Murdock MacQuarrie


Murdock MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor and director. His name was also seen as Murdock McQuarrie.
MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California, and attended school there. He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, Frank MacQuarrie, and George MacQuarrie.
After acting on stage, MacQuarrie began acting in films in 1902 with Biograph. Around 1912-1913, he was acting for the Kinemacolor Company of America. His film work included The Count of Monte Cristo, before becoming a director at Universal. He is perhaps best-remembered by modern audiences as J. Widdecombe Billows, the eccentric inventor of the eating machine, in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times.
In the 1910s, MacQuarrie directed at Universal, and in the early 1920s he returned to acting.
He diversified his activities in 1919, joining his wife in her real-estate business in Hollywood.
On August 20, 1942, MacQuarrie died in Los Angeles, California, aged 63.

Filmography

Actor

1910s

The Hand of Mystery The Ways of Fate The Scarlet Letter .... Roger ChillingworthMission Bells Mother The Trap .... ChanceThe Echo of a Song .... A modern faginCriminals .... Richard Wainwright / John DickThe Thumb Print .... The Cook
  • When Death United .... The Count of Monte Cristo .... DanglarsThe Boob's Dream Girl .... Count Alberti Red Margaret, Moonshiner .... Government AgentBloodhounds of the North .... MountieThe Lie .... Auld MacGregorThe Honor of the Mounted .... MountieRemember Mary Magdalen .... The MinisterDiscord and Harmony .... The ComposerThe Menace to Carlotta .... Tony's FatherThe Embezzler .... John SpencerThe Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf .... The LambThe End of the Feud .... Hen DawsonThe Tragedy of Whispering Creek .... The StrangerThe Unlawful Trade .... The Revenue ManHeart Strings The Forbidden Room .... Dr. GibsonThe Old Cobbler .... The CobblerThe Hopes of Blind Alley .... Jean BasseA Ranch Romance .... Jack DeeringHer Grave Mistake .... Roger GrantBy the Sun's Rays .... John MurdockThe Oubliette .... François VillonA Miner's Romance .... Bob JenkinsThe Higher Law .... François VillonBe Neutral Richelieu .... Cardinal RichelieuThe Old Bell-Ringer .... Thomas Drake - the Old OrganistMonsieur Bluebeard .... François VillonThe Nihilists .... Thomas Madison - Prosecuting AttorneyThe Wall of Flame .... Old Fenton - the FatherThe Star Gazer .... The Old AstronomerTwo Thieves .... The BurglarNinety Black Boxes .... François VillonAs We Journey Through Life .... Old Uncle EliThe Foundlings of Father Time .... Daddy Ross - the Aged HusbandThe Widow's Last .... The Old ShoemakerThe Christmas Spirit .... Harry the HoboFor I Have Toiled .... Hiram MarshallWhen It's One of Your Own .... Heinrich GerhardtHis Last Performance .... Old Doc JacksonThe Clutch of the Emperor The Useless One A Small Town Girl .... The Snob's FatherThe Dear Old Hypocrite .... Wealthy Uncle GeorgeAlias Mr. Smith .... Frank Wilson alias Mr. SmithSeven and Seventy .... Captain John BrentDad .... DadAn Example .... Ex-Sheriff Joseph BohnThe Prayer of a Horse or: His Life Story Told by Himself .... Tom CollinsWheels Within Wheels .... Von LudwigThe Truth About Dan Deering .... Dan DeeringAt His Own Terms .... John Marsh - BackwoodsmanNumber 239 .... John AndersThe Cameo Ring .... John BrownPutting One Over .... Bad LouisThe Old Tutor .... The Old TutorThe Troubadour .... Joe Trinidad - the TroubadourThe Fear Within .... Brother GregoireThe Faith of Her Fathers .... Rabbi TamorThe Stronger Mind .... A CrookWhere Brains Are Needed .... Old Tom Sharpleigh - the DetectiveThe Old Doctor .... Old Doctor JonesThe Swinging Doors .... Jean DumontIn His Mind's Eye .... Peter von Helm - Blind BeggarThe Tinker of Stubbenville .... Will Harvey - the Tinkerof StubbinvilleThe Old Grouch .... John AgnewThe Closing Chapter .... Hamilton Walker - the GrandfatherMein Friendt Schneider .... David Hoffman - the Pawnbroker His Beloved Violin .... Von WagnerEthel's Burglar .... Norton - the BurglarThe Mystery of the Tapestry Room .... Tom Sharpleigh - DetectiveThe Tam o' Shanter .... Tam O' ShanterThe Finest Gold .... Scrooge McQuoilThe Sheriff of Red Rock Gulch .... Bill BordenThe $50,000 Jewel Theft .... Detective Tom Sparks The Flag of Fortune .... GrandpaThe Trap That Failed .... Frank HarwoodThe Sacrifice of Jonathan Gray .... Jonathan GrayColonel Steel, Master Gambler .... Colonel SteeleBabbling Tongues .... Martin LoweX-3 .... HenshawThe Fatal Introduction .... Jim ClaverlingOn Dangerous Ground .... Louis GoldenbergThe Stain in the Blood .... Bill Jenkins Nancy's Birthright .... John MartingaleThe Narrow Creed .... Dr. HendricksLife's Maelstrom .... John BarclayAccusing Evidence Panthea .... Police AgentJohn Bates' Secret .... John Bates, a.k.a. Edward StevensonJohn Osborne's Triumph .... John OsborneFear Not .... Allen MorningtonThe Kingdom of Love .... Buck, Dance Hall OwnerLoyalty .... RandellHumility .... Stuart HamiltonHer Moment .... Mr. Johnson Riders of the Purple Sage .... TullGambling in Souls .... Thomas PhilbornWhen a Woman Strikes Jacques of the Silver North .... Jim BlakeThe Little Diplomat .... Raymond Brownleigh

