--- name: "Donald MacBride" canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-macbride" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 June 1889" died: "21 June 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T00:30:18.890617+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Donald MacBride Actor. Born 22 June 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 21 June 1957. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 June 1889, Brooklyn, New York, USA - **Died:** 21 June 1957 - **Also known as:** Donald Hugh MacBride, Donald Mac Bride, Don MacBride, Donald McBride, Don McBride - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_MacBride, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34234 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Here Comes Mr. Jordan*](https://film.one/film/here-comes-mr-jordan.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Donald MacBride was an American character actor who worked on stage, in films and on television. He began his career as a teenage singer in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway, including in the original production of *Room Service*. He appeared in nearly 140 films between 1914 and 1955. His roles included Inspector Williams in *Here Comes Mr. Jordan* (1941), Big Mac in *High Sierra* (1941), R.S. Kenyon in *The Killers* (1946) and Mr. Brady in *The Seven Year Itch* (1955). He was frequently cast as detectives and other authority figures. MacBride also worked in early television, including a recurring role in the series *My Friend Irma*. He died in Los Angeles, California, on 21 June 1957. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, watch.plex.tv, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Here Comes Mr. Jordan* (1941), Fi1m 77, as Inspector Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-mr-jordan.md) ## Complete filmography (118) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Seven Year Itch* (1955), as Mr. Brady - *Gobs and Gals* (1952), as Cmdr. J.E. Gerrens - *Newlyweds' House Guest* (1952), as Bob's Boss - *Ghost Buster* (1952), as JR Lynch - *Sailor Beware* (1952), as Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited) - *Meet Danny Wilson* (1952), as Sergeant Kelly - *Two Tickets to Broadway* (1951), as Policeman - *The Stooge* (1951), as Diner Proprietor (uncredited) - *Texas Carnival* (1951), as Concessionaire - *Rhubarb* (1951), as Pheeny - *Cuban Fireball* (1951), as Captain Brown - *Bowery Battalion* (1951), as Herbert Frisbie - *Holiday Rhythm* (1950), as Earl E. Byrd - *Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey* (1950), as Mayor - *The Story of Seabiscuit* (1949), as George Carson - *Jinx Money* (1948), as Police Capt. James Q. Broaderik - *Campus Sleuth* (1948), as Insp. Watson - *Smart Politics* (1948), as Phineas Wharton Sr. / Phineas Wharton Jr. - *Good News* (1947), as Coach Johnson - *Joe Palooka in the Knockout* (1947), as Crockett - *The Fabulous Joe* (1947), as Lawyer Gilbert - *The Egg and I* (1947), as Mr. Henty - *Buck Privates Come Home* (1947), as Police captain - *Beat the Band* (1947), as P. Aloysius Duff - *The Brute Man* (1946), as Police Captain M. J. Donelly - *The Killers* (1946), as R.S. Kenyon - *The Time of Their Lives* (1946), as Lt. Mason - *The Dark Horse* (1946), as John Rooney - *The Dark Corner* (1946), as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) - *Blonde Alibi* (1946), as Inspector Carmichael - *Little Giant* (1946), as The conductor - *Girl on the Spot* (1946), as Inspector Gleason - *Doll Face* (1945), as Lawyer Ferguson - *Hold That Blonde!* (1945), as Mr. Kratz - *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood* (1945), as Dennis Kavanaugh - *Out of This World* (1945), as J.C. Crawford - *Penthouse Rhythm* (1945), as Brewster - *She Gets Her Man* (1945), as Henry Wright - *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944), as Police Chief MacGregor - *The Doughgirls* (1944), as The Judge - *Best Foot Forward* (1943), as Capt. Bradd - *A Stranger in Town* (1943), as Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton - *They Got Me Covered* (1943), as Mason - *Lady Bodyguard* (1943), as R.L Barclay - *A Night to Remember* (1942), as Bolling - *My