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DIED
September 18, 1968

RECENT CREDITS
The Great Race (FILM)  Jul. 1, 1965
The Ten Commandments (FILM)  Oct. 5, 1956
Shotgun (FILM)  Apr. 1, 1955
Three Hours to Kill (FILM)  Sep. 1, 1954
Rancho Notorious (FILM)  Mar. 1, 1952

BIOGRAPHY
Blessed with matinee idol looks, an athletic physique, and a generous supply of talent, Francis J. McDonald entered films in 1912 after brief stage experience. A popular leading man of the teen years, McDonald segued....
Blessed with matinee idol looks, an athletic physique, and a generous supply of talent, Francis J. McDonald entered films in 1912 after brief stage experience. A popular leading man of the teen years, McDonald segued into villainous characterizations in the 1920s, notably as the title character in Buster Keaton's Battling Butler (1926). He remained busy during the talkie era, primarily as a mustachioed heavy in "B" westerns and a featured player in the films of Cecil B. DeMille. Francis J. McDonald was at one time the husband of the "ever popular" Mae Busch.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide



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The Great Race
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