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Ian MacDonald
Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

ActingBorn June 28, 1914Died April 11, 1978 (age 63)Great Falls, Montana, USA

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

Filmography

1959
The Rebel

as Ben Tompkins

TV
1959
The Rebel

as Tom

TV
1959
Riverboat

as John Murrell

TV
1959
Warlock

as MacDonald (uncredited)

Movie
1958Movie
1957
Trackdown

as Jed Burroughs

TV
1957
Duel at Apache Wells

as Marcus Wolf

Movie
1957
O. Henry Playhouse

as Lafe Kilbane

TV
1956Movie
1956
Stagecoach To Fury

as Sheriff Ross

Movie
1955
Two-Gun Lady

as Jud Ivers

Movie
1955TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Mr. Troyman

TV
1955Movie
1955
Timberjack

as Pauquette

Movie
1954
The Egyptian

as Ship's Captain

Movie
1954
Apache

as Clagg

Movie
1954Movie
1954Movie
1953
Blowing Wild

as Jackson

Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1952
Hiawatha

as Chief Megissogwon

Movie
1952TV
1952Movie
1952
The Savage

as Yellow Eagle

Movie
1952
The Brigand

as Maj. Schrock

Movie
1952
High Noon

as Frank Miller

Movie
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous

as Joe Crossland

Movie
1952
Flaming Feather

as Tombstone Jack

Movie
1951
Ten Tall Men

as Lustig

Movie
1951
The Texas Rangers

as The Sundance Kid

Movie
1951
New Mexico

as Pvt. Daniels

Movie
1951Movie
1950Movie
1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends

as Detective Casey (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Lawless

as Al Peters

Movie
1950
Colt .45

as Miller

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Montana

as Slim Reeves

Movie
1950
Whirlpool

as Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Malaya

as Carlos Tassuma

Movie
1949
White Heat

as Creel

Movie
1949
Come to the Stable

as Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Road House

as Police captain

Movie
1948
The Man from Colorado

as Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Speed to Spare

as Pusher Wilkes

Movie
1948
Port Said

as Jakoll

Movie
1948
Mr. Reckless

as Jim Halsey

Movie
1948
The Woman from Tangier

as Paul Moreles

Movie
1948
My Girl Tisa

as Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Dark Passage

as Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Deep Valley

as Blast Foreman

Movie
1947
Ramrod

as Walt Shipley

Movie
1947
Pursued

as A Callum (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Strange Woman

as Boat Captain (uncredited)

Movie
1942
North of the Rockies

as Henchman Lazare

Movie
1942Movie
1941
Swamp Woman

as Det. Lt. Rance

Movie
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Stick to Your Guns

as Henchman "Elbows"

Movie
1931Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 28, 1914
Day of DeathApril 11, 1978
Place of BirthGreat Falls, Montana, USA
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