Occupation Actor Resting place Montana Role Actor | Name Ian MacDonald Years active 1931–1960 | |
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Born June 28, 1914 ( 1914-06-28 ) Great Falls, Montana, U.S. Died April 11, 1978, Bozeman, Montana, United States Movies High Noon, Johnny Guitar, The Desert Hawk, Road House, Hiawatha Similar People Eve McVeagh, Robert J Wilke, Katy Jurado, Sheb Wooley, Fred Zinnemann | ||
Ian MacDonald (June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952).
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Career
On May 7, 1957, he played Dull Knife, a Cheyenne chief, in the episode "Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom" on the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role as deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. In the story line Dull Knife leads his Indians from their reservation in Oklahoma Territory to their previously promised homeland in Montana. McDonald also played the uncredited colonel in the movie Battleground (1949) who delivered the "Nuts" reply to the German officers demanding that the American forces surrender. The unknown colonel in reality was Col. Joseph W. Harper, commanding officer of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Filmography
Actor
1960
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Guard
- The Savage (1960) - Guard
1959
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Tom / Ben Tompkins
- Angry Town (1960) - Tom
- Johnny Yuma (1959) - Ben Tompkins
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) as
John Murrell
- The Unwilling (1959) - John Murrell
1959
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Charlie
- The Little Man (1959) - Charlie
1959
Warlock as
MacDonald (uncredited)
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Homesteader
- Hunt the Man Down (1959) - Homesteader
1958
Money, Women and Guns as
Nibbs
1958
Union Pacific (TV Series) as
I.M. MacAllister
- Payroll to Cheyenne (1958) - I.M. MacAllister
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Leeds / Ed Loomis
- Trail to Nowhere (1958) - Leeds
- Stage for Tucson (1956) - Ed Loomis
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Sheriff / Jed Burroughs
- The Brothers (1958) - Sheriff
- Alpine, Texas (1957) - Jed Burroughs
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Webb Herrick / Chief Dull Knife
- Big Brother Virgil (1958) - Webb Herrick
- Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom (1957) - Chief Dull Knife
1958
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Mr. Troyman
- Dirt (1958) - Mr. Troyman
1957
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Dr. Jennings
- The Clarence Redding Case (1957) - Dr. Jennings
1957
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Bob Stuart
- Diamonds Come High (1957) - Bob Stuart
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lafe Kilbane
- After Twenty Years (1957) - Lafe Kilbane
1957
Duel at Apache Wells as
Marcus Wolf
1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Mike Dukovnik
- False Witness (1957) - Mike Dukovnik
1956
Stagecoach to Fury as
Sheriff Ross
1956
Accused of Murder as
Trumbull
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Borden
- Return to the Chateau D'if (1956) - Borden
1956
Medic (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Good Samaritan (1956) - Judge
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Considine
- Higgins Rides Again (1955) - Considine
1955
Two-Gun Lady as
Jud Ivers
1955
The Lonesome Trail as
Gonaga
1954
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Honder
- The Man Who Liked to Kill (1955) - Honder
- Lost Perspective (1954)
1955
Son of Sinbad as
Murad
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as
Andrieux
- France's Greatest Detective (1955) - Andrieux
1955
The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) as
Slade
- The Case of the Wild West (1955) - Slade
1955
Timberjack as
Pauquette
1954
City Detective (TV Series) as
Keith Rockway
- Case of the Long Lost Wife (1954) - Keith Rockway
1954
They Were So Young as
General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited)
1954
The Egyptian as
Ship's Captain
1954
Apache as
Clagg
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Black Purse (1954)
- Death Has a System (1953)
1954
Johnny Guitar as
Pete
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise as
Geronimo
1953
Blowing Wild as
Jackson
1953
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Dan Gerber
- Stage to Estacado (1953) - Dan Gerber
1952
Chevron Theatre (TV Series) as
J.J. Henshaw
- The Chinese Stick (1953) - J.J. Henshaw
- The Dear Departed (1953)
- Pablo's Well (1952)
- Long Lost Wife (1952)
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Eric
- The Mirror (1953) - Eric
1953
A Perilous Journey as
Sprague
1953
The Silver Whip as
Hank
1953
Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV Series) as
Hank
- Saigon Incident (1953) - Hank
1952
Hiawatha as
Chief Megissogwon
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona as
Steve Girard
1952
The Savage as
Chief Yellow Eagle
1952
Racket Squad (TV Series)
- A Letter from Tessie (1952)
1952
The Brigand as
Maj. Schrock
1952
High Noon as
Frank Miller
1952
Flaming Feather as
Tombstone Jack
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous as
Joe Grossland - Private Eye
1951
The Barefoot Mailman as
Theron Henchman (uncredited)
1951
Ten Tall Men as
Lustig
1951
Show Boat as
Drunken Sport (uncredited)
1951
The Texas Rangers as
The Sundance Kid
1951
New Mexico as
Pvt. Daniels
1951
Thunder in God's Country as
Smitty
1950
The Desert Hawk as
Yussef
1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends as
Detective Casey (uncredited)
1950
The Lawless as
Al Peters
1950
Colt .45 as
Miller
1950
Comanche Territory as
Walsh
1950
Whirlpool as
Hogan (uncredited)
1950
Montana as
Slim Reeves
1949
Malaya as
Carlos Tassuma
1949
Battleground as
Army Colonel (uncredited)
1949
White Heat as
Bo Creel (uncredited)
1949
Academy Theatre (TV Series)
- The Stolen Prince (1949)
1949
Come to the Stable as
Mr. Matthews (uncredited)
1949
Streets of San Francisco as
Luke Fraser
1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as
Mike
1949
Song of India as
Prince's Officer (uncredited)
1948
The Man from Colorado as
Jack Rawson (uncredited)
1948
Road House as
Police Captain
1948
A Southern Yankee as
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1948
16 Fathoms Deep as
Nick
1948
Speed to Spare as
Pusher Wilkes
1948
Port Said as
Jakoll
1948
Mr. Reckless as
Jim Halsey
1948
The Woman from Tangier as
Paul Moreles
1948
My Girl Tisa as
Guard (uncredited)
1947
Dark Passage as
Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)
1947
Deep Valley as
Blast Foreman (uncredited)
1947
Pursued as
A Callum (uncredited)
1947
Ramrod as
Walt Shipley
1946
The Strange Woman as
Boat Captain (uncredited)
1942
North of the Rockies as
Lazare
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden as
'Butch' Raglan
1941
Swamp Woman as
Det. Lt. Rance
1941
They Died with Their Boots On as
Soldier (uncredited)
1941
Secret of the Wastelands as
Hollister
1941
Stick to Your Guns as
Elbows
1931
Madame Guillotine as
Jacques
Producer
1956
Stagecoach to Fury (associate producer)
1955
Two-Gun Lady (associate producer)
1955
The Lonesome Trail (associate producer)
1955
The Silver Star (associate producer)
Writer
1955
The Lonesome Trail (screenplay)
1955
The Silver Star (original story) / (screenplay)
Archive Footage
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Frank Miller (clip from High Noon (1952))
- They Went That-a-way (1963) - Frank Miller (clip from High Noon (1952)) (uncredited)
1958
Frontier Justice (TV Series) as
Ed Loomis
- Stage to Tucson (1958) - Ed Loomis
1956
Strange Stories (TV Series)
- Death Has a System (1956)
References
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