Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA — Jun 05 1875• Died Aug 02 1952

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 Ford. Early in his career, MacDonald was a singer in minst…
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Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Policeman

Port Captain

Self (archive footage)

The Photographer

'Sourpuss'

Bailiff (uncredited)

Henry 'Hank' Davis

Pop Shannon

Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain

Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson

Shuster

Policeman

Policeman (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Capt. Angel

Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)

Henry Hathaway

Street Vendor (uncredited)

Bill Baggs

Bank Guard (uncredited)

Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)

Doc Cooper

Mac the barman

Windy MacLaine

Jim, the Cook

Judge Hale

Captain O'Brien

Pop

Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)

Pops Murphy (uncredited)

Big Bill

Corporal Casey

Irish Laborer (uncredited)

Mike Costigan

Dr. Ferguson

Timson, the butler

Inspector Doremus

Capt. Hansen (uncredited)

Captain Ryan

(uncredited)

Hallohan

Dr. Billar

Craig Dolan

Mr. Lane (uncredited)

Judge

Capt. Mike Ryan

Police Chief (uncredited)

Kemp

Pop Riley

Marshal Andy Jordan

Capt. O'Brien

Dr. Thompson

Dave

Murphy

Joe Holland

Police Captain

Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

Flannigan

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Captain of Ship

Judge Price

Costello

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Sheriff (uncredited)

Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell

Police Sergeant Haggerty

James 'Aloysius' Riley

Dr. Neville

The Priest

Train Conductor

Bill Stillwell

Jury Foreman

Ellis

Ben Murdock

Jeff Cameron

Prison Warden

Mack

'Doc' Howe

Coach Parker

Jeff Chapman

Directing

Scotty MacKronish - Bus Driver

Doc Benson

Mr. Barstow

Directing

Charlie Wheeler

State Coach

Sgt. O'Hara

Secondary Role (uncredited)

Andy

Waco

Grady

Mr. Kroeger

CWO 'Sails' Quincannon

Geoffrey MacCardle

Pop Evans

George Holman

Tim Casey

Father Patrick Ryan

Doorman (uncredited)

Proprietor

Bill 'One-Punch' Fagin

Capt. Mitchell

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

O'Shea, policeman

Sheriff J.J. Willoughby

Patrick Murphy

Husband on Airplane (uncredited)

Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)

Murphy

Captain

Jim Hadley

Applejack

Lemuel Townsend

MacGuire

Mulligan


'Brains'

Tom O'Hara

Hogan

Peter Roberts

Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)

Patrick Kelly

Doorman (uncredited)

Rev. Stump

Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Prison Warden Randolph

Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)

Mr. Keefer

Capt. Jackson

McPherson - Innkeeper

Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)

The Coach

Con O'Shea

Michael Devlin

Captain--Harbor Patrol

Andrew MacKinley

Alvin

Dan Reagan

Chief Scott

Pop Stewart

Adam Naab

Long-Count Bowman

Mr. Martin

Jean Paul Fippany
'Pop' Corrigan

Inspector

Directing

Norcross

McGuire

Rafferty

Major Rogers

J.C. Stillman

Scout

Chief Reardon

The Clown

Peg-Leg

Trinidad Dorn

Duc de Moing (Prologue)

Directing

John Adams

Sheriff Cap Weatherby

Buzzard

Detective Martin

Jiggs

D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan

Hickey

Pete

Adams

Hobo

"Dickie" Collins

Jim Baker

Captain of the Falcon

Pat O'Hannegan


Rennie

Officer

Harrigan

Dan Lewis

Harry Cromwell

Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

Mr. Davis

Hackett

Pug Malone

Police Chief Bullock

Col. Patterson

Colonel Graham
Pop Lockhart

Angus McGregor

Amhad Beg - Prime Minister

Butler

Jerry

Cappy

Mulcahey

Michael

Postmaster

Neuces River

Mormon Peters

Jim Kerrigan

The Cop

Sheriff

Coach Pearson

John Martindale

Sgt. Cassidy

William Barton (Detective Agency Head)

Buell

Luther Ripley aka Kennedy

The Doorman--Mike Costello

Donavan

Insp. Tim Ryan

Benjamin Strong

Colonel Forbes

Joe, Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Jerry O'Day

Joe Pelton

Peter Galbraith

Frank (uncredited)

Joseph Piotto

Gen. Rosewater

O'Toole

Cop

John Craig

Sheriff Jim Austin

George Martin

Calvin Williams

Wild Bill Coburn

Pa Hudler

Directing
John Burke

Warden

Jack Bess

Joe Hickey

Joe Heller

Treadway

Buck Saunders

Directing

Umpire

Sommers

Jim Boone

Bobtail McGuire

Sam Marcum

Louis Nordell

Silas Martin

Tom Placer McGraw

Mayor Jim Hopkins

Sheiff Potts

Police Capt. Ed Kyne

Captain Gaskell

Will Whitten

Michael Morahan

Inspector Sullivan

Nevada Jim


'Chuck' Campbell

Pop Malloy

Commodore John Gordon

Sloan

Joe Alabam (as J. Farrell McDonald)


Wild Bill Hickok
Father
Chief of Police Morgan
Himself

Directing

Softnose Smith

Sonora Slim
The Lighthouse Keeper


Sheriff Pat Garrity

The Priest

Slim Hayes


Gardener
Office Worker

Pat O'Donnell

Con Mullaney

Directing

Farmer Howard

Swannick