Donald Macdonald


Biography

Donald MacDonald worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. In his early acting career, MacDonald appeared in such films as "Who Cares" (1918), the drama "Lorna Doone" (1922) with Madge Bellamy and "These Thirty Years" (1934). He also appeared in the comedy "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home" (1954) with Marjorie Main. His film career continued throughout the fifties and...

Biography

Donald MacDonald worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. In his early acting career, MacDonald appeared in such films as "Who Cares" (1918), the drama "Lorna Doone" (1922) with Madge Bellamy and "These Thirty Years" (1934). He also appeared in the comedy "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home" (1954) with Marjorie Main. His film career continued throughout the fifties and the sixties in productions like the Burt Lancaster action movie "The Kentuckian" (1955) and the Hugh O'Brian western "The Brass Legend" (1956). MacDonald continued to exercise his talent in the seventies and the eighties, taking on a mix of projects like "Jaws 2" (1978) starring Roy Scheider, "The Best of Friends" (1981) and "Date Rape" (ABC, 1988-89). MacDonald most recently worked on the Martin Donovan comedic drama "Collaborator" (2012).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

April (1916)
Director
The Abandonment (1916)
Director
True Nobility (1916)
Director
The White Rosette (1916)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Great Day in the Morning (1956)
Gary Lawford
The Brass Legend (1956)
Clay Gipson
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
Johnny
The Kentuckian (1955)
Little Eli Wakefield
Her Twelve Men (1954)
Bobby Lennox
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
Benjamin Kettle
These Thirty Years (1934)
Sam Bailey
When Danger Calls (1927)
George Marsden
If Marriage Fails (1925)
Gene Deering
Stepping Fast (1923)
Fabian
Alias the Night Wind (1923)
Clifford Rushton
Crashin' Thru (1923)
Allison
The Woman He Married (1922)
Byrne Travers
The Bootlegger's Daughter (1922)
Charles Fuhr
Lorna Doone (1922)
Carver Doone
One Clear Call (1922)
Dr. Bailey
A Midnight Bell (1921)
Stephen Labaree
Her Face Value (1921)
Martin Fox
The Sky Pilot (1921)
The Duke
Greater Than Love (1921)
Elliott
Silk Hosiery (1920)
Cadwallader Smith
The Village Sleuth (1920)
Dr. Roberts
Greater Than Love (1920)
The Yellow Typhoon (1920)
Robert Hallowell
Extravagance (1919)
William Windom
Who Cares? (1919)
Gilbert Palgrave
The Law of Men (1919)
Jamison Keene
Upstairs and Down (1919)
String Beans (1918)
Kendall Reeves
A Desert Wooing (1918)
Dr. Fortescue Van Fleet
The Mating of Marcella (1918)
Jack Porter
Coals of Fire (1918)
Charles Read

Writer (Feature Film)

The Best of Friends (1981)
Screenwriter

Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)

Kismet (1955)
Assistant Wardrobe man

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Collaborator (2011)
Driver
Jaws 2 (1978)
Production Assistant

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Best of Friends (1981)
Other

Writer (Special)

Date Rape (1988)
Writer

Special Thanks (Special)

Date Rape (1988)
Writer

Life Events

Bibliography