Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 â€" June 21, 1957) was an American
character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his
career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in
vaudeville and went on to be an actor on Broadway, where he appeared
in the hit play Room Service.He appeared in nearly 140 films between
1914 and 1955. His year of birth is given variously as 1889 or 1893 in
the standard reference books.MacBride was best known for his frequent
portrayal of detectives in several crime films. One such role was as
Sgt. Roberts in the 1941 comedy Topper Returns, starring Roland Young.
He also appeared in several slapstick roles in films with comedians
such as the Marx Brothers and Abbott & Costello. He had the role of
Milton J. Clyde on the television version of My Friend Irma.
character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his
career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in
vaudeville and went on to be an actor on Broadway, where he appeared
in the hit play Room Service.He appeared in nearly 140 films between
1914 and 1955. His year of birth is given variously as 1889 or 1893 in
the standard reference books.MacBride was best known for his frequent
portrayal of detectives in several crime films. One such role was as
Sgt. Roberts in the 1941 comedy Topper Returns, starring Roland Young.
He also appeared in several slapstick roles in films with comedians
such as the Marx Brothers and Abbott & Costello. He had the role of
Milton J. Clyde on the television version of My Friend Irma.
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