Arthur Donaldson

Personal Info

Birthday

April 5, 1969

Day of Death

1955-09-28

(-13 years old)

Place of Birth

Norsholm, Östergötlands län, Sweden

Arthur Donaldson

Biography

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.

Known For

When Knighthood Was in Flower

The Undercurrent

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

The Faded Flower

School for Wives

Yolanda

The Swan

Danger Trail

Filmography

1927
The Winning Oar
as Robert Brooks
The Broadway Drifter
as Frank Harmon
1926
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
as Mr. McGonigle
1925
Fifty-Fifty
as Grand Duke Popovitch
School for Wives
as Jordan B. Lynch
The Swan
as Franz, the Court Chamberlain
1924
The Bandolero
as Juan
Yolanda
as Lord Bishop
For Woman's Favor
as The Brother
America
as King George III
1922
When Knighthood Was in Flower
as Sir Henry Brandon
Find the Woman
as Morris Beiner
1921
A Modern Salome
as Walter Greene
Is Life Worth Living?
as Isaac - Pawnbroker
Gilded Lies
as Major Burns
The Passionate Pilgrim
as O'Rell
1920
Mothers of Men
as Gen. De La Motte
1919
The ABC of Love
as Prof. George Collins
The Undercurrent
as Malin
Mind the Paint Girl
as Vincent Bland
Me and Captain Kidd
as Randolph Hamilton
Atonement
as Anselmo
Miss Dulcie from Dixie
as Uncle John
1918
Over the Top
as Friederich von Emden
1917
Who Goes There?
as Gen. Von Reiter
Babbling Tongues
as Joseph Moreau
Danger Trail
as Pierre Thoreau
Enlighten Thy Daughter
as Richard Stevens
1916
The Faded Flower
as Wilbur Mason
Her American Prince
as Baron Von Blumberg
Should a Baby Die?
as Jacob Cohen
1915
The Moth and the Flame
as Mr. Walton
1914
Three Weeks
as Dimitri the Queen's Bodyguard
The Land of the Lost
as Baron de Coverly
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Marquis de Montcalm
1913
The Padrone's Plot
as The Padrone
The Bribe
as Higby - a Political Rival
The Blind Basket Weaver
as Dr. Arnold
1912
His Mother
as The Priest
1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Kathleen's Father
The Colleen Bawn
as Father Tom
Rory O'More
as Father O'Brien
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Parish Priest