Acting
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Titles
- 275movies
- Career
Active from 1910 to 1951, busiest in 1932 with 17 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Crime4.1average 3.7
- Mystery4.5average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Psychological4.3, average 5.6
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Dark Humor1.9, average 2.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Nostalgic 6
- Classic Western 5
- Silent Film 4
- Silent Film Era 4
- Horse Racing 4
- Melodrama 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- 1930s 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Class Conflict 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John FordDirector3 Bad Men, The Iron Horse, The Fighting Heart, Men Without Women, Submarine Patrol, +15 more
George O'BrienActorSunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 3 Bad Men, The Iron Horse, The Ghost Breaker, The Fighting Heart, +5 more
Harry CareyActorRoped, The Wallop, Marked Men, Riders of Vengeance, A Fight For Love, +2 more- JJoe HarrisActorThe Wallop, Marked Men, Riders of Vengeance, A Fight For Love, Bullet Proof, +1 more
Sally BlaneActorHeritage of the Desert, Numbered Woman, The Pride of the Legion, The Spirit of Notre Dame, Probation, +1 more
Ethel WalesActorThe Thirteenth Guest, The Racing Strain, Cradle Snatchers, Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl, The Bonded Woman, +1 more
Frances MarionWriterRiffraff, Rags, Thank You, Bringing Up Father, Lightnin', +1 more
Mary PickfordActorRags, The Lighthouse Keeper, The Dream, A Timely Repentance, 'Tween Two Loves
Victor JoryActorThe Light of Western Stars, Susannah of the Mounties, Riders of the Timberline, The Pride of the Legion, Knights of the Range
Eddie PhillipsActorThe Thirteenth Guest, The Racing Strain, Danger Ahead, Probation, The Phantom Express- CCharles KenyonWriterThe Iron Horse, I Loved a Woman, The Working Man, Under Eighteen, River's End
- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographer3 Bad Men, The Iron Horse, Thank You, The Shamrock Handicap, Kentucky Pride
Movies and TV shows
2731950s
8 titles · average score 64
as Pop Shannon
as Husband on Airplane (uncredited)
as Mr. Kroeger
as Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain
as Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)
as Mr. Lane (uncredited)
as Ellis
as Alvin
1940s
62 titles · average score 63
as Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
as Jim
as Captain O'Brien
as Geoffrey MacCardle
as Police Captain
as Gen. Rosewater
as Adams
as Jim Kerrigan
as Jim Hadley
as Bill Stillwell
as Jeff Chapman
as Nevada Jim
1930s
117 titles · average score 59
as Buck Saunders
as Inspector Sullivan
as Capt. O'Brien
as Harry Cromwell
as Patrick Shamus 'Pat' O'Connell
as Police Capt. Ed Kyne
as Captain Ryan
as Adam Naab
as Mr. Martin
as Sommers
as D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan
as Costello
1920s
62 titles · average score 65
as Angus McGregor
as James 'Aloysius' Riley
as Jiggs
as The Photographer
as Peter Roberts
as George Martin
as Mike Costigan
as Jerry
as Corporal Casey
as Donavan
as Jim Frazer (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
as Mormon Peters
1910s
24 titles · average score 53
as Tom Placer McGraw
as Butler
as The Priest
Director
as Paul Ferguson (as Joseph Farrell MacDonald)
Director
Director
as The Lighthouse Keeper
as Secondary Role (uncredited)