
Ian MacDonald
Acting • Born 1914-06-28 – Died 1978-04-11
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
Filmography
74 credits
High Noon
Movie • 1952
Frank Miller

My Girl Tisa
Movie • 1948
Guard (uncredited)

Road House
Movie • 1948
Police captain

Johnny Guitar
Movie • 1954
Pete

Apache
Movie • 1954
Clagg

Accused of Murder
Movie • 1956
Trumbull

Malaya
Movie • 1949
Carlos Tassuma

White Heat
Movie • 1949
Creel

Taza, Son of Cochise
Movie • 1954
Geronimo

Colt .45
Movie • 1950
Miller

Blowing Wild
Movie • 1953
Jackson

This Woman Is Dangerous
Movie • 1952
Joe Crossland

Comanche Territory
Movie • 1950
Walsh

Hiawatha
Movie • 1952
Chief Megissogwon

Streets of San Francisco
Movie • 1949
Luke Fraser

A Perilous Journey
Movie • 1953
Sprague

The Silver Whip
Movie • 1953
Hank

Stagecoach To Fury
Movie • 1956
Sheriff Ross

The Brigand
Movie • 1952
Maj. Schrock

Two-Gun Lady
Movie • 1955
Jud Ivers

Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie • 1952
Steve Girard

Speed to Spare
Movie • 1948
Pusher Wilkes

Mr. Reckless
Movie • 1948
Jim Halsey

Port Said
Movie • 1948
Jakoll

The Texas Rangers
Movie • 1951
The Sundance Kid

The Savage
Movie • 1952
Yellow Eagle

Timberjack
Movie • 1955
Pauquette

New Mexico
Movie • 1951
Pvt. Daniels

The Adventures of Martin Eden
Movie • 1942
'Butch' Raglan

The Lawless
Movie • 1950
Al Peters

Come to the Stable
Movie • 1949
Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

Dark Passage
Movie • 1947
Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Flaming Feather
Movie • 1952
Tombstone Jack

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Movie • 1950
Detective Casey (uncredited)

Swamp Woman
Movie • 1941
Det. Lt. Rance

Stick to Your Guns
Movie • 1941
Henchman "Elbows"

Secret of the Wastelands
Movie • 1941
Hollister

16 Fathoms Deep
Movie • 1948
Nick

Montana
Movie • 1950
Slim Reeves

The Egyptian
Movie • 1954
Ship's Captain

Thunder in God's Country
Movie • 1951
Smitty

North of the Rockies
Movie • 1942
Henchman Lazare

The Desert Hawk
Movie • 1950
Yussef

Ramrod
Movie • 1947
Walt Shipley

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie • 1941
Soldier (uncredited)

Ten Tall Men
Movie • 1951
Lustig

The Lonesome Trail
Movie • 1955
Gonaga

Money, Women and Guns
Movie • 1958
Nibbs

Duel at Apache Wells
Movie • 1957
Marcus Wolf

Madame Guillotine
Movie • 1931
Jacques

The Woman from Tangier
Movie • 1948
Paul Moreles

Deep Valley
Movie • 1947
Blast Foreman

The Strange Woman
Movie • 1946
Boat Captain (uncredited)

Pursued
Movie • 1947
A Callum (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado
Movie • 1948
Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Whirlpool
Movie • 1950
Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Movie • 1949
Mike

Warlock
Movie • 1959
MacDonald (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Mr. Troyman

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Eric

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955

The Rebel
TV • 1959
Ben Tompkins

Riverboat
TV • 1959
John Murrell

Racket Squad
TV • 1951

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Ed Loomis

The Court of Last Resort
TV • 1957

City Detective
TV • 1953

O. Henry Playhouse
TV • 1957
Lafe Kilbane

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Leeds

Biff Baker U.S.A.
TV • 1952
Hank

The Rebel
TV • 1959
Tom

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Mike Dukovnik

Trackdown
TV • 1957
Jed Burroughs