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Ian MacDonald
Actor

Ian MacDonald

28 Jun 1914Born
11 Apr 1978Died
63Age at death
73Credits

Biography

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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.

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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

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1959The RebelSeries: Ben Tompkins (1 episode)
  2. 1959RiverboatSeries: John Murrell (1 episode)
  3. 1959WarlockFilm: MacDonald (uncredited)
  4. 1958Money, Women and GunsFilm: Nibbs
  5. 1957The Court of Last ResortSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1957TrackdownSeries: Jed Burroughs (1 episode)
  7. 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries (1 episode)
  8. 1957Duel at Apache WellsFilm: Marcus Wolf
  9. 1957O. Henry PlayhouseSeries: Lafe Kilbane (1 episode)
  10. 1956Accused of MurderFilm: Trumbull
  11. 1956Stagecoach To FuryFilm: Sheriff Ross
  12. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Ed Loomis, Leeds (1 episode)
  13. 1955Two-Gun LadyFilm: Jud Ivers
  14. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Mike Dukovnik (1 episode)
  15. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Mr. Troyman (1 episode)
  16. 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1955The Lonesome TrailFilm: Gonaga, Screenplay
  18. 1955The Silver StarFilm: Screenplay
  19. 1955TimberjackFilm: Pauquette
  20. 1954The EgyptianFilm: Ship's Captain
  21. 1954ApacheFilm: Clagg
  22. 1954Johnny GuitarFilm: Pete
  23. 1954Taza, Son of CochiseFilm: Geronimo
  24. 1953Blowing WildFilm: Jackson
  25. 1953City DetectiveSeries (1 episode)
  26. 1953A Perilous JourneyFilm: Sprague
  27. 1953The Silver WhipFilm: Hank
  28. 1952HiawathaFilm: Chief Megissogwon
  29. 1952Biff Baker U.S.A.Series: Hank (1 episode)
  30. 1952Toughest Man in ArizonaFilm: Steve Girard
  31. 1952The SavageFilm: Yellow Eagle
  32. 1952The BrigandFilm: Maj. Schrock
  33. 1952High NoonFilm: Frank Miller
  34. 1952This Woman Is DangerousFilm: Joe Crossland
  35. 1952Flaming FeatherFilm: Tombstone Jack
  36. 1951Ten Tall MenFilm: Lustig
  37. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Eric (1 episode)
  38. 1951Racket SquadSeries (1 episode)
  39. 1951The Texas RangersFilm: The Sundance Kid
  40. 1951New MexicoFilm: Private Daniels
  41. 1951Thunder in God's CountryFilm: Smitty
  42. 1950The Desert HawkFilm: Yussef
  43. 1950Where the Sidewalk EndsFilm: Detective Casey (uncredited)
  44. 1950The LawlessFilm: Al Peters
  45. 1950Colt .45Film: Miller
  46. 1950Comanche TerritoryFilm: Walsh
  47. 1950MontanaFilm: Slim Reeves
  48. 1950WhirlpoolFilm: Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)
  49. 1949MalayaFilm: Carlos Tassuma
  50. 1949White HeatFilm: Creel
  51. 1949Come to the StableFilm: Mr. Matthews (uncredited)
  52. 1949Streets of San FranciscoFilm: Luke Fraser
  53. 1949Joe Palooka in the Big FightFilm: Mike
  54. 1948Road HouseFilm: Police captain
  55. 1948The Man from ColoradoFilm: Jack Rawson (uncredited)
  56. 194816 Fathoms DeepFilm: Nick
  57. 1948Speed to SpareFilm: Pusher Wilkes
  58. 1948Port SaidFilm: Jakoll
  59. 1948Mr. RecklessFilm: Jim Halsey
  60. 1948The Woman from TangierFilm: Paul Moreles
  61. 1948My Girl TisaFilm: Guard (uncredited)
  62. 1947Dark PassageFilm: Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)
  63. 1947Deep ValleyFilm: Blast Foreman
  64. 1947RamrodFilm: Walt Shipley
  65. 1947PursuedFilm: A Callum (uncredited)
  66. 1946The Strange WomanFilm: Boat Captain (uncredited)
  67. 1942North of the RockiesFilm: Henchman Lazare
  68. 1942The Adventures of Martin EdenFilm: 'Butch' Raglan
  69. 1941Swamp WomanFilm: Det. Lt. Rance
  70. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnFilm: Soldier (uncredited)
  71. 1941Secret of the WastelandsFilm: Hollister
  72. 1941Stick to Your GunsFilm: Henchman "Elbows"
  73. 1931Madame GuillotineFilm: Jacques

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