Mac McDonald (born Terence McDonald; June 18, 1949) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian who played Simpson in the extended Special Edition of the 1986 film Aliens. He also provided the voices of Chief and various background characters in Alien: Isolation, voiced Lachance in the 2016 audio drama Alien: Out of the Shadows and reprised the role of Simpson in the 2017 audio drama Alien: River of Pain. Other notable films McDonald has appeared in include Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Batman (1989), Nightbreed (1990), The Fifth Element (1997) and The 51st State (2001). Aside from his work in film, McDonald has had an extensive career in television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Captain Frank Hollister in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf (1988-1999).
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Rollerball | Uncredited; with Steve Boyum and Roy Scammell |
| 1980 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | With Clive Curtis and Eddie Powell |
| Electric Dreams | With Holly De Jong and Alan Polonsky | |
| 1985 | Death Wish 3 | With Ricco Ross and Tip Tipping |
| 1986 | Haunted Honeymoon | |
| Aliens[1] | ||
| Half Moon Street | With Andy Lucas, Eddie Powell and Sigourney Weaver | |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | With John Lees and Trevor Steedman |
| 1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | With Blain Fairman and Stuart Milligan |
| Batman | With Carl Chase, Simon Crane, Clive Curtis, Christopher Fairbank, Leon Herbert, Mark Anthony Newman, Eddie Powell and Tip Tipping | |
| 1990 | The Russia House | With Jay Benedict |
| Memphis Belle | ||
| Nightbreed | With Daniel Kash | |
| Hardware | ||
| 1994 | Neverending Story III: Return to Fantasia | |
| There's No Business | ||
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | With Simon Crane, Leon Herbert and Ricco Ross |
| The Fifth Element | With Christopher Fairbank, Ian Holm, Al Matthews, Vladimir McCrary and Mark Anthony Newman | |
| 1998 | The Baber of Siberia | |
| Stuff Upper Lips | With Brian Glover | |
| 2001 | The 51st State | |
| 2003 | Captain Sabretooth | |
| 2004 | Control | With Glenn Wrage |
| 2005 | Tara Road | |
| 2006 | Flyboys | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Transsiberian | |
| 2009 | The Descent: Part 2 | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | |
| 2012 | Tad, the Lost Explorer |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Mac McDonald at the Internet Movie Database
- Mac McDonald on Wikipedia
References[]
- ↑ McDonald's appearance in Aliens was cut from the theatrical release, but later reinstated in the extended Special Edition