Wallace MacDonald
Acting
From Wikipedia Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer. MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959. He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.
Known for
Acting106
A Street of Memory
1937
Narrator (voice)
movieTheir Big Moment
1934
Theater Manager (uncredited)
movieThe World Changes
1933
Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)
movieNight Flight
1933
Mechanic (uncredited)
movieI Loved a Woman
1933
Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited)
movieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933
SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited)
movieThe Mayor of Hell
1933
Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
movieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
Stage Manager (uncredited)
movieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933
Captain Roger Kearney
movieBetween Fighting Men
1932
Wally Thompson
movieHello Trouble
1932
LaTange
movieDaring Danger
1932
Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald)
movieThe Riding Tornado
1932
Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman
movieThe Arm of the Law
1932
Newspaper Reporter
movieHigh Speed
1932
Tom Corliss
movieTexas Cyclone
1932
Nick Lawler
movieThe Pagan Lady
1931
Francisco
movieBranded
1931
Stage Robber
movieThe Last Flight
1931
Officer at Hospital
movieThe Drums of Jeopardy
1931
Prince Gregor Petroff
movieMillie
1931
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieFighting Thru
1930
George 'Tennessee' Malden
movieMadam Satan
1930
First Mate
Zampa
1930
The Villain
movieThe Rogue Song
1930
Hassan
movieHit the Deck
1929
Lieutenant Allen
Dark Skies
1929
Captain Pedro Real
movieDarkened Rooms
1929
Bert Nelson
movieSweetie
1929
Bill Barrington
movieFancy Baggage
1929
Ernest Hardin
movieBlockade
1928
Vincent
movieTropical Nights
1928
Stavnow
movieTumbling River
1927
Keechie
Your Wife and Mine
1927
Robert Warren
movieDrums of the Desert
1927
Will Newton
movieRed Signals
1927
Lee Bryson
Hell's Four Hundred
1926
Marshall Langham
movieTwo Can Play
1926
Robert MacForth
movieCasey of the Coast Guard
1926
Coast Guardsman
Wandering Fires
1925
Norman Yuell
movieThe Primrose Path
1925
Bruce Armstrong
movieLightnin'
1925
John Marvin
movieThe Charmer
1925
Ralph Bayne
movieNew Lives for Old
1925
Hugh Warren
movieThe Lady
1925
Leonard St. Aubyns
movieLearning to Love
1925
Professor Bonnard
movieCurlytop
1924
Bill Branigan
movieLove and Glory
1924
Anatole Picard
movieRoaring Rails
1924
Malcolm Gregory
movieThe Sea Hawk
1924
Peter Godolphin
movieThy Name Is Woman
1924
Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar
movieThe Heart Bandit
1924
'Spike' Malone
movieMaytime
1923
Claude Van Zandt
movieThe Day of Faith
1923
John Anstell
movieThe Spoilers
1923
Broncho Kid
movieYouth Must Have Love
1922
Earl Stannard
movieCaught Bluffing
1922
Wallace Towers
movieThe Understudy
1922
Tom Manning
movieA Fool There Was
1922
Avery Parmelee
movieA Poor Relation
1921
Johnny Smith
movieBreaking Through
1921
Willard Ward
movieThe Sage Hen
1921
Her Son, as a Man
movieCinderella's Twin
1920
Prentice Blue
movieAre All Men Alike?
1920
Gerry Rhinelander West
movieTrumpet Island
1920
Richard Bedell
movieRouge and Riches
1920
Tom Rushworth
movieA Girl Named Mary
1919
Henry Martin
movieBrothers Divided
1919
Max King
movieCupid Forecloses
1919
Bruce Cartwright
movieThe Little Boss
1919
Clayton Hargis
movieLeave It to Susan
1919
Jimmy Dawson
movieSpotlight Sadie
1919
Dick Carrington
Marked Cards
1918
Ted Breslin
movieMadame Sphinx
1918
Andre Du Bois
movieThe Shoes That Danced
1918
Harmony Lad
movieThe Princess of Park Row
1917
Tom Kearney
Nanette of the Wilds
1916
Harry Jennings
movieYouth's Endearing Charm
1916
Harry Disbrow
moviePurity
1916
Youth
movieTillie's Punctured Romance
1914
Policeman (uncredited)
movieDough and Dynamite
1914
Customer
movieZip, the Dodger
1914
Minta's Sweetheart
movieThose Love Pangs
1914
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Fatty Again
1914
The Boarder - Father's Choice
movieMabel's Blunder
1914
Harry's Money-Borrowing Friend
Love and Bullets
1914
The Trouble Mender's Secretary
movieMabel's Married Life
1914
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
movieMabel's Busy Day
1914
Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Knockout
1914
Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
movieCaught in a Cabaret
1914
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Star Boarder
1914
Boarder (uncredited)
Production69
movieGunmen from Laredo
1959
Producer
movieReturn to Warbow
1958
Producer
movieThe Hard Man
1957
Executive Producer
movieNo Time to Be Young
1957
Producer
movieThe Phantom Stagecoach
1957
Producer
movieThe White Squaw
1956
Producer
movieFury at Gunsight Pass
1956
Producer
movieApache Ambush
1955
Producer
movieCell 2455 Death Row
1955
Producer
movieMassacre Canyon
1954
Producer
movieWyoming Renegades
1954
Producer
movieAmbush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
Producer
movieMan in the Dark
1953
Producer
movieTarget Hong Kong
1953
Producer
movieHarem Girl
1952
Producer
movieCorky of Gasoline Alley
1951
Producer
movieThe Big Gusher
1951
Producer
movieThe Tougher They Come
1950
Producer
movieAir Hostess
1949
Producer
movieRusty Saves a Life
1949
Producer
movieRusty Leads the Way
1948
Producer
moviePort Said
1948
Producer
movieMy Dog Rusty
1948
Producer
moviePersonality Kid
1946
Producer
movieThe Unknown
1946
Producer
movieMy Name Is Julia Ross
1945
Producer
movieEscape in the Fog
1945
Producer
movieA Guy, a Gal and a Pal
1945
Producer
movieI Love a Mystery
1945
Producer
movieThe Missing Juror
1944
Producer
movieCry of the Werewolf
1944
Producer
movieShe's a Soldier Too
1944
Producer
movieSailor's Holiday
1944
Producer
moviePassport to Suez
1943
Producer
movieRedhead from Manhattan
1943
Producer
movieLucky Legs
1942
Producer
movieCounter-Espionage
1942
Producer
movieParachute Nurse
1942
Producer
movieSubmarine Raider
1942
Producer
movieHello, Annapolis
1942
Producer
movieAlias Boston Blackie
1942
Producer
movieTramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
Producer
movieThe Man Who Returned to Life
1942
Associate Producer
movieHonolulu Lu
1941
Producer
movieHarmon of Michigan
1941
Producer
movieThe Devil Commands
1941
Producer
movieGlamour for Sale
1940
Producer
movieBefore I Hang
1940
Producer
movieMilitary Academy
1940
Executive Producer
movieGirls of the Road
1940
Producer
movieMen Without Souls
1940
Producer
movieThe Man with Nine Lives
1940
Producer
movieBehind Prison Gates
1939
Producer
movieThe Shadow
1937
Producer
movieMurder in Greenwich Village
1937
Associate Producer
Writing8
movieDoughnuts and Society
1936
Screenplay, Story
movieHitch Hike Lady
1935
Original Story
movieCornered
1932
Writer
Directing3
movieGunmen from Laredo
1959
Director
movieCook, Papa, Cook
1928
Director