Donald MacBride

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-06-22 (68 years old)

Deathday

1957-06-21

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Donald MacBride

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 – June 21, 1957) was an American character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in vaudeville and went on to be an actor on Broadway, where he appeared in Room Service. He appeared in nearly 140 films between 1914 and 1955. His year of birth is given variously as 1889 or 1893 in the standard reference books, but the latter seems to be the correct one as his New York Times obituary records his age as 63. MacBride was best known for his portrayal of detectives in crime films. One suc...

Acting

1955

1939

Blondie Takes a Vacation

as Harvey Morton

1941

Love Crazy

as 'Pinky' Grayson

1942

My Sister Eileen

as Officer Lonigan

1933

That Goes Double

as The Cop (uncredited)

1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as Police captain

1941

High Sierra

as Big Mac

1940

1936

Peaceful Relations

as Irate Camper

1946

Little Giant

as The conductor

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Police Chief MacGregor

1946

The Killers

as R.S. Kenyon

1949

The Story of Seabiscuit

as George Carson

1946

Blonde Alibi

as Inspector Carmichael

1938

Room Service

as Gregory Wagner

1940

Murder Over New York

as Insp. Vance

1940

The Saint's Double Trouble

as Inspector John H. Bohlen

1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Inspector Williams

1942

1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Dist. Atty. John, Markham

1951

The Stooge

as Diner Proprietor (uncredited)

1948

Jinx Money

as Police Capt. James Q. Broaderik

1946

The Brute Man

as Police Captain M. J. Donelly

1944

The Doughgirls

as The Judge

1942

Juke Girl

as 'Muckeye' John

1916

The Daring of Diana

as Jimmy Towne

1939

Twelve Crowded Hours

as Detective Sergeant Joe Keller

1952

Sailor Beware

as Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited)

1940

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

as Chief Peter Painter

1916

1945

Doll Face

as Lawyer Ferguson

1952

Meet Danny Wilson

as Sergeant Kelly

1941

Footlight Fever

as Jeff Crandall

1940

Curtain Call

as Jeff Crandall

1946

Girl on the Spot

as Inspector Gleason

1943

A Stranger in Town

as Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

1951

Bowery Battalion

as Herbert Frisbie

1933

Here Comes Flossie!

as Flossie's Driver

1934

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

as I. Peek - Head Detective

1941

Topper Returns

as Sgt. Roberts

1939

1939

The Flying Irishman

as Roy Thompson

1931

His Woman

as Crewman

1939

The Girl from Mexico

as L. B. Renner

1947

Good News

as Coach Johnson

1939

The Great Man Votes

as Iron Hat McCarthy

1938

Annabel Takes a Tour

as Thompson, RR Conductor

1942

1947

Beat the Band

as P. Aloysius Duff

1933

Aces Wild

as Mr. Dawson (uncredited)

1915

By Might of His Right

as The Wife's Big Brother

1945

Out of This World

as J.C. Crawford

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Lieutenant Bixler

1940

Northwest Passage

as Sergeant McNott

1945

Hold That Blonde!

as Mr. Kratz

1943

Best Foot Forward

as Capt. Bradd

1952

Gobs and Gals

as Cmdr. J.E. Gerrens

1952

1937

His Pest Girl

as Elevator operator

1940

Northward, Ho!

as Himself

1952

Ghost Buster

as JR Lynch

1940

Wyoming

as Bart - Henchman

1946

The Dark Horse

as John Rooney

1951

Cuban Fireball

as Captain Brown

1951

Texas Carnival

as Concessionaire #2

1932

Wayward

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1940

My Favorite Wife

as Hotel Clerk

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Sgt. Valentine

1941

You're in the Army Now

as Colonel Dobson

1932

The Misleading Lady

as Bill - Asylum Guard

1933

Buzzin' Around

as Policeman

1948

Campus Sleuth

as Insp. Watson

1934

Howd' Ya Like That?

as Customs Officer

1934

My Mummy's Arms

as Egyptian (uncredited)

1934

Smoked Hams

as Stagehand (uncredited)

1935

His First Flame

as Fire Chief (as Don McBride)

1934

A Peach of a Pair

as The Baron - Dinner Guest (uncredited)

1934

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

as Angry Neighbor (uncredited)

1935

Serves You Right

as Muscle Bound Pete (as Don MacBride)

1943

Lady Bodyguard

as R.L Barclay

1951

Rhubarb

as Pheeny

1950

Holiday Rhythm

as Earl E. Byrd

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as Top Sergeant

1945

She Gets Her Man

as Henry Wright

1947

The Egg and I

as Mr. Henty

1941

Rise and Shine

as Coach Graham

1951

1945

Penthouse Rhythm

as Brewster

1942

1946

1936

Nut Guilty

as Dan Riley (uncredited)

1941

Louisiana Purchase

as Capt. Pierre Whitfield

1930

Animal Crackers

as House Party Guest (uncredited)

1947

The Fabulous Joe

as Lawyer Gilbert

1919

The Capitol

as Jimmy Vincent (as Donald Hugh McBride)

1946

The Dark Corner

as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

1948

Smart Politics

as Phineas Wharton, Sr. / Phineas Wharton, Jr.

1918

The Shell Game

as Vocal Teacher

1915

A Family Picnic

as Mr. Jones

1915

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