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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 28, 1914
Place of Birth:
Great Falls, Montana, USA
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Ian MacDonald
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
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Warlock | MacDonald (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns | Nibbs |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache Wells | Marcus Wolf |
| 1956 | Accused of Murder | Trumbull |
| 1956 | Stagecoach To Fury | Sheriff Ross |
| 1955 | Two-Gun Lady | Jud Ivers |
| 1955 | Timberjack | Pauquette |
| 1955 | The Lonesome Trail | Gonaga |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Pete |
| 1954 | Apache | Clagg |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Geronimo |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Ship's Captain |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild | Jackson |
| 1953 | A Perilous Journey | Sprague |
| 1953 | The Silver Whip | Hank |
| 1952 | High Noon | Frank Miller |
| 1952 | This Woman Is Dangerous | Joe Crossland |
| 1952 | Hiawatha | Chief Megissogwon |
| 1952 | The Brigand | Maj. Schrock |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Steve Girard |
| 1952 | The Savage | Yellow Eagle |
| 1952 | Flaming Feather | Tombstone Jack |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | The Sundance Kid |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Pvt. Daniels |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's Country | Smitty |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men | Lustig |
| 1950 | Colt .45 | Miller |
| 1950 | Comanche Territory | Walsh |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Al Peters |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Detective Casey (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Montana | Slim Reeves |
| 1950 | The Desert Hawk | Yussef |
| 1950 | Whirlpool | Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Malaya | Carlos Tassuma |
| 1949 | White Heat | Creel |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Luke Fraser |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable | Mr. Matthews (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Mike |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Road House | Police captain |
| 1948 | Speed to Spare | Pusher Wilkes |
| 1948 | Mr. Reckless | Jim Halsey |
| 1948 | Port Said | Jakoll |
| 1948 | 16 Fathoms Deep | Nick |
| 1948 | The Woman from Tangier | Paul Moreles |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Jack Rawson (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dark Passage | Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Walt Shipley |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Blast Foreman |
| 1947 | Pursued | A Callum (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman | Boat Captain (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | 'Butch' Raglan |
| 1942 | North of the Rockies | Henchman Lazare |
| 1941 | Swamp Woman | Det. Lt. Rance |
| 1941 | Stick to Your Guns | Henchman "Elbows" |
| 1941 | Secret of the Wastelands | Hollister |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Madame Guillotine | Jacques |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Rebel | Ben Tompkins |
| 1959 | Riverboat | John Murrell |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Tom |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort | |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse | Lafe Kilbane |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Jed Burroughs |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Ed Loomis |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Leeds |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mr. Troyman |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Mike Dukovnik |
| 1953 | City Detective | |
| 1952 | Biff Baker U.S.A. | Hank |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Eric |
| 1951 | Racket Squad |