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Home/People/Frank Whitbeck
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Born
Jul 17, 1882Died: Dec 23, 1963
Lived 81 years
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

28
Movies
0
TV Shows
1
Directed
IMDb Profile

Frank Whitbeck

Acting

Biography
Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.
The Horse with the Human Mind poster

The Horse with the Human Mind

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Twenty Years After poster

Twenty Years After

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Presenting Lily Mars poster

Presenting Lily Mars

as Trailer Narrator (voice)
1943
Fingers at the Window poster

Fingers at the Window

as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
1942
We Must Have Music poster

We Must Have Music

as Narrator
1942
Personalities poster

Personalities

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Fool a Camera poster

You Can't Fool a Camera

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941
America, Preferred poster

America, Preferred

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Eyes of the Navy poster

Eyes of the Navy

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound poster

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self
1940
The Mortal Storm poster

The Mortal Storm

as Trailer Announcer (voice)
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World poster

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Narrator
1940
Edison, the Man poster

Edison, the Man

as Trailer Narrator (voice)
1940
Young Tom Edison poster

Young Tom Edison

as Narrator (voice)
1940
Northward, Ho! poster

Northward, Ho!

as Narrator (voice)
1940
The Old South poster

The Old South

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Babes in Arms poster

Babes in Arms

as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 poster

The Ice Follies of 1939

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1939
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power poster

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1938
The City of Little Men poster

The City of Little Men

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1938