Melbourne MacDowell

Melbourne MacDowell

1856-11-11 – 1941-02-18 (age 84) South River, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

From Wikipedia

He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).

MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent.

Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.

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Known For

The March Hare
The March Hare

1921

as Senator Rollins

What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?

1926

as Mr. Bigbee

The City
The City

1926

as Vorhees

Outside the Law
Outside the Law

1921

as Morgan Spencer

The Flame of the Yukon
The Flame of the Yukon

1917

as 'Black Jack' Hovey

Behind the Front
Behind the Front

1926

as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper

The Golden Snare
The Golden Snare

1921

as Doug Johnson

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody

1920

as Red Gull

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1926

as Bennson

Nomads of the North
Nomads of the North

1920

as Duncan McDougall

All of a Sudden Norma
All of a Sudden Norma

1919

as Emerson Trent

Feel My Pulse
Feel My Pulse

1928

as Her Uncle Wilberforce

There It Is
There It Is

1928

as Frisbie Family Patriarch

Code of the Cow Country
Code of the Cow Country

1927

as John Calhoun

King Spruce
King Spruce

1920

as John Barrett

Playing the Game
Playing the Game

1918

as Jeremiah Prentiss

Driven from Home
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune

1919

as Mr. Langham

The Keys of the Righteous
The Keys of the Righteous

1918

as Judge Michael Burke