Malcolm McGregor (October 13, 1892 – April 29, 1945) was an American actor of the
silent era
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.
McGregor appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1936. He was born in
Newark, New Jersey
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and died in
Hollywood, California
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.
McGregor starred as the young whaling captain in the 1923 film version of
Ben Ames Williams
Ben Ames Williams (March 7, 1889 – February 4, 1953) was an American novelist and writer of short stories; he wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. Among his novels are ''Come Spring'' (1940), ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1944) ...
' ''
All the Brothers Were Valiant'', perhaps the highlight of a busy career that mostly found the handsome, clean-cut actor supporting such glamorous female stars as
Corinne Griffith,
Florence Vidor, and
Evelyn Brent. 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
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( ; ), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula (19 ...
in the 1932 Mascot serial ''
The Whispering Shadow''. 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 at the age of 52.
Partial filmography
* ''
The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1922) - Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
* ''
Broken Chains'' (1922) - Peter Wyndham
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All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1923) - Joel Shore
* ''
Can a Woman Love Twice?'' (1923) - Abner's Son
* ''
The Untameable'' (1923) - Chester Arnold
* ''
The Dancer of the Nile'' (1923) - Karmet
* ''
The Social Code'' (1923) - Dean Cardigan
* ''
A Noise in Newboro'' (1923) - Harry Dixon
* ''
The Bedroom Window'' (1924) - Frank Armstrong
* ''
The House of Youth'' (1924) - Spike Blaine
* ''
You Can't Get Away with It'' (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'' (1925) - Tim Reagan
* ''
The Happy Warrior'' (1925) - Ralph
* ''
The Overland Limited'' (1925) - David Barton
* ''
Headlines
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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
* ''
Infatuation
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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'' (1927) - Duncan Spencer
* ''
Matinee Ladies
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'' (1927) - Bob Ward
* ''
A Million Bid'' (1927) - Dr. Robert Brent
* ''
The Kid Sister'' (1927) - Thomas Webster
* ''
The Girl from Gay Paree'' (1927) - Kenneth Ward
* ''
Buck Privates'' (1928) - John Smith
* ''
The Port of Missing Girls'' (1928) - Buddie Larkins
* ''
Stormy Waters'' (1928) - Davis Steele
* ''
Lingerie
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'' (1928) - Leroy Boyd
* ''
Freedom of the Press
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'' (1928) - Bill Ballard
* ''
Tropical Nights'' (1928) - Jim
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Girl on the Barge'' (1929) - Fogarty
* ''
Whispering Winds'' (1929) - Jim
* ''
Murder Will Out'' (1930) - Jack Baldwin
* ''
The Whispering Shadow'' (1933) - Jack Foster
* ''
Car 99'' (1935) - Pilot at Restaurant (uncredited)
* ''
People Will Talk'' (1935) - Harriet's Boy Friend (uncredited)
* ''
China Seas'' (1935) - Atkins - Dock Manager (uncredited)
* ''
Diamond Jim'' (1935) - Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
* ''
Happiness C.O.D.'' (1935) - Jim Martin
* ''
I'll Name the Murderer'' (1936) - Ted Benson
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The Reckless Way'' (1936) - Don Reynolds
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Special Agent K-7'' (1936) - Silky Samuels
* ''
Undersea Kingdom'' (1936) - Zogg
References
External links
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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