Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 – June 21, 1957) was an American character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in vaudeville and went on to be an actor on Broadway, where he appeared in Room Service. He appeared in nearly 140 films between 1914 and 1955. His year of birth is given variously as 1889 or 1893 in the standard reference books, but the latter seems to be the correct one as his New York Times obituary records his age as 63. MacBride was best known for his portrayal of detectives in crime films. One such role was as Sgt. Roberts in the 1941 comedy Topper Returns, starring Roland Young. He also did several slapstick roles in films with comedians such as the Marx Brothers. He had the role of Milton J. Clyde on the television version of My Friend Irma. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Survivors included his wife and a stepson.

Known For: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1889-06-22

Died: 1957-06-21

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1915	The Revolt of Mr. Wiggs	Mr. Wiggs	0
2	1915	A Safe Investment		50
3	1915	A Family Picnic	Mr. Jones	0
4	1915	Count 'Em		0
5	1915	By Might of His Right	The Wife's Big Brother	50
6	1916	Jane's Bashful Hero	Willie	80
7	1916	The Daring of Diana	Jimmy Towne	0
8	1917	Gall and Golf		48
9	1918	The Shell Game	Vocal Teacher	0
10	1919	The Capitol	Jimmy Vincent (as Donald Hugh McBride)	0
11	1930	Animal Crackers	House Party Guest (uncredited)	69
12	1931	His Woman	Crewman	35
13	1932	Wayward	Taxicab Driver (uncredited)	60
14	1932	The Misleading Lady	Bill - Asylum Guard	0
15	1932	Artistic Temper		50
16	1932	The Acid Test		0
17	1933	Buzzin' Around	Policeman	60
18	1933	Aces Wild	Mr. Dawson (uncredited)	0
19	1933	That Goes Double	The Cop (uncredited)	60
20	1933	Here Comes Flossie!	Flossie's Driver	0
21	1934	Howd' Ya Like That?	Customs Officer	0
22	1934	The Wrong, Wrong Trail	I. Peek - Head Detective	0
23	1934	My Mummy's Arms	Egyptian (uncredited)	0
24	1934	Smoked Hams	Stagehand (uncredited)	0
25	1934	So You Won't T-T-T-Talk	Angry Neighbor (uncredited)	35
26	1934	A Peach of a Pair	The Baron - Dinner Guest (uncredited)	70
27	1935	His First Flame	Fire Chief (as Don McBride)	80
28	1935	Serves You Right	Muscle Bound Pete (as Don MacBride)	65
29	1936	Peaceful Relations	Irate Camper	0
30	1936	The Good Old Plumbertime		0
31	1936	The Chemist		60
32	1936	Nut Guilty	Dan Riley (uncredited)	50
33	1937	His Pest Girl	Elevator operator	0
34	1937	Who's Crazy		0
35	1938	Room Service	Gregory Wagner	65
36	1938	Annabel Takes a Tour	Thompson, RR Conductor	50
37	1939	The Great Man Votes	Iron Hat McCarthy	61
38	1939	Twelve Crowded Hours	Detective Sergeant Joe Keller	52
39	1939	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Hotel Manager	69
40	1939	The Flying Irishman	Roy Thompson	46
41	1939	The Girl from Mexico	L. B. Renner	42
42	1939	The Gracie Allen Murder Case	Dist. Atty. John, Markham	55
43	1939	The Girl and the Gambler	Mike Bascom	40
44	1939	Blondie Takes a Vacation	Harvey Morton	62
45	1939	Charlie Chan at Treasure Island	Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine	66
46	1939	The Amazing Mr. Williams	Lieutenant Bixler	58
