Arthur Donaldson (5 April 1869 â€" 28 September 1955), was a
Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and
1934.Donaldson was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the United
States at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on
stage. He made his film debut in 1910.He worked for Kalem Company
under the direction of Sidney Olcott. During the summer of 1911, he
went to Ireland with the O'Kalems, a stage company, to shoot films.
They settled in Beaufort, Co Kerry, where they made 13 films, directed
by Olcott. Among them: Rory O'More, The Colleen Bawn in which he
played a priest, The Fishermaid of Ballydavid, and
Arrah-na-Pogue.After Ireland, he returned briefly to Sweden, appearing
in operettas at Oscarsteatern and making two Swedish films (one as
director) before going back to America. He also directed Domen (1924),
a Swedish-language short film, a version of Retribution, in the
DeForest Phonofilm process.
Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and
1934.Donaldson was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the United
States at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on
stage. He made his film debut in 1910.He worked for Kalem Company
under the direction of Sidney Olcott. During the summer of 1911, he
went to Ireland with the O'Kalems, a stage company, to shoot films.
They settled in Beaufort, Co Kerry, where they made 13 films, directed
by Olcott. Among them: Rory O'More, The Colleen Bawn in which he
played a priest, The Fishermaid of Ballydavid, and
Arrah-na-Pogue.After Ireland, he returned briefly to Sweden, appearing
in operettas at Oscarsteatern and making two Swedish films (one as
director) before going back to America. He also directed Domen (1924),
a Swedish-language short film, a version of Retribution, in the
DeForest Phonofilm process.
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