Melbourne MacDowell

Melbourne MacDowell

Birthday: November 11, 1856 in South River, New Jersey, USA
Deathday: February 18, 1941
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.
Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse

Movie | 1928
Her Uncle Wilberforce
There It Is

There It Is

Movie | 1928
Frisbie Family Patriarch
Driven from Home

Driven from Home

Movie | 1927
Code of the Cow Country

Code of the Cow Country

Movie | 1927
John Calhoun
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Movie | 1926
Bennson
What Happened to Jones

What Happened to Jones

Movie | 1926
Mr. Bigbee
Behind the Front

Behind the Front

Movie | 1926
Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
The City

The City

Movie | 1926
Vorhees
Savages of the Sea

Savages of the Sea

Movie | 1925
Daniel Rawley
The Cloud Rider

The Cloud Rider

Movie | 1925
David Torrence
Fighting Courage

Fighting Courage

Movie | 1925
Kingsley Sr
Geared to Go

Geared to Go

Movie | 1924
Richard the Lion-Hearted

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Movie | 1923
The Wandering Two

The Wandering Two

Movie | 1923
A Million to Burn

A Million to Burn

Movie | 1923
Mark Mills
The Infidel

The Infidel

Movie | 1922
'Bully' Haynes
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

Movie | 1922
Cyrus K. Wharton
The Greater Duty

The Greater Duty

Movie | 1922
The Warden
Beyond the Crossroads

Beyond the Crossroads

Movie | 1922
David Walton / Truman Breese
He Raised Kane

He Raised Kane

Movie | 1922
Kane's father
Scandalous Tongues

Scandalous Tongues

Movie | 1922
Jim Bradley
Outside the Law

Outside the Law

Movie | 1921
Morgan Spencer
The March Hare

The March Hare

Movie | 1921
Senator Rollins
The Golden Snare

The Golden Snare

Movie | 1921
Doug Johnson
Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

Movie | 1920
Red Gull
The Gift Supreme

The Gift Supreme

Movie | 1920
Eliot Vinton
Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North

Movie | 1920
Duncan McDougall
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Movie | 1919
Mr. Langham
Modern Husbands

Modern Husbands

Movie | 1919
Jonathan Cosgrove
Eve in Exile

Eve in Exile

Movie | 1919
George Armitage
The Boomerang

The Boomerang

Movie | 1919
Peter Cameron
Love Me

Love Me

Movie | 1918
Grant Appleby
Playing the Game

Playing the Game

Movie | 1918
Jeremiah Prentiss
The Vamp

The Vamp

Movie | 1918
Mr. Fleming
The Claws of the Hun

The Claws of the Hun

Movie | 1918
Godfrey Stanton
Coals of Fire

Coals of Fire

Movie | 1918
James Bradley
Wolves of the Rail

Wolves of the Rail

Movie | 1918
Murray Lemantier
A Nine O'Clock Town

A Nine O'Clock Town

Movie | 1918
Mr. Adler
Hell Hath No Fury

Hell Hath No Fury

Movie | 1917
The Flame of the Yukon

The Flame of the Yukon

Movie | 1917
'Black Jack' Hovey
Bond of Fear

Bond of Fear

Movie | 1917
Judge McClure
Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse

Movie | 1928
Her Uncle Wilberforce
There It Is

There It Is

Movie | 1928
Frisbie Family Patriarch
Driven from Home

Driven from Home

Movie | 1927
Code of the Cow Country

Code of the Cow Country

Movie | 1927
John Calhoun
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Movie | 1926
Bennson
What Happened to Jones

What Happened to Jones

Movie | 1926
Mr. Bigbee
Behind the Front

Behind the Front

Movie | 1926
Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
The City

The City

Movie | 1926
Vorhees
Savages of the Sea

Savages of the Sea

Movie | 1925
Daniel Rawley
The Cloud Rider

The Cloud Rider

Movie | 1925
David Torrence
Fighting Courage

Fighting Courage

Movie | 1925
Kingsley Sr
Geared to Go

Geared to Go

Movie | 1924
Richard the Lion-Hearted

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Movie | 1923
The Wandering Two

The Wandering Two

Movie | 1923
A Million to Burn

A Million to Burn

Movie | 1923
Mark Mills
The Infidel

The Infidel

Movie | 1922
'Bully' Haynes
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

Movie | 1922
Cyrus K. Wharton
The Greater Duty

The Greater Duty

Movie | 1922
The Warden
Beyond the Crossroads

Beyond the Crossroads

Movie | 1922
David Walton / Truman Breese
He Raised Kane

He Raised Kane

Movie | 1922
Kane's father
Scandalous Tongues

Scandalous Tongues

Movie | 1922
Jim Bradley
Outside the Law

Outside the Law

Movie | 1921
Morgan Spencer
The March Hare

The March Hare

Movie | 1921
Senator Rollins
The Golden Snare

The Golden Snare

Movie | 1921
Doug Johnson
Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

Movie | 1920
Red Gull
The Gift Supreme

The Gift Supreme

Movie | 1920
Eliot Vinton
Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North

Movie | 1920
Duncan McDougall
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Movie | 1919
Mr. Langham
Modern Husbands

Modern Husbands

Movie | 1919
Jonathan Cosgrove
Eve in Exile

Eve in Exile

Movie | 1919
George Armitage
The Boomerang

The Boomerang

Movie | 1919
Peter Cameron
Love Me

Love Me

Movie | 1918
Grant Appleby
Playing the Game

Playing the Game

Movie | 1918
Jeremiah Prentiss
The Vamp

The Vamp

Movie | 1918
Mr. Fleming
The Claws of the Hun

The Claws of the Hun

Movie | 1918
Godfrey Stanton
Coals of Fire

Coals of Fire

Movie | 1918
James Bradley
Wolves of the Rail

Wolves of the Rail

Movie | 1918
Murray Lemantier
A Nine O'Clock Town

A Nine O'Clock Town

Movie | 1918
Mr. Adler
Hell Hath No Fury

Hell Hath No Fury

Movie | 1917
The Flame of the Yukon

The Flame of the Yukon

Movie | 1917
'Black Jack' Hovey
Bond of Fear

Bond of Fear

Movie | 1917
Judge McClure