47	1940	The Saint's Double Trouble	Inspector John H. Bohlen	56
48	1940	Northward, Ho!	Himself	50
49	1940	Northwest Passage	Sergeant McNott	64
50	1940	Curtain Call	Jeff Crandall	73
51	1940	My Favorite Wife	Hotel Clerk	70
52	1940	Wyoming	Bart - Henchman	59
53	1940	Murder Over New York	Insp. Vance	61
54	1940	Michael Shayne: Private Detective	Chief Peter Painter	65
55	1940	The Invisible Woman	Foghorn	57
56	1941	High Sierra	Big Mac	71
57	1941	Footlight Fever	Jeff Crandall	60
58	1941	Topper Returns	Sgt. Roberts	64
59	1941	Love Crazy	'Pinky' Grayson	71
60	1941	Here Comes Mr. Jordan	Inspector Williams	70
61	1941	You'll Never Get Rich	Top Sergeant	65
62	1941	Rise and Shine	Coach Graham	60
63	1941	You're in the Army Now	Colonel Dobson	40
64	1941	Louisiana Purchase	Capt. Pierre Whitfield	66
65	1942	Two Yanks in Trinidad	Sgt. Valentine	20
66	1942	Juke Girl	'Muckeye' John	65
67	1942	Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost	Percy Fitzbadden	44
68	1942	The Glass Key	Farr	66
69	1942	My Sister Eileen	Officer Lonigan	67
70	1942	A Night to Remember	Bolling	65
71	1943	Lady Bodyguard	R.L Barclay	40
72	1943	They Got Me Covered	Mason	59
73	1943	A Stranger in Town	Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton	61
74	1943	Best Foot Forward	Capt. Bradd	60
75	1944	The Doughgirls	The Judge	70
76	1944	The Thin Man Goes Home	Police Chief MacGregor	71
77	1945	She Gets Her Man	Henry Wright	37
78	1945	Penthouse Rhythm	Brewster	0
79	1945	Out of This World	J.C. Crawford	73
80	1945	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood	Dennis Kavanaugh	57
81	1945	Hold That Blonde!	Mr. Kratz	64
82	1945	Doll Face	Lawyer Ferguson	42
83	1946	Girl on the Spot	Inspector Gleason	0
84	1946	Little Giant	The conductor	53
85	1946	Blonde Alibi	Inspector Carmichael	39
86	1946	The Dark Corner	Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)	66
87	1946	The Dark Horse	John Rooney	0
88	1946	The Time of Their Lives	Lt. Mason	70
89	1946	The Killers	R.S. Kenyon	74
90	1946	The Brute Man	Police Captain M. J. Donelly	45
91	1947	Beat the Band	P. Aloysius Duff	40
92	1947	Buck Privates Come Home	Police captain	63
93	1947	The Egg and I	Mr. Henty	70
94	1947	The Fabulous Joe	Lawyer Gilbert	58
95	1947	Joe Palooka in the Knockout	Crockett	60
96	1947	Good News	Coach Johnson	62
97	1948	Smart Politics	Phineas Wharton, Sr. / Phineas Wharton, Jr.	60
98	1948	Campus Sleuth	Insp. Watson	0
99	1948	Jinx Money	Police Capt. James Q. Broaderik	47
100	1949	The Story of Seabiscuit	George Carson	58
101	1950	Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey	Mayor	40
102	1950	Holiday Rhythm	Earl E. Byrd	0
103	1951	Bowery Battalion	Herbert Frisbie	80
104	1951	Cuban Fireball	Captain Brown	45
105	1951	Rhubarb	Pheeny	55
106	1951	Texas Carnival	Concessionaire #2	44
107	1951	The Stooge	Diner Proprietor (uncredited)	66
108	1951	Two Tickets to Broadway	Policeman	43
109	1952	Sailor Beware	Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited)	62
110	1952	Meet Danny Wilson	Sergeant Kelly	40
111	1952	Ghost Buster	JR Lynch	60
112	1952	Newlyweds' House Guest	Bob's Boss	0
113	1952	Gobs and Gals	Cmdr. J.E. Gerrens	0
114	1955	The Seven Year Itch	M. Brady	71

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