Known For
Acting
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 11, 1856 (169 years old)
Place of Birth
South River, New Jersey, USA
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.
| 1928 | The Old Codeas Steve MacGregor | |
| 1928 | Feel My Pulseas Her Uncle Wilberforce | |
| 1928 | There It Isas Frisbie Family Patriarch | |
| 1927 | Code of the Cow Countryas John Calhoun | |
| 1927 | Driven from Homeas | |
| 1926 | The Cityas Vorhees | |
| 1926 | The Winning Wallopas Cyrus Barton | |
| 1926 | The Rainmakeras Bennson | |
| 1926 | Behind the Frontas Mr. Bartlett-Cooper | |
| 1926 | What Happened to Jones?as Mr. Bigbee | |
| 1925 | Fighting Courageas Kingsley Sr | |
| 1925 | The Patent Leather Pugas | |
| 1925 | Speed Madas John Sanford | |
| 1925 | Savages of the Seaas Daniel Rawley | |
| 1925 | The Cloud Rideras David Torrence | |
| 1924 | Geared to Goas | |
| 1923 | The Love Pirateas Steve Carnan | |
| 1923 | A Million to Burnas Mark Mills | |
| 1923 | Richard the Lion-Heartedas | |
| 1923 | The Wandering Twoas | |
| 1922 | He Raised Kaneas Kane's father | |
| 1922 | The Flaming Houras John Danby | |
| 1922 | Forsaking All Othersas Cyrus K. Wharton | |
| 1922 | Scandalous Tonguesas Jim Bradley | |
| 1922 | Confidenceas J. D. Sprowl | |
| 1922 | The Infidelas 'Bully' Haynes | |
| 1922 | The Greater Dutyas The Warden | |
| 1922 | Beyond the Crossroadsas David Walton / Truman Breese | |
| 1921 | The Golden Snareas Doug Johnson | |
| 1921 | The March Hareas Senator Rollins | |
| 1921 | Outside the Lawas Morgan Spencer | |
| 1920 | Nomads of the Northas Duncan McDougall | |
| 1920 | The Iron Heartas Cyrus K. Moulton | |
| 1920 | Miss Nobodyas Red Gull | |
| 1920 | King Spruceas John Barrett | |
| 1920 | The Gift Supremeas Eliot Vinton | |
| 1919 | Eve in Exileas George Armitage | |
| 1919 | Soldiers of Fortuneas Mr. Langham | |
| 1919 | The Boomerangas Peter Cameron | |
| 1919 | Modern Husbandsas Jonathan Cosgrove | |
| 1919 | The Lamb and the Lionas Uncle Ben | |
| 1919 | All of a Sudden Normaas Emerson Trent | |
| 1918 | Go West, Young Manas Amos Latham | |
| 1918 | Coals of Fireas James Bradley | |
| 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 | |
| 1918 | The Keys of the Righteousas Judge Michael Burke | |
| 1918 | Wolves of the Railas Murray Lemantier | |
| 1917 | Bond of Fearas Judge McClure | |
| 1917 | The Flame of the Yukonas 'Black Jack' Hovey | |
| 1917 | Hell Hath No Furyas |
