Melbourne MacDowell
Known for ActingBorn 1856-11-11 — died 1941-02-18South River, New Jersey, USA
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He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).
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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
Speed Mad
1925 · as John Sanford
Confidence
1922 · as J. D. Sprowl
King Spruce
1920 · as John Barrett
The Patent Leather Pug
1925
Miss Nobody
1920 · as Red Gull
The Golden Snare
1921 · as Doug Johnson
The Lamb and the Lion
1919 · as Uncle Ben
Tyrant Fear
1918 · as James Dermot
The Rainmaker
1926 · as Bennson
Hell Hath No Fury
1917
Feel My Pulse
1928 · as Her Uncle Wilberforce
The Biggest Show on Earth
1918 · as Nat Kemp
The Wandering Two
1923
He Raised Kane
1922 · as Kane's father
Bond of Fear
1917 · as Judge McClure
The Keys of the Righteous
1918 · as Judge Michael Burke
Eve in Exile
1919 · as George Armitage
The Flaming Hour
1922 · as John Danby