Ian MacDonald (actor)
Ian MacDonald was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon.
Early years
MacDonald was the son of Rev. William Pippy and Sarah MacDonald Pippy. He attended schools in Helena, Montana, and developed an interest in acting while he was a student at Helena High School. He continued acting at Intermountain College in Helena, from which he graduated in 1934.
He taught school for two years in Marysville before he moved to Hollywood, after which he washed dishes at a YMCA and studied drama at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.
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.
Career
McDonald played the uncredited colonel in the movie Battleground who delivered the "Nuts" reply to the German officers demanding that the American forces surrender.
Personal life
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.
Death
On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63.
Selected filmography
Stick to Your Guns - Henchman ElbowsSecret of the Wastelands - HollisterThey Died with Their Boots On - Soldier Swamp Woman - Det. Lt. RanceThe Adventures of Martin Eden - 'Butch' RaglanNorth of the Rockies - LazareThe Strange Woman - Boat Captain Ramrod - Walt ShipleyPursued - A Callum Deep Valley - Blast Foreman Dark Passage - Cop in Bus Depot My Girl Tisa - Guard The Woman from Tangier - Paul MorelesMr. Reckless - Jim HalseyPort Said - JakollSpeed to Spare - Pusher WilkesSixteen Fathoms Deep - NickA Southern Yankee - Hospital Orderly The Man from Colorado - Jack Rawson Road House - Police CaptainSong of India - Prince's Officer Joe Palooka in the Big Fight - MikeStreets of San Francisco - Luke FraserCome to the Stable - Mr. Matthews White Heat - Bo Creel Battleground - Army Colonel Malaya - Carlos TassumaMontana - Slim ReevesWhirlpool - Hogan - Store Detective Comanche Territory - WalshyColt.45 - MillerThe Lawless - Al PetersWhere the Sidewalk Ends - Detective Casey The Desert Hawk - YussefThunder in God's Country - SmittyNew Mexico - Pvt. DanielsThe Texas Rangers - The Sundance KidShow Boat - Drunken Sport Ten Tall Men - LustigThe Barefoot Mailman - Theron Henchman This Woman Is Dangerous - Joe Grossland, Private EyeFlaming Feather - Tombstone JackHigh Noon - Frank MillerThe Brigand - Maj. SchrockThe Savage - Chief Yellow EagleToughest Man in Arizona - Steve GirardHiawatha - Chief MegissogwonThe Silver Whip - HankA Perilous Journey - SpragueBlowing Wild - JacksonTaza, Son of Cochise - GeronimoJohnny Guitar - PeteApache - ClaggThe Egyptian - Ship's Captain They Were So Young - General Rodriguez Garcia Timberjack - PauquetteSon of Sinbad - MuradThe Lonesome Trail - GonagaTwo-Gun Lady - Jud IversAccused of Murder - TrumbullStagecoach to Fury - Sheriff RossDuel at Apache Wells - Marcus WolfMoney, Women and Guns - NibbsWarlock - MacDonald