Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

Actor · Writer

Great Falls, Montana, USA
June 28, 1914

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs

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Ian MacDonald 1
Ian MacDonald 2

Representative Works

High Noon
High Noon
7.7
/ English
Warlock
Warlock
6.8
/ English
Dark Passage
Dark Passage
7.3
/ English
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
7.4
/ English
White Heat
White Heat
7.6
/ English
The Egyptian
The Egyptian
6.5
/ English
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman
6.2
/ English
The Savage
The Savage
6.3
/ English
Apache
Apache
6.0
/ English
Malaya
Malaya
6.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

High Noon
1952Winner

Best Performance

High Noon

Warlock
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Warlock

Dark Passage
1947Nominee

Best Performance

Dark Passage

Career Highlights

Johnny Guitar
1954Highlight

Best Performance

Johnny Guitar

White Heat
1949Highlight

Best Performance

White Heat

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