Donald MacBride1889 - 1957

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Actor

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Famous

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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.

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The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch

1955

Comedy • Romance

as M. Brady

7.1
1.3
Gobs and Gals
Gobs and Gals

1952

Comedy

as Cmdr. J.E. Gerrens

0
0.1
Newlyweds' House Guest
Newlyweds' House Guest

1952

Comedy

as Bob's Boss

0
0
Ghost Buster
Ghost Buster

1952

Comedy

as JR Lynch

6
0.1
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware

1952

Comedy

as Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited)

6.2
0.6
Meet Danny Wilson
Meet Danny Wilson

1952

Crime • Drama • Music

as Sergeant Kelly

4
0.3
Two Tickets to Broadway
Two Tickets to Broadway

1951

Music • Romance

as Policeman

4.3
0.4
The Stooge
The Stooge

1951

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Diner Proprietor (uncredited)

6.6
0.6
Texas Carnival
Texas Carnival

1951

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Concessionaire #2

4.4
0.5
Rhubarb
Rhubarb

1951

Comedy • Family

as Pheeny

5.5
0.3
Cuban Fireball
Cuban Fireball

1951

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Captain Brown

4.5
0.1
Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion

1951

Action • Comedy

as Herbert Frisbie

8
0.2
Holiday Rhythm
Holiday Rhythm

1950

Music

as Earl E. Byrd

0
0.1
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

Comedy • Family

as Mayor

4
0.1
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit

1949

Drama • Family • Romance

as George Carson

5.8
0.2
Jinx Money
Jinx Money

1948

Comedy • Crime

as Police Capt. James Q. Broaderik

4.7
0.3
Campus Sleuth
Campus Sleuth

1948

Comedy • Crime • Music • Mystery

as Insp. Watson

0
0.2
Smart Politics
Smart Politics

1948

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Phineas Wharton, Sr. / Phineas Wharton, Jr.

6
0.2
Good News
Good News

1947

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Coach Johnson

6.2
0.6
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

Comedy • Drama

as Crockett

6
0.1
The Fabulous Joe
The Fabulous Joe

1947

Comedy

as Lawyer Gilbert

5.8
0.2
The Egg and I
The Egg and I

1947

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. Henty

7
0.9
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Action • Comedy • Romance

as Police captain

6.3
2.3
Beat the Band
Beat the Band

1947

Music

as P. Aloysius Duff

4
0.2
The Brute Man
The Brute Man

1946

Crime • Horror • Thriller

as Police Captain M. J. Donelly

4.5
0.7
The Killers
The Killers

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as R.S. Kenyon

7.4
1.4
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives

1946

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

as Lt. Mason

7
0.4
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse

1946

Drama

as John Rooney

0
0.2
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner

1946

Crime • Drama

as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

6.6
0.4
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi

1946

Action • Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Inspector Carmichael

3.9
0.2
Little Giant
Little Giant

1946

Comedy

as The conductor

5.3
0.4
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot

1946

Crime • Drama

as Inspector Gleason

0
0.2
Doll Face
Doll Face

1945

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Lawyer Ferguson

4.3
2.3
Hold That Blonde!
Hold That Blonde!

