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Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Birthday: 1889-06-23 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1955
The Seven Year Itch

as    M. Brady

1952
Meet Danny Wilson

as    Sergeant Kelly

1951
Texas Carnival

as    Concessionaire #2

1951
Rhubarb

as    Pheeny

1950
Holiday Rhythm

as    Earl E. Byrd

1949
The Story of Seabiscuit

as    George Carson

1948
Campus Sleuth

as    Insp. Watson

1948
Smart Politics

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

1947
Good News

as    Coach Johnson

1947
The Egg and I

as    Mr. Henty

1947
Buck Privates Come Home

as    Police captain

1946
Blonde Alibi

as    Inspector Carmichael

1946
The Time of Their Lives

as    Lt. Mason

1946
The Brute Man

as    Police Captain M. J. Donelly

1946
The Killers

as    R.S. Kenyon

1946
Little Giant

as    The conductor

1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as    Dennis Kavanaugh

1945
She Gets Her Man

as    Henry Wright

1945
Out of This World

as    J.C. Crawford

1945
Hold That Blonde!

as    Mr. Kratz