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Nelson McDowell(1870-1947)

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Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell was born on 14 August 1870 in Greenville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), The Girl of the Golden West (1923) and The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924). He was previously married to Sophie Lottie Green. He died on 3 November 1947 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1870
DiedNovember 3, 1947(77)
BornAugust 14, 1870
DiedNovember 3, 1947(77)
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Billie Bennett, Myrta Bonillas, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Norman Kerry, Nelson McDowell, and Claire Windsor in The Claw (1927)
Ed Cassidy, Rex Lease, Nelson McDowell, Mary Russell, James Sheridan, Slim Whitaker, and Jack Hendricks in The Silver Trail (1937)
Bill Cody, LeRoy Mason, and Nelson McDowell in Mason of the Mounted (1932)
Robert Brower, Eva McKenzie, Nelson McDowell, George Morrell, Jayne Regan, and Tom Tyler in The Silver Bullet (1935)
Lucille Lund, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, and Reb Russell in Fighting Through (1934)
Tom London, Frank Clark, Morgan Davis, Leo D. Maloney, Nelson McDowell, Bud Osborne, and Joe Rickson in Border Blackbirds (1927)
Barney Beasley, Budd Buster, Jack Evans, Oscar Gahan, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, Jim Oates, Jack Perrin, Jayne Regan, Robert Walker, and Blackie Whiteford in Texas Jack (1935)
Barney Beasley, Budd Buster, Nelson McDowell, Jack Perrin, Robert Walker, and Blackie Whiteford in Texas Jack (1935)
Cope Borden, Budd Buster, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, Jack Perrin, Jayne Regan, and Robert Walker in Texas Jack (1935)
Budd Buster, Nelson McDowell, Jack Perrin, Jayne Regan, and Robert Walker in Texas Jack (1935)
Cope Borden, Oscar Gahan, Nelson McDowell, Jim Oates, and Jack Perrin in Texas Jack (1935)
Nelson McDowell, Buck Morgan, Jack Perrin, Robert Walker, and Jack Hendricks in Texas Jack (1935)

Known for

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans
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  • David Gamut - a Preacher
  • 1920
Sylvia Breamer, J. Warren Kerrigan, and Russell Simpson in The Girl of the Golden West (1923)
The Girl of the Golden West
  • Sonora Slim
  • 1923
Hoot Gibson and Gladys Hulette in The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
  • Luke Meggary
  • 1924
Gold and Grit
  • Horatio Jefferson Blaabs
  • 1925

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  • Andy Devine, Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Arthur Treacher, and June Vincent in That's the Spirit (1945)
    That's the Spirit
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Robert Blake, Bill Elliott, and Alice Fleming in Lone Texas Ranger (1945)
    Lone Texas Ranger
    • Undertaker Henry Grimm
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Susanna Foster, Maria Montez, and Jack Oakie in Bowery to Broadway (1944)
    Bowery to Broadway
    • Quartette Member (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lynn Merrick and Larry Parks in Stars on Parade (1944)
    Stars on Parade
    • Old Actor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles in Jane Eyre (1943)
    Jane Eyre
    • Lowood School Trustee (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Buddy Ebsen, June Havoc, Patsy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Sam Levene, Dorothy Lovett, and Alvino Rey in Sing Your Worries Away (1942)
    Sing Your Worries Away
    • Shakespearean Actor (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, Carol Bruce, Lou Costello, Dick Foran, and Martha Raye in Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
    Keep 'Em Flying
    • Tall Man at Carnival (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and Nell O'Day in Rawhide Rangers (1941)
    Rawhide Rangers
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Grace Bradley, Wade Crosby, Darryl Hickman, Michael Whalen, and Grey Shadow in Sign of the Wolf (1941)
    Sign of the Wolf
    • Fur Trapper (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Jack Randall in Riders from Nowhere (1940)
    Riders from Nowhere
    • Undertaker
    • 1940
  • Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Dorothy Lamour in Chad Hanna (1940)
    Chad Hanna
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tex Ritter and White Flash in Roll Wagons Roll (1940)
    Roll Wagons Roll
    • Rawhide (Lucky in credits)
    • 1940
  • Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, and Jackie Cooper in The Return of Frank James (1940)
    The Return of Frank James
    • Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, and Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)
    Dark Command
    • Farmer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Vincent Price, George Sanders, Nan Grey, and Margaret Lindsay in The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
    The House of the Seven Gables
    • Coroner in Courtroom (uncredited)
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Wallace Beery, Johnny Mack Brown, and Kay Johnson in Billy the Kid (1930)
    Billy the Kid
    • performer: "Chopsticks" (1877) (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nelson McDowel
  • Height
    • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
  • Born
    • August 14, 1870
    • Greenville, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • November 3, 1947
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Sophie Lottie Green1900 - 1916 (divorced)

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    Shot and killed himself after finding out he had cancer.

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