Directed credits
122
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Frank McDonald
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 111Directed series: 11All crew credits: 123
TMDB ID: 46959
IMDb ID: nm0567757
Known for: Directing
Born: November 9, 1899
Died: March 8, 1980
Age: 80
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 1994
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q1443765
Also known as
Frank MacDonald • Bill Raynor
Frequent jobs
Director (122)Story (1)
Biography
A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-'30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in Hollywood at one time or another, he did a lot of work for Republic, grinding out Gene Autry and Roy Rogers westerns, and at the Pine/Thomas "B" unit at Paramount, churning out westerns, action dramas and war pictures. Not entirely comfortable as a director -Evelyn Keyes once said, "I've never seen anyone as terrified of directing as Frank McDonald" - he nevertheless turned out more than 100 pictures in his career.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank McDonald.
6.5
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Director
1994 Movie
2.0
Mara of the Wilderness
Director
1965 Movie
5.8
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
1963 Movie
4.7
The Underwater City
Director
1962 Movie
Raymie
Director
1960 Movie
6.3
The Purple Gang
Director
1959 Movie
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
Director
1959 Movie
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
Director
1958 Movie
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Director
1955 Movie
The Matchmaking Marshal
Director
1955 Movie
Timber Country Trouble
Director
1955 Movie
Phantom Trails
Director
1955 Movie
5.5
The Big Tip Off
Director
1955 Movie
4.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Director
1955 Movie
Trouble on the Trail
Director
1954 Movie
Marshals in Disguise
Director
1954 Movie
Outlaw's Son
Director
1954 Movie
The Two Gun Teacher
Director
1954 Movie
6.0
Thunder Pass
Director
1954 Movie
Six Gun Decision
Director
1953 Movie
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Director
1953 Movie
Border City Rustlers
Director
1953 Movie
Two Gun Marshal
Director
1953 Movie
Son of Belle Starr
Director
1953 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Frank McDonald.
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 5 eps
1965 Series
6.2
Flipper
Director • 4 eps
1964 Series
6.6
McHale's Navy
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.5
National Velvet
Director • 30 eps
1960 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
5.0
Broken Arrow
Director • 4 eps
1956 Series
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Director • 61 eps
1955 Series
4.5
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Director • 38 eps
1951 Series
6.8
The Range Rider
Director • 1 eps
1951 Series
4.2
The Gene Autry Show
Director • 16 eps
1950 Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Frank McDonald.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank McDonald.
4.2
Ringside
Director
1949 Movie
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Director
1944 Movie
5.0
Snow Dog
Director
1950 Movie
4.5
Forgotten Girls
Story
1940 Movie
5.3
Isle of Fury
Director
1936 Movie
4.0
Yukon Gold
Director
1952 Movie
5.8
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
1963 Movie
4.0
Yellow Fin
Director
1951 Movie
4.0
Man from Oklahoma
Director
1945 Movie
6.0
Sierra Passage
Director
1950 Movie
7.0
Grand Ole Opry
Director
1940 Movie
5.8
Gambler's Choice
Director
1944 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Frank McDonald.
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 5 eps
1965 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Director • 61 eps
1955 Series
6.6
McHale's Navy
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.0
Broken Arrow
Director • 4 eps
1956 Series
6.2
Flipper
Director • 4 eps
1964 Series
5.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Director • 38 eps
1951 Series
4.2
The Gene Autry Show
Director • 16 eps
1950 Series
4.5
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.5
National Velvet
Director • 30 eps
1960 Series
6.8
The Range Rider
Director • 1 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frank McDonald.