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Frank Morgan

Acting

Born June 1, 1890 · New York City, New York, USA

Died September 18, 1949

Also known as Francis Philip Wuppermann · Francis Morgan · Frank Wupperman

Biography

Francis Phillip Wuppermann, known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was also briefly billed early in his career as Frank Wupperman and Francis Morgan.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1943 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1935 · nominated

Filmography35 titles

The Shop Around the Corner

1940as Hugo Matuschek

There's Always Tomorrow

1934as Joseph White

The Wizard of Oz

1939as Professor Marvel

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm

1940as Professor Victor Roth

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934as Jules Daudet

Belle of the Night

1930

Any Number Can Play

1949as Jim Kurstyn

Boom Town

1940as Luther Aldrich

The Three Musketeers

1948as King Louis XIII

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940as Bob Casey

Piccadilly Jim

1936as James Crocker, Sr. / Count Olav Osric

The Stratton Story

1949as Barney Wile

Broadway Serenade

1939as Cornelius Collier, Jr.

Dimples

1936as Eustace Appleby

Key to the City

1950as Fire Chief Duggan

Hullabaloo

1940as Frankie' Merriweather

Saratoga

1937as Jesse Kiffmeyer

Bombshell

1933as Pops Burns

Casanova Brown

1944as Mr. Ferris

Honky Tonk

1941as Judge Cotton

Green Dolphin Street

1947as Dr. Edmond Ozanne

The Human Comedy

1943as Willie Grogan

The Great Ziegfeld

1936as Billings

Rosalie

1937as King Fredrick Romanikov

Courage of Lassie

1946as Harry MacBain

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937as Lord Francis Kelton

Tortilla Flat

1942as The Pirate

A Lost Lady

1934as Daniel Forrester

Dancing Pirate

1936as Mayor Don Emilio Perena

Kismet

1944as Narrator (voice)

Balalaika

1939as Ivan Danchenoff

Fast and Loose

1930as Bronson Lenox

The Affairs of Cellini

1934as Alessandro, Duke of Florence

Laughter

1930as C. Mortimer Gibson