Biography
From Wikipedia Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer. MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959. He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.
Acted in 92
1930s
- 1934
Their Big Moment
Theater Manager (uncredited)
- 1933
The World Changes
Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)
King of the Wild Horses
Gorman
Night Flight
Mechanic (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
Captain Roger Kearney
- 1932
Tex Takes a Holiday
Tex
Between Fighting Men
Wally Thompson
Daring Danger
Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald)
Two-Fisted Law
Artie
The Riding Tornado
Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman
The Arm of the Law
Newspaper Reporter
High Speed
Tom Corliss
Texas Cyclone
Nick Lawler
- 1931
The Pagan Lady
Francisco
Branded
Stage Robber
The Last Flight
Officer at Hospital
Fifty Fathoms Deep
Mate
The Drums of Jeopardy
Prince Gregor Petroff
Millie
Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1930
Fighting Thru
George 'Tennessee' Malden
The Rogue Song
Hassan
1920s
- 1929
Hit the Deck
Lieutenant Allen
Darkened Rooms
Bert Nelson
Sweetie
Bill Barrington
Fancy Baggage
Ernest Hardin
- 1928
Blockade
Vincent
Tropical Nights
Stavnow
- 1927
Tumbling River
Keechie
Drums of the Desert
Will Newton
Red Signals
Lee Bryson
- 1926
The Bar-C Mystery
Nevada
Two Can Play
Robert MacForth
Casey of the Coast Guard
Coast Guardsman
- 1925
The Primrose Path
Bruce Armstrong
Lightnin'
John Marvin
The Charmer
Ralph Bayne
New Lives for Old
Hugh Warren
The Lady
Leonard St. Aubyns
Learning to Love
Professor Bonnard
- 1924
Curlytop
Bill Branigan
Love and Glory
Anatole Picard
Roaring Rails
Malcolm Gregory
The Sea Hawk
Peter Godolphin
Thy Name Is Woman
Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar
The Heart Bandit
'Spike' Malone
- 1923
Maytime
Claude Van Zandt
The Day of Faith
John Anstell
The Spoilers
Broncho Kid
- 1922
Youth Must Have Love
Earl Stannard
Caught Bluffing
Wallace Towers
The Understudy
Tom Manning
A Fool There Was
Avery Parmelee
- 1921
A Poor Relation
Johnny Smith
Breaking Through
Willard Ward
The Sage Hen
Her Son, as a Man
- 1920
Cinderella's Twin
Prentice Blue
Are All Men Alike?
Gerry Rhinelander West
Trumpet Island
Richard Bedell
Moon Madness
Jan
The Fighting Shepherdess
Hughie
Rouge and Riches
Tom Rushworth
1910s
- 1919
A Girl Named Mary
Henry Martin
Brothers Divided
Max King
Cupid Forecloses
Bruce Cartwright
The Little Boss
Clayton Hargis
Leave It to Susan
Jimmy Dawson
The Follies Girl
Ned
Spotlight Sadie
Dick Carrington
- 1918
Madame Sphinx
Andre Du Bois
The Shoes That Danced
Harmony Lad
- 1917
The Princess of Park Row
Tom Kearney
- 1916
Youth's Endearing Charm
Harry Disbrow
Purity
Youth
- 1914
Dough and Dynamite
Customer
Zip, the Dodger
Minta's Sweetheart
Those Love Pangs
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Mabel's Blunder
Harry's Money-Borrowing Friend
The Rounders
Diner
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Drinker
Mabel's Married Life
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Spectator (uncredited)
The Knockout
Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
Produced 63
1950s
- 1959
Gunmen from Laredo
Producer
- 1958
Return to Warbow
Producer
- 1957
The Hard Man
Executive Producer
No Time to Be Young
Producer
The Phantom Stagecoach
Producer
- 1956
The White Squaw
Producer
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Producer
- 1955
Apache Ambush
Producer
Cell 2455 Death Row
Producer
- 1954
Massacre Canyon
Producer
Wyoming Renegades
Producer
- 1953
Man in the Dark
Producer
Target Hong Kong
Producer
- 1952
Harem Girl
Producer
- 1951
Corky of Gasoline Alley
Producer
The Big Gusher
Producer
- 1950
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
Producer
The Tougher They Come
Producer
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Producer
1940s
- 1949
Air Hostess
Producer
Rusty Saves a Life
Producer
- 1948
Rusty Leads the Way
Producer
Port Said
Producer
My Dog Rusty
Producer
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Producer
- 1946
Personality Kid
Producer
- 1945
My Name Is Julia Ross
Producer
Escape in the Fog
Producer
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Producer
I Love a Mystery
Producer
- 1944
The Missing Juror
Producer
She's a Soldier Too
Producer
Sailor's Holiday
Producer
- 1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
Producer
Passport to Suez
Producer
Redhead from Manhattan
Producer
- 1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Producer
Lucky Legs
Producer
Counter-Espionage
Producer
Parachute Nurse
Producer
Submarine Raider
Producer
Alias Boston Blackie
Producer
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Producer
The Man Who Returned to Life
Associate Producer
- 1941
Honolulu Lu
Producer
Two Latins from Manhattan
Producer
Harmon of Michigan
Producer
The Devil Commands
Producer
The Face Behind the Mask
Producer
- 1940
Glamour for Sale
Producer
Before I Hang
Producer
Military Academy
Executive Producer
Girls of the Road
Producer
Men Without Souls
Producer
The Man with Nine Lives
Producer
1930s
- 1939
The Man They Could Not Hang
Producer
Behind Prison Gates
Producer
- 1937
The Shadow
Producer
Murder in Greenwich Village
Associate Producer
Wrote 7
1930s
- 1936
Doughnuts and Society
Story, Screenplay
- 1935
Hitch Hike Lady
Original Story
The Fighting Marines
Story
- 1934
- 1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Writer
Cornered
Writer
Directed 2
1950s
- 1959
Gunmen from Laredo
Director
1920s
- 1928
Cook, Papa, Cook
Director