Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years. Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlue McDonald. He was educated at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Stage and film. McDonald's started acting professionally in stock theater with the Forepaugh Stock Company, but by 1913 he began to perform in the rapidly expanding film industry, initially working for Marion Leonard's Monopole Company in Hollywood. He was cast in over 280 films between 1913 and 1965, including  The Temptress in 1926 with Greta Garbo. After he was designated "Hollywood's Prettiest Man," McDonald sought a tougher image by shaving his mustache and seeking roles of villains. McDonald was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite character actors. DeMille gave him credited supporting roles in six of his films: "The Plainsman" (1936), "The Buccaneer" (1938), "Union Pacific" (1939), "North West Mounted Police" (1940), "Samson and Delilah" (1949), and "The Ten Commandments" (1956). Television. McDonald performed in over two dozen television series during the 1950s and early 1960s, including in six episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show", five episodes  of "Lone Ranger", and four episodes each of "Broken Arrow", "Sugarfoot", and "Perry Mason". Among his four "Perry Mason" roles are his portrayals of Captain Noble in the episode "The Case of the Crooked Candle" (1957) and of Salty Sims in "The Case of the Petulant Partner" (1959). He also portrays "Winkler" in a 1960 episode of "Bat Masterson".