Joseph Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American
character actor and
director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. MacDonald, who was sometimes billed as "John Farrell Macdonald", "J.F. Mcdonald" and "Joseph Farrell Macdonald" as well other variations, appeared as an actor in over 325 movies over a 41 year career from to , and directed forty-four
silent films from to .
MacDonald was the principal director of
L. Frank Baum's
Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of
Frank Capra,
Preston Sturges and, especially,
John Ford.
