Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

Known for

Acting

Born

June 28, 1914

Birthplace

Great Falls, Montana, USA

Died

April 11, 1978 (aged 63)

Biography

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....

Best known work

High Noon
High Noon
1952
White Heat
White Heat
1949
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
1954
Dark Passage
Dark Passage
1947
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
Warlock
Warlock
1959
Apache
Apache
1954
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
The Egyptian
The Egyptian
1954

Filmography

  1. 1959

    The RebelTV

    as Ben Tompkins (1 episode), as Tom (1 episode)

  2. 1959

    RiverboatTV

    as John Murrell (1 episode)

  3. 1959

    Warlock

    as MacDonald (uncredited)

  4. 1958

  5. 1957

  6. 1957

    TrackdownTV

    as Jed Burroughs (1 episode)

  7. 1957

  8. 1957

    Duel at Apache Wells

    as Marcus Wolf

  9. 1957

    O. Henry PlayhouseTV

    as Lafe Kilbane (1 episode)

  10. 1956

  11. 1956

    Stagecoach To Fury

    as Sheriff Ross

  12. 1956

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV

    as Ed Loomis (1 episode), as Leeds (1 episode)

  13. 1955

    Two-Gun Lady

    as Jud Ivers

  14. 1955

    The 20th Century Fox HourTV

    as Mike Dukovnik (1 episode)

  15. 1955

    GunsmokeTV

    as Mr. Troyman (1 episode)

  16. 1955

  17. 1955

    The Lonesome Trail

    as Gonaga, Screenplay

  18. 1955

    The Silver Star

    Screenplay, Story

  19. 1955

    Timberjack

    as Pauquette

  20. 1954

    The Egyptian

    as Ship's Captain

  21. 1954

    Apache

    as Clagg

  22. 1954

  23. 1954

  24. 1953

    Blowing Wild

    as Jackson

  25. 1953

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