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Frank Fay

Acting Born Nov 15, 1891 San Francisco, California, USA 18 credits

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.

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Known for

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
Film

Love Nest

as Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson

Full filmography

  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Vaudeville (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Love Nest (1951) as Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
  • Nothing Sacred (1937) as Master of Ceremonies
  • The Show of Shows (1929) as Master of Ceremonies
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) as Frank Fay
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Stars Over Broadway (1935) as Announcer
  • Bright Lights (1930) as Wally Dean
  • I Want a Divorce (1940) as Jeff Gilman
  • Under a Texas Moon (1930) as Don Carlos
  • A Fool's Advice (1932) as Spencer Brown
  • The Matrimonial Bed (1930) as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
  • God's Gift to Women (1931) as Toto Duryea
  • They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Father McKee
  • Round About Hollywood (1931) as Self
  • Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) as The Hero
  • Spotlight Scandals (1943) as Frank Fay