
Ian MacDonald
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

High Noon
as Frank Miller
1952

My Girl Tisa
as Guard (uncredited)
1948

Road House
as Police captain
1948

Johnny Guitar
as Pete
1954

Apache
as Clagg
1954

Accused of Murder
as Trumbull
1956

Malaya
as Carlos Tassuma
1949

White Heat
as Creel
1949

Taza, Son of Cochise
as Geronimo
1954

Colt .45
as Miller
1950

Blowing Wild
as Jackson
1953

This Woman Is Dangerous
as Joe Crossland
1952

Comanche Territory
as Walsh
1950

Hiawatha
as Chief Megissogwon
1952
Streets of San Francisco
as Luke Fraser
1949

A Perilous Journey
as Sprague
1953

The Silver Whip
as Hank
1953

Stagecoach To Fury
as Sheriff Ross
1956

The Brigand
as Maj. Schrock
1952

Two-Gun Lady
as Jud Ivers
1955
TV Appearances

Gunsmoke
as Mr. Troyman
1955

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Eric
1951

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

The Rebel
as Ben Tompkins
1959

Riverboat
as John Murrell
1959

Racket Squad
1951

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ed Loomis
1956
The Court of Last Resort
1957

City Detective
1953
O. Henry Playhouse
as Lafe Kilbane
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Leeds
1956