Frank Sinatra
Biography
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Movies (47)
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Midnight Run
Musician (Sound)
2025
Quincy Jones | Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2025
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024
New Year, It's Not You
Musician (Sound)
2024
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Dark Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Sinatra: His Way
as Self
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Blade Runner 2049
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
as Self
2017
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America
as Self (archive footage)
2015
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert
as Self
2015
Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace
as Self
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
as Self
2011
Frank Sinatra: TV Performances
as Self
2010
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
as Self
2009
Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best
2008
The Wrecking Crew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Elvis Through the Years
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Ratpack
as Self
2006
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
as Self
2005
Frank Sinatra: A Reflection
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
2005
