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Murdock MacQuarrie

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Murdock MacQuarrie

Born August 25, 1878 in San Francisco, California, USADied August 22, 1942121 films

Murdock MacQuarrie was born on August 25, 1878 in San Francisco, California, as Murdock J. MacQuarrie. He was an actor and director, known for Modern Times (1936), By the Sun's Rays (1914) and Nancy's Birthright (1916). He was married to Claire M. He died on August 22, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.

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Modern Times posterFirst watchModern Times19368.3as J. Widdecombe BillowsA bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...View film

Essential films

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Bride of Frankenstein poster7.5Bride of Frankenstein1935Cat People poster6.9Cat People1942Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster7.2Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1931Fury poster7.5Fury1936Woman of the Year poster7.0Woman of the Year1942At the Circus poster6.4At the Circus1939Les Misérables poster7.1Les Misérables1935The Prisoner of Shark Island poster6.8The Prisoner of Shark Island1936

Filmography

121 films as actor
  1. 1943Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsThe High Priest
  2. 1942Cat PeopleSheep Caretaker (uncredited)
  3. 1942The Omaha TrailOxen Owner
  4. 1942Jackass MailHickory Jake
  5. 1942Ghost Town LawJudge Crail (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  6. 1942Woman of the YearHead Copy Reader (uncredited)
  7. 1941Man from MontanaJoel Preston
  8. 1941Gangs Inc.1st Bailiff (uncredited)
  9. 1940Brigham YoungUndetermined Role
  10. 1940The Mummy's HandTemple Priest (uncredited)
  11. 1940Deadwood DickKenyon
  12. 1940Boys of the CityMan on Sidewalk Watching Fight
  13. 1940Pinto CanyonRancher Barnes
  14. 1940An Angel from TexasLone Star Townsman
  15. 1940The House of the Seven GablesTown Gossip
  16. 1940The ShowdownZeke
  17. 1940The ShadowRichards
  18. 1939Death Rides the RangeSheriff
  19. 1939Cowboys from TexasCongressman
  20. 1939Tower of LondonCouncilman (uncredited)
  21. 1939At the CircusAttendant (uncredited)
  22. 1939Mutiny on the BlackhawkBill - a Settler
  23. 1939Wolf CallMiner
  24. 1939Smoky TrailsWill Archer (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  25. 1939The Phantom StageJohn Scott -Stage Agent (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  26. 1939Honor of the WestHank (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  27. 1939Stand Up and FightEngineer
  28. 1938Ghost Town Riders
  29. 1938Guilty TrailJudge
  30. 1938The Jury's SecretFlood Victim
  31. 1937The Fighting TexanJim Perkins
  32. 1937Back to the WoodsJudge (uncredited)
  33. 1936Stormy TrailsSheriff
  34. 1936Great GuyMr. Marvin (Uncredited)
  35. 1936ShakedownAttendant (uncredited)
  36. 1936Prison ShadowsFight Fan (uncredited)
  37. 1936FuryDawson's Friend (uncredited)
  38. 1936Pinto RustlersEd Walton (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  39. 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandEdman Spangler (uncredited)
  40. 1936Modern TimesJ. Widdecombe Billows
  41. 1936I'll Name the MurdererWreck Witness (Uncredited)
  42. 1935The New FrontierTom Lewis
  43. 1935Diamond JimStockbroker
  44. 1935The Laramie KidDad Bland
  45. 1935Silent ValleyBarnes
  46. 1935Bride of FrankensteinSympathetic Villager (uncredited)
  47. 1935Les MisérablesFauchelevant
  48. 1935Stone of Silver CreekGeorge J. Mason
  49. 1935North of ArizonaMarshal Herron
  50. 1935Chandu on the Magic IslandThe Voice of the Ubasti
  51. 1934When Lightning StrikesJim Caldwell
  52. 1934Terror of the PlainsForeman Cole
  53. 1934The Return of ChanduThe Supreme Voice of Ubasti [Chs. 4-12]
  54. 1934The Man from HellSheriff Jake Klein
  55. 1934The Tonto Kid'Pop' Slawson
  56. 1934Going Bye-Bye!Jury Foreman
  57. 1934Fighting HeroProsecutor
  58. 1934Smoking GunsTownsman
  59. 1934The House of RothschildMan at Stock Exchange (uncredited)
  60. 1933Roman ScandalsSenator Fool (uncredited)
  61. 1933Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and BicyclesSheriff (as Murdock McQuarrie)
  62. 1933Cross FireJim Wells
  63. 1933Son of the BorderTownsman
  64. 1932The Penal CodeLefty
  65. 1932The Gambling SexThompson
  66. 1932Wild GirlJess Larabee (uncredited)
  67. 1932Ride Him, CowboyDoctor (uncredited)
  68. 1932Daring DangerPa Norris (as Murdock McGuarrie)
  69. 1932The Shadow of the EagleFrang the Watchman
  70. 1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDissenting Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)
  71. 1931The Devil PlaysThomas, the Butler
  72. 1931One Man LawEd Grimm, ( as Murdock McQuarrie)
  73. 1931Soul of the SlumsPrison Warden
  74. 1931Near the Trail's EndDan Cather
  75. 1931The Arizona TerrorJoe Moore
  76. 1931Sundown TrailExecutor of the Estate
  77. 1931The Two Gun ManRancher Markham
  78. 1931Hell Bound
  79. 1931Command PerformanceBlondel
  80. 1930Captain of the GuardPierre
  81. 1930Troopers ThreeArmy Officer
  82. 1929.45 Calibre WarMark Blodgett
  83. 1927Black JackHolbrook
  84. 1927The Long Loop on the Pecos
  85. 1926Hair-Trigger BaxterJoe Craddock
  86. 1926Going the LimitSimson Windsor
  87. 1924The Only WomanYacht Captain
  88. 1923Ashes of VengeanceCarlotte
  89. 1923Canyon of the FoolsSproul
  90. 1922If I Were QueenDuke of Wortz
  91. 1922The Hidden WomanIron MacLoid
  92. 1922The UnfoldmentGovernor of Avenue A
  93. 1921Cheated HeartsIbrahim
  94. 1921Sure FireMajor Parker
  95. 1920The Silver HordeRichard Jones
  96. 1919Jacques of the Silver NorthJim Blake
  97. 1919When a Woman Strikes
  98. 1919Gambling in SoulsThomas Philborn
  99. 1918Riders of the Purple SageTull
  100. 1918Her MomentMr. Johnson
  101. 1917The Kingdom of LoveBuck - Dance Hall Owner
  102. 1917Fear NotAllen Mornington
  103. 1917PantheaPolice Agent
  104. 1915The Old DoctorOld Doctor Jones
  105. 1914The Ninety Black BoxesFrançois Villon
  106. 1914Monsieur BluebeardFrançois Villon
  107. 1914RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
  108. 1914The Higher LawFrançois Villon
  109. 1914The OublietteFrançois Villon
  110. 1914By the Sun's RaysJohn Murdock, the Detective
  111. 1914A Ranch RomanceJack Deering
  112. 1914The Forbidden RoomDr. James Gibson
  113. 1914The Tragedy of Whispering CreekThe Stranger
  114. 1914The End of the FeudHen Dawson
  115. 1914Discord and HarmonyOld Felix - the Composer
  116. 1913The Count of Monte CristoDanglars
  117. 1913The Wall of MoneyMcQuarrie
  118. 1913Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
  119. 1913The Scarlet LetterRoger Chillingworth
  120. 1913The Ways of Fate