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Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald (born Kenneth Royce Dollins) was a regular fixture in Charles Starrett series of Durango Kid westerns. However, he is probably best remembered as a foil for many of Columbia's comedy teams in the studio's two-reelers, particularly The Three Stooges. His suave demeanor and rich, booming voice perfectly fit the role of the con man, crooked lawyer or criminal gang leader he often played, and he showed a surprising flair for physical comedy, taking a two-finger poke in the eyes from Moe Howard, a pie in the face from Larry Fine or an iron bar on the head from Curly Howard with the best of them. He left the Columbia shorts department in 1955 and semi-retired from acting.

Aliases
  • Kenneth Mac Donald
  • Ken MacDonald
  • Kenneth R. MacDonald
English
Filmography

40 Guns to Apache Pass

1967
as Harry Malone

Go West, Young Lady

1941
as Pony Express Rider

Stand By All Networks

1942
as Captain Banion

Shadow Of Terror

1945
as McKenzie

False Paradise

1948
as Bentley

The Wildcat of Tucson

1940
as Rance McKee

Eagle Squadron

1942
as Margate Dispatcher

Hot Lead

1951
as Sheriff Lacy

Storm Over Wyoming

1950
as Robert Dawson

The Mysterious Desperado

1949
as Sheriff Anders

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942
as Officer Fosse

Mandrake, the Magician

1939
as James Webster

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950
as Dillon

Texas Stagecoach

1940
as John Appleby

The Ten Commandments

1956
as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Overland with Kit Carson

1939
as Winchester - Trapper

Of Cash and Hash

1955
as Lefty Loomis

West of the Rio Grande

1944
as Martin Keene

Shot in the Frontier

1954
as Bill Noonan

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953
as Sheriff Blake

Dakota Lil

1950
as Fletch, Sentry (as Ken MacDonald)

Outpost of the Mounties

1939
as R.A. Kirby

Destroyer

1943
as Naval Officer

Riders of the Northland

1942
as Matt Taylor

Island of Doomed Men

1940
as Doctor Rosener

Cowboy from Lonesome River

1944
as Senator Daniel G. Proctor

Border Treasure

1950
as Sheriff Carrigan

Frontier Agent

1948
as Burton Wheelock

Black Arrow

1944
as Jake Jackson

Spoilers of the Range

1939
as Cash Fenton

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939
as Jack Rand

Smith of Minnesota

1942
as Doc Williams

Leadville Gunslinger

1952
as Sheriff Nichols

A Pinch in Time

1948
as Crook

The Valley of Vanishing Men

1942
as Jonathan Kincaid

Cadets on Parade

1942
as Dr. Nesbitt

Frontier Vengeance

1940
as Slash

Savage Frontier

1953
as Marshal Bradley

Booty And The Beast

1953
as Icabod Slipp

Hula-La-La

1951
as Varanu, Witch Doctor

Salt Lake Raiders

1950
as Deputy Marshal Tom

Border Vengeance

1935
as Flash Purdue

The Last Mile

1932
as Harris... Guard

The Lost Trail

1945
as John Corbett

Hot Ice

1955
as Dapper

The Son of Davy Crockett

1941
as King Canfield

Before I Hang

1940
as Anson, Prison Guard

Desert of Lost Men

1951
as Bill Hackett

Pride of the Plains

1944
as Dan Hurley

Pardon My Terror

1946
as Mr. Grooch

Trail Guide

1952
as Wagon Master Wheeler

Stagecoach Kid

1949
as Sheriff

Experiment Alcatraz

1950
as Col. Harris

Hands Across the Rockies

1941
as Juneau Jessup

Law of the Badlands

1951
as Captain Bill McVey

Six Gun Gospel

1943
as Ace Benton

The Durango Kid

1940
as Mace Ballard

Hold That Lion!

1947
as Icabod Slipp

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941
as Caulder

Blunder Boys

1955
as Capt. F. B. Eye

Arctic Flight

1952
as Father François

Prairie Pioneers

1941
as Fields

Gunfighters of Abilene

1959
as Harker

Bullets for Rustlers

1940
as Ed Brock

The Gay Amigo

1949
as Captain Lewis

Robin Hood of the Range

1943
as Henry Marlowe

The Devil Commands

1941
as Sheriff Ed Willis

The Errand Boy

1961
as Mr. Fumble

Captain Lightfoot

1955

Perils of the Royal Mounted

1942
as Mort Ransome

Three Dark Horses

1952
as William 'Bill' Wick

Perils of the Wilderness

1956
as Bart Randall

Nervous Shakedown

1947
as First Convict

Loose Loot

1953
as Icabod Slipp

Guest Star

Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Candy Queen 		1965
Episode Stories of the Century
The Apache Kid 		1955
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Terrified Typist 		1958
Episode Broken Arrow
Battle at Apache Pass 		1956
Episode Maverick
A Cure for Johnny Rain 		1959
Episode Bronco
Four Guns and a Prayer 		1958
Episode Lawman
The Badge 		1958
Episode Colt .45
Sign In The Sand 		1958
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Silent Six 		1965
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Fraudulent Foto 		1959
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary 		1958
Episode Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Blizzard Makers 		1964
Episode Cheyenne
The Trap 		1956
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Final Fade-Out 		1966
Episode Checkmate
Death Runs Wild 		1960
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Irate Inventor 		1960
Episode Broken Arrow
Indian Agent 		1956
Episode Daniel Boone
The Prophet 		1965
Episode Colt .45
Dead Reckoning 		1958
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Wayward Wife 		1960
Episode Sugarfoot
Wolfpack 		1960
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Glamorous Ghost 		1962
Episode State Trooper
Death on Wheels 		1958
Episode Riverboat
The Barrier 		1959
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Jilted Jockey 		1958
Episode Sugarfoot
The Captive Locomotive 		1960
Episode The Restless Gun
One On The House 		1959
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Torrid Tapestry 		1961
Episode Sugarfoot
Stranger in Town 		1961
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Devious Delinquent 		1963
Episode Colt .45
Rare Specimen 		1958
Episode Wanted: Dead or Alive
Drop to Drink 		1958
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Lazy Lover 		1958
Episode Rawhide
Incident of the Running Iron 		1961
Episode Daniel Boone
Cry of Gold 		1965
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma 		1959
Episode Rawhide
Incident of a Burst of Evil 		1959
Episode Zane Grey Theater
There Were Four 		1957
Episode Riverboat
The Treasure of Hawk Hill 		1960
Episode Colt .45
Judgement Day (The Peacemaker) 		1957
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Mischievous Doll 		1965
Episode Bronco
One Came Back 		1961
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather 		1961
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Golden Venom 		1965
Episode Sugarfoot
Small War at Custer Junction 		1958
Episode Colt .45
A Time To Die 		1957
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece 		1957
Episode The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Casey and the Clowns 		1961
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Lonely Eloper 		1962
Episode Colt .45
The Deserters 		1958
Episode The Lone Ranger
Death Goes to Press 		1955
Episode The Lone Ranger
Gold Freight 		1955
Episode The Three Stooges
Three Dark Horses 		1952
Episode Bat Masterson
The Price of Paradise 		1961
Episode Bat Masterson
A Matter of Honor 		1959
Episode Casey Jones
The Old Timer 		1957
Episode Annie Oakley
The Hardrock Trail 		1954
Episode The Lone Ranger
Outlaw's Revenge 		1950
Episode Bronco
Guns of the Lawless 		1961
Episode The Lone Ranger
The Renegades 		1949
Episode The Texan
The Marshal of Yellow Jacket 		1959
Episode Broken Arrow
The Mail Riders 		1956