Malcolm McGregor (October 13, 1892 – April 29, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. McGregor appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1936. He was born in

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. A cross between Wallace Reid, Rudolph Valentino, and the earlier Harrison Ford, McGregor, with slicked-back hair, starred as the young whaling captain in a film version of

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' '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1923), perhaps the highlight of a busy career that mostly found the handsome, clean-cut actor supporting such glamorous female stars as

Corinne Griffith Corinne Griffith (née Griffin; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen," she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the ...

Florence Vidor Florence Vidor (née Cobb, later Arto; July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977) was an American silent film actress. Early life Vidor was born in Houston on July 23, 1895, to John and Ida Cobb. Her parents had married in Houston on March 3, 1894, bu ...

, and

Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Brent was born in Tampa, Florida, and known as Betty. When she was age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...

. Like so many of his contemporaries, McGregor's career quickly waned after the changeover to sound and he was reduced to playing second fiddle to

Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...

in the Mascot serial ''

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'' (1932). McGregor retired after playing a gangster in a low-budget screen version of radio's '' Special Agent K-7'' (1937). McGregor reportedly died from burns suffered in an accident in his home in Hollywood .

Partial filmography

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The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1922) - Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim * '' Broken Chains'' (1922) - Peter Wyndham * '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1923) - Joel Shore * '' Can a Woman Love Twice?'' (1923) - Abner's Son * ''

The Untameable ''The Untameable'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Gladys Walton, Malcolm McGregor and John St. Polis.Munden p.850 It is based on the 1907 novel ''The White Cat'' by Gelett Burgess. Synopsis Chest ...

'' (1923) - Chester Arnold * '' The Dancer of the Nile'' (1923) - Karmet * '' The Social Code'' (1923) - Dean Cardigan * ''

A Noise in Newboro ''A Noise in Newboro'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, David Butler and Eva Novak.MacKinnon p.188 Cast * Viola Dana as Martha Mason * David Butler as Ben Colwell * Eva Novak as An ...

'' (1923) - Harry Dixon * '' The Bedroom Window'' (1924) - Frank Armstrong * ''

The House of Youth ''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * ...

'' (1924) - Spike Blaine * ''

You Can't Get Away with It ''You Can't Get Away with It'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jill, Jane, and May Mackie ...

'' (1924) - Henry Adams * '' Idle Tongues'' (1924) - Tom Stone * '' Smouldering Fires'' (1925) - Robert Elliott * '' The Girl of Gold'' (1925) - Schuyler Livingstone * '' Lady of the Night'' (1925) - David Page * ''

Alias Mary Flynn ''Alias Mary Flynn'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Reagan, Sr. adopts Mary Flynn after rescuing her ...

'' (1925) - Tim Reagan * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1925) - Ralph * '' The Overland Limited'' (1925) - David Barton * ''

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'' (1925) - Lawrence Emmett * '' The Circle'' (1925) - Edward 'Teddy' Luton * '' The Vanishing American'' (1925) - Earl Ramsdale * '' Flaming Waters'' (1925) - Dan O'Neil * ''

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'' (1925) - Ronald Perry * '' It Must Be Love'' (1926) - Jack Dugan * '' Don Juan's Three Nights'' (1926) - Giulio Roberti * '' The Gay Deceiver'' (1926) - Robert Le Rivarol * '' The Silent Flyer'' (1926) - Lloyd Darrell, posing as Bill Smith * '' Money to Burn'' (1926) - Dan Stone * '' The Wreck'' (1927) * '' The Price of Honor'' (1927) - Anthony Fielding * ''

The Ladybird ''The Ladybird'' is a long tale or novella by D. H. Lawrence. It was first drafted in 1915 as a short story entitled ''The Thimble''. Lawrence rewrote and extended it under a new title in December 1921 and sent the final version to his Engli ...

'' (1927) - Duncan Spencer * ''

Matinee Ladies ''Matinee Ladies'' was a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Byron Haskin, the film starred May McAvoy and was Haskin's first directorial effort after having been a cinematographer. ''Matinee L ...

'' (1927) - Bob Ward * '' A Million Bid'' (1927) - Dr. Robert Brent * '' The Kid Sister'' (1927) - Thomas Webster * ''

The Girl from Gay Paree ''The Girl from Gay Paree'' is a 1927 silent film directed by Phil Goldstone and Arthur Gregor and starring Lowell Sherman and Barbara Bedford. It was produced and released by Tiffany Pictures. It is preserved at the BFI National Archive. Cas ...

'' (1927) - Kenneth Ward * ''

Buck Privates ''Buck Privates'' is a 1941 musical film, musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, peacetime draft o ...

'' (1928) - John Smith * ''

The Port of Missing Girls ''The Port of Missing Girls'' is a 1928 silent film directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Barbara Bedford and Hedda Hopper, making it one of the rare occasions Hopper actually starred in a film. This film is preserved in the Library of Congre ...

'' (1928) - Buddie Larkins * '' Stormy Waters'' (1928) - Davis Steele * ''

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'' (1928) - Leroy Boyd * '' Freedom of the Press'' (1928) - Bill Ballard * '' Tropical Nights'' (1928) - Jim * ''

Girl on the Barge ''The Girl on the Barge'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. Released during the transition to talkies, the Universal Pictures production was essentially a silent film with some ta ...

'' (1929) - Fogarty * '' Whispering Winds'' (1929) - Jim * '' Murder Will Out'' (1930) - Jack Baldwin * ''

'' (1933) - Jack Foster * ''

Car 99 ''Car 99'' is a 1935 American thriller film directed by Charles Barton and written by Karl Detzer and C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Ann Sheridan, Guy Standing, Marina Koshetz, Dean Jagger, William Frawley and Frank Craven. ...

'' (1935) - Pilot at Restaurant (uncredited) * ''

People Will Talk ''People Will Talk'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which was made into a movie in Germa ...

'' (1935) - Harriet's Boy Friend (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Atkins - Dock Manager (uncredited) * ''

Diamond Jim ''Diamond Jim'' is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography ''Diamond Jim Brady'' by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and s ...

'' (1935) - Man at Racetrack (uncredited) * ''

Happiness C.O.D. ''Happiness C.O.D.'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Maude Eburne, Donald Meek and Irene Ware. Plot When meek widower Thomas F. Sherridan, a construction engineer and owner of the Continental Constr ...

'' (1935) - Jim Martin * ''

I'll Name the Murderer ''I'll Name the Murderer'' is a 1936 American crime film produced by C.C. Burr for Puritan Pictures, directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Ralph Forbes, Marion Shilling and Malcolm McGregor. The story and screenplay was written by Phil Dun ...

'' (1936) - Ted Benson * ''

The Reckless Way ''The Reckless Way'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Marian Nixon, Kane Richmond and Inez Courtney.Pitts p.292 The film's sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor. Synopsis A woman working as ...

'' (1936) - Don Reynolds * '' Special Agent K-7'' (1936) - Silky Samuels * ''

Undersea Kingdom ''Undersea Kingdom'' (1936) is a Republic Pictures 12 chapter film serial released in response to Universal's ''Flash Gordon''. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. In 1966, the serial was edited into a 100-minute televi ...

'' (1936) - Zogg

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGregor, Malcolm 1892 births 1945 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Newark, New Jersey 20th-century American male actors Deaths from fire in the United States Accidental deaths in California