Sister Eileen* (1942), as Officer Lonigan - *The Glass Key* (1942), as Farr - *Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost* (1942), as Percy Fitzbadden - *Juke Girl* (1942), as 'Muckeye' John - *Two Yanks in Trinidad* (1942), as Sgt. Valentine - *Louisiana Purchase* (1941), as Capt. Pierre Whitfield - *You're in the Army Now* (1941), as Colonel Dobson - *Rise and Shine* (1941), as Coach Graham - *You'll Never Get Rich* (1941), as Top Sergeant - *Here Comes Mr. Jordan* (1941), as Inspector Williams — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-mr-jordan.md) - *Love Crazy* (1941), as 'Pinky' Grayson - *Topper Returns* (1941), as Sgt. Roberts - *Footlight Fever* (1941), as Jeff Crandall - *High Sierra* (1941), as Big Mac - *The Invisible Woman* (1940), as Foghorn - *Michael Shayne: Private Detective* (1940), as Chief Peter Painter - *Murder Over New York* (1940), as Insp. Vance - *Wyoming* (1940), as Bart - Henchman - *My Favorite Wife* (1940), as Hotel Clerk - *Curtain Call* (1940), as Jeff Crandall - *Northwest Passage* (1940), as Sergeant McNott - *The Saint's Double Trouble* (1940), as Inspector John H. Bohlen - *The Amazing Mr. Williams* (1939), as Lieutenant Bixler - *Charlie Chan at Treasure Island* (1939), as Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine - *Blondie Takes a Vacation* (1939), as Harvey Morton - *The Girl and the Gambler* (1939), as Mike Bascom - *The Gracie Allen Murder Case* (1939), as Dist. Atty. John, Markham - *The Girl from Mexico* (1939), as L. B. Renner - *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as Roy Thompson - *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), as Hotel Manager - *Twelve Crowded Hours* (1939), as Detective Sergeant Joe Keller - *The Great Man Votes* (1939), as Iron Hat McCarthy - *Annabel Takes a Tour* (1938), as Thompson · RR Conductor - *Room Service* (1938), as Gregory Wagner - *Who's Crazy* (1937), Actor - *His Pest Girl* (1937), as Elevator operator - *Nut Guilty* (1936), as Dan Riley (uncredited) - *The Chemist* (1936), Actor - *The Good Old Plumbertime* (1936), Actor - *Peaceful Relations* (1936), as Irate Camper - *Serves You Right* (1935), as Muscle Bound Pete (as Don MacBride) - *His First Flame* (1935), as Fire Chief (as Don McBride) - *A Peach of a Pair* (1934), as The Baron - Dinner Guest (uncredited) - *So You Won't T-T-T-Talk* (1934), as Angry Neighbor (uncredited) - *Smoked Hams* (1934), as Stagehand (uncredited) - *My Mummy's Arms* (1934), as Egyptian (uncredited) - *The Wrong, Wrong Trail* (1934), as I. Peek - Head Detective - *A Little Girl with Big Ideas* (1934), Actor - *Howd' Ya Like That?* (1934), as Customs Officer - *Here Comes Flossie!* (1933), as Flossie's Driver - *That Goes Double* (1933), as The Cop (uncredited) - *Aces Wild* (1933), as Mr. Dawson (uncredited) - *Buzzin' Around* (1933), as Policeman - *Why Nudism: An Expose of Nudism* (1933), as Man Walking Through Lobby (uncredited) - *The Acid Test* (1932), Actor - *Artistic Temper* (1932), Actor - *The Misleading Lady* (1932), as Bill - Asylum Guard - *Wayward* (1932), as Taxicab Driver (uncredited) - *His Woman* (1931), as Crewman - *Animal Crackers* (1930), as House Party Guest (uncredited) - *The Capitol* (1919), as Jimmy Vincent (as Donald Hugh McBride) - *The Shell Game* (1918), as Vocal Teacher - *The Fettered Woman* (1917), as Jack Wolver - *Gall and Golf* (1917), Actor - *The Daring of Diana* (1916), as Jimmy Towne - *Jane's Bashful Hero* (1916), as Willie - *By Might of His Right* (1915), as The Wife's Big Brother - *Count 'Em* (1915), Actor - *A Family Picnic* (1915), as Mr. Jones - *A Safe Investment* (1915), Actor - *The Revolt of Mr. Wiggs* (1915), as Mr. Wiggs - *Easy Money* (1915), Actor - *The Mysterious Mr. Davey* (1914), as The Office Boy ## Gallery - ![Donald MacBride](https://film.one/media/person/1232251/gallery-fca8764f9450.jpg) Donald MacBride — trailer screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Donald_MacBride_in_My_Favorite_Wife_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Donald MacBride](https://film.one/media/person/1232251/gallery-4672de447336.jpg) Donald MacBride — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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