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Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

Actor · 1914–1978 · Great Falls, Montana, USA

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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

Acted in 69

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958

    Money, Women and Guns

    Nibbs

  3. 1957
  4. Duel at Apache Wells

    Marcus Wolf

  5. 1956

    Accused of Murder

    Trumbull

  6. Stagecoach to Fury

    Sheriff Ross

  7. 1955

    Two-Gun Lady

    Jud Ivers

  8. The Lonesome Trail

    Gonaga

  9. Timberjack

    Pauquette

  10. 1954
  11. Taza, Son of Cochise

    Geronimo

  12. 1953
  13. A Perilous Journey

    Sprague

  14. The Silver Whip

    Hank

  15. 1952

    Hiawatha

    Chief Megissogwon

  16. Biff Baker U.S.A.

    Hank · 1 episode

  17. The Brigand

    Maj. Schrock

  18. 1951
  19. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Eric · 1 episode

  20. The Texas Rangers

    The Sundance Kid

  21. Thunder in God's Country

    Smitty

  22. 1950

    The Desert Hawk

    Yussef

  23. The Lawless

    Al Peters

  24. Colt .45

    Miller

  25. Comanche Territory

    Walsh

1940s

  1. 1949

    Malaya

    Carlos Tassuma

  2. Come to the Stable

    Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

  3. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

    Mike

  4. 1948
  5. 16 Fathoms Deep

    Nick

  6. Speed to Spare

    Pusher Wilkes

  7. Port Said

    Jakoll

  8. Mr. Reckless

    Jim Halsey

  9. The Woman from Tangier

    Paul Moreles

  10. My Girl Tisa

    Guard (uncredited)

  11. 1947
  12. Deep Valley

    Blast Foreman

  13. 1946
  14. 1942

    North of the Rockies

    Henchman Lazare

  15. The Adventures of Martin Eden

    'Butch' Raglan

  16. 1941

    Swamp Woman

    Det. Lt. Rance

  17. Secret of the Wastelands

    Hollister

1930s

  1. 1931

    Madame Guillotine

    Jacques

Wrote 2

1950s

  1. 1955

    The Lonesome Trail

    Screenplay

  2. The Silver Star

    Screenplay, Story