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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

1951
Texas Carnival

as    Concessionaire #2

1949
The Story of Seabiscuit

as    George Carson

1947
Good News

as    Coach Johnson

1947
The Egg and I

as    Mr. Henty

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

1945
She Gets Her Man

as    Henry Wright

1945
Out of This World

as    J.C. Crawford

1943
A Stranger in Town

as    Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

1942
Juke Girl

as    'Muckeye' John

1942
The Glass Key

as    Farr

1941
Love Crazy

as    'Pinky' Grayson

1941
Rise and Shine

as    Coach Graham

1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as    Inspector Williams

1941
Topper Returns

as    Sgt. Roberts

1941
You'll Never Get Rich

as    Top Sergeant

1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

as    Chief Peter Painter

1940
The Invisible Woman

as    Foghorn

1940
My Favorite Wife

as    Hotel Clerk

1940
Murder Over New York

as    Insp. Vance

1940
The Saint's Double Trouble

as    Inspector John H. Bohlen

1940
Northwest Passage

as    Sergeant McNott

1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as    Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine

1939
Twelve Crowded Hours

as    Detective Sergeant Joe Keller

1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as    Dist. Atty. John, Markham

1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation

as    Harvey Morton

1939
The Girl from Mexico

as    L. B. Renner