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Frank Morgan

Acting
59 years oldNew York City, New York, USA

Biography

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

Personal Details

Born
June 1, 1890 - September 18, 1949 (age 59)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Francis Philip Wuppermann
Francis Morgan
Frank Wupperman

Movies (50)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.7

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as Professor Marvel (archive footage)

2000

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
9.0

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
8.3

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

as Self (archive footage)

1990

That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

Key to the City
6.2

Key to the City

as Fire Chief Duggan

1950

Any Number Can Play
6.9

Any Number Can Play

as Jim Kurstyn

1949

The Great Sinner
6.6

The Great Sinner

as Aristide Pitard

1949

The Stratton Story
6.6

The Stratton Story

as Barney Wile

1949

The Three Musketeers
6.7

The Three Musketeers

as King Louis XIII

1948

Summer Holiday
4.9

Summer Holiday

as Uncle Sid

1948

Green Dolphin Street
6.1

Green Dolphin Street

as Dr. Edmond Ozanne

1947

Courage of Lassie
5.7

Courage of Lassie

as Harry MacBain

1946

Lady Luck
5.4

Lady Luck

as William Audrey

1946

The Cockeyed Miracle
6.7

The Cockeyed Miracle

as Sam Griggs

1946

Yolanda and the Thief
5.7

Yolanda and the Thief

as Victor Budlow Trout

1945

The Great Morgan
5.5

The Great Morgan

as Himself

1945

Kismet
5.2

Kismet

as Narrator (voice)

1944

Casanova Brown
6.4

Casanova Brown

as Mr. Ferris

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover
6.5

The White Cliffs of Dover

as Hiram Porter Dunn

1944

Twenty Years After
6.0

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1944

Thousands Cheer
6.4

Thousands Cheer

as Dr. Frank Morgan

1943

A Stranger in Town
6.1

A Stranger in Town

as John Josephus Grant

1943

The Human Comedy
6.2

The Human Comedy

as Willie Grogan

1943

White Cargo
5.8

White Cargo

as The Doctor

1942

Tortilla Flat
5.5

Tortilla Flat

as The Pirate

1942

The Vanishing Virginian
6.0

The Vanishing Virginian

as Robert Yancey

1942

Honky Tonk
6.4

Honky Tonk

as Judge Cotton

1941

Washington Melodrama
5.0

Washington Melodrama

as Calvin Claymore

1941

The Wild Man of Borneo
6.5

The Wild Man of Borneo

as J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson

1941

Keeping Company
6.4

Keeping Company

as Harry C. Thomas

1940

Hullabaloo
4.0

Hullabaloo

as Frankie' Merriweather

1940

Boom Town
6.9

Boom Town

as Luther Aldrich

1940

The Mortal Storm
7.3

The Mortal Storm

as Professor Victor Roth

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

1940

The Ghost Comes Home
5.0

The Ghost Comes Home

as Vernon 'Vern' Adams

1940

Broadway Melody of 1940
6.7

Broadway Melody of 1940

as Bob Casey

1940

The Shop Around the Corner
8.1

The Shop Around the Corner

as Hugo Matuschek

1940

Balalaika
4.4

Balalaika

as Ivan Danchenoff

1939

Henry Goes Arizona
6.0

Henry Goes Arizona

as Henry Conroy

1939

The Wizard of Oz
7.6

The Wizard of Oz

as Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz

1939

Broadway Serenade
6.2

Broadway Serenade

as Cornelius Collier, Jr.

1939

Sweethearts
5.7

Sweethearts

as Felix Lehman

1938

The Crowd Roars
6.5

The Crowd Roars

as Brian McCoy

1938

Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas

as Panisse

1938

Paradise for Three
6.8

Paradise for Three

as Rudolph Tobler

1938

Rosalie
5.5

Rosalie

as King Fredrick Romanikov

1937

Beg, Borrow or Steal
5.0

Beg, Borrow or Steal

as Ingraham Steward

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
3.8

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Frank Morgan

1937

Saratoga
6.2

Saratoga

as Jesse Kiffmeyer

1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks
4.7

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Colonel Baron Suroff

1937