Donald MacBride
Donald Hugh MacBride (born June 23, 1889 in Brooklyn , New York - † June 21, 1957 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor.
life and career
Donald MacBride worked for decades as an actor in vaudeville shows and Broadway plays, including George White's Scandals . In his youth he was also active as a singer and even recorded a record. Since 1914, MacBride has also worked as an actor in mostly comedic silent films , including starring in the Vitagraph films with Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew on the American West Coast . In the early 1930s he starred in short film comedies alongside stars such as George Burns , Gracie Allen , Bob Hope and Shemp Howard .
After Hollywood , MacBride however, came only in 1938: On the side of the Marx Brothers , he played in room service an excited hotel manager, he had already played before on Broadway from 1937 this role. With Room Service , the " bulldog- faced" MacBride was able to establish himself as a supporting actor in Hollywood. In the following years he often played confused, frustrated and funny characters - often detectives, officers, hotel managers or lawyers. He starred in four comedies alongside the comedian duo Abbott and Costello . In crime films such as Decision in the Sierra (1941, as a gang boss ), The glass key (1942, as a public prosecutor) and Avengers of the Underworld (1946, as an insurance manager), he also took on more serious roles.
With the beginning of the 1950s he played in fewer films, instead he was more active in US television. MacBride took his last film role in 1955 as the jovial boss of Tom Ewell in Billy Wilder's comedy The Seven Year Itch . Between 1914 and 1956 he made more than 160 film and television appearances. Donald MacBride died in 1957 after a year of illness, leaving behind his longtime wife Esther and a stepson.
Filmography (selection)
- 1914: The Royal Wild West (short film)
- 1919: The Capitol
- 1930: Animal Crackers
- 1932: The Misleading Lady
- 1938: Room Service
- 1939: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
- 1939: Blondie Takes a Vacation
- 1939: Charlie Chan on Treasure Island (Charlie Chan at Treasure Island)
- 1940: Northwest Passage (Northwest Passage)
- 1940: Hit Parade of 1941
- 1940: Charlie Chan: Murder Over New York
- 1940: My Favorite Wife (My Favorite Wife)
- 1940: The Invisible Woman (The Invisible Woman)
- 1941: Empire you'll never (You'll Never Get Rich)
- 1941: Topper 2 - The Haunted Castle (Topper Returns)
- 1941: Vacation From Heaven (Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
- 1941: Terror of the Second Company (You're in the Army Now)
- 1941: Louisiana Purchase
- 1941: Love Crazy
- 1941: Decision in the Sierra (High Sierra)
- 1942: My Sister Ellen (My Sister Eileen)
- 1942: The Glass Key (The Glass Key)
- 1942: A Night to Remember
- 1945: The Thin Man Goes Home (The Thin Man Goes Home)
- 1945: Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (Abbott and Costello in Hollywood)
- 1946: Enemy in the Dark (The Dark Corner)
- 1946: The Time of Their Lives
- 1946: Avengers of the Underworld (The Killers)
- 1947: The Egg and I (The Egg and I)
- 1947: Good News
- 1947: Two cloudy cups - discharged from the military (Buck Private Come Home)
- 1951: The Whipping Boy (The Stooge)
- 1951: Three women conquer New York (Two Tickets to Broadway)
- 1952: Mariner watch out (Sailor Beware)
- 1952/1953: My Friend Irma (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1955: 7. Year Itch (The Seven Year Itch)
- 1956: The Ford Television Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- Donald MacBride in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donald MacBride at Find A Grave
- ↑ Donald MacBride at Allmovie
- ↑ Donald MacBride at Allmovie
- ^ Donald MacBride at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ Donald MacBride at Allmovie
- ^ Contemporary obituary in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times
personal data | |
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SURNAME | MacBride, Donald |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacBride, Donald Hugh (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1889 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1957 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |