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Frank Fay
Born
Nov 15, 1891
Died: Sep 26, 1961
Lived 69 years
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
16
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Francis Anthony Donner
IMDb Profile
Frank Fay
Acting
Biography
Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.
Movies
16
TV Shows
1
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as
Self (archive footage)
1997
Love Nest
as
Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
1951
Spotlight Scandals
as
Frank Fay
1943
They Knew What They Wanted
as
Father McKee
1940
I Want a Divorce
as
Jeff Gilman
1940
Nothing Sacred
as
Master of Ceremonies
1937
Stars Over Broadway
as
Announcer
1935
A Fool's Advice
as
Spencer Brown
1932
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Cast
1931
Round About Hollywood
as
Self
1931
God's Gift to Women
as
Toto Duryea
1931
The Stolen Jools
as
Frank Fay
1931
Bright Lights
as
Wally Dean
1930
The Matrimonial Bed
as
Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
1930
Under a Texas Moon
as
Don Carlos
1930
The Show of Shows
as
Master of Ceremonies
1929
