Portrait of Arthur Donaldson

Acting

Arthur Donaldson

Career

Active from 1911 to 1927, busiest in 1919 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for America
America
GoodWatch score61/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 7
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Silent Era Drama 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Morality Tale 2
  • Melodramatic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

21 titles · average score 63
The Broadway Drifter
The Broadway Drifter (1927)

as Frank Harmon

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. McGonigle

Down Upon the Suwanee River
Down Upon the Suwanee River (1925)

as Dais Norwood

School for Wives
School for Wives (1925)

as Jordan B. Lynch

Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty (1925)

as Grand Duke Popovitch

America
America (1924)
GoodWatch score 61

as King George III

Yolanda
Yolanda (1924)

as Lord Bishop

For Woman's Favor
For Woman's Favor (1924)

as The Brother

When Knighthood Was in Flower
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sir Henry Brandon

The Rider of the King Log
The Rider of the King Log (1921)

as Stephen Marthorn

Is Life Worth Living?
Is Life Worth Living? (1921)

as Isaac - Pawnbroker

The Hidden Light
The Hidden Light (1920)

as Detective Hayden

1910s

36 titles · average score 52
The ABC of Love
The ABC of Love (1919)

as Prof. George Collins

Atonement
Atonement (1919)

as Anselmo

Me and Captain Kidd
Me and Captain Kidd (1919)

as Randolph Hamilton

The Green God
The Green God (1918)

as Major Temple

Over the Top
Over the Top (1918)

as Friederich von Emden

Babbling Tongues
Babbling Tongues (1917)

as Joseph Moreau

Should a Baby Die?
Should a Baby Die? (1916)

as Jacob Cohen

The Land of the Lost
The Land of the Lost (1914)

as Baron de Coverly

The Power of Music
The Power of Music (1912)

as Edvard Björkman

His Mother
His Mother (1912)

as The Priest

The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn (1911)

as Father Tom

Rory O'More
Rory O'More (1911)

as Father O'Brien