Portrait of MacDonald Parke

Acting

MacDonald Parke

Career

Active from 1939 to 1959, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Summertime
Summertime
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
MacDonald Parke Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    24
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    3 titles ยท average score 64
    The Battle of the Sexes
    The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as C.J.

    A Touch of Larceny
    A Touch of Larceny (1960)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Jason Parrish (as Macdonald Parke)

    Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
    Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Judge

    1950s

    16 titles ยท average score 66
    The Mouse That Roared
    The Mouse That Roared (1959)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as General Snippet

    John Paul Jones
    John Paul Jones (1959)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Arthur Lee

    I Was Monty's Double
    I Was Monty's Double (1958)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as American General

    A King in New York
    A King in New York (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as (uncredited)

    Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
    Mrs. Wickens in the Fall (1957)

    as Bob Wickens

    Summertime
    Summertime (1955)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Lloyd McIlhenny

    The Good Die Young
    The Good Die Young (1954)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Mr. Carruthers

    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Adm. William D. Fields

    Saturday Island
    Saturday Island (1952)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Ship's Captain

    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as American Businessman

    A Tale of Five Cities
    A Tale of Five Cities (1951)

    as New York Magazine Editor (as Macdonald Parke)

    Night and the City
    Night and the City (1950)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as American from Chicago (uncredited)

    1940s

    4 titles ยท average score 57
    No Orchids for Miss Blandish
    No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Doc (as Macdonald Parke)

    Trilby
    Trilby (1947)

    as Colonel Kaw

    They Flew Alone
    They Flew Alone (1942)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Man

    Hi Gang!
    Hi Gang! (1941)

    as Attorney

    1930s

    1 title
    Shipyard Sally
    Shipyard Sally (1939)

    as Diggs