Melbourne MacDowell
Birthday: 1856-11-12 | Place of Birth: South River, New Jersey, USAFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Frisbie Family Patriarch
as Her Uncle Wilberforce
as John Calhoun
as Mr. Bigbee
as Vorhees
as Daniel Rawley
as David Torrence
as John Sanford
as Kingsley Sr
as Steve Carnan
as J. D. Sprowl
as Jim Bradley
as John Danby
as Kane's father
as The Warden
as Morgan Spencer
as Senator Rollins
as Cyrus K. Moulton
as Duncan McDougall
as John Barrett
as Emerson Trent
as George Armitage
as Jonathan Cosgrove
as Mr. Langham
as Peter Cameron
as Uncle Ben
