About

Known credits:
39
Birthday:
1856-11-11
Place of birth:
South River, New Jersey, USA
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Melbourne MacDowell

Overview

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.

Known for

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1928 Feel My Pulse Actor Her Uncle Wilberforce 58
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1928 There It Is Actor Frisbie Family Patriarch 59
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1927 Code of the Cow Country Actor John Calhoun N/A
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1927 Driven from Home Actor N/A
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1926 The City Actor Vorhees N/A
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1926 The Rainmaker Actor Bennson N/A
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1926 Behind the Front Actor Mr. Bartlett-Cooper 59
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1926 What Happened to Jones Actor Mr. Bigbee 58
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1925 Fighting Courage Actor Kingsley Sr N/A
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1925 Savages of the Sea Actor Daniel Rawley 58
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1925 The Cloud Rider Actor David Torrence 58
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1924 Geared to Go Actor N/A
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1923 Richard the Lion-Hearted Actor N/A
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1923 The Wandering Two Actor N/A
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1922 He Raised Kane Actor Kane's father N/A
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1922 Forsaking All Others Actor Cyrus K. Wharton N/A
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1922 Scandalous Tongues Actor Jim Bradley N/A
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1922 The Infidel Actor 'Bully' Haynes N/A
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1922 The Greater Duty Actor N/A
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1922 Beyond the Crossroads Actor David Walton / Truman Breese N/A
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1921 The Golden Snare Actor Doug Johnson N/A
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1921 The March Hare Actor Senator Rollins N/A
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1921 Outside the Law Actor Morgan Spencer 58
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1920 Nomads of the North Actor Duncan McDougall 58
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1920 Miss Nobody Actor Red Gull 58
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1920 The Gift Supreme Actor Eliot Vinton N/A
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1919 Eve in Exile Actor George Armitage N/A
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1919 Soldiers of Fortune Actor Mr. Langham N/A
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1919 Modern Husbands Actor Jonathan Cosgrove N/A
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1918 Coals of Fire Actor James Bradley N/A
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1918 A Nine O'Clock Town Actor Mr. Adler N/A
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1918 The Vamp Actor Mr. Fleming N/A
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1918 The Claws of the Hun Actor Godfrey Stanton N/A
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1918 Playing the Game Actor Jeremiah Prentiss N/A
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1918 Love Me Actor Grant Appleby 58
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1918 Wolves of the Rail Actor Murray Lemantier 59
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1917 Bond of Fear Actor Judge McClure N/A
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1917 The Flame of the Yukon Actor 'Black Jack' Hovey N/A
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1917 Hell Hath No Fury Actor N/A
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