Ian MacDonald

Acting

Ian MacDonald

Born 28 June 1914 · Great Falls, Montana, USA · Died 11 April 1978 at 63

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs

Known for

Highlights

High Noon1952 · Film · Frank Miller
White Heat1949 · Film · Creel
Johnny Guitar1954 · Film · Pete
Dark Passage1947 · Film · Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950 · Film · Detective Casey (uncredited)
Warlock1959 · Film · MacDonald (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

58 films

Warlock1959 · Film · MacDonald (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns1958 · Film · Nibbs
Duel at Apache Wells1957 · Film · Marcus Wolf
Accused of Murder1956 · Film · Trumbull
Stagecoach to Fury1956 · Film · Sheriff Ross
Two-Gun Lady1955 · Film · Jud Ivers
The Lonesome Trail1955 · Film · Gonaga
The Silver Star1955 · Film · Screenplay
Timberjack1955 · Film · Pauquette
The Egyptian1954 · Film · Ship's Captain
Apache1954 · Film · Clagg
Johnny Guitar1954 · Film · Pete
Taza, Son of Cochise1954 · Film · Geronimo
Blowing Wild1953 · Film · Jackson
A Perilous Journey1953 · Film · Sprague
The Silver Whip1953 · Film · Hank
Hiawatha1952 · Film · Chief Megissogwon
Toughest Man in Arizona1952 · Film · Steve Girard
The Savage1952 · Film · Yellow Eagle
The Brigand1952 · Film · Maj. Schrock
High Noon1952 · Film · Frank Miller
This Woman Is Dangerous1952 · Film · Joe Crossland
Flaming Feather1952 · Film · Tombstone Jack
Ten Tall Men1951 · Film · Lustig
The Texas Rangers1951 · Film · The Sundance Kid
New Mexico1951 · Film · Private Daniels
Thunder in God's Country1951 · Film · Smitty
The Desert Hawk1950 · Film · Yussef
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950 · Film · Detective Casey (uncredited)
The Lawless1950 · Film · Al Peters
Colt .451950 · Film · Miller
Comanche Territory1950 · Film · Walsh
Montana1950 · Film · Slim Reeves
Whirlpool1950 · Film · Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)
Malaya1949 · Film · Carlos Tassuma
White Heat1949 · Film · Creel
Come to the Stable1949 · Film · Mr. Matthews (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight1949 · Film · Mike
Road House1948 · Film · Police captain
The Man from Colorado1948 · Film · Jack Rawson (uncredited)
16 Fathoms Deep1948 · Film · Nick
Speed to Spare1948 · Film · Pusher Wilkes
Port Said1948 · Film · Jakoll
Mr. Reckless1948 · Film · Jim Halsey
The Woman from Tangier1948 · Film · Paul Moreles
My Girl Tisa1948 · Film · Guard (uncredited)
Dark Passage1947 · Film · Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Deep Valley1947 · Film · Blast Foreman
Ramrod1947 · Film · Walt Shipley
Pursued1947 · Film · A Callum (uncredited)
The Strange Woman1946 · Film · Boat Captain (uncredited)
North of the Rockies1942 · Film · Henchman Lazare
The Adventures of Martin Eden1942 · Film · 'Butch' Raglan
Swamp Woman1941 · Film · Det. Lt. Rance
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Film · Soldier (uncredited)
Secret of the Wastelands1941 · Film · Hollister
Stick to Your Guns1941 · Film · Henchman "Elbows"
Madame Guillotine1931 · Film · Jacques

Filmography

Series

12 shows

The Rebel1959 · Series · Ben Tompkins
Riverboat1959 · Series · John Murrell
Trackdown1957 · Series · Jed Burroughs
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Ed Loomis
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · Series · Mike Dukovnik
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Mr. Troyman
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
City Detective1953 · Series
Biff Baker U.S.A.1952 · Series · Hank
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Eric
Racket Squad1951 · Series