Melbourne MacDowell
An image from What Happened to Jones, one of the productions that also features Melbourne MacDowell.
Melbourne MacDowell

Melbourne MacDowell

November 11, 1856 — 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.

There It Is

There It Is

1928

Outside the Law

Outside the Law

1921

Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse

1928

Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North

1920

What Happened to Jones

What Happened to Jones

1926

Behind the Front

Behind the Front

1926

Wolves of the Rail

Wolves of the Rail

1918

The Cloud Rider

The Cloud Rider

1925