# Edmund MacDonald

Edmund Francis MacDonald (May 7, 1908 – September 2, 1951) was an American actor.

## Early years

MacDonald was born in Boston. He had one brother.

## Career

MacDonald gained early acting experience in stock theater on Long Island. He made his Broadway debut in Getting Even (1929). His other Broadway credits include Her Tin Soldier (1933) and I, Myself (1934).
In 1938, he was a regular on Hollywood Showcase, an old-time radio variety show. MacDonald was also a regular on the Alan Ladd radio program "Box 13".
MacDonald worked primarily as a character actor in B films. He appeared in films such as Call of the Canyon (1942), The Mantrap (1943), and Detour (1945). His last film was Red Canyon in 1949.

## Death

MacDonald suffered a stroke while at home at age 42 and was hospitalized; later he died of a brain hemorrhage at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. He was interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1934 | Enlighten Thy Daughter | Gerald Winthrop | |
| 1938 | Prison Break | Chris Nelson | |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | First Cop | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Coast Guard | Lt. Thompson | |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Rockwell | |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Miner at Radcliffe Colliery | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Black Friday | Frank Miller | |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Barnacle | |
| 1940 | Manhattan Heartbeat | Spike | |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Elder | |
| 1940 | The Bride Wore Crutches | Dick Williams | |
| 1940 | Yesterday's Heroes | Tex Jones | |
| 1940 | The Gay Caballero | Joe Turner | |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Ed Wheeler | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Captain | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Texas | Comstock | |
| 1941 | Great Guns | Hippo | (with Laurel and Hardy) |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | Walter Hartford | |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Butch Burke | |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Det. Capt. Bill Hurd | |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Jerry Gilpin | |
| 1942 | Timber | Pierre Lacour | |
| 1942 | Call of the Canyon | Thomas McCoy | |
| 1942 | Flying Tigers | Blackie Bales | |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | 'Murder at Midnight' Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Ross Lambert | |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Lt. Cmdr. Bill Drake | |
| 1943 | Hi'ya, Chum | Terry Barton | |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Detective Lt. Grogan | |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! | Dr. Pillar | |
| 1943 | The Mantrap | Assistant District Attorney Knox | George Sherman crime thriller |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Lt. LeBlanc | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Timber Queen | Joe Birsdell | |
| 1944 | Sailor's Holiday | Fred Baxter | |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Rear Admiral's Aide | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Agent | Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Lady Confesses | Lucky Brandon | |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Charlie Vettori | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Hold That Blonde | Slasher | |
| 1945 | Detour | Charles Haskell Jr, the driver who picks up Tom Neal | |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer | Jack Conley aka Chance | |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. M | Anthony Waldron, the original villain | |
| 1947 | Shoot to Kill | Lawrence Dale | |
| 1947 | Blondie's Anniversary | Bob Burley | |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Captain Novak | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Black Eagle | Si | |
| 1949 | Red Canyon | Farlane | (final film role) |