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Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Acting

Born: June 1, 1890New York City, New York, USA

Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz. His older brother Ralph Morgan was also an actor of stage and screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Morgan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For
Filmography
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

Professor Marvel (archive footage)

2000
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

(archive footage)

1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

Self (archive footage)

1990
Çelik Pençe

Çelik Pençe

1983
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
Key to the City

Key to the City

Fire Chief Duggan

1950
Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

Jim Kurstyn

1949
The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

Aristide Pitard

1949
The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

Barney Wile

1949
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

King Louis XIII

1948
Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

Uncle Sid

1948
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

Dr. Edmond Ozanne

1947
Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

Harry MacBain

1946
Lady Luck

Lady Luck

William Audrey

1946
The Cockeyed Miracle

The Cockeyed Miracle

Sam Griggs

1946
Yolanda and the Thief

Yolanda and the Thief

Victor Budlow Trout

1945
The Great Morgan

The Great Morgan

Himself

1945
Kismet

Kismet

Narrator (voice)

1944
Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

Mr. Ferris

1944
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Hiram Porter Dunn

1944
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

Dr. Frank Morgan

1943
A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

John Josephus Grant

1943
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Willie Grogan

1943
White Cargo

White Cargo

The Doctor

1942
Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

The Pirate

1942
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

Robert Yancey

1942
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

Judge Cotton

1941
Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama

Calvin Claymore

1941
The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson

1941
Keeping Company

Keeping Company

Harry C. Thomas

1940
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

Frankie' Merriweather

1940
Boom Town

Boom Town

Luther Aldrich

1940
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

Professor Victor Roth

1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

Vernon 'Vern' Adams

1940
Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

Bob Casey

1940
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

Hugo Matuschek

1940
Balalaika

Balalaika

Ivan Danchenoff

1939
Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Conroy

1939
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz

1939
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

Cornelius Collier, Jr.

1939
Sweethearts

Sweethearts

Felix Lehman

1938
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

Brian McCoy

1938
Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas

Panisse

1938
Paradise for Three

Paradise for Three

Rudolph Tobler

1938
Rosalie

Rosalie

King Fredrick Romanikov

1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Ingraham Steward

1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Frank Morgan

1937
Saratoga

Saratoga

Jesse Kiffmeyer

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Colonel Baron Suroff

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Lord Francis Kelton

1937
Dimples

Dimples

Eustace Appleby

1936
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

James Crocker, Sr. / Count Olav Osric

1936
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

Colonel Geraldine

1936
Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate

Mayor Don Emilio Perena

1936
The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

Billings

1936
The Perfect Gentleman

The Perfect Gentleman

Major Horatio Chatteris

1935
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

G.P. Bentley

1935
Escapade

Escapade

Karl

1935
Lazybones

Lazybones

Tom

1935
Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta

Gov. Gaspar d'Annard

1935
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

Konrad

1935
Enchanted April

Enchanted April

Mellersh Wilkins

1935
By Your Leave

By Your Leave

Henry Smith

1934
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Joseph White

1934
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

Daniel Forrester

1934
The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

Alessandro, Duke of Florence

1934
Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

John Hunter Yates

1934
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

Raymond Merritt

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

Jules Daudet

1934
Bombshell

Bombshell

Pops Burns

1933
Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

Ted Hackett

1933
When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet

Rogers

1933
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

William Hartman

1933
Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna

Dr. Anton King

1933
The Nuisance

The Nuisance

Dr. Buchanan Prescott

1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror

Paul Held

1933
Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner

Alex Stevenson

1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Mayor John Hastings

1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

John Dudley Masterson

1933
The Half-Naked Truth

The Half-Naked Truth

Merle Farrell

1932
Secrets of the French Police

Secrets of the French Police

François St. Cyr

1932
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

Bronson Lenox

1930
Laughter

Laughter

C. Mortimer Gibson

1930
Queen High

Queen High

George Nettleton

1930
Dangerous Nan McGrew

Dangerous Nan McGrew

Doc Foster

1930
Belle of the Night

Belle of the Night

1930
Love's Greatest Mistake

Love's Greatest Mistake

William Ogden

1927
Scarlet Saint

Scarlet Saint

Baron Badeau

1925
The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself

Lon Morris

1925
The Crowded Hour

The Crowded Hour

Bert Caswell

1925
Born Rich

Born Rich

Eugene Magnin

1924
Manhandled

Manhandled

Arno Riccardi

1924
The Golden Shower

The Golden Shower

Lester

1919
At the Mercy of Men

At the Mercy of Men

Count Nicho

1918
The Knife

The Knife

Dr. Robert Manning

1918
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Bunny Manders

1917
Baby Mine

Baby Mine

Alfred

1917
The Light in Darkness

The Light in Darkness

Ramsey Latham

1917

Who's Your Neighbor?

Dudley Carlton

1917
The Girl Philippa

The Girl Philippa

Halkett

1917

A Modern Cinderella

Tom

1917
The Daring of Diana

The Daring of Diana

John Briscoe

1916
The Suspect

The Suspect

Sir Richard

1916