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Date of Birth:

1 June 1890, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

18 September 1949, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will... more

Trivia:

A boy soprano in church, some of his early pre-acting jobs included selling... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win more

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The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
(From Collider.com. 15 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)
70th edition ‘Wizard of Oz’ available now
(From t5m.com. 29 September 2009, 9:28 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Francis Morgan | Frank Wupperman

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Key to the City (1950)	Fire Chief Duggan	1950	-	6.2 (195)

2.	Any Number Can Play (1949)	Jim Kurstyn	1949	-	6.4 (176)

3.	The Great Sinner (1949)	Aristide Pitard	1949	-	6.2 (229)

4.	The Stratton Story (1949)	Barney Wile	1949	-	7.1 (980)

5.	The Three Musketeers (1948)	King Louis XIII	1948	-	7.2 (1,926)
	AKAs: Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers (USA: complete title)
6.	Summer Holiday (1948)	Uncle Sid	1948	-	6.0 (147)

7.	Green Dolphin Street (1947)	Dr. Edmond Ozanne	1947	-	6.6 (469)

8.	Lady Luck (1946)	William Audrey	1946	-	6.5 (78)

9.	The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)	Sam Griggs	1946	-	6.9 (89)
	AKAs: Mr. Griggs Returns (UK) The Return of Mr. Griggs (USA: promotional title)
10.	Courage of Lassie (1946)	Harry MacBain	1946	-	5.9 (319)
	AKAs: Blue Sierra (USA: copyright title)
11.	Yolanda and the Thief (1945)	Victor Budlow Trout	1945	-	6.1 (329)

12.	Casanova Brown (1944)	Mr. Ferris	1944	-	6.3 (243)

13.	Kismet (1944)	(voice) (uncredited) Narrator	1944	-	6.1 (292)
	AKAs: Oriental Dream (USA: TV title)
14.	The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)	Hiram Porter Dunn	1944	-	6.9 (510)

15.	A Stranger in Town (1943)	John Josephus Grant	1943	-	7.4 (122)

16.	The Human Comedy (1943)	Willie Grogan	1943	-	7.1 (593)

17.	White Cargo (1942)	The Doctor	1942	-	6.0 (208)

18.	Tortilla Flat (1942)	The Pirate	1942	-	6.5 (522)

19.	The Vanishing Virginian (1942)	Robert Yancey	1942	-	6.8 (58)

20.	Honky Tonk (1941)	Judge Cotton	1941	-	6.5 (327)

21.	Washington Melodrama (1941)	Calvin Claymore	1941	-	6.4 (52)

22.	The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)	J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson	1941	-	5.9 (37)

23.	Keeping Company (1940)	Harry C. Thomas	1940	-	5.6 (41)

24.	Hullabaloo (1940)	Frankie' Merriweather	1940	-	6.0 (68)

25.	Boom Town (1940)	Luther Aldrich	1940	-	7.1 (974)

26.	The Mortal Storm (1940)	Prof. Viktor Roth	1940	-	7.9 (1,220)

27.	The Ghost Comes Home (1940)	Vernon 'Vern' Adams	1940	-	6.2 (43)

28.	Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)	Bob Casey	1940	-	7.4 (691)

29.	The Shop Around the Corner (1940)	Hugo Matuschek	1940	-	8.0 (7,626)

30.	Balalaika (1939)	Ivan Danchenoff	1939	-	6.2 (101)

31.	Henry Goes Arizona (1939)	Henry 'Hank' Conroy	1939	-	5.9 (64)
	AKAs: Spats to Spurs (UK)
32.	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	Professor Marvel / 4 characters not shown	1939	-	8.3 (93,448)

33.	Broadway Serenade (1939)	Cornelius Collier, Jr.	1939	-	5.7 (59)
	AKAs: Serenade
34.	Sweethearts (1938)	Felix Lehman	1938	-	6.6 (218)

35.	The Crowd Roars (1938)	Brian McCoy	1938	-	6.9 (92)

36.	Port of Seven Seas (1938)	Panisse	1938	-	6.3 (23)

37.	Paradise for Three (1938)	Rudolph Tobler, aka Edward Schultz	1938	-	7.3 (84)
	AKAs: Romance for Three (UK)
38.	Rosalie (1937)	King Fredrick Romanikov	1937	-	6.1 (166)

39.	Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)	Ingraham Steward	1937	-	6.6 (44)