1945

Comedy

as Mr. Kratz

6.4
0.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

Comedy

as Dennis Kavanaugh

5.7
0.5
Out of This World
Out of This World

1945

Comedy • Music • Romance

as J.C. Crawford

7.3
0.2
Penthouse Rhythm
Penthouse Rhythm

1945

Comedy

as Brewster

0
0.1
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man

1945

Comedy • Mystery

as Henry Wright

3.7
0.2
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

Comedy • Mystery

as Police Chief MacGregor

7.1
0.7
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls

1944

Comedy

as The Judge

7
0.3
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward

1943

Comedy • Music

as Capt. Bradd

6
0.3
A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town

1943

Crime • Romance

as Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

6.1
0.2
They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered

1943

Comedy

as Mason

5.9
0.3
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard

1943

Comedy

as R.L Barclay

4
0.2
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

1942

Comedy • Mystery

as Bolling

6.5
0.2
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen

1942

Comedy

as Officer Lonigan

6.7
0.3
The Glass Key
The Glass Key

1942

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Farr

6.6
0.6
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

1942

Comedy

as Percy Fitzbadden

4.4
0.3
Juke Girl
Juke Girl

1942

Crime • Drama

as 'Muckeye' John

6.5
0.3
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Sgt. Valentine

2
0.4
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase

1941

Comedy • Music

as Capt. Pierre Whitfield

6.6
0.7
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now

1941

Comedy

as Colonel Dobson

3.6
0.3
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine

1941

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Coach Graham

6
0.4
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich

1941

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Top Sergeant

6.6
1.2
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Inspector Williams

7
0.6
Love Crazy
Love Crazy

1941

Comedy • Romance

as 'Pinky' Grayson

7.1
0.7
Footlight Fever
Footlight Fever

1941

Comedy

as Jeff Crandall

6
0.1
Topper Returns
Topper Returns

1941

Comedy • Fantasy • Mystery

as Sgt. Roberts

6.4
0.5
High Sierra
High Sierra

1941

Action • Crime • Drama

as Big Mac

7.1
0.5
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman

1940

Comedy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Foghorn

5.7
0.4
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Comedy • Mystery

as Chief Peter Painter

6.5
0.4
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Insp. Vance

6.1
0.3
Wyoming
Wyoming

1940

Western

as Bart - Henchman

5.9
0.3
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife

1940

Comedy • Romance

as Hotel Clerk

7
1.3
Curtain Call
Curtain Call

1940

Comedy

as Jeff Crandall

7.3
0.4
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage

1940

Adventure • Drama • History • War

as Sergeant McNott

6.4
0.6
Northward, Ho!
Northward, Ho!

1940

Documentary

as Himself

5
0.2
The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector John H. Bohlen

5.6
0.2
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Comedy • Mystery

as Lieutenant Bixler

5.8
0.6
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

Mystery • Thriller

as Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine

6.6
0.5
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

Adventure • Comedy

as Harvey Morton

6.2
0.3
The Girl and the Gambler
The Girl and the Gambler

1939

Comedy • Drama • Romance • Western

as Mike Bascom

4
0.2
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

Comedy • Mystery

as Dist. Atty. John, Markham

5.5
0.3
The Girl from Mexico
The Girl from Mexico

1939

Action • Comedy • Music • Romance

as L. B. Renner

4.2
0.2
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman

1939

Drama

as Roy Thompson

4.6
0.2
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Music • Romance

as Hotel Manager

6.9
0.4
Twelve Crowded Hours
Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Detective Sergeant Joe Keller

5.2
0.2
The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Iron Hat McCarthy

6.1
0.2
Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour

1938

Comedy

as Thompson, RR Conductor

5
0.2
Room Service
Room Service

1938

Comedy

as Gregory Wagner

6.5
0.3
Who's Crazy
Who's Crazy

1937

Comedy

0
0.1
His Pest Girl
His Pest Girl

1937

Comedy

as Elevator operator

0
0.1
Nut Guilty
Nut Guilty

1936

Comedy

as Dan Riley (uncredited)

5
0.2
The Chemist
The Chemist

1936

Comedy

6
0.1
The Good Old Plumbertime
0
0.1
Peaceful Relations
Peaceful Relations

1936

Comedy

as Irate Camper

0
0.1
Serves You Right
Serves You Right

1935

Comedy

as Muscle Bound Pete (as Don MacBride)

0
0.1
His First Flame
His First Flame

1935

Comedy

as Fire Chief (as Don McBride)

0
0.1
A Peach of a Pair
A Peach of a Pair

1934

as The Baron - Dinner Guest (uncredited)

0
0.1
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

1934

Comedy

as Angry Neighbor (uncredited)

3.5
0.1
Smoked Hams
Smoked Hams

1934

Comedy

as Stagehand (uncredited)

0
0.1
My Mummy's Arms
My Mummy's Arms

1934

Comedy

as Egyptian (uncredited)

0
0.2
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
The Wrong, Wrong Trail

1934

Comedy

as I. Peek - Head Detective

0
0.1
Howd' Ya Like That?
Howd' Ya Like That?

1934

Comedy

as Customs Officer

0
0.1
Here Comes Flossie!
Here Comes Flossie!

1933

Comedy

as Flossie's Driver

0
0
That Goes Double
That Goes Double

1933

Music

as The Cop (uncredited)

6
0.1
Aces Wild
Aces Wild

1933

Comedy

as Mr. Dawson (uncredited)

0
0.2
Buzzin' Around
Buzzin' Around

1933

Comedy

as Policeman

6
0.2
The Acid Test
The Acid Test

1932

Comedy

0
0.1
Artistic Temper
5
0.1
The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady

1932

Comedy

as Bill - Asylum Guard

0
0.1
Wayward
Wayward

1932

Drama

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

6
0.2
His Woman
His Woman

1931

Drama • Romance

as Crewman

3.5
0.1
Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers

1930

Comedy • Music

as House Party Guest (uncredited)

6.9
0.8
The Capitol
The Capitol

1919

Drama

as Jimmy Vincent (as Donald Hugh McBride)

0
0.4
The Shell Game
The Shell Game

1918

Drama

as Vocal Teacher

0
0.1
Gall and Golf
Gall and Golf

1917

Comedy

4.8
0
The Daring of Diana
The Daring of Diana

1916

Drama

as Jimmy Towne

0
0.1
Jane's Bashful Hero
Jane's Bashful Hero

1916

Comedy

as Willie

8
0
By Might of His Right
By Might of His Right

1915

as The Wife's Big Brother

5
0
Count 'Em
Count 'Em

1915

Comedy • Romance

0
0
A Family Picnic
A Family Picnic

1915

Comedy

as Mr. Jones

0
0
A Safe Investment
5
0
The Revolt of Mr. Wiggs
The Revolt of Mr. Wiggs

1915

Comedy

as Mr. Wiggs

0
0

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