Frank Fay

1891-11-15 - 1961-09-26 San Francisco, California, USA

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

Nothing Sacred

1937 6.3

as Master of Ceremonies

The Show of Shows

1929 5.5

as Master of Ceremonies

Love Nest

1951 5.4

as Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson

A Fool's Advice

1932 5.5

as Spencer Brown

I Want a Divorce

1940 0.0

as Jeff Gilman

Under a Texas Moon

1930 1.0

as Don Carlos

Spotlight Scandals

1943 3.0

as Frank Fay

The Stolen Jools

1931 5.6

as Frank Fay

They Knew What They Wanted

1940 5.8

as Father McKee

Stars Over Broadway

1935 5.2

as Announcer

Round About Hollywood

1931 6.0

as Self

God's Gift to Women

1931 4.5

as Toto Duryea

The Matrimonial Bed

1930 5.7

as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet

Bright Lights

1930 4.0

as Wally Dean

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997 7.5

as Self (archive footage)