40.	Saratoga (1937)	Jesse Kiffmeyer	1937	-	6.4 (452)

41.	The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)	Col. Baron Suroff	1937	-	6.5 (139)

42.	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)	Lord Francis Kelton	1937	-	6.4 (331)

43.	Dimples (1936)	Prof. Eustace Appleby	1936	-	6.4 (244)

44.	Piccadilly Jim (1936)	James Crocker - Sr. / Count Olav Osric	1936	-	6.8 (92)

45.	Trouble for Two (1936)	Col. Geraldine	1936	-	6.9 (122)
	AKAs: The Suicide Club
46.	Dancing Pirate (1936)	Mayor Don Emilio Perena	1936	-	5.1 (74)

47.	The Great Ziegfeld (1936)	Billings	1936	-	7.0 (1,783)

48.	The Perfect Gentleman (1935)	Major Horatio Chatteris	1935	-	6.4 (48)
	AKAs: The Imperfect Lady (UK)
49.	I Live My Life (1935)	G.P. Bentley	1935	-	6.1 (122)

50.	Escapade (1935)	Karl	1935	-	5.9 (8)
	AKAs: Masquerade
51.	Lazybones (1935)	Tom	1935	-	5.8 (28)

52.	Naughty Marietta (1935)	Gov. Gaspar d'Annard	1935	-	7.0 (386)

53.	Enchanted April (1935)	Mellersh Wilkins	1935	-	6.4 (101)

54.	The Good Fairy (1935)	Konrad	1935	-	7.6 (430)

55.	The Mighty Barnum (1934)	(uncredited) Joe	1934	-	6.4 (29)

56.	By Your Leave (1934)	Henry Smith	1934	-	5.8 (44)

57.	There's Always Tomorrow (1934)	Joseph White	1934	-	-
	AKAs: Too Late for Love (USA: TV title)
58.	A Lost Lady (1934)	Daniel 'Dan' Forrester	1934	-	6.2 (100)
	AKAs: Courageous (UK)
59.	The Affairs of Cellini (1934)	Alessandro - Duke of Florence	1934	-	6.1 (100)
	AKAs: The Firebrand
60.	Sisters Under the Skin (1934)	John Hunter Yates	1934	-	-
	AKAs: The Romantic Age (UK)
61.	Success at Any Price (1934)	Raymond Merritt	1934	-	6.5 (64)

62.	The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)	Jules Daudet	1934	-	6.9 (118)

63.	Bombshell (1933)	Pops Burns	1933	-	7.5 (696)
	AKAs: Blonde Bombshell (UK)
64.	Broadway to Hollywood (1933)	Ted Hackett	1933	-	5.6 (72)
	AKAs: Ring Up the Curtain (UK)
65.	When Ladies Meet (1933)	Rogers Woodruf	1933	-	6.9 (213)
	AKAs: Strange Skirts (USA: TV title) Truth Is Stranger (USA: TV title)
66.	Best of Enemies (1933)	William Hartman	1933	-	-

67.	The Nuisance (1933)	Dr. Buchanan Prescott	1933	-	6.8 (67)

68.	The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)	Paul Held	1933	-	6.9 (113)

69.	Reunion in Vienna (1933)	Dr. Anton Krug	1933	-	5.3 (143)

70.	Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)	Mayor John Hastings	1933	-	7.2 (268)
	AKAs: Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK) Happy Go Lucky Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title) The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title)
71.	Luxury Liner (1933)	Alex Stevenson	1933	-	-

72.	Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)	John Dudley Masterson	1933	-	7.5 (9)

73.	The Half Naked Truth (1932)	Farrell	1932	-	6.9 (139)

74.	Secrets of the French Police (1932)	François St. Cyr	1932	-	6.2 (42)

75.	Fast and Loose (1930)	Bronson Lenox	1930	-	7.4 (27)

76.	Laughter (1930)	C. Morton Gibson	1930	-	7.2 (40)

77.	Queen High (1930)	Mr. Nettleton	1930	-	6.3 (11)

78.	Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)	Doc Foster	1930	-	4.2 (8)

79.	Belle of the Night (1930)		1930	-	-

80.	Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)	William Ogden	1927	-	-

