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Melbourne MacDowell(1856-1941)

  • Actor
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Melbourne MacDowell
Melbourne MacDowell was born on 22 November 1856 in South River, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Feel My Pulse (1928), Speed Mad (1925) and Savages of the Sea (1925). He was married to Mrs. Caroline Wells Neff, Wilhelmina Marie Strauss, Fanny Davenport (d. 1898) (first), Virginia Drew Trescott and Nellie Irving. He died on 18 February 1941 in Oakland, California, USA.
BornNovember 22, 1856
DiedFebruary 18, 1941(84)
BornNovember 22, 1856
DiedFebruary 18, 1941(84)
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Known for

Bebe Daniels in Feel My Pulse (1928)
Feel My Pulse
6.9
  • Her Uncle Wilberforce
  • 1928
William Fairbanks and Edith Roberts in Speed Mad (1925)
Speed Mad
  • John Sanford
  • 1925
Frank Merrill in Savages of the Sea (1925)
Savages of the Sea
  • Daniel Rawley
  • 1925
Stick to Your Story (1926)
Stick to Your Story
  • Colonel Miles
  • 1926

Credits

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Actor

  • A Fool About Women
    Short
    • 1932
  • Mary Gordon, Melbourne MacDowell, Walter McGrail, and Lillian Rich in The Old Code (1928)
    The Old Code
    • Steve MacGregor
    • 1928
  • Bebe Daniels in Feel My Pulse (1928)
    Feel My Pulse
    6.9
    • Her Uncle Wilberforce
    • 1928
  • A.W.O.L. (1918)
    There It Is
    7.0
    Short
    • Frisbie Family Patriarch
    • 1928
  • Elsa Benham and Buddy Roosevelt in Code of the Cow Country (1927)
    Code of the Cow Country
    • John Calhoun
    • 1927
  • Driven from Home (1927)
    Driven from Home
    5.6
    • 1927
  • Stick to Your Story (1926)
    Stick to Your Story
    • Colonel Miles
    • 1926
  • Nancy Nash in The City (1926)
    The City
    • Vorhees
    • 1926
  • Leo D. Maloney in The Outlaw Express (1926)
    The Outlaw Express
    • Sheriff
    • 1926
  • Jimmy Aubrey, William Fairbanks, and Frank Hagney in The Winning Wallop (1926)
    The Winning Wallop
    • Cyrus Barton
    • 1926
  • The Jelly Fish
    Short
    • 1926
  • The Rainmaker (1926)
    The Rainmaker
    6.1
    • Bennson
    • 1926
  • Call of the Night
    • Dent Wade
    • 1926
  • Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in Behind the Front (1926)
    Behind the Front
    6.2
    • Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
    • 1926
  • Ken Maynard and Tarzan in Fighting Courage (1925)
    Fighting Courage
    • Kingsley Sr
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Melbourne McDowell
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • November 22, 1856
    • South River, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • February 18, 1941
    • Oakland, California, USA(after surgery)
  • Spouses
      Mrs. Caroline Wells NeffSeptember 28, 1917 - ?
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "sheriff's officer"; stage debut) in "Road to Ruin", Bostom Museum Stock Co., Boston, MA.
  • Publicity listings
    • 10 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was in the Merchant Marine before he ventured into show business. He had became a ship's mate while still in his teens.

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