M.G. McConnell

born: 11 July 1893 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

died: 26 May 1958 Madeira Beach, Florida, United States of America (age 64)

American actor, writer, and musician, a veteran of World War I and graduate of the University of Illinois, Class of 1918 (Advertising). A 1926 newspaper blurb mentions that McConnell was a member of the "Hog Wild Trio," and that he was known as "Ukelele Mac" (the other two members of the trio were Perry Murdock and his brother Frank Murdock). Upon his passing, wire obituaries claimed that McConnell was a double for Harold Lloyd (his Tampa Bay Times obit claims for over a decade), and that he was a short story author, screenwriter, and gag man during his time in Hollywood, being part of both the Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild. In the mid-1940s, McConnell moved to Sarasota, Florida. As a veteran, he is buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery in Bay Pines, Florida.

Real name: Marvin Greer McConnell Height: 5'10½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1925 His Wooden Wedding Passenger 1926 Bromo And Juliet [*listed as M.J. McConnell] 1926 Be Your Age Violinist [*listed as M.J. McConnell] 1930 The Head Guy Banjo player 1930 Shivering Shakespeare Audience member 1930 The Real McCoy Guitarist 1930 Pups Is Pups [?] 1931 Skip The Maloo! Party guest 1931 What A Bozo! Nightclub patron 1932 Sealskins Reporter 1932 Free Eats [?] MISCELLANEOUS (click any image to enlarge) Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-4161 (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-41FX (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSY-PGJ (1900 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8Z-7QC (1910 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68Z-S43 (WWI draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYT5-1QPZ (WWI draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7C-NLJ (1920 Census) 1925 L.A. City Dir.: McConnell Marvin G photo player r529 S Virgil 1926 L.A. City Dir.: McConnell Marvin G actor r529 S Virgil 1929 L.A. City Dir.: McConnell Marvin G actor h1374 N Van Ness av https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFK-ZZH (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J1-X57 (1937 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HG-ZY7 (1940 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48Y-HS5 (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X24-3H17 (1950 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV8D-P4X (FL Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K44-CY75 (Social Security Numident File) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSDX-JWPZ (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3973284 (Find a Grave) https://billiongraves.com/grave/Marvin-G.-McConnell/30317142 (BillionGraves) https://archive.org/details/semicentennialal01univ/page/725/mode/1up?q=%22marvin+greer+mcconnell%22&view=theater (The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois, 1918) https://archive.org/details/illio19univ/page/101/mode/1up?q=mcconnell&view=theater (The Illio, 1919; University of Illinois yearbook) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/682858174/ (Hollywood Daily Citizen, 29 Jun 1926) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/328764467/ (Tampa Morning Tribune, 27 May 1958) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315445379/ (St. Petersburg Times, 27 May 1958) https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1958&keyword=%22marvin+g+mcconnell%22&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search) https://www.theluckycorner.com/rmt/095.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) Jesse Brisson (bio notes & research; identification in all films* except those listed by Robert Demoss) Robert Demoss (identification in Bromo And Juliet, Pups Is Pups, Free Eats) This page was last updated on: 19 May 2025