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

King Spruce
King Spruce

1920

as John Barrett

Feel My Pulse
Feel My Pulse

1928

as Her Uncle Wilberforce

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The Winning Wallop

1926

as Cyrus Barton

Nomads of the North
Nomads of the North

1920

as Duncan McDougall

Speed Mad
Speed Mad

1925

as John Sanford

Outside the Law
Outside the Law

1921

as Morgan Spencer

What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?

1926

as Mr. Bigbee

A Million to Burn
A Million to Burn

1923

as Mark Mills

The Claws of the Hun
The Claws of the Hun

1918

as Godfrey Stanton

Code of the Cow Country
Code of the Cow Country

1927

as John Calhoun

The Biggest Show on Earth
Go West, Young Man
Go West, Young Man

1918

as Amos Latham

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody

1920

as Red Gull

The Lamb and the Lion
The Lamb and the Lion

1919

as Uncle Ben

The City
The City

1926

as Vorhees

All of a Sudden Norma
All of a Sudden Norma

1919

as Emerson Trent

Behind the Front
Behind the Front

1926

as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper