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Ian MacDonald

Acting 63 (deceased) years old Great Falls, Montana, USA ★ 0.5
Born: June 28, 1914
Died: April 11, 1978

Biography

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

Filmography

Acting Credits (74)

The Rebel
The Rebel Ben Tompkins 1959
The Rebel
The Rebel Tom 1959
Riverboat
Riverboat John Murrell 1959
Warlock
Warlock MacDonald (uncredited) 1959
Money, Women and Guns
Money, Women and Guns Nibbs 1958
The Court of Last Resort
The Court of Last Resort 1957
Trackdown
Trackdown Jed Burroughs 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells Marcus Wolf 1957
O. Henry Playhouse
O. Henry Playhouse Lafe Kilbane 1957
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder Trumbull 1956
Stagecoach To Fury
Stagecoach To Fury Sheriff Ross 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Ed Loomis 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Leeds 1956
Two-Gun Lady
Two-Gun Lady Jud Ivers 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Mike Dukovnik 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Mr. Troyman 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
The Lonesome Trail
The Lonesome Trail Gonaga 1955
Timberjack
Timberjack Pauquette 1955
The Egyptian
The Egyptian Ship's Captain 1954
Apache
Apache Clagg 1954
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar Pete 1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise Geronimo 1954
Blowing Wild
Blowing Wild Jackson 1953
City Detective
City Detective 1953
A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey Sprague 1953
The Silver Whip
The Silver Whip Hank 1953
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Chief Megissogwon 1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Biff Baker U.S.A. Hank 1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona Steve Girard 1952
The Savage
The Savage Yellow Eagle 1952
The Brigand
The Brigand Maj. Schrock 1952
High Noon
High Noon Frank Miller 1952
This Woman Is Dangerous
This Woman Is Dangerous Joe Crossland 1952
Flaming Feather
Flaming Feather Tombstone Jack 1952
Ten Tall Men
Ten Tall Men Lustig 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Eric 1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad 1951
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers The Sundance Kid 1951
New Mexico
New Mexico Pvt. Daniels 1951
Thunder in God's Country
Thunder in God's Country Smitty 1951
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk Yussef 1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends Detective Casey (uncredited) 1950
The Lawless
The Lawless Al Peters 1950
Colt .45
Colt .45 Miller 1950
Comanche Territory
Comanche Territory Walsh 1950
Montana
Montana Slim Reeves 1950
Whirlpool
Whirlpool Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) 1950
Malaya
Malaya Carlos Tassuma 1949
White Heat
White Heat Creel 1949
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable Mr. Matthews (uncredited) 1949
Streets of San Francisco
Streets of San Francisco Luke Fraser 1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight Mike 1949
Road House
Road House Police captain 1948
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado Jack Rawson (uncredited) 1948
16 Fathoms Deep
16 Fathoms Deep Nick 1948
Speed to Spare
Speed to Spare Pusher Wilkes 1948
Port Said
Port Said Jakoll 1948
Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless Jim Halsey 1948
The Woman from Tangier
The Woman from Tangier Paul Moreles 1948
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa Guard (uncredited) 1948
Dark Passage
Dark Passage Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) 1947
Deep Valley
Deep Valley Blast Foreman 1947
Ramrod
Ramrod Walt Shipley 1947
Pursued
Pursued A Callum (uncredited) 1947
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman Boat Captain (uncredited) 1946
North of the Rockies
North of the Rockies Henchman Lazare 1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden 'Butch' Raglan 1942
Swamp Woman
Swamp Woman Det. Lt. Rance 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On Soldier (uncredited) 1941
Secret of the Wastelands
Secret of the Wastelands Hollister 1941
Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns Henchman "Elbows" 1941
Madame Guillotine
Madame Guillotine Jacques 1931

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