From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952).
Military service
MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain.
On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death.
On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR
Selected filmography
Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows
Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited)
Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan
North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare
The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited)
Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley
Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited)
Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited)
Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited)
The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles
Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey
Port Said (1948) - Jakoll
Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes
Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick
A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited)
Road House (1948) - Police Captain
Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike
Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser
Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited)
White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited)
Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited)
Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma
Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves
Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)
Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy
Colt .45 (1950) - Miller
The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef
Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty
New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels
The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid
Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited)
Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig
The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye
Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack
High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller
The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock
The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard
Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon
The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank
A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague
Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo
Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete
Apache (1954) - Clagg
The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited)
They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited)
Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette
Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad
The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga
Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers
Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull
Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross
Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf
Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs
9
3
5
9
3
6
9
3
7
9
3
8
9
3
9
9
4
0
9
4
1
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death...
More info9
4
2
9
4
3
9
4
4
9
4
5
9
4
6
In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive...
More info9
4
7
A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain...
More info
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove hi...
More info
9
4
8
A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for emb...
More info9
4
9
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his ol...
More info
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various t...
More info9
5
0
9
5
1
Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soo...
More info9
5
2
A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the h...
More info
9
5
3
9
5
4
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the ...
More info
9
5
5
9
5
6
A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a...
More info9
5
7
9
5
8
9
5
9
9
6
0
9
6
1
9
6
2
9
6
3
9
6
4
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warlock (1959) | MacDonald (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Accused of Murder (1956) | Trumbull | 4 | |
| 3 | Johnny Guitar (1954) | Pete | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Apache (1954) | Clagg | 4 | |
| 5 | This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) | Joe Crossland | 5 | |
| 6 | High Noon (1952) | Frank Miller | 7.3 | |
| 7 | Ten Tall Men (1951) | Lustig | 7 | |
| 8 | The Lawless (1950) | Al Peters | 6 | |
| 9 | Whirlpool (1950) | Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 10 | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | Detective Casey (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 11 | White Heat (1949) | Creel | 6.8 | |
| 12 | Come to the Stable (1949) | Mr. Matthews (uncredited) | - | - |
| 13 | Road House (1948) | Police captain | 5 | |
| 14 | Deep Valley (1947) | Blast Foreman | 5 | |
| 15 | Dark Passage (1947) | Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 16 | Ramrod (1947) | Walt Shipley | 6 | |
| 17 | Pursued (1947) | A Callum (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 18 | The Strange Woman (1946) | Boat Captain (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 19 | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | Soldier (uncredited) | 7 |
