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

Speed Mad
Speed Mad

1925

as John Sanford

King Spruce
King Spruce

1920

as John Barrett

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody

1920

as Red Gull

Confidence
Confidence

1922

as J. D. Sprowl

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Tyrant Fear

1918

as James Dermot

Bond of Fear
Bond of Fear

1917

as Judge McClure

The Iron Heart
The Iron Heart

1920

as Cyrus K. Moulton

The Golden Snare
The Golden Snare

1921

as Doug Johnson

Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others

1922

as Cyrus K. Wharton

The Keys of the Righteous
The Keys of the Righteous

1918

as Judge Michael Burke

Outside the Law
Outside the Law

1921

as Morgan Spencer

The Gift Supreme
The Gift Supreme

1920

as Eliot Vinton

The Love Pirate
The Love Pirate

1923

as Steve Carnan

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Eve in Exile

1919

as George Armitage

Beyond the Crossroads
Beyond the Crossroads

1922

as David Walton / Truman Breese

What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?

1926

as Mr. Bigbee

Go West, Young Man
Go West, Young Man

1918

as Amos Latham

The Biggest Show on Earth
The Lamb and the Lion
The Lamb and the Lion

1919

as Uncle Ben