Ian MacDonald (actor)

For several other people with similarly spelled names, see Ian McDonald (disambiguation).

Ian MacDonald
File:Ian MacDonald in High Noon.jpg in High Noon
Born	(1914-06-28)June 28, 1914 Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Died	Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Resting place	Montana
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1960

Ian MacDonald (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).

Career

On May 7, 1957, he played Dull Knife, a Cheyenne chief, in the episode "Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom" on the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role as deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. In the story line Dull Knife leads his Indians from their reservation in Oklahoma Territory to their previously promised homeland in Montana. McDonald also played the uncredited colonel in the movie Battleground (1949) who delivered the "Nuts" reply to the German officers demanding that the American forces surrender. The unknown colonel in reality was Col. Joseph W. Harper, commanding officer of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

Selected Filmography

• Madame Guillotine (1931)
• The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
• Road House (1948)
• Mr. Reckless (1948)
• The Woman from Tangier (1948)
• Malaya (1949)
• White Heat (1949)
• Comanche Territory (1950)
• Colt .45 (1950)
• The Texas Rangers (1951)
• High Noon (1952)
• The Savage (1952)
• Hiawatha (1952)
• Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
• Timberjack (1955)
• The Lonesome Trail (1955)
• Warlock (1959)

External links

• Ian MacDonald at the Internet Movie Database
• Ian MacDonald at Find a Grave