Melbourne MacDowell
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Melbourne MacDowell
There It Is
1928
Love Me
1918
Filmography
Acting (56)
1928
The Old Codeas Steve MacGregor
1928
Feel My Pulseas Her Uncle Wilberforce
6.6
1928
There It Isas Frisbie Family Patriarch
6.9
1927
Code of the Cow Countryas John Calhoun
10.0
1927
7.0
1926
The Cityas Vorhees
10.0
1926
The Winning Wallopas Cyrus Barton
10.0
1926
The Rainmakeras Bennson
9.0
1926
Behind the Frontas Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
6.2
1926
What Happened to Jones?as Mr. Bigbee
6.6
1925
Fighting Courageas Kingsley Sr
8.0
8.0
1925
Speed Madas John Sanford
7.0
1925
Savages of the Seaas Daniel Rawley
5.5
1925
The Cloud Rideras David Torrence
7.5
1924
9.0
1923
The Love Pirateas Steve Carnan
9.0
1923
A Million to Burnas Mark Mills
9.0
1922
He Raised Kaneas Kane's father
1922
The Flaming Houras John Danby
7.0
1922
Forsaking All Othersas Cyrus K. Wharton
7.0
1922
Scandalous Tonguesas Jim Bradley
8.0
1922
Confidenceas J. D. Sprowl
10.0
1922
The Infidelas 'Bully' Haynes
8.0
1922
The Greater Dutyas The Warden
1922
Beyond the Crossroadsas David Walton / Truman Breese
8.0
1921
The Golden Snareas Doug Johnson
7.0
1921
The March Hareas Senator Rollins
10.0
1921
Outside the Lawas Morgan Spencer
6.2
1920
Nomads of the Northas Duncan McDougall
5.7
1920
The Iron Heartas Cyrus K. Moulton
8.0
1920
Miss Nobodyas Red Gull
5.5
1920
King Spruceas John Barrett
9.0
1920
The Gift Supremeas Eliot Vinton
7.0
1919
Eve in Exileas George Armitage
8.0
1919
Soldiers of Fortuneas Mr. Langham
7.0
1919
The Boomerangas Peter Cameron
1919
Modern Husbandsas Jonathan Cosgrove
9.0
1919
The Lamb and the Lionas Uncle Ben
9.0
1919
All of a Sudden Normaas Emerson Trent
7.0
1918
Go West, Young Manas Amos Latham
1918
Coals of Fireas James Bradley
10.0
1918
A Nine O'Clock Townas Mr. Adler
1918
The Vampas Mr. Fleming
1918
The Claws of the Hunas Godfrey Stanton
1918
Tyrant Fearas James Dermot
1918
The Biggest Show on Earthas Nat Kemp
1918
Playing the Gameas Jeremiah Prentiss
1918
Love Meas Grant Appleby
1.0
1918
The Keys of the Righteousas Judge Michael Burke
7.0
1918
Wolves of the Railas Murray Lemantier
6.0
1917
Bond of Fearas Judge McClure
1917
The Flame of the Yukonas 'Black Jack' Hovey
10.0
7.0