Wallace MacDonald
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.
Filmography
A Street of Memory
as Narrator (voice)
A Street of Memory
as Narrator (voice)
Their Big Moment
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Their Big Moment
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
The World Changes
as Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)
The World Changes
as Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)
King of the Wild Horses
as Gorman
King of the Wild Horses
as Gorman
Night Flight
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Night Flight
as Mechanic (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
as Captain Roger Kearney
The Vanishing Frontier
as Captain Roger Kearney
Tex Takes a Holiday
as Tex
Tex Takes a Holiday
as Tex
Between Fighting Men
as Wally Thompson
Between Fighting Men
as Wally Thompson
Hello Trouble
as LaTange
Hello Trouble
as LaTange
Daring Danger
as Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald)
Daring Danger
as Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald)
Two-Fisted Law
as Artie
Two-Fisted Law
as Artie
The Riding Tornado
as Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman
The Riding Tornado
as Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman
The Arm of the Law
as Newspaper Reporter
The Arm of the Law
as Newspaper Reporter
High Speed
as Tom Corliss
High Speed
as Tom Corliss
Texas Cyclone
as Nick Lawler
Texas Cyclone
as Nick Lawler
The Range Feud
as Hank
The Range Feud
as Hank
The Pagan Lady
as Francisco
The Pagan Lady
as Francisco
Branded
as Stage Robber
Branded
as Stage Robber
The Last Flight
as Officer at Hospital
The Last Flight
as Officer at Hospital
Fifty Fathoms Deep
as Mate
Fifty Fathoms Deep
as Mate
Millie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Millie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Madam Satan
as First Mate
Madam Satan
as First Mate
Fancy Baggage
as Ernest Hardin
Fancy Baggage
as Ernest Hardin
Blockade
as Vincent
Blockade
as Vincent
Your Wife and Mine
as Robert Warren
Your Wife and Mine
as Robert Warren
Drums of the Desert
as Will Newton
Drums of the Desert
as Will Newton
Faithful Wives
as Tom Burke
Faithful Wives
as Tom Burke
The Bar-C Mystery
as Nevada
The Bar-C Mystery
as Nevada
Two Can Play
as Robert MacForth
Two Can Play
as Robert MacForth
Wandering Fires
as Norman Yuell
Wandering Fires
as Norman Yuell
The Primrose Path
as Bruce Armstrong
The Primrose Path
as Bruce Armstrong
The Charmer
as Ralph Bayne
The Charmer
as Ralph Bayne
The Lady
as Leonard St. Aubyns
The Lady
as Leonard St. Aubyns
Curlytop
as Bill Branigan
Curlytop
as Bill Branigan
Love and Glory
as Anatole Picard
Love and Glory
as Anatole Picard
Roaring Rails
as Malcolm Gregory
Roaring Rails
as Malcolm Gregory
The Sea Hawk
as Peter Godolphin
The Sea Hawk
as Peter Godolphin
The Heart Bandit
as 'Spike' Malone
The Heart Bandit
as 'Spike' Malone
Maytime
as Claude Van Zandt
Maytime
as Claude Van Zandt
The Spoilers
as Broncho Kid
The Spoilers
as Broncho Kid
The Understudy
as Tom Manning
The Understudy
as Tom Manning
The Sage Hen
as Her Son, as a Man
The Sage Hen
as Her Son, as a Man
Cinderella's Twin
as Prentice Blue
Cinderella's Twin
as Prentice Blue
Are All Men Alike?
as Gerry Rhinelander West
Are All Men Alike?
as Gerry Rhinelander West
The Fighting Shepherdess
as Hughie
The Fighting Shepherdess
as Hughie
Rouge and Riches
as Tom Rushworth
Rouge and Riches
as Tom Rushworth
A Girl Named Mary
as Henry Martin
A Girl Named Mary
as Henry Martin
Cupid Forecloses
as Bruce Cartwright
Cupid Forecloses
as Bruce Cartwright
Leave It to Susan
as Jimmy Dawson
Leave It to Susan
as Jimmy Dawson
Spotlight Sadie
as Dick Carrington
Spotlight Sadie
as Dick Carrington
Madame Sphinx
as Andre Du Bois
Madame Sphinx
as Andre Du Bois
The Shoes That Danced
as Harmony Lad
The Shoes That Danced
as Harmony Lad
The Princess of Park Row
as Tom Kearney
The Princess of Park Row
as Tom Kearney
Nanette of the Wilds
as Harry Jennings
Nanette of the Wilds
as Harry Jennings
Youth's Endearing Charm
as Harry Disbrow
Youth's Endearing Charm
as Harry Disbrow
Fatty Again
as The Boarder - Father's Choice
Fatty Again
as The Boarder - Father's Choice
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
Love and Bullets
as The Trouble Mender's Secretary
Love and Bullets
as The Trouble Mender's Secretary
The Knockout
as Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
The Knockout
as Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
as Party Guest (uncredited)