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Ian MacDonald

Acting

Born June 28, 1914 · Great Falls, Montana, USA

Died April 11, 1978

Also known as Ladd Pippy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs

Filmography35 titles

Hiawatha

1952as Chief Megissogwon

The Court of Last Resort

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Hank

High Noon

1952as Frank Miller

White Heat

1949as Creel

Johnny Guitar

1954as Pete

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Dark Passage

1947as Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950as Detective Casey (uncredited)

Malaya

1949as Carlos Tassuma

The Man from Colorado

1948as Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Warlock

1959as MacDonald (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Gunsmoke

1955as Mr. Troyman

Come to the Stable

1949as Mr. Matthews (uncredited)

Speed to Spare

1948as Pusher Wilkes

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Soldier (uncredited)

Colt .45

1950as Miller

Pursued

1947as A Callum (uncredited)

The Egyptian

1954as Ship's Captain

The Savage

1952as Yellow Eagle

The Strange Woman

1946as Boat Captain (uncredited)

Apache

1954as Clagg

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Mike Dukovnik

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952as Joe Crossland

The Lawless

1950as Al Peters

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954as Geronimo

Stick to Your Guns

1941as Henchman "Elbows"

Montana

1950as Slim Reeves

The Silver Star

1955Screenplay, Story

The Rebel

1959as Ben Tompkins

Comanche Territory

1950as Walsh

Mr. Reckless

1948as Jim Halsey

Accused of Murder

1956as Trumbull

New Mexico

1951as Pvt. Daniels