Malcolm McGregor

Malcolm McGregor (October 13, 1892 April 29, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era.[1] McGregor appeared in 55 films between 1922 and 1936. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Hollywood, California.

Malcolm McGregor
McGregor in Lady of the Night (1925)
Born(1892-10-13)October 13, 1892
Newark, New Jersey, United States
DiedApril 29, 1945(1945-04-29) (aged 52)
Hollywood, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1922-1936

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 Ben Ames Williams' 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, 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 in the Mascot serial The Whispering Shadow (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 Hollywood home.

Partial filmography

References

  1. "Malcolm McGregor". Silent Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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