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Frank Morgan

Acting Born Jun 1, 1890 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz. His older brother Ralph Morgan was also an actor of stage and screen.

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Known for

Film

The Wizard of Oz

as Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz
Film

The Shop Around the Corner

as Hugo Matuschek

Full filmography

  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz
  • Honky Tonk (1941) as Judge Cotton
  • The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Hugo Matuschek
  • White Cargo (1942) as The Doctor
  • The Three Musketeers (1948) as King Louis XIII
  • Any Number Can Play (1949) as Jim Kurstyn
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Great Sinner (1949) as Aristide Pitard
  • The Mortal Storm (1940) as Professor Victor Roth
  • Bombshell (1933) as Pops Burns
  • Summer Holiday (1948) as Uncle Sid
  • Boom Town (1940) as Luther Aldrich
  • Oz as Self / The Wizard (archive footage)
  • Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as Bob Casey
  • The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Hiram Porter Dunn
  • Rosalie (1937) as King Fredrick Romanikov
  • The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Billings
  • Kismet (1944) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Colonel Baron Suroff
  • Courage of Lassie (1946) as Harry MacBain
  • Sisters Under the Skin (1934) as John Hunter Yates
  • A Lost Lady (1934) as Daniel Forrester
  • Dancing Pirate (1936) as Mayor Don Emilio Perena
  • Saratoga (1937) as Jesse Kiffmeyer