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Frank Capra
Frank Capra (1897–1991), Sicilian-born American director of It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It's a Wonderful Life; three Best Director Oscars, the Why We Fight series, and the populist 'Capraesque' style.
Frank Dillane
Frank Dillane (born 1991) is a British actor, son of Stephen Dillane and Naomi Wirthner. Known for Tom Riddle in Half-Blood Prince, Nick Clark in Fear the Walking Dead, and Cannes-winning lead in Harris Dickinson's Urchin.
Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay (Francis Finlay, 1926–2016) was a British character actor, Oscar-nominated as Iago in Othello (1965), a BAFTA-winning TV lead, Porthos in Lester's Musketeers films, and a 1984 CBE.
Frank Gorshin
Frank Gorshin (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005), American actor, comedian, and impressionist from Pittsburgh; Emmy-nominated as the Riddler on the 1966–68 Batman series and Star Trek's Commissioner Bele, later starring as George Burns on Broadway.
Frank John Hughes
Frank John Hughes (born 1967, Bronx) is an American actor and screenwriter known for Wild Bill Guarnere in Band of Brothers, Tom Fox in Catch Me If You Can, Walden Belfiore in The Sopranos, and Tim Woods in 24.
Frank Kelly
Frank Kelly (Francis Declan Kelly, 1938-2016), Irish actor, singer and writer; Father Jack Hackett in Father Ted; household name via Hall's Pictorial Weekly and Wanderly Wagon; distinct from other Frank Kellys.
Frank Langella
Frank Langella is an American stage and film actor with a six-decade career, four Tony Awards (per Screen Daily), Broadway Dracula and Frost/Nixon, and an Oscar nomination for the 2008 Frost/Nixon film.
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Oznowicz, 1944) is an American puppeteer, voice actor, and director, Jim Henson's closest collaborator, performer of Miss Piggy, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Fozzie, Animal, and Yoda, and director of The Dark Crystal, Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and In & Out.
Frank Potenza
Frank Potenza, born Francis Michael Potenza, was an American retired New York City police officer known as "Uncle Frank" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! from 2003 until his death in 2011.
Frank Silva
Frank Silva (1950–1995), American set dresser and actor, played the demonic BOB in Twin Peaks after David Lynch spotted him in a mirror reflection during pilot filming; also worked on Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart.
Frank Sivero
Frank Sivero (Francesco LoGiudice), Italian-American actor born 1952 in Siculiana, Sicily, raised in Brooklyn; played Genco in The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone in Goodfellas; sued Fox over the Simpsons' Louie.
Frank Stallone
Frank Stallone (born 1950, New York) is an American singer and actor, younger brother of Sylvester Stallone, best known for the top-10 single "Far From Over" from Staying Alive (1983) and roles in Barfly and Tombstone.
Frank Sutton
Frank Sutton (1923–1974), American actor, played Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–69, 150 episodes); Army WWII veteran with Bronze Star and Purple Heart, Columbia drama graduate, statue in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton (Frank Thornton Ball, 1921-2013), English comedy actor, Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and Truly in Last of the Summer Wine (1997-2010); also stage farceur and film character actor.
Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent (Frank Vincent Gattuso, 1937 or 1939 to 2017) was an American character actor and former drummer known for Billy Batts in Goodfellas, Frank Marino in Casino, and Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos.
Frank Welker
Frank Welker (Franklin Wendell Welker, born 1946, Denver) is an American voice actor: Fred Jones since 1969, Scooby-Doo since 2002, Megatron and Soundwave in Transformers, and Hollywood's top-grossing credited voice performer.
Frank Whaley
Frank Joseph Whaley (born 1963, Syracuse, New York) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director known for Ironweed, Field of Dreams, The Doors, Swimming with Sharks, and Pulp Fiction, and for Sundance-winning Joe the King.
Frank Williams (actor)
Frank Williams (1931–2022) was an English actor best known as the Rev Timothy Farthing, the vicar in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army (1969–1977), and earlier as Captain Pocket in The Army Game; distinct from other Frank Williams including the Formula One team founder.
Frank Yablans
Frank Yablans (1935-2014), American film executive and producer, president of Paramount Pictures 1971-1975 during The Godfather and Chinatown era, later MGM/UA COO and founder of Promenade Pictures.
Franka Potente
Franka Potente (born 1974) is a German actress and director, star of Run Lola Run (1998) and the first two Bourne films with Matt Damon, whose directing debut was Home (2020).
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison (Frankie R. Faison), American actor born 1949 in Newport News, Virginia; Tony-nominated for Fences, played Barney in all four early Hannibal Lecter films and Commissioner Burrell on The Wire.
Frankie Jonas
Frankie Jonas, also known as Franklin Nathaniel Jonas, is an American actor, host, and musician, born in 2000, who voiced Sosuke in Ponyo and co-hosts ABC's Claim to Fame.
Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz (Francisco James Muniz IV), American actor and race car driver, starred as Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006), then became a full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver.
Frankie Shaw
Frankie Shaw, born Rachel Frances Shaw in 1981, is an American actor, writer, and director best known as the creator and star of Showtime's SMILF.
Franklin Cover
Franklin Cover, full name Franklin Edward Cover, was an American actor best known as Tom Willis on The Jeffersons and for his long Broadway stage career.
Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner (1920–1989), American film and television director, Oscar winner for Patton (1970), also directed Planet of the Apes, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil; four-time Emmy winner and DGA president 1987–89.
Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines (Frazer Simpson Frederick Hines), British actor born 1944 in Horsforth, Yorkshire; played Jamie McCrimmon, the most prolific Doctor Who companion (1966–1969), and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale Farm (1972–1994).
Fred Berry
Fred Berry (1951-2003), American actor and dancer nicknamed Rerun, played Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on What's Happening!! (1976-79) and What's Happening Now!; earlier a Lockers member, later a Baptist minister.
Fred Dibnah
Fred Dibnah (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), Bolton steeplejack and TV presenter. Famous for felling chimneys by hand in the BAFTA-winning 1979 BBC documentary Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack; later hosted BBC industrial heritage series including Industrial Age and Age of Steam; MBE 2004.
Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy (Frederick Lawrence Grandy), born 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, is the American actor who played purser Gopher Smith on The Love Boat (1977-1986) and then served four terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa (1987-1995), later leading Goodwill Industries.