Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attended Leadville (Colorado) High School and Normal College in Freemont, Nebraska, before earning A.B. and D.D.S. degrees from

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in Chicago. Prior to embarking on a theatrical career, McDowell had a career in dentistry. In 1901, he was appointed professor of orthodontics at the University of Illinois. In 1902, McDowell acted on stage in Chicago and in Lincoln, Nebraska. His film debut came in 1910 with Biograph. McDowell died in

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after he shot himself.

Partial filmography

* '' The Scarlet Car'' (1917) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * '' Masked'' (1920) * '' Cupid the Cowpuncher'' (1920) * ''

Going Some ''Going Some'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by Harry Beaumont. It stars Cullen Landis, Helen Ferguson, Kenneth Harlan and Lillian Hall. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures.''Pictorial History of the Silent Film'', p.195 c.1953 by Daniel ...

'' (1920) * '' Down Home'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Home Stuff'' (1921) * ''

Shadows of Conscience ''Shadows of Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Russell Simpson, Barbara Tennant and Gertrude Olmstead.Connelly, p. 250. Cast * Russell Simpson as Jim Logan * Landers Stevens as Wad ...

'' (1921) * '' The Silent Call'' (1921) * ''

The Girl Who Ran Wild ''The Girl Who Ran Wild'' is a 1922 American comedy-drama film directed by Rupert Julian. It is a black and white silent film released by Universal which is based on the 1863 novella ''M’liss: An Idyll of Red Mountain'' by Bret Harte. It is a ...

'' (1922) * '' Oliver Twist'' (1922) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1923) * '' Blood Test'' (1923) * '' Pioneer Trails'' (1923) * ''

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River ''The Ridin' Kid from Powder River'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was based on a novel by Henry Herbert Knibbs and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As descr ...

'' (1924) * ''

Galloping Gallagher ''Galloping Gallagher'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Fred Thomson, Hazel Keener, and Frank Hagney. The film was originally five reels A reel is an object around which a length of another ...

'' (1924) * '' The Heart Bandit'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Gold and Grit'' (1925) * '' On the Go'' (1925) * '' A Streak of Luck'' (1925) * '' Manhattan Madness'' (1925) * ''

The Phantom Bullet ''The Phantom Bullet'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced by Carl Laemmle and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Chick Farlane * Eileen Percy as ...

'' (1926) * ''

Lightning Reporter ''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Cast * Johnnie Walker as Jimmy Blaine - Cub Reporter * Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Barlo ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Frontier Trail ''The Frontier Trail'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Harry Carey. Plot Cast * Harry Carey - Jim Cardigan * Mabel Julienne Scott - Dolly Mainard * Ernest Hilliard - Captain Blackwell ...

'' (1926) * '' The Blind Trail'' (1926) * ''

The Valley of Bravery ''The Valley of Bravery'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Bob Custer, Eugenia Gilbert and Artie Ortego.Munden, p. 853 Synopsis Two veterans of World War I return home and help a young woman fend of ...

'' (1926) * ''

Fighting with Buffalo Bill ''Fighting With Buffalo Bill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor for Universal Pictures. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Ned Wheeler * Elsa Benham as Doris Carber ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Ramblin' Galoot ''The Ramblin' Galoot'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Fred Bain at the Poverty Row studios of Action Pictures, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante, and Frederick Lee. It was released on November 21, 1926. Cas ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Outlaw Express ''The Outlaw Express'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Leo D. Maloney, Joan Renee and Melbourne MacDowell.Crossed Signals ''Crossed Signals'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Henry Victor and Georgie Chapman.Munden p.155 Cast * Helen Holmes as Helen Wainwright * Henry Victor as Jack McDermott * Georgi ...

'' (1926) * '' Border Blackbirds'' (1927) * '' Great Mail Robbery'' (1927) * ''

The Bugle Call ''The Bugle Call'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jackie Coogan and Claire Windsor, which was released on August 6, 1927. The Lost Film Files database lists this film as being lost. Plot Billy ...

'' (1927) * '' The Vanishing Rider'' (1928) * '' Wild Blood'' (1928) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1928) * '' Kit Carson'' (1928) * '' Lilac Time'' (1928) * '' The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928) * '' Heart Trouble'' (1928) * '' Queen of the Northwoods'' (1929) * '' The Texas Ranger'' (1931) * '' Guns for Hire'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * ''

Come On, Tarzan ''Come On, Tarzan'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film starring Ken Maynard, Merna Kennedy, and Niles Welch. A ranch foreman at odds with his female boss, fights outlaws who are killing horses for dog food.Taliaferro, John (2002). ''Ta ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Scarlet Brand ''The Scarlet Brand'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Betty Mack and Robert D. Walker.Pitts p.69 Cast * Bob Custer as Bud Bryson * Betty Mack as Ellen Walker * Robert D. Walker as Bill Mors ...

'' (1932) * '' Fighting Through'' (1934) * '' The Dawn Rider'' (1935) * ''

Wilderness Mail ''Wilderness Mail'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Forrest Sheldon and written by Bennett Cohen and Robert Dillon. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Fred Kohler, Paul Hurst, Doris Brook, Syd Saylor and Dick Curtis. The film was rele ...

'' (1935) * '' Gun Smoke'' (1936) * '' Westbound Stage'' (1939) * '' Pioneer Days'' (1940) * ''

Roll Wagons Roll ''Roll Wagons Roll'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell and Muriel Evans Muriel Evans (born Muriel Adele Evanson; July 20, 1910 – October 26, 2000) was an American film ...

'' (1940) * '' Lone Texas Ranger'' (1945)

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