1920s

The Silver Horde .... Richard JonesSure Fire .... Major ParkerCheated Hearts .... IbrahimThe Unfoldment .... Mayor of Avenue AThe Hidden Woman .... Iron MacLoidIf I Were Queen .... Duke of WortzCanyon of the Fools .... SproulAshes of Vengeance .... CarlotteThe Only Woman .... Yacht CaptainA Gentleman Roughneck The High Hand .... Martin ShalerGoing the Limit .... Simson WindsorHair-Trigger Baxter .... Joe CraddockThe Jazz Girl .... Henry WadeThe Long Loop on the Pecos The Man from Hard Pan .... Henry HardyBlack Jack .... HolbrookThe Apache Raider .... Don Felix Beinal.45 Calibre War .... Mark BlodgettThe Love Parade .... First Radio Announcer

1930s

Troopers Three .... Army OfficerCaptain of the Guard .... PierrePardon My Gun .... Rancher The Lottery Bride .... Captain Larsen Command Performance .... BlondelThe Drums of Jeopardy .... Stephen Hell Bound Two Gun Man .... Rancher MarkhamLaw of the Rio Grande .... Saloon Gambler Sundown Trail .... Executor of the EstateArizona Terror .... Joe MooreNear the Trail's End .... Dan CatherGrief Street .... 2nd Theater Doorman Lariats and Sixshooters .... Townsman The Devil Plays .... ButlerThe Wide Open Spaces .... Townsman at Wedding Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .... Dissenting doctor in crowd One Man Law .... Ed Grimm The Shadow of the Eagle .... Frank - Watchman Forty-Five Calibre Echo .... Old man in saloon Cross-Examination .... Court Officer Texas Cyclone .... Courtroom Spectator The Saddle Buster .... Doc Border Devils .... Townsman Rule 'Em and Weep Daring Danger .... 'Pa' NorrisRide Him, Cowboy .... Doctor attending Webb Fighting for Justice .... Sheriff Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure Wild Girl .... Jess Larabee The Gambling Sex .... ThompsonThe Penal Code .... LeftyPhantom Thunderbolt .... Townsman Son of the Border .... Townsman The Lone Avenger .... Townsman Cross Fire .... Sheriff Jim WellsEasy Millions Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles .... SheriffOne Year Later .... Well-Wisher at Train Station Girl Trouble .... Townsman Roman Scandals .... Senator Fool Potluck Pards .... 'Pop' HennesseyThe House of Rothschild .... Man at Stock Exchange Romance Revier .... Banker William CarterRandy Rides Alone .... Murder victim Smoking Guns .... Townsman Going Bye-Bye! .... Jury ForemanFighting Hero .... ProsecutorThe Tonto Kid .... 'Pop' Slawson The Man from Hell .... Sheriff Jake KleinThe Dude Ranger .... Doc Welsh The Return of Chandu .... The "Voice" of Ubasti Terror of the Plains .... Foreman Cole When Lightning Strikes .... Jim CaldwellThe Mighty Barnum .... Husband at Table Clive of India .... Sneering Man North of Arizona .... Marshal HerronOutlaw Rule .... Coroner Williamson Les Misérables .... Fauchelevant Stone of Silver Creek .... George J. MasonBride of Frankenstein .... Sympathetic villager Gun Smoke .... Card Player Silent Valley .... Elmer Barnes The Laramie Kid .... Dad BlandOutlawed Guns .... Banker Honeycutt Bonnie Scotland .... Recruiting Clerk Diamond Jim .... Stockbroker The Dark Angel .... Waiter at Inn The New Frontier .... Tom LewisNevada .... Watson Lawless Riders .... Townsman The Shadow of Silk Lennox .... Haskell, Silk's Lawyer Sunset of Power .... DoctorI'll Name the Murderer .... Wreck Witness Modern Times .... J. Widdecombe Billows The Prisoner of Shark Island .... Edman Spangler The Drag-Net - Hot-Check Gambler Pinto Rustlers .... Ed WaltonThe Lonely Trail .... Rancher Fury .... Dawson's friend Winds of the Wasteland .... Townsman Shakedown .... Attendant Prison Shadows .... Fight fan The Idaho Kid .... Townsman Santa Fe Bound .... Dad Bates Oh, Susanna! .... Sage City Townsman Ride 'Em Cowboy .... Race Spectator Cavalry .... Townsman Song of the Gringo .... Townsman Roarin' Lead .... Sims The Old Corral .... Townsman Stormy Trails .... SheriffGreat Guy .... Mr. Marvin Hittin' the Trail .... Townsman Venus Makes Trouble .... Sour-faced Man Back to the Woods .... Judge Pick a Star .... Jefferson Watts - Undertaker The Fighting Texan .... Jim PerkinsFlying Fists .... Health Camp Man Slaves in Bondage .... Gambler On Such a Night .... Vasalia Juror Stars Over Arizona .... Townsman Zorro Rides Again .... Jones The Jury's Secret .... Flood Victim The Purple Vigilantes .... Juror The Lone Ranger .... Matt Clark Cattle Raiders .... Juror Frontier Town .... Townsman Topa Topa .... Hunter Outlaws of Sonora .... Barfly Western Trails .... Williams - Station Master Blockade .... Seaman Guilty Trails .... Judge HowardPrairie Justice .... Stage Line Agent Santa Fe Stampede .... Townsman Ghost Town Riders .... Tax Collector Harry BransonTom Sawyer, Detective .... Posse Member Stand Up and Fight .... Engineer Disbarred .... First Jury Foreman Honor of the West .... Hank The Phantom Stage .... John Scott -Stage AgentArizona Legion .... Party Guest Smoky Trails .... Will ArcherWolf Call .... Miner They All Come Out .... Watchman Colorado Sunset .... Dairyman Jones Mutiny on the Blackhawk .... Bill, a Settler Konga, the Wild Stallion .... Clerk At the Circus .... Attendant Tower of London .... Councilman Cowboys from Texas .... Congressman Death Rides the Range .... Sheriff

