Ian MacDonald — Acting | Biography, Movies & Career

Biography

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Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952).

Military service

MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain.

On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death.

On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR

Selected filmography

Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows

Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister

They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited)

Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance

The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan

North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare

The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited)

Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley

Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited)

Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited)

Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited)

The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles

Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey

Port Said (1948) - Jakoll

Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes

Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick

A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Road House (1948) - Police Captain

Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike

Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser

Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited)

Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited)

Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma

Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves

Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited)

Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy

Colt .45 (1950) - Miller

The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited)

The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef

Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty

New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels

The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid

Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited)

Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig

The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye

Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack

High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller

The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock

The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle

Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard

Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon

The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank

A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague

Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson

Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo

Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete

Apache (1954) - Clagg

The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited)

They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited)

Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette

Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad

The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga

Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers

Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull

Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross

Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf

Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs