Melbourne MacDowell
From Wikipedia He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey). MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent. Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
Filmography
The Old Code
as Steve MacGregor
The Old Code
as Steve MacGregor
Feel My Pulse
as Her Uncle Wilberforce
Feel My Pulse
as Her Uncle Wilberforce
There It Is
as Frisbie Family Patriarch
There It Is
as Frisbie Family Patriarch
The Winning Wallop
as Cyrus Barton
The Winning Wallop
as Cyrus Barton
Behind the Front
as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
Behind the Front
as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
What Happened to Jones?
as Mr. Bigbee
What Happened to Jones?
as Mr. Bigbee
Fighting Courage
as Kingsley Sr
Fighting Courage
as Kingsley Sr
Speed Mad
as John Sanford
Speed Mad
as John Sanford
Savages of the Sea
as Daniel Rawley
Savages of the Sea
as Daniel Rawley
The Cloud Rider
as David Torrence
The Cloud Rider
as David Torrence
The Love Pirate
as Steve Carnan
The Love Pirate
as Steve Carnan
Richard the Lion-Hearted
Richard the Lion-Hearted
He Raised Kane
as Kane's father
He Raised Kane
as Kane's father
Forsaking All Others
as Cyrus K. Wharton
Forsaking All Others
as Cyrus K. Wharton
Confidence
as J. D. Sprowl
Confidence
as J. D. Sprowl
The Greater Duty
as The Warden
The Greater Duty
as The Warden
The Golden Snare
as Doug Johnson
The Golden Snare
as Doug Johnson
The March Hare
as Senator Rollins
The March Hare
as Senator Rollins
Outside the Law
as Morgan Spencer
Outside the Law
as Morgan Spencer
Nomads of the North
as Duncan McDougall
Nomads of the North
as Duncan McDougall
The Iron Heart
as Cyrus K. Moulton
The Iron Heart
as Cyrus K. Moulton
King Spruce
as John Barrett
King Spruce
as John Barrett
The Gift Supreme
as Eliot Vinton
The Gift Supreme
as Eliot Vinton
Eve in Exile
as George Armitage
Eve in Exile
as George Armitage
The Boomerang
as Peter Cameron
The Boomerang
as Peter Cameron
Modern Husbands
as Jonathan Cosgrove
Modern Husbands
as Jonathan Cosgrove
The Lamb and the Lion
as Uncle Ben
The Lamb and the Lion
as Uncle Ben
The Vamp
as Mr. Fleming
The Vamp
as Mr. Fleming
Tyrant Fear
as James Dermot
Tyrant Fear
as James Dermot
Playing the Game
as Jeremiah Prentiss
Playing the Game
as Jeremiah Prentiss
The Keys of the Righteous
as Judge Michael Burke
The Keys of the Righteous
as Judge Michael Burke
Bond of Fear
as Judge McClure
Bond of Fear
as Judge McClure