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 City
The City

1926

as Vorhees

Modern Husbands
Modern Husbands

1919

as Jonathan Cosgrove

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody

1920

as Red Gull

The Infidel
The Infidel

1922

as 'Bully' Haynes

What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?

1926

as Mr. Bigbee

The Love Pirate
The Love Pirate

1923

as Steve Carnan

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1926

as Bennson

Outside the Law
Outside the Law

1921

as Morgan Spencer

The Vamp
The Vamp

1918

as Mr. Fleming

The Golden Snare
The Golden Snare

1921

as Doug Johnson

Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune

1919

as Mr. Langham

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Fighting Courage

1925

as Kingsley Sr

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Eve in Exile

1919

as George Armitage

A Nine O'Clock Town
A Nine O'Clock Town

1918

as Mr. Adler

Feel My Pulse
Feel My Pulse

1928

as Her Uncle Wilberforce

There It Is
There It Is

1928

as Frisbie Family Patriarch

Nomads of the North
Nomads of the North

1920

as Duncan McDougall

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Speed Mad
Speed Mad

1925

as John Sanford