6.9
Movie
Acting
Melbourne MacDowell
- Born
- Died
- (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- South River, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 56 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia
He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).
MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent.
Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
6.2
Movie
Outside the Law
6.6
Movie
Feel My Pulse
5.7
Movie
Nomads of the North
6.6
Movie
What Happened to Jones?
6.2
Movie
Behind the Front
1.0
Movie
Love Me
9.0
Movie
The Rainmaker
5.5
Movie
Miss Nobody
7.5
Movie
The Cloud Rider
8.0
Movie
The Infidel
7.0
Movie
Soldiers of Fortune
7.0
Movie
Driven from Home
7.0
Movie
Forsaking All Others
9.0
Movie
Modern Husbands
10.0
Movie
Code of the Cow Country
10.0
Movie
The City
7.0
Movie
The Gift Supreme
Acting credits 56
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | The Old Code Film | Steve MacGregor |
| 1928 | Feel My Pulse Film | Her Uncle Wilberforce |
| 1928 | There It Is Film | Frisbie Family Patriarch |
| 1927 | Code of the Cow Country Film | John Calhoun |
| 1927 | Driven from Home Film | |
| 1926 | The City Film | Vorhees |
| 1926 | The Winning Wallop Film | Cyrus Barton |
| 1926 | The Rainmaker Film | Bennson |
| 1926 | Behind the Front Film | Mr. Bartlett-Cooper |
| 1926 | What Happened to Jones? Film | Mr. Bigbee |
| 1925 | Fighting Courage Film | Kingsley Sr |
| 1925 | The Patent Leather Pug Film | |
| 1925 | Speed Mad Film | John Sanford |
| 1925 | Savages of the Sea Film | Daniel Rawley |
| 1925 | The Cloud Rider Film | David Torrence |
| 1924 | Geared to Go Film | |
| 1923 | The Love Pirate Film | Steve Carnan |
| 1923 | A Million to Burn Film | Mark Mills |
| 1923 | Richard the Lion-Hearted Film | |
| 1923 | The Wandering Two Film | |
| 1922 | He Raised Kane Film | Kane's father |
| 1922 | The Flaming Hour Film | John Danby |
| 1922 | Forsaking All Others Film | Cyrus K. Wharton |
| 1922 | Scandalous Tongues Film | Jim Bradley |
| 1922 | Confidence Film | J. D. Sprowl |
| 1922 | The Infidel Film | 'Bully' Haynes |
| 1922 | The Greater Duty Film | The Warden |
| 1922 | Beyond the Crossroads Film | David Walton / Truman Breese |
| 1921 | The Golden Snare Film | Doug Johnson |
| 1921 | The March Hare Film | Senator Rollins |
| 1921 | Outside the Law Film | Morgan Spencer |
| 1920 | Nomads of the North Film | Duncan McDougall |
| 1920 | The Iron Heart Film | Cyrus K. Moulton |
| 1920 | Miss Nobody Film | Red Gull |
| 1920 | King Spruce Film | John Barrett |
| 1920 | The Gift Supreme Film | Eliot Vinton |
| 1919 | Eve in Exile Film | George Armitage |
| 1919 | Soldiers of Fortune Film | Mr. Langham |
| 1919 | The Boomerang Film | Peter Cameron |
| 1919 | Modern Husbands Film | Jonathan Cosgrove |
| 1919 | The Lamb and the Lion Film | Uncle Ben |
| 1919 | All of a Sudden Norma Film | Emerson Trent |
| 1918 | Go West, Young Man Film | Amos Latham |
| 1918 | Coals of Fire Film | James Bradley |
| 1918 | A Nine O'Clock Town Film | Mr. Adler |
| 1918 | The Vamp Film | Mr. Fleming |
| 1918 | The Claws of the Hun Film | Godfrey Stanton |
| 1918 | Tyrant Fear Film | James Dermot |
| 1918 | The Biggest Show on Earth Film | Nat Kemp |
| 1918 | Playing the Game Film | Jeremiah Prentiss |
| 1918 | Love Me Film | Grant Appleby |
| 1918 | The Keys of the Righteous Film | Judge Michael Burke |
| 1918 | Wolves of the Rail Film | Murray Lemantier |
| 1917 | Bond of Fear Film | Judge McClure |
| 1917 | The Flame of the Yukon Film | 'Black Jack' Hovey |
| 1917 | Hell Hath No Fury Film |