Portrait of Kenneth MacDonald

Acting

Kenneth MacDonald

Career

Active from 1923 to 1956, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Lion!
Hold That Lion!
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenneth MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Good vs. Evil 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Action-Packed 5
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Treasure Hunt 2
  • Old West Adventure 2
  • Classic Serial 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

141
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 77
Touching Evil
Touching Evil (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Cyril

1960s

10 titles · average score 60
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as The Banker

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Townsman (uncredited)

40 Guns to Apache Pass
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

as Harry Malone

Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Henry - Heart Monitoring (uncredited)

Temple Houston
Temple Houston (1963)

TV show · as McGee

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 82

as Papa Heebert (uncredited)

The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr. Fumble

Gunslinger
Gunslinger (1961)

TV show · as Sheriff Ed Harkness

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Elmer

Gunfighters of Abilene
Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

as Harker

1950s

49 titles · average score 63
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Sheriff

Bronco
Bronco (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Sheriff Lem Pritt

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Judge / Le juge

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mayor

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Perils of the Wilderness
Perils of the Wilderness (1956)

as Bart Randall (as Kenneth R. MacDonald)

Hot Ice
Hot Ice (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dapper Malone

Of Cash and Hash
Of Cash and Hash (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lefty Loomis

Shot in the Frontier
Shot in the Frontier (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bill Noonan (uncredited)

Loose Loot
Loose Loot (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Icabod Slipp

Booty and the Beast
Booty and the Beast (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Icabod Slipp

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Marshal Ed Watson

1940s

65 titles · average score 62
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Inspector Williams

The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo (1949)

as Captain Lewis

Crime on Their Hands
Crime on Their Hands (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dapper Malone

False Paradise
False Paradise (1948)

as Nat Bentley

Hold That Lion!
Hold That Lion! (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Icabod Slipp

The Phantom
The Phantom (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Bremmer

Perils of the Royal Mounted
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)

as Mort Ransome

The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sheriff Ed Willis

The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

as King Canfield

Hands Across the Rockies
Hands Across the Rockies (1941)

as Juneau Jessup

The Durango Kid
The Durango Kid (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mace Ballard

Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 37

as Doctor Rosener

1930s

13 titles · average score 58
Outpost of the Mounties
Outpost of the Mounties (1939)

as R.A. Kirby

Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as James Webster

Spoilers of the Range
Spoilers of the Range (1939)

as Cash Fenton

Two-Fisted Rangers
Two-Fisted Rangers (1939)

as Jack Rand

Taming of the West
Taming of the West (1939)

as Carp Blaisdale

Overland with Kit Carson
Overland with Kit Carson (1939)

as Winchester

Border Vengeance
Border Vengeance (1935)

as Flash Purdue

Below the Sea
Below the Sea (1933)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sailor (uncredited)

Cocktail Hour
Cocktail Hour (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ship’s Steward (uncredited)

The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

as Harris... Guard

Dirigible
Dirigible (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lt. Fogarty (uncredited)

Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wireless Operator (uncredited)

1920s

3 titles
The Little Buckaroo
The Little Buckaroo (1928)

as Jack Pemberton

The Law of the Snow Country
The Law of the Snow Country (1926)

as Sergeant Jimmy Burke

Slow as Lightning
Slow as Lightning (1923)

as Jimmie March