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Ian MacDonald

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Born Jun 28, 1914 Died Apr 11, 1978 Great Falls, Montana, USA 7 database credits
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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

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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.

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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

Full name
Ian MacDonald
Also known as
Ladd Pippy
Birthday
Jun 28, 1914
Death date
Apr 11, 1978
Birthplace
Great Falls, Montana, USA
Occupation
Actor

TV Shows & Filmography

7 unique database titles.

Trackdown posterTrackdown1957–1959 · TV SeriesJed Burroughs
Have Gun, Will Travel posterHave Gun, Will Travel1957–1963 · TV Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956–1961 · TV SeriesEd Loomis
The 20th Century Fox Hour posterThe 20th Century Fox Hour1955–1957 · TV SeriesMike Dukovnik
Gunsmoke posterGunsmoke1955–1975 · TV SeriesMr. Troyman
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp posterThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955–1961 · TV Series
City Detective posterCity Detective1953–1955 · TV Series

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