1940s

The Shadow .... Richards, Rand's Butler The House of the Seven Gables .... Town Gossip The Showdown .... Zeke An Angel from Texas .... Lone Star Townsman Pinto Canyon .... Rancher BarnesThose Were the Days! .... First Citizen The Captain Is a Lady .... Seaman Boys of the City .... Man on Sidewalk Watching Fight Deadwood Dick .... Jasper Kenyon Brigham Young .... Minor Role The Mummy's Hand .... Temple Priest Frontier Vengeance .... Townsman The Wildcat of Tucson .... Doctor Federal Fugitives .... Night Watchman The Return of Daniel Boone .... Telegrapher Paper Bullets .... 1st Bailiff They Meet Again .... Juror Arizona Bound .... Zeke The Richest Man in Town .... Postman Man from Montana .... Joel PrestonFreckles Comes Home .... Bus Passenger / Indiana Townsman Woman of the Year .... Head Copy Reader Ghost Town Law .... Judge CrailThe Corpse Vanishes .... The Minister Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die .... Townsman Jackass Mail .... Hickory Jake Timber .... Old Timer The Omaha Trail .... Oxen Owner Cat People .... Sheep caretaker Arabian Nights .... Bidder Dr. Terror's House of Horrors .... The High Priest Wolves of the Range .... Stock footage townsman Silver City Raiders .... Townsman

Director

The Old Cobbler The Old Bell-Ringer The Nihilists The Wall of Flame The Star Gazer Two Thieves As We Journey Through Life The Christmas Spirit For I Have Toiled When It's One of Your Own His Last Performance The Clutch of the Emperor The Useless One The Dear Old Hypocrite Alias Mr. Smith Seven and Seventy The Prayer of a Horse or: His Life Story Told by Himself Wheels Within Wheels The Truth About Dan Deering The Old Tutor The Troubadour Where Brains Are Needed The Old Doctor The Swinging Doors The Tinker of Stubbenville The Old Grouch The Closing Chapter Mein Friendt Schneider His Beloved Violin Ethel's Burglar The Mystery of the Tapestry Room The Finest Gold The Tam o' Shanter The Sheriff of Red Rock Gulch The $50,000 Jewel Theft The Flag of Fortune The Trap That Failed The Sacrifice of Jonathan Gray Colonel Steel, Master Gambler Babbling Tongues In the Web of the Grafters The Fatal Introduction On Dangerous Ground The Stain in the Blood Nancy's Birthright The Sign of the Spade Sandy, Reformer El Diablo The Gambler's Lost Love John Osborne's Triumph Thunderbolt Jack
  • ''The Unfoldment''

Writer

The Hopes of Blind Alley Ethel's Burglar The $50,000 Jewel Theft
  • ''Life's Maelstrom''