as Captain--Harbor Patrol
(1934) Man of Two Worlds
as Michael
(1937) The Hit Parade
as Sgt. O'Hara
(1937) Flying Fists
as Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin
(1924) The Signal Tower
as Pete
(1931) Sporting Blood
as MacGuire
(1947) Keeper of the Bees
as Postmaster
(1938) Submarine Patrol
as CWO 'Sails' Quincannon
(1931) Other Men's Women
as Peg-Leg
(1930) River's End
as O'Toole
(1933) Laughing at Life
as Prison Warden
(1938) White Banners
as Dr. Thompson
(1946) Smoky
as Jim, the Cook
(1944) The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1942) Private Snuffy Smith
as Gen. Rosewater
(1927) Ankles Preferred
as McGuire
(1935) Hitch Hike Lady
as Judge Hale
(1934) Beggar's Holiday
as Pop Malloy
(1938) Gang Bullets
as Chief Reardon
(1935) Let 'em Have It
as Mr. Keefer
(1938) The Crowd Roars
as Father Patrick Ryan
(1926) The Shamrock Handicap
as Con O'Shea
(1930) Men Without Women
as Costello
(1931) The Painted Desert
as Jeff Cameron
(1939) Conspiracy
as Captain of the Falcon
(1933) Myrt and Marge
as Grady
(1932) Men Are Such Fools
as Prison Warden Randolph
(1925) Kentucky Pride
as Donavan
(1936) Mysterious Crossing
as Police Chief Bullock
(1942) One Thrilling Night
as Police Sergeant Haggerty
(1924) Mademoiselle Midnight
as Duc de Moing (Prologue)
(1932) The Racing Strain
as Mr. Martin
(1935) Our Little Girl
as Hobo
(1937) Slave Ship
as Proprietor
(1926) The First Year
as Mr. Barstow
(1922) Come on Over
as Michael Morahan
(1939) Susannah of the Mounties
as Pat O'Hannegan
(1928) None But the Brave
as John Craig
(1948) Whispering Smith
as Bill Baggs
(1939) The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Craig Dolan
(1948) Belle Starr's Daughter
as Doc Benson
(1938) There Goes My Heart
as Officer
(1937) My Dear Miss Aldrich
as 'Doc' Howe
(1932) Week-End Marriage
as Mr. Davis
(1937) County Fair
as Calvin Williams
(1944) Greenwich Village
as O'Shea, policeman
(1935) Maybe It's Love
as The Cop
(1922) The Young Rajah
as Amhad Beg - Prime Minister
(1935) Northern Frontier
as Inspector
(1939) East Side of Heaven
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1939) They Shall Have Music
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1948) Sitting Pretty
as Cop (uncredited)
(1939) Coast Guard
as Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
(1935) Square Shooter
as Sheriff
(1939) The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Captain
(1933) Under Secret Orders
as John Burke
(1924) Western Luck
as 'Chuck' Campbell
(1997) Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)
(1935) Star of Midnight
as Inspector Doremus
(1933) The Iron Master
as J.C. Stillman
(1940) Stagecoach War
as Jeff Chapman
(1947) Christmas Eve
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1924) Those Who Dare
as ---
(1950) When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
(1940) Untamed
as Dr. Billar
(1928) Bringing Up Father
as Jiggs
(1938) My Old Kentucky Home
as Mayor Jim Hopkins
(1937) Maid of Salem
as Captain of Ship
(1941) The Great Lie
as Dr. Ferguson
(1911) The Scarlet Letter
as ---
(1913) The Calling of Louis Mona
as ---
(1935) Front Page Woman
as Hallohan
(1950) The Daltons' Women
as Alvin
(1937) The Game That Kills
as Joe Holland
(1932) Me and My Gal
as Pop Riley
(1938) The Last Express
as William Barton (Detective Agency Head)
(1938) Numbered Woman
as Capt. Ryan
(1939) The Gentleman from Arizona
as Wild Bill Coburn
(1938) Little Orphan Annie
as 'Pop' Corrigan
(1929) South Sea Rose
as Hackett
(1941) Law of the Timber
as Adams
(1943) Tiger Fangs
as Geoffrey MacCardle
(1940) Light of Western Stars
as Bill Stillwell
(1934) Once to Every Woman
as John Flannigan
(1940) Dark Command
as Dave
(1935) The Irish in Us
as Capt. Jackson
(1921) Trailin'
as Joseph Piotto
(1944) Texas Masquerade
as John Martindale
(1945) Fallen Angel
