Portrait of Murdock MacQuarrie

Acting

Murdock MacQuarrie

Career

Active from 1912 to 1943, busiest in 1914 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for The New Frontier
The New Frontier
GoodWatch score51/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Murdock MacQuarrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Classic Western 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as The Minister (archive footage)

1940s

17 titles · average score 62
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)

as The High Priest

Cat People
Cat People (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)

Ghost Town Law
Ghost Town Law (1942)

as Judge Crail (as Murdock McQuarrie)

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Head Copy Reader (uncredited)

Gangs Inc.
Gangs Inc. (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as 1st Bailiff (uncredited)

Pinto Canyon
Pinto Canyon (1940)

as Rancher Barnes

Brigham Young
Brigham Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Undetermined Role

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Temple Priest (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Town Gossip

An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lone Star Townsman

Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Man on Sidewalk Watching Fight

The Shadow
The Shadow (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Richards

1930s

62 titles · average score 65
Smoky Trails
Smoky Trails (1939)

as Will Archer (as Murdock McQuarrie)

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as J. Widdecombe Billows

Chandu on the Magic Island
Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
GoodWatch score 39

as The Voice of the Ubasti

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Sympathetic Villager (uncredited)

The New Frontier
The New Frontier (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tom Lewis

North of Arizona
North of Arizona (1935)

as Marshal Herron

The Return of Chandu
The Return of Chandu (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

as The Supreme Voice of Ubasti [Chs. 4-12]

Fighting Hero
Fighting Hero (1934)

as Prosecutor

Daring Danger
Daring Danger (1932)

as Pa Norris (as Murdock McGuarrie)

The Two Gun Man
The Two Gun Man (1931)

as Rancher Markham

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dissenting Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)

The Arizona Terror
The Arizona Terror (1931)

as Joe Moore

1920s

13 titles
.45 Calibre War
.45 Calibre War (1929)

as Mark Blodgett

Black Jack
Black Jack (1927)

as Holbrook

Going the Limit
Going the Limit (1926)

as Simson Windsor

Hair-Trigger Baxter
Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926)

as Joe Craddock

The Only Woman
The Only Woman (1924)

as Yacht Captain

Ashes of Vengeance
Ashes of Vengeance (1923)

as Carlotte

Canyon of the Fools
Canyon of the Fools (1923)

as Sproul

If I Were Queen
If I Were Queen (1922)

as Duke of Wortz

The Hidden Woman
The Hidden Woman (1922)

as Iron MacLoid

Sure Fire
Sure Fire (1921)

as Major Parker

Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts (1921)

as Ibrahim

The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde (1920)

as Richard Jones

1910s

24 titles · average score 51
Jacques of the Silver North
Jacques of the Silver North (1919)

as Jim Blake

Gambling in Souls
Gambling in Souls (1919)

as Thomas Philborn

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)

as Tull

Panthea
Panthea (1917)

as Police Agent

The Old Doctor
The Old Doctor (1915)

as Old Doctor Jones

By the Sun's Rays
By the Sun's Rays (1914)
GoodWatch score 51

as John Murdock, the Detective

Richelieu
Richelieu (1914)

as Cardinal Richelieu

The Oubliette
The Oubliette (1914)

as François Villon

The Ninety Black Boxes
The Ninety Black Boxes (1914)

as François Villon

Monsieur Bluebeard
Monsieur Bluebeard (1914)

as François Villon

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)

as Danglars

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1913)

as Roger Chillingworth