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Frank the Plank
"Frank the Plank" is episode 2 of Shameless (US) season 1, aired January 16, 2011 on Showtime; written by Paul Abbott and John Wells, directed by Wells; Frank vanishes on disability check day and turns up in Toronto.
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 Underwood (House of Cards)
Frank Underwood (Francis J. Underwood) is the fictional Democratic congressman, House Majority Whip, and murderous president played by Kevin Spacey in Netflix's House of Cards (2013-2018), adapted from Michael Dobbs's Francis Urquhart, killed off in Season 6 after the Spacey allegations.
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 Wedekind
Frank Wedekin, born Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (1864–1918), was a German playwright whose openly sexual dramas, including Spring Awakening and the Lulu plays, shaped modern theater.
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).
Frankelda's Book of Spooks
Frankelda's Book of Spooks (Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda) is a 2021 Mexican stop-motion children's horror anthology by Arturo and Roy Ambriz for HBO Max: five 14-minute episodes about ghostwriter Frankelda, her book Herneval, and fear-feeding spooks.
Frankenstein (1931 film)
Frankenstein (1931) is James Whale's Universal horror film starring Boris Karloff as the flat-headed, bolt-necked Monster and Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein; adapted via the Peggy Webling play, released 21 November 1931, a box-office hit that defined the movie monster.
Frankenstein (2015 film)
Frankenstein (2015 film): Bernard Rose's modern-day Los Angeles retelling of Mary Shelley's novel, told from the monster Adam's perspective, starring Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Danny Huston; distinct from the same year's Victor Frankenstein.
Frankenstein (2025 film)
Frankenstein (2025) is Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, starring Oscar Isaac as Victor and Jacob Elordi as the Creature; released October 17, 2025 in theaters and November 7 on Netflix, it won the 2026 Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Frankenstein and Me
Frankenstein and Me (Frankenstein et moi) is a 1996 Canadian family fantasy-horror comedy directed by Robert Tinnell, starring Jamieson Boulanger, Burt Reynolds, Louise Fletcher, and a young Ryan Gosling; released July 12, 1996.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) is Universal's first monster-team-up horror film, directed by Roy William Neill and written by Curt Siodmak, starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster, and starting the Universal shared-universe cycle.
Frankenweenie (1984 film)
Frankenweenie is a 1984 Tim Burton live-action Disney short in which a boy revives his dog Sparky with electricity; shelved at first, released in 1992, remade in 2012.
Frankenweenie (2012 film)
Frankenweenie (2012) is Tim Burton's black-and-white 3-D stop-motion Disney feature, a remake of his shelved 1984 live-action short, in which boy scientist Victor Frankenstein revives his dog Sparky; it was Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)
Frankie and Johnny (Frankie & Johnny), 1991 Paramount romantic comedy-drama directed by Garry Marshall, starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, adapted by Terrence McNally from his 1987 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle (Francis Martin Patrick Boyle, born 1972, Glasgow) is a Scottish stand-up comedian and writer known for bleak, offensive humor, Mock the Week (2005-2009), Tramadol Nights, New World Order, and books including Meantime.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Frankie Drake Mysteries is a Canadian CBC period detective drama (2017-2021, four seasons, 41 episodes) set in 1920s Toronto, created by Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci of Murdoch Mysteries, starring Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley at the all-female Drake Private Detectives.
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 Freako
Frankie Freako is a 2024 Canadian puppet creature-feature comedy-horror film written and directed by Steven Kostanski, starring Conor Sweeney, about a yuppie whose party hotline call unleashes goblin chaos; premiered at Fantasia 2024.
Frankie Grande
Frankie Grande (Frankie James Grande, born 1983) is an American Broadway performer, producer, reality TV personality, and older half-brother of Ariana Grande, known for Mamma Mia!, Rock of Ages, Titanique, Big Brother, and the album Hotel Rock Bottom.
Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd (Francis Alick Howard, 1917-1992), English comedian of the Variety tradition; star of Up Pompeii! as Lurcio; known for innuendo, direct-to-camera asides, 'Titter ye not!', and his 1962 revival at Peter Cook's Establishment Club.
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 McNair
Frankie McNair (she/they) is an Australian comedian, actor and screenwriter based in Melbourne, winner of Best Newcomer at MICF 2022 for Relax Your Knees, creator of the Tabitha Booth character shows, and writer of Huge Ass Mindset, nominated for Most Outstanding Show at MICF 2026.
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
Franklin (2024) is an eight-episode Apple TV+ historical miniseries starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin on his 1776–1783 French diplomatic mission, based on Stacy Schiff's A Great Improvisation, directed by Tim Van Patten, with mixed reviews (Metacritic 57, Rotten Tomatoes 71%).