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
(1951) Here Comes the Groom
as Husband on Airplane
(1937) Slim
as Pop
(1911) The Dream
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
(1948) If You Knew Susie
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1935) The Arizonian
as Marshal Andy Jordan
(1931) The Brat
as Timson, the butler
(1940) Knights of the Range
as Cappy
(1923) While Paris Sleeps
as ---
(1940) Pony Express Days
as Nevada Jim
(1929) Happy Days
as Train Conductor
(1940) Friendly Neighbors
as Sheiff Potts
(1946) Goodbye, Weeds
as Gardener
(1941) Meet John Doe
as 'Sourpuss'
(1919) Roped
as Butler
(1926) The Dixie Merchant
as Jean Paul Fippany
(1931) Too Young to Marry
as Rev. Stump
(1947) Web of Danger
as Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver
(1929) Masked Emotions
as Will Whitten
(1932) Madame Racketeer
as John Adams
(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Henry Hathaway
(1925) The Fighting Heart
as Jerry
(1929) Strong Boy
as Angus McGregor
(1925) Thank You
as Andy
(1919) A Fight For Love
as The Priest
(1919) Riders of Vengeance
as Buell
(1949) The Dalton Gang
as Judge Price
(1919) A Sporting Chance
as Luther Ripley aka Kennedy
(1930) Song o' My Heart
as Rafferty
(1932) The Hurricane Express
as Jim Baker
(1911) The Lighthouse Keeper
as The Lighthouse Keeper
(1915) Rags
as Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)
(1911) 'Tween Two Loves
as Farmer Howard
(1912) A Timely Repentance
as Louis Nordell
(1936) Florida Special
as Captain Timothy Harrigan
(1937) Roaring Timber
as Andrew MacKinley
(1925) The Lucky Horseshoe
as Mack
(1930) The Girl of the Golden West
as Sonora Slim
(1922) The Ghost Breaker
as Sam Marcum
(1934) The Crosby Case
as The Doorman--Mike Costello
(1950) Dakota Lil
as Ellis
(1931) How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
as ---
(1933) How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Himself
(1937) Parnell
as Irish Laborer (uncredited)
(1919) Marked Men
as Tom Placer McGraw
(1929) The Painted Angel
as Pa Hudler
(1932) The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)
(1919) The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as ---
(1931) Woman Hungry
as Buzzard
(1935) Fighting Youth
as Coach Parker
(1932) 70,000 Witnesses
as State Coach
(1942) The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Cop
(1937) Courage of the West
as Buck Saunders
(1921) Action
as Mormon Peters
(1945) Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman
(1943) True to Life
as Man (uncredited)
(1946) Joe Palooka, Champ
as Long-Count Bowman
(1938) State Police
as Charlie Wheeler
(1928) The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
as Patrick Kelly
(1928) Abie's Irish Rose
as Patrick Murphy
(1926) The Family Upstairs
as Joe Heller
(1931) Stranger in Town
as Scout
(1945) Hangover Square
as Street Vendor (uncredited)
(1936) Show Boat
as Windy MacLaine
(1931) The Spirit of Notre Dame
as The Coach
(1941) Broadway Limited
as Mulcahey
(1922) The Bonded Woman
as Captain Gaskell
(1920) Hitchin' Posts
as Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)
(1940) Prairie Law
as Sheriff Jim Austin
(1928) In Old Arizona
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
(1938) Extortion
as Coach Pearson
(1931) Touchdown!
as Pop Stewart
(1939) Mickey the Kid
as Sheriff J.J. Willoughby
(1937) The Great Barrier
as Major Rogers
(1948) Shep Comes Home
as Sheriff Cap Weatherby
(1945) Pillow of Death
as ---
(1944) The Great Moment
as The Priest
(1920) The Path She Chose
as Father
(1948) Trouble Preferred
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
(1926) The Country Beyond
as Sgt. Cassidy
(1923) The Age of Desire
as Dan Reagan
(1937) Parnell
as Irish Laborer
(1910) The Time-Lock Safe
as Office Worker
(1922) The Bachelor Daddy
as Joe Pelton