Famous Franks

1. Frank Langella

Frank Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Angelina and Frank A. Langella, a business executive. He is of Italian descent.

A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, Frank Langella won acclaim on the New York stage in "Seascape" and followed it up with the title role in the Edward Gorey...

2. Frank Sinatra

Actor | From Here to Eternity

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants Natalina Della (Garaventa), from Northern Italy, and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra, a Sicilian boxer, fireman, and bar owner. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. ...

3. Frank Oz

Actor | The Muppet Show

Frank Richard Oznowicz was born in Hereford, England to puppeteers Frances and Isidore Oznowicz. His family moved to Montana in 1951, eventually settling in Oakland, California. As a teenager, he worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland amusement park. He is one of the primary ...

4. Frank Capra

Director | It's a Wonderful Life

One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. On May 10, 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd. "There's no ventilation, and it stinks like hell. They're all miserable. It's the most degrading place you ...

5. Frank Darabont

Writer | The Shawshank Redemption

Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High ...

6. Frank Abagnale Jr.

Actor | Catch Me If You Can

During the 1960s, Abagnale attended high school in Long Island. His father built a profitable stationery store on Madison Avenue in New York City. When his father suffered a business loss and his parents divorced, the son left home in 1964 with around $100 in his pocket. The sixteen-year-old vowed ...

7. Frank Doubleday

Actor | Escape from New York

Thin, intense, antsy, and often unnerving character actor Frank Doubleday usually portrayed creepy villains in both movies and TV shows alike from the mid-1970's up until the early 1990's. Frank was born on January 28, 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut and came with his family to Los Angeles, California...

8. Frank Gorshin

Actor | 12 Monkeys

Frank John Gorshin, Jr. was born on April 5, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad worker and his mother, Frances (Preseren), was a seamstress. His family was originally from Novo Mesto, Slovenia. While in high school, young Frank worked as an usher at the Sheridan Square ...

9. Frank Sinatra Jr.

Actor | Hollywood Homicide

Frank Sinatra Jr. was born on January 10, 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), Aru heishi no kake (1970) and Dream for an Insomniac (1996). He was married to Cynthia Sinatra. He died on March 16, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

10. Frank Marshall

Producer | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frank was born in Glendale, California to musician Jack Marshall. He entered the film world when his parents invited him to a birthday party for the daughter of directing legend John Ford in 1966. There, he met Peter Bogdanovich and soon agreed to work on his first film, Targets (1968), later ...

11. Frank Stallone

Soundtrack | Rambo: First Blood Part II

Grammy and Golden Globe nominated artist Frank Stallone is one of the most versatile actors, singers and musicians in the business. His explosive voice and his range from comedy to drama and rock to blues to big band, leaves audiences entertained and captivated.

Frank has garnered three Platinum ...

12. Frank Grillo

Actor | The Grey

The oldest of three children, Frank Grillo was born in New York City, to an Italian-American family. He grew up in upstate New York, and got his first taste of acting in high school where he was in many plays. Frank was also a gifted athlete and his dream was to play sports professionally. Frank ...

13. Frank Whaley

Actor | Broken Arrow

Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. He is best known for the films Pulp Fiction (1994) and Swimming with Sharks (1994), and has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times. His feature directorial debut, Joe the King (1999), earned him the Waldo Salt Screenwriting prize at the...

14. Frank Borzage

Director | Bad Girl

Frank Borzage was born on April 23, 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Bad Girl (1931), 7th Heaven (1927) and No Greater Glory (1934). He was married to Juanita Scott, Edna Skelton and Rena Rogers. He died on June 19, 1962 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, ...

15. Frank Coraci

Director | The Wedding Singer

Frank Coraci is an American film Director, Writer and Actor best know for his work with Adam Sandler.

Coraci was born in Shirley, New York on Long Island. Coraci graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in Film. He has directed a number of ...

16. Frank Collison

Actor | Twin Peaks: The Return

Frank's first "role" was a six month old "theatre mascot" at a tent theatre in Granville, Ohio. His father, John, was an actor and playwright and his mother, Peg, directed him in a number of plays while he was growing up in Virginia and Ohio. As a young boy, Frank assisted his father when he toured...

17. Frank Dillane

Actor | In the Heart of the Sea

Frank trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (R.A.D.A.), graduating in 2013.

As a child he played Christopher Henderson in 'Welcome to Sarajevo' (Channel 4/Miramax/Dragon Pictures) directed by Michael Winterbottom. Aged sixteen Frank played Tom Riddle in 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...

18. Frank Converse

Actor | Hour of the Gun

A brawny, firm-jawed, sandy-haired player of 60s and 70s primetime TV, Frank Converse seemed to be one of those handsome tough-guy action figures that could go by the wayside after the demise of their famous series. Instead, this stage-trained actor persevered as a well-respected, all-purpose ...

19. Frank Vincent

Actor | Goodfellas

"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...

20. Frank Welker

Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Frank Welker was born in Colorado. He followed his dream to California, and started a voice acting career which has spanned over five decades and hundreds of credits. Frank has worked with fellow voice actors Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Don Messick, Heather North, and Stefanianna Christopherson on ...

