Arthur Donaldson
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Swedish born classical stage star Arthur Donaldson born in Norsholm, Sweden in 1869. A well-known stage actor and a light opera baritone singer. Moved to the United States in 1883 and began his stage career in the 1890's, he originated the role of 'The Prince of Pilsen' in 1903. Handsome performer who often played high class gentlemen in more than 80 movies, making his film debut in 'A Lad from Old Ireland' for the Kalem Film Co in 1910. During the early 1910's he returned to Sweden, appearing in operettas at Oscarsteatern and also made two Swedish films (one as director) before going back to America. He became one of the best regarded character actors of the World War I era including as a German General in 'For France' at Vitagraph Film Co in 1917, one of his most memorable roles was that of George III in D.W. Griffith's 'America' in 1920. In 1925 he produced and directed 'Retribution' an experimental sound film intended for a Swedish-speaking audience, ironically, sound ultimately put an end to his screen career, he returned to the stage permanently in 1927, making his Broadway directorial debut in 1934 with 'The Green Stick'. He died in Long Island, New York in 1955 age 86.
Known for
Credits
The Swan (1925)
as Franz, the Court Chamberlain
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
as Sir Henry Brandon
The Power of Music (1912)
as Edvard Björkman
The Day of Days (1914)
as Brian Shaynon
The Rider of the King Log (1921)
as Stephen Marthorn
The Captain's Captain (1919)
as Cap'n Abe / Am'zon
Luring Shadows (1921)
Actor
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
as Mr. McGonigle
For Woman's Favor (1924)
as The Brother
Daring Hearts (1919)
as Burgomaster
Me and Captain Kidd (1919)
as Randolph Hamilton
For France (1917)
as Rudolph Von Glahm
Is Life Worth Living? (1921)
as Isaac - Pawnbroker
Finger Prints (1922)
Actor
The Green God (1918)
as Major Temple
Fifty-Fifty (1925)
as Grand Duke Popovitch
The ABC of Love (1919)
as Prof. George Collins
The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)
as O'Rell
Down Upon the Suwanee River (1925)
as Dais Norwood
The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)
as Parish Priest
The Silver Lining (1921)
as Friend of the Baxters
America (1924)
as King George III
A Woman's Honor (1916)
as Tochetti
Yolanda (1924)
as Lord Bishop
Miss Dulcie from Dixie (1919)
as Uncle John
The Moth and the Flame (1915)
as Mr. Walton
I Will Repay (1917)
as Caesar
Mind the Paint Girl (1919)
as Vincent Bland
The Hidden Light (1920)
as Detective Hayden
Should a Baby Die? (1916)
as Jacob Cohen
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks (1915)
Actor
The Padrone's Plot (1913)
as The Padrone
The Undercurrent (1919)
as Malin
The Colleen Bawn (1911)
as Father Tom
Who Goes There? (1917)
as Gen. Von Reiter
Rory O'More (1911)
as Father O'Brien
School for Wives (1925)
as Jordan B. Lynch
Mothers of Men (1920)
as Gen. De La Motte
Atonement (1919)
as Anselmo
Gilded Lies (1921)
as Major Burns
His Mother (1912)
as The Priest
Story of a Girl from the Archipelago (1913)
as The Rich Man
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid (1911)
as Kathleen's Father
Old Lace (1931)
Actor
Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917)
as Richard Stevens
Find the Woman (1922)
as Morris Beiner
Three Weeks (1914)
as Dimitri the Queen's Bodyguard
The Bandolero (1924)
as Juan
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec (1914)
as Marquis de Montcalm
The Broadway Drifter (1927)
as Frank Harmon
The Blind Basket Weaver (1913)
as Dr. Arnold
The Winning Oar (1927)
as Robert Brooks
Danger Trail (1917)
as Pierre Thoreau
The Faded Flower (1916)
as Wilbur Mason
Over the Top (1918)
as Friederich von Emden
Babbling Tongues (1917)
as Joseph Moreau
The Bribe (1913)
as Higby - a Political Rival
Runaway June (1915)
Actor
A Modern Salome (1921)
as Walter Greene
The Land of the Lost (1914)
as Baron de Coverly
Her American Prince (1916)
as Baron Von Blumberg