81.	Scarlet Saint (1925)	Baron Badeau	1925	-	-

82.	The Man Who Found Himself (1925)	Lon Morris	1925	-	-

83.	The Crowded Hour (1925)	Bert Caswell	1925	-	-

84.	Born Rich (1924)	Eugene Magnin	1924	-	-

85.	Manhandled (1924)	Arno Riccardi	1924	-	8.5 (525)

86.	The Golden Shower (1919)	Lester	1919	-	-

87.	The Gray Towers Mystery (1919)	Billy Durland	1919	-	-

88.	At the Mercy of Men (1918)	Count Nicho	1918	-	-

89.	The Knife (1918)	Dr. Robert Manning	1918	-	-

90.	Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)	Bunny Manders	1917	-	8.1 (10)
	AKAs: Raffles
91.	Who's Your Neighbor? (1917)	Dudley Carlton	1917	-	-

92.	Baby Mine (1917)	Alfred	1917	-	-

93.	The Light in Darkness (1917)	Ramsey Latham	1917	-	-

94.	A Child of the Wild (1917)	Frank Trent	1917	-	-

95.	A Modern Cinderella (1917)	Tom	1917	-	-

96.	The Girl Philippa (1916)	(as Francis Morgan) Halkett	1916	-	-

97.	The Daring of Diana (1916)	(as Francis Morgan) John Briscoe	1916	-	-

98.	The Suspect (1916)	(as Frank Wupperman) Sir Richard	1916	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)	(writer: "Neil's Blues") (performer: "Neil's Blues")	2002	-	5.4 (25,094)
	AKAs: 40 jours et 40 nuits (France)
2.	All Tied Up (1993) (V)	(performer: "HUH!")	1993	-	4.5 (289)
	AKAs: Un soltero con mucha cuerda (Spain)
3.	Summer Holiday (1948)	(performer: "Never Again" (uncredited), "Our Home Town" (uncredited))	1948	-	6.0 (147)

4.	Thousands Cheer (1943)	("The Oceana Roll" (1911))	1943	-	6.6 (276)

5.	The Vanishing Virginian (1942)	(performer: "In the Evening by the Moonlight", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902)) ("The British Grenadiers")	1942	-	6.8 (58)

6.	Keeping Company (1940)	("When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914))	1940	-	5.6 (41)

7.	Hullabaloo (1940)	(performer: "You Were Meant For Me" (1929), "My Mammy" (1921) (uncredited), "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920) (uncredited)) ("We've Come a Long Way Together" (1940) (uncredited))	1940	-	6.0 (68)

8.	Boom Town (1940)	("The Wedding March" (uncredited))	1940	-	7.1 (974)

9.	The Ghost Comes Home (1940)	(performer: "Moonlight Bay" (1912))	1940	-	6.2 (43)

10.	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	(performer: "The Merry Old Land of Oz" (uncredited))	1939	-	8.3 (93,448)

11.	Rosalie (1937)	(performer: "Why Should I Care?" (1937))	1937	-	6.1 (166)

12.	Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)	("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850))	1937	-	6.6 (44)

13.	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)	("For He's a Jolly Good Fellow")	1937	-	6.4 (331)

14.	The Perfect Gentleman (1935)	(performer: "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915))	1935	-	6.4 (48)
	AKAs: The Imperfect Lady (UK)
15.	I Live My Life (1935)	(performer: "Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main" (uncredited))	1935	-	6.1 (122)

16.	Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)	(performer: "Laying the Corner Stone")	1933	-	7.2 (268)
	AKAs: Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK) Happy Go Lucky Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title) The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Some of the Best (1949)	(uncredited) Himself	1949	-	7.3 (25)

2.	Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948)	Himself	1948	-	-

3.	The Great Morgan (1946)	Himself	1946	-	5.2 (44)

4.	Thousands Cheer (1943)	Himself as Dr. Frank Morgan	1943	-	6.6 (276)

5.	Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)	Himself	1937	-	5.0 (120)

6.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (1937)	Himself	1937	-	8.1 (11)

7.	Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (1935)	Himself	1935	-	-


1.	Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)	(uncredited) The Wizard of Oz

2.	In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V)	Himself

3.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) Professor Marvel/The Gatekeeper/The Wizard of Oz
4.	Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (2000) (V)	Buffalo Bill Cody

5.	Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999) (V)	Himself

6.	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV)	Wizard of Oz

7.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

8.	"Ford Star Jubilee"
	1 TV episode: The Wizard of Oz (1956) Professor Marvel/The Gatekeeper/The Carriage Driver/The Guard/The Wizard of Oz
9.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (1951)	Himself

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