Mike Donlin
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 30, 1878
Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Known For
The General
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
One Way Passage
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Beggars of Life
After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.
Ella Cinders
Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job non-existent. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.
Picture Snatcher
An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
Midnight Mary
While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.
Spite Marriage
An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
The Star Witness
A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals.
Doctor Bull
In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regarded small-town physician who often prescribes a healthy dose of common sense! But when Bull begins dating a widow (Vera Allen), the local gossips misconstrue the story. To make matters worse, Bull's plainspoken manner earns him an enemy in the wealthy owner of a nearby construction camp. But once it's learned that the camp has caused illness by polluting the local water supply, the good doctor steps in to try to restore the town's health - and his reputation!
The Purchase Price
Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.
Filmography
as Brick Baldwin
as Lester Dunn
as Club Imperial Doorman (uncredited)
as Poolroom Proprietor (uncredited)
as Jake Cohen
as Tout (uncredited)
as Cafe Manager
as Mike
as Inmate (uncredited)
as Speakeasy Doorman in Garage (uncredited)
as Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)
as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Mr. Wimple
as Mike - Speakeasy Proprietor
as Swanky
as Henchman Mickey (uncredited)
as The Dude
as McNeil
as Dominic's Lookout at the Crystal Palace (uncredited)
as Upstate Baseball Manager (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Baseball Team Scout
as Fingy Moscovitz
as Kentucky Sampson
as Man in Ship's Engine Room
as Sandy
as Crook
as Bill
as Coach (uncredited)
as Mike Donlin
as Union General
as Film Studio Gateman
as Flask
as Chauffeur
as Federal Officer Parker
as Crook's Henchman
as Buzz Titus
as Red McCarthy
as Chet Conners
as Foreman
as Burton
as Corton
as Undetermined Role
as Crawshay
as Self - Mike Donlin