Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald August 22 1891 September 18 1968 was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years McDonalds started acting professionally in stock theater with the Forepaugh Stock Company in Cincinnati Following eight months with it he worked one season with a stock company in Seattle after which he performed for three seasons with a troupe in San Diego and Honolulu He concluded his tenure in stock theater as juvenile leading man with the American Stock Company in Spokane Washington By 1913 McDonald began to perform in the rapidly expanding film industry initially working for Marion Leonards Monopole Company in Hollywood He was cast in over 280 films between 1913 and 1965 including The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo After he was designated Hollywoods Prettiest Man McDonald sought a tougher image by shaving his mustache and seeking roles of villains McDonald was one of Cecil B DeMilles favorite character actorscitation needed DeMille gave him credited supporting roles in six of his films The Plainsman 1936 The Buccaneer 1938 Union Pacific 1939 North West Mounted Police 1940 Samson and Delilah 1949 and The Ten Commandments 1956