How old was James MacDonald in the movie Dumbo?

James MacDonald was 34 in Dumbo when he played the character 'Roaring Lion (voice)'.

That was over 83 years ago in 1941.

In 1991 he died aged 84, starring in 70 films in his career, 68 of those after Dumbo was first released. If he were alive today he would be 117.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dumbo, I think James MacDonald looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Samuel Armstrong has worked with James MacDonald just once in his career.
  • James MacDonald's first movie was as 'King of Hearts (voice) (uncredited)' in Thru the Mirror, released in 1936 when he was 29
  • Dumbo scores 6.98 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dumbo

James MacDonald's other movies