Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald (born Kenneth Dollins; September 8, 1901 – May 5, 1972) was an American film actor. Born in Portland, Indiana, MacDonald made more than 220 film and television appearances between 1931 and 1972. His name is sometimes seen as Kenneth McDonald; his later roles sometimes credited him as Kenneth R. MacDonald.

Career MacDonald began his career as a stage actor. In 1923, he appeared in his first feature film, Slow as Lightning. He also appeared in a number of episodes of the TV western Bat Masterson with Gene Barry (MacDonald appeared with Dyan Cannon in "The Price of Paradise" in 1961.)

MacDonald's most prolific work in television was in 32 episodes of CBS's Perry Mason. He played the recurring role of a judge (sometimes named Carter, sometimes named Hartley, other times unnamed) between 1957 and 1966.

Death MacDonald died of brain and lung cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 70. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) Stand By All Networks (1942) The Phantom (1943) West of the Rio Grande (1944) Cornered (1945) as Incza's henchman (uncredited) Back to Bataan (1945) Maj. McKinley (uncredited) Crossfire (1947) as Major (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) as Humphrey Bogart character before facial surgery (uncredited) Frontier Agent (1948) Return of the Bad Men (1948) Train to Alcatraz (1948) The Caine Mutiny (1954) as a Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited) The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) uncredited 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1966) Harry Malone Fantastic Voyage (1966) Henry - heart monitoring

Three Stooges short subjects

Monkey Businessmen (1946) Hold That Lion! (1947) Shivering Sherlocks (1948) Crime on Their Hands (1948) Vagabond Loafers (1949) Punchy Cowpunchers (1950) Studio Stoops (1950) Hula-La-La (1951) Three Dark Horses (1952) Booty and the Beast (1953) Loose Loot (1953) Of Cash and Hash (1955) Hot Ice (1955) Blunder Boys (1955) Scheming Schemers (1956)

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