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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-11-15

Day of Death

1961-09-26 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Francis Anthony Donner

Frank Fay

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.

Known For

Acting

Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

as

Master of Ceremonies

Love Nest

1951

Love Nest

as

Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson

They Knew What They Wanted

1940

They Knew What They Wanted

as

Father McKee

A Fool's Advice

1932

A Fool's Advice

as

Spencer Brown

Bright Lights

1930

Bright Lights

as

Wally Dean

I Want a Divorce

1940

I Want a Divorce

as

Jeff Gilman

God's Gift to Women

1931

God's Gift to Women

as

Toto Duryea

The Matrimonial Bed

1930

The Matrimonial Bed

as

Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

Master of Ceremonies

Under a Texas Moon

1930

Under a Texas Moon

as

Don Carlos

Stars Over Broadway

1935

Stars Over Broadway

as

Announcer

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

Spotlight Scandals

1943

Spotlight Scandals

as

Frank Fay

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Frank Fay

Production

Crew

Directing