Edmund MacDonald

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Edmund Francis MacDonald (born May 7, 1908 in Boston , Massachusetts , † September 2, 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

Edmund MacDonald began his acting career in the theater. Between 1929 and 1934 he starred in the Broadway productions Getting Even , Her Tin Soldier and I, Myself . He then turned to the movie business in Hollywood, where he appeared in almost 50 feature films by 1949. MacDonald played particularly often - outwardly with dark hair and a mustache for such roles - greasy criminals and swindlers, but at the time of the Second World War he was also seen in some war films as a soldier. His most important roles were probably the Sergeant Hippo in the Laurel and Hardy comedy Horror of the Company (1941) and the jovial motorist in Edgar G. Ulmer's film noir diversion , who dies a surprising death. MacDonald had his last role in 1949 on the side of Ann Blyth in the western The Red Gorge .

The actor was of Irish descent and also served in World War II. He died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 43, leaving behind his wife Augusta. Edmund MacDonald was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edmund MacDonald in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
  2. ^ Edmund MacDonald in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved April 3, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME MacDonald, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MacDonald, Edmund Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH 2nd September 1951
Place of death Los Angeles , California