Edmund MacDonald

Edmund Francis MacDonald (May 7, 1908 – September 2, 1951)^[1] was an American actor.

Edmund MacDonald
MacDonald in Detour (1945)
Born	Edmund Francis MacDonald (1908-05-07)May 7, 1908 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1951(1951-09-02) (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Los Angeles National Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1949

Early years

MacDonald was born in Boston. He had one brother.^[1]

Career

MacDonald gained early acting experience in stock theater on Long Island.^[2] He made his Broadway debut in Getting Even (1929). His other Broadway credits include Her Tin Soldier (1933) and I, Myself (1934).^[3]

In 1938, he was a regular on Hollywood Showcase, an old-time radio variety show.^[4] MacDonald was also a regular on the Alan Ladd radio program "Box 13".

MacDonald worked primarily as a character actor in B films.^[5] He appeared in films such as Call of the Canyon (1942), The Mantrap (1943), and Detour (1945). His last film was Red Canyon in 1949.^[6][7][8]

Death

MacDonald suffered a stroke while at home at age 42 and was hospitalized; later he died of a brain hemorrhage^[9] at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. He was interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1934	Enlighten Thy Daughter	Gerald Winthrop
1938	Prison Break	Chris Nelson
1939	I Stole a Million	First Cop	Uncredited
1939	Coast Guard	Lt. Thompson
1939	Destry Rides Again	Rockwell
1940	The Invisible Man Returns	Miner at Radcliffe Colliery	Uncredited
1940	Black Friday	Frank Miller
1940	Sailor's Lady	Barnacle
1940	Manhattan Heartbeat	Spike
1940	Brigham Young	Elder
1940	The Bride Wore Crutches	Dick Williams
1940	Yesterday's Heroes	Tex Jones
1940	The Gay Caballero	Joe Turner
1940	Trail of the Vigilantes	Ed Wheeler	Uncredited
1941	Nice Girl?	Captain	Uncredited
1941	Texas	Comstock
1941	Great Guns	Hippo	(with Laurel and Hardy)
1942	Castle in the Desert	Walter Hartford
1942	To the Shores of Tripoli	Butch Burke
1942	The Strange Case of Doctor Rx	Det. Capt. Bill Hurd
1942	Whispering Ghosts	Jerry Gilpin
1942	Timber	Pierre Lacour
1942	Call of the Canyon	Thomas McCoy
1942	Flying Tigers	Blackie Bales	[11][12]
1942	Who Done It?	'Murder at Midnight' Announcer	Uncredited
1942	Heart of the Golden West	Ross Lambert
1942	Madame Spy	Lt. Cmdr. Bill Drake
1943	Hi'ya, Chum	Terry Barton
1943	Sherlock Holmes in Washington	Detective Lt. Grogan
1943	Hangmen Also Die!	Dr. Pillar
1943	The Mantrap	Assistant District Attorney Knox	George Sherman crime thriller
1943	Corvette K-225	Lt. LeBlanc	Uncredited
1944	Timber Queen	Joe Birsdell
1944	Sailor's Holiday	Fred Baxter
1944	The Story of Dr. Wassell	Rear Admiral's Aide	Uncredited
1944	Roger Touhy, Gangster	FBI Agent	Uncredited
1945	The Lady Confesses	Lucky Brandon
1945	Incendiary Blonde	Charlie Vettori	Uncredited
1945	Hold That Blonde	Slasher
1945	Detour	Charles Haskell Jr, the driver who picks up Tom Neal	[13]
1946	They Made Me a Killer	Jack Conley aka Chance
1946	The Mysterious Mr. M	Anthony Waldron, the original villain
1947	Shoot to Kill	Lawrence Dale
1947	Blondie's Anniversary	Bob Burley
1948	That Lady in Ermine	Captain Novak	Uncredited
1948	Black Eagle	Si
1949	Red Canyon	Farlane	(final film role)

References

• Biography portal
• United States portal
• Radio portal
• Film portal
• Theater portal

1. Wagner, Laura (Summer 2015). "Edmund MacDonald: Menacing Looks". Films of the Golden Age (81): 63–64.
2. "Harrison in Hollywood". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Ohio, Lancaster. February 5, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "("Edmund MacDonald" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
4. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 325. ISBN 9780195076783. Retrieved February 25, 2018. Edmund MacDonald actor.
5. Schwartz, Ronald (2013). Houses of Noir: Dark Visions from Thirteen Film Studios. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN 9780786475933. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
6. IMDB
7. On the Air:The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - John Dunning - 1998 Page 470 "CAST: Edmund MacDonald as Inspector Burke early 1945; William Gargan thereafter. Eddie Marr as Detective Nolan. ANNOUNCER: Larry Keating. WRITERDIRECTOR: Lew Lansworth. Murder Will Out followed the Ellery Queen formula to a ..."
8. R. Haydock Deerstalker!: Holmes and Watson on screen - 1978 Page 136 -"The others in the cast included Henry Daniell as William Easter, one of Stanley's henchmen; John Archer as Lieutenant Peter Merriam, Nancy's boyfriend; Edmund MacDonald as Detective -Lieutenant Grogan of the Washington police;"
9. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 463. ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
10. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
11. Reel Men at War: Masculinity and the American War Film - Page 23 Ralph Donald, Karen MacDonald - 2011 "After listening to Woody brag about his latest exploit in shooting down a Japanese plane, another pilot, Blackie (Edmund MacDonald), a normally quiet individual, finally blurts out, “How does it feel to be a one-man team? You aren't the first ..."
12. Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond - Page 133 Scott Allen Nollen - 2013 "John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond Scott Allen Nollen ... Wayne plays Jim Gordon, leader of a group of pilots fighting in China, who is persuaded to join the “ Flying Tigers,” a squadron commanded by reformed drunk Blackie Bales ( Edmund
13. Noir Movies Facts, Figures & Fun - Page 45 John Grant - 2005 "Detour dir Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945 Tom Neal is hitchhiking to Hollywood to join his girlfriend when picked up by driver Edmund MacDonald, who tells of a female hitchhiker who recently resisted his advances. Neal takes a turn at driving, then "

External links

• Edmund MacDonald at IMDb
• Edmund MacDonald at the Internet Broadway Database