Murdock MacQuarrie (25 August 1878 in San Francisco, California â€" 22
August 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film
actor and director.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in
early films including The Count of Monte Cristo (1913) before becoming
a director at Universal. He is perhaps best-remembered by modern
audiences as J. Widdecombe Billows, the eccentric inventor of the
eating machine, in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936).He was the
brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, Frank MacQuarrie and George
MacQuarrie.
August 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film
actor and director.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in
early films including The Count of Monte Cristo (1913) before becoming
a director at Universal. He is perhaps best-remembered by modern
audiences as J. Widdecombe Billows, the eccentric inventor of the
eating machine, in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936).He was the
brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, Frank MacQuarrie and George
MacQuarrie.
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