Arthur Donaldson

Arthur Donaldson

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.

  • Title: Arthur Donaldson
  • Popularity: 0.926
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1969-04-05
  • Place of Birth: Norsholm, Östergötlands län, Sweden
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Arthur Donaldson Movies

  • 1924
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    For Woman's Favor

    For Woman's Favor

    1 1924 HD

    A modern love story is the framework for a costume love story, based on Boccaccio's "The Falcon."

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  • 1914
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    The Land of the Lost

    The Land of the Lost

    1 1914 HD

    John R. Bradley, a wealthy ship builder, seeks a title for his daughter, Miriam. Mr. Bradley introduces Baron de Coverly, a fortune hunter to Miriam....

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  • 1922
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    Find the Woman

    Find the Woman

    1 1922 HD

    This whodunit bears no relation to the 1918 picture of the same name, but both films coincidentally had the same director, Tom Terriss. When sleazy...

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  • 1917
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    Danger Trail

    Danger Trail

    1 1917 HD

    John Howland travels to the frozen North to build a branch of the Hudson Bay Railroad. There he meets and falls in love with Meleese Thoreau who...

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  • 1915
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    Runaway June

    Runaway June

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1914
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    Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

    Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

    1 1914 HD

    General Wolfe, appointed commander of the expedition against Quebec, comes to bid his mother goodbye. Before sailing, the general calls upon his...

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  • 1913
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    The Blind Basket Weaver

    The Blind Basket Weaver

    1 1913 HD

    Paul, a blind basket weaver, plies his trade at a small seaside village. Anna, a cripple, is madly in love with the handsome young man. He does not...

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  • 1913
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    The Bribe

    The Bribe

    1 1913 HD

    John Dickson, millionaire candidate for mayor, is in love with Dora Malcom, a society girl. He finds, however, that she is engaged to marry Frank...

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  • 1913
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    The Padrone's Plot

    The Padrone's Plot

    1 1913 HD

    Tony Vallenci, just over from Italy, is offered a job by Pietro Valli, an unscrupulous padrone. Ignorant of American money, Tony signs a contract...

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  • 1931
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    Old Lace

    Old Lace

    1 1931 HD

    Old Lace is a 1931 Musical short.

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  • 1917
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    Babbling Tongues

    Babbling Tongues

    1 1917 HD

    When elderly Joseph Moreau and his young wife Therese offer refuge to starving young dramatist Paul Savary, gossips begin to spread rumors of a love...

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  • 1919
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    Miss Dulcie from Dixie

    Miss Dulcie from Dixie

    1 1919 HD

    To receive the $5,000 promised in her Uncle Stephen's will, Dulcie Culpepper must live with her Uncle John in New York for six months so that her...

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  • 1918
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    Over the Top

    Over the Top

    1 1918 HD

    The film is based on a book of the same name by Arthur Guy Empey, detailing his service as an American volunteer with the British Army on the Western...

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  • 1927
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    The Broadway Drifter

    The Broadway Drifter

    1 1927 HD

    Bob Stafford, the wastrel son of a wealthy businessman, is disowned by his father for his reckless and irresponsible ways. He changes his name and...

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  • 1919
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    Atonement

    Atonement

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1920
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    Mothers of Men

    Mothers of Men

    5 1920 HD

    Young Austrian girl Marie Helmar, is left penniless by the death of her father and disgraced by Prussian officer Captain Von Pfaffen, she flees to...

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  • 1917
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    Who Goes There?

    Who Goes There?

    1 1917 HD

    During World War I, Kervyn Guild, an American citizen who was born in Belgium, is captured with other Belgian refugees by the Germans. Brought before...

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  • 1919
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    The ABC of Love

    The ABC of Love

    5.6 1919 HD

    Romance between the playwright Harry Bryant and the homeless and illiterate Kate.

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  • 1925
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    The Swan

    The Swan

    6 1925 HD

    The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923...

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  • 1922
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    When Knighthood Was in Flower

    When Knighthood Was in Flower

    5.7 1922 HD

    Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the...

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  • 1917
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    Enlighten Thy Daughter

    Enlighten Thy Daughter

    6 1917 HD

    Lillian Stevens was raised without care, attention, or education on the ways of the world. When she becomes pregnant by the reckless Harold Winthrop,...

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  • 1926
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    Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

    Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

    6.7 1926 HD

    Mame Walsh promised their mother on her deathbed to look after little sister Janie. But Janie helps herself to everything of her sister's, be it her...

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  • 1925
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    School for Wives

    School for Wives

    1 1925 HD

    School for Wives is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Conway Tearle, Sigrid Holmquist, and Peggy Kelly. It...

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  • 1924
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    The Bandolero

    The Bandolero

    1 1924 HD

    When his wife is killed by the evil Marques de Bazan, Spanish army officer Dorando becomes a notorious outlaw known as El Bandolero. He kidnaps...

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  • 1915
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    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    1 1915 HD

    A bride who discovers during her wedding ceremony that her husband-to-be has fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman.

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  • 1910
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    The Lad from Old Ireland

    The Lad from Old Ireland

    5.1 1910 HD

    A young man leaves Ireland for America, but doesn't forget home.

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  • 1925
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    Fifty-Fifty

    Fifty-Fifty

    1 1925 HD

    Shortly after his marriage, a millionaire begins an affair with another woman. His wife tries to win him back by starting an affair herself.

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  • 1911
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    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    6.5 1911 HD

    A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he...

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  • 1924
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    Yolanda

    Yolanda

    6 1924 HD

    The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, Princess Mary, that she can marry the man she...

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  • 1911
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    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

    4.2 1911 HD

    Based on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad about him, this one-reeler is one of the Kalem pictures...

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  • 1912
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    His Mother

    His Mother

    4 1912 HD

    An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.

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  • 1924
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    America

    America

    5.5 1924 HD

    The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.

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  • 1921
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    The Passionate Pilgrim

    The Passionate Pilgrim

    1 1921 HD

    An innocent man goes to prison for obstruction of justice when his wife refuses to reveal that her father was killed by her mother (and it wasn't...

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  • 1915
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    The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

    The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

    1 1915 HD

    Mary Randall, who has just lost her job, is taking care of her widowed mother. Mary learns that her late uncle has left her part of his estate. She...

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  • 1916
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    The Faded Flower

    The Faded Flower

    1 1916 HD

    Lillian Hill, a poor stenographer, sacrifices her romance with an equally poor playwright, Henry Parker, to marry her boss Wilbur Mason. She does...

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  • 1927
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    The Winning Oar

    The Winning Oar

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1914
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    Three Weeks

    Three Weeks

    1 1914 HD

    A young English nobleman is sent to Switzerland by his parents, where he meets a mysterious older woman with whom he has a torrid three-week romance.

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  • 1916
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    Should a Baby Die?

    Should a Baby Die?

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1921
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    Gilded Lies

    Gilded Lies

    1 1921 HD

    When Keene McComb, a young explorer on an expedition to the North Pole, is given up for lost, his fiancée, Hester Thorpe, is coerced by an...

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  • 1919
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    Me and Captain Kidd

    Me and Captain Kidd

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1916
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    Her American Prince

    Her American Prince

    1 1916 HD

    A young American doctor and his brother are involved in an auto accident in a foreign country. The doctor happens to catch a glance of a beautiful...

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  • 1916
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    The Salamander

    The Salamander

    1 1916 HD

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