21. Frank Morgan

Actor | The Wizard of Oz

Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in outstanding performances both before and after that film. One of ...

22. Frank Thornton

Actor | Are You Being Served?

He was the third child of William Ernest Ball, a bank manager and Rosina whose other children were Marjorie, who died in 1980 and John, Thornton was his mother's maiden name and his middle name, He played the cello in his school's orchestra and was a corporal in the Officer's Training Corps which ...

23. Frank Thring

Actor | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Frank Thring was born on May 11, 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Vikings (1958). He was married to Joan Cunliffe. He died on December 29, 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

24. Frank John Hughes

Actor | Band of Brothers

In 2011, Hughes wrote and co-starred with Rick Gomez in the film "Leave" and wrote 2012's The Dark Tourist starring Michael Cudlitz and Melanie Griffith. 2013 saw Mr. Hughes' script "Pox Americana" break into the top ten on the prestigious Black List, resulting in a two-picture deal with Warner ...

25. Frank Harper

Actor | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Frank Harper was born in 1962 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), The Football Factory (2004) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002).

26. Frank Harts

Actor | Rustin

Frank Harts was born in Sterling, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Rustin (2023), Master of None (2015) and Paterson (2016). He has been married to Shelley Thomas-Harts since August 4, 2011.

27. Frank Miller

Writer | Sin City

Frank Miller was born in Olney, Maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in Montpelier, Vermont. He is of Irish descent. Miller was a big comics writer/artist in the '70s and '80s. He wrote and penciled the Marvel series "Daredevil" for a long time. His ...

28. Frank Lammers

Actor | D-Railed

Frank Lammers is a Dutch actor and director. He was born in Mierlo in the south of Holland. After graduating drama academy in Amsterdam in 1995, he started his career as a theatre actor. First at Toneelgroep Amsterdam, followed by 2 years in the ensemble of the RO theater, in Rotterdam and 3 years ...

29. Frank Lovejoy

Actor | In a Lonely Place

Square-jawed, intense, no-nonsense Frank Lovejoy played a succession of detectives, street cops, reporters, soldiers and such over his career. Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1912, he worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929 cost him his job, and to make ends ...

30. Frank Lawton

Actor | A Night to Remember

Frank Lawton was born on September 30, 1904 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), The Invisible Ray (1935) and Cavalcade (1933). He was married to Evelyn Laye. He died on June 10, 1969 in London, England, UK.

31. Frank McRae

Actor | Loaded Weapon 1

African-American former NFL player, with plenty of height and built like an ox, Frank McRae scored over 40 film appearances predominantly as physically imposing men and authority figures, sometimes in quite comedic roles. McRae first came to attention playing a grinning jail inmate, "Reed ...

32. Frank McGrath

Actor | The Reluctant Astronaut

Frank McGrath was born on February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), Wagon Train (1957) and Tammy and the Millionaire (1967). He was married to Libby Quay Buschlen. He died on May 13, 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.

33. Frank Gifford

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Frank Gifford was born on August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Viva Knievel! (1977) and Spin City (1996). He was married to Kathie Lee Gifford, Astrid Gifford and Maxine Avis Ewart. He died on August 9, 2015 in Riverside, Connecticut, ...

34. Frank Pellegrino

Actor | Goodfellas

Frank Pellegrino was born on May 19, 1944 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Goodfellas (1990), Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). He was married to Josephine Nicita. He died on January 31, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City...

35. Frank Pesce

Actor | Beverly Hills Cop II

Frank Pesce was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Jack Palance action film "One Man Jury" (1978), the crime picture "Fingers" (1978) with Harvey Keitel and "Paradise Alley" (1978) with Sylvester Stallone. He also appeared...

36. Frank Pierson

Writer | Dog Day Afternoon

Frank Pierson was born on May 12, 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Presumed Innocent (1990) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). He was married to Helene Szamet, Dori Pierson and Polly Stokes. He died on July 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, ...

37. Frank Perry

Director | Mommie Dearest

Frank Perry was born on August 21, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Mommie Dearest (1981), David and Lisa (1962) and Last Summer (1969). He was married to Virginia Brush Ford, Barbara Goldsmith and Eleanor Perry. He died on August 29, 1995 in New York ...

38. Frank Cady

Actor | Rear Window

Although Frank Cady's most famous role would be that of general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963), he had a history as a film, stage and television actor long before those shows. Cady also appeared on ...

39. Frank Wilcox

Actor | The Ten Commandments

American character actor in scores of films after substantial stage experience. He was born in DeSoto, Missouri, but raised in Atchison, Kansas. The son of a railroad worker and law clerk (some publicity material states the father was a physician, but family and census records show otherwise), he ...

40. Frank Salerno

Actor | Heartstopper

Frank Salerno is known for Heartstopper (1989), Murder: No Apparent Motive (1984) and Horizon (1964).

41. Frank Sivero

Actor | Goodfellas

Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.

Sivero was born Francesco ...

