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
Complete Filmography
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellen...
Love Nest
1951
as Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsettin...
Spotlight Scandals
1943
as Frank Fay
A down-on-his luck actor teams up with a singing barber to do a vaudeville act. Its success eventually leads them to Broadway, but things start to go ...
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Father McKee
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accept...
I Want a Divorce
1940
as Jeff Gilman
Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Master of Ceremonies
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Announcer
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
A Fool's Advice
1932
as Spencer Brown
An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.
A Fool's Advice
1932
Story
An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short Subject...
Round About Hollywood
1931
as Self
This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen from the streets. Considerable time is taken showin...
God's Gift to Women
1931
as Toto Duryea
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Frank Fay
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...
Bright Lights
1930
as Wally Dean
A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.
The Matrimonial Bed
1930
as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
Five years after Adolphe's death in a train wreck, he is discovered very much alive and with amnesia. Unfortunately he and his first wife are remarrie...
Under a Texas Moon
1930
as Don Carlos
A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle thieves while romancing a pretty young girl.
The Show of Shows
1929
as Master of Ceremonies
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the firs...
The Show of Shows
1929
Writer
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the firs...