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Melbourne MacDowell

Melbourne MacDowell

Birthday: 1856-11-12 | Place of Birth: South River, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1928
There It Is

as    Frisbie Family Patriarch

1925
Fighting Courage

as    Kingsley Sr

1917
The Flame of the Yukon

as    'Black Jack' Hovey