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Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

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June 28, 1914 — April 11, 1978Great Falls, Montana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, 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). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs

Known for

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The Rebeltv

The Rebel

1959

Ben Tompkins / Tom

Riverboattv

Riverboat

1959

John Murrell

Warlockmovie

Warlock

1959

MacDonald (uncredited)

Money, Women and Gunsmovie

Money, Women and Guns

1958

Nibbs

The Court of Last Resort
tv

The Court of Last Resort

1957

Trackdowntv

Trackdown

1957

Jed Burroughs

Have Gun, Will Traveltv

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Duel at Apache Wellsmovie

Duel at Apache Wells

1957

Marcus Wolf

O. Henry Playhouse
tv

O. Henry Playhouse

1957

Lafe Kilbane

Accused of Murdermovie

Accused of Murder

1956

Trumbull

Stagecoach To Furymovie

Stagecoach To Fury

1956

Sheriff Ross

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatretv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Ed Loomis / Leeds

Two-Gun Ladymovie

Two-Gun Lady

1955

Jud Ivers

The 20th Century Fox Hourtv

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Mike Dukovnik

Gunsmoketv

Gunsmoke

1955

Mr. Troyman

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earptv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Lonesome Trailmovie

The Lonesome Trail

1955

Gonaga

Timberjackmovie

Timberjack

1955

Pauquette

The Egyptianmovie

The Egyptian

1954

Ship's Captain

Apachemovie

Apache

1954

Clagg

Johnny Guitarmovie

Johnny Guitar

1954

Pete

Taza, Son of Cochisemovie

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Geronimo

Blowing Wildmovie

Blowing Wild

1953

Jackson

City Detectivetv

City Detective

1953

A Perilous Journeymovie

A Perilous Journey

1953

Sprague

The Silver Whipmovie

The Silver Whip

1953

Hank

Hiawathamovie

Hiawatha

1952

Chief Megissogwon

Biff Baker U.S.A.tv

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952

Hank

Toughest Man in Arizonamovie

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Steve Girard

The Savagemovie

The Savage

1952

Yellow Eagle

The Brigandmovie

The Brigand

1952

Maj. Schrock

High Noonmovie

High Noon

1952

Frank Miller

This Woman Is Dangerousmovie

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

Joe Crossland

Flaming Feathermovie

Flaming Feather

1952

Tombstone Jack

Ten Tall Menmovie

Ten Tall Men

1951

Lustig

Schlitz Playhouse of Starstv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Eric

Racket Squadtv

Racket Squad

1951

The Texas Rangersmovie

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Sundance Kid

New Mexicomovie

New Mexico

1951

Pvt. Daniels

Thunder in God's Countrymovie

Thunder in God's Country

1951

Smitty

The Desert Hawkmovie

The Desert Hawk

1950

Yussef

Where the Sidewalk Endsmovie

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

Detective Casey (uncredited)

The Lawlessmovie

The Lawless

1950

Al Peters

Colt .45movie

Colt .45

1950

Miller

Comanche Territorymovie

Comanche Territory

1950

Walsh

Montanamovie

Montana

1950

Slim Reeves

Whirlpoolmovie

Whirlpool

1950

Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)

Malayamovie

Malaya

1949

Carlos Tassuma

White Heatmovie

White Heat

1949

Creel

Come to the Stablemovie

Come to the Stable

1949

Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

Streets of San Francisco
movie

Streets of San Francisco

1949

Luke Fraser

Joe Palooka in the Big Fightmovie

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949

Mike

Road Housemovie

Road House

1948

Police captain

The Man from Coloradomovie

The Man from Colorado

1948

Jack Rawson (uncredited)

16 Fathoms Deepmovie

16 Fathoms Deep

1948

Nick

Speed to Sparemovie

Speed to Spare

1948

Pusher Wilkes

Port Saidmovie

Port Said

1948

Jakoll

Mr. Recklessmovie

Mr. Reckless

1948

Jim Halsey

The Woman from Tangiermovie

The Woman from Tangier

1948

Paul Moreles

My Girl Tisamovie

My Girl Tisa

1948

Guard (uncredited)

Dark Passagemovie

Dark Passage

1947

Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Deep Valleymovie

Deep Valley

1947

Blast Foreman

Ramrodmovie

Ramrod

1947

Walt Shipley

Pursuedmovie

Pursued

1947

A Callum (uncredited)

The Strange Womanmovie

The Strange Woman

1946

Boat Captain (uncredited)

North of the Rockiesmovie

North of the Rockies

1942

Henchman Lazare

The Adventures of Martin Edenmovie

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

'Butch' Raglan

Swamp Womanmovie

Swamp Woman

1941

Det. Lt. Rance

They Died with Their Boots Onmovie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Soldier (uncredited)

Secret of the Wastelandsmovie

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

Hollister

Stick to Your Gunsmovie

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Henchman "Elbows"

Madame Guillotinemovie

Madame Guillotine

1931

Jacques

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