Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald (Boston, 7 May 1908 - 1951) was an American actor.

Career

He appeared in films such as Call of the Canyon 1942, The Mantrap 1943, and Detour 1945. His last film was Red Canyon in 1949.^[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

• Enlighten Thy Daughter 1934
• Madame Spy (1942)
• Castle in the Desert (1942)
• Timber (1942)
• Flying Tigers (1942) as Blackie Bales^[4][5]
• The Mantrap (1943), a George Sherman crime thriller
• Detour (1945) as the driver who picks up Tom Neal^[6]
• The Mysterious Mr. M (1946) as Anthony Waldron, the original villain
• Shoot to Kill (1947)

References

1. IMDB
2. On the Air:The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - John Dunning - 1998 Page 470 "CAST: Edmund MacDonald as Inspector Burke early 1945; William Gargan thereafter. Eddie Marr as Detective Nolan. ANNOUNCER: Larry Keating. WRITERDIRECTOR: Lew Lansworth. Murder Will Out followed the Ellery Queen formula to a ..."
3. R. Haydock Deerstalker!: Holmes and Watson on screen - 1978 Page 136 -"The others in the cast included Henry Daniell as William Easter, one of Stanley's henchmen; John Archer as Lieutenant Peter Merriam, Nancy's boyfriend; Edmund MacDonald as Detective -Lieutenant Grogan of the Washington police;"
4. Reel Men at War: Masculinity and the American War Film - Page 23 Ralph Donald, Karen MacDonald - 2011 "After listening to Woody brag about his latest exploit in shooting down a Japanese plane, another pilot, Blackie (Edmund MacDonald), a normally quiet individual, finally blurts out, “How does it feel to be a one-man team? You aren't the first ..."
5. Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond - Page 133 Scott Allen Nollen - 2013 "John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond Scott Allen Nollen ... Wayne plays Jim Gordon, leader ofa group ofpilots fighting in China, who is persuaded to join the “ Flying Tigers,” a squadron commanded by reformed drunk Blackie Bales ( Edmund
6. Noir Movies Facts, Figures & Fun - Page 45 John Grant - 2005 "Detour dir Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945 Tom Neal is hitchhiking to Hollywood to join his girlfriend when picked up by driver Edmund MacDonald, who tells of a female hitchhiker who recently resisted his advances. Neal takes a turn at driving, then "

External links

• Edmund MacDonald at the Internet Movie Database
• Edmund MacDonald at the Internet Broadway Database