42. Frank Sutton

Actor | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

As the brash and bruising tough guy with wide, flaring nostrils, compact features and boorish, bullying personality, you could have placed bets that anyone who had the guts to go nose-to-nose against crew cut-wearing badger Frank Sutton had better be one tough order. Nope. Far from it. Sutton's ...

43. Frank C. Turner

Actor | Needful Things

Frank C. Turner is an actor and iconographer born in Wainwright, Alberta and now living in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He received his theatrical training at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1975 with a BFA. For the first few years after graduation he acted in theatres across western ...

44. Franklin Cover

Actor | Wall Street

Franklin Cover was born on November 20, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Wall Street (1987), The Stepford Wives (1975) and Almost Heroes (1998). He was married to Mary Bradford Stone. He died on February 5, 2006 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

45. Franklin Carpio

Camera_department | Sweet Girl

Born in Ecuador, Franklin Carpio's journey unfolded across borders when his parents relocated to the United States when he was merely two years old. Settling in Pittsburgh in 2005, Franklin enrolled at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, a pivotal move that paved the way for his future in the realm of...

46. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Writer | The President's Mystery

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara Roosevelt. His father was 54 at the time of FDR's birth and already had a grown son, nicknamed "Rosy". Sarah was only 27 when FDR was born. Growing up, FDR had a happy but sheltered childhood. His ...

47. Franklin Grace

The Creatress

Franklin Grace is known for The Creatress (2019), The Big Raincheck (2015) and 'Til Death (2013).

48. Franklin Graham

Self | God's Not Dead

Franklin Graham was born on July 14, 1952 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer, known for God's Not Dead (2014), Storms in Latin America (2021) and Light in the Darkness (2021). He has been married to Jane Austin Cunningham since August 14, 1974. They have four children.

49. Franklin J. Schaffner

Director | Planet of the Apes

Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in the early days of American network television, utilizing a moving camera in the days when most television directors kept the camera static. His eye for visuals was developed in the dozens of live television programs he directed ...

50. Franklin Dennis Jones

Actor | Reindeer Games

Franklin Dennis Jones was born on March 26, 1944 in Danville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Reindeer Games (2000), Nebraska (2013) and Impostor (2001). He died on February 15, 2015 in Austin, Texas, USA.

51. Frank Latimore

Actor | All the President's Men

Frank Latimore was born on September 28, 1925 in Darien, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for All the President's Men (1976), 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) and Patton (1970). He was married to Sukarno, Rukmini. He died on November 29, 1998 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England,...

52. Franklin Leonard

Producer | Resurface

Franklin Leonard is known for Resurface, Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) and The Silence of Mercy.

53. Frankie Jonas

Actor | Gake no ue no Ponyo

Frankie Jonas was born on September 28, 2000 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Ponyo (2008), Jonas (2009) and R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010).

54. Franklin Ojeda Smith

Actor | The Black Hamptons

Born on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Franklin and his siblings joined their mother in the 'Fort Apache' section of the South Bronx, New York in1953. A native Gullah speaker, Franklin says, "my dialect was so rich that I was put into classes with students who only spoke Spanish and the teacher...

55. Franklin Pangborn

Actor | Hail the Conquering Hero

Franklin Pangborn - a name more befitting a fictionalized bank president rather than a great comedic actor - was a singular character actor but little is known of his early years. He spent some time in developing acting talent prior to appearing on Broadway by March of 1911, and would do six plays ...

56. Frank Meschkuleit

Max Payne

Frank Meschkuleit was born on August 9, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied physical theater for two years, and his professional career started after he stumbled into an audition with Jim Henson's company. His audition was so odd he worked for a few days on the Sesame Street feature film ...

57. Franklin Ruehl

Actor | No se aceptan devoluciones

Franklin Ruehl was an actor and writer, known for Instructions Not Included (2013), Technicolour Llama (2014) and Buster's Mal Heart (2016). He died in November 2015.

58. Frank Thomas

Actor | The Iron Giant

Frank Thomas was born on September 5, 1912 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and The AristoCats (1970). He was married to Jeanette A. Thomas. He died on September 8, 2004 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA.

59. Franklin Wagner

Actor | Solitude

Franklin Wagner is known for American Beast (2014) and To Say Goodbye (2014).

60. Frankie Adams

Actress | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Frankie Adams is a New Zealand-Samoan actress, Best known for playing fan favorite "Bobbie Draper" in the Amazon series The Expanse, Frankie can also be seen in the limited series The Flowers of Alice Hart opposite Sigourney Weaver for Amazon as well as Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins. Her credits ...

61. Frankie Muniz

Actor | Agent Cody Banks

Frankie was born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, to Denise, a nurse, and Francisco Muniz III, a restaurateur. His father is of Puerto Rican heritage and his mother is of Irish and Italian descent. Frankie was home-schooled since Grade Six. He started his acting career performing the role of Tiny Tim in ...

62. Frankie Shaw

Actress | SMILF

Frankie grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her mother is from South Boston and raised her Jewish. She graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a degree in English literature. She first gained recognition in the completely improvised Sundance film, The Freebie (a Duplass Brother ...

63. Frankie Darro

Actor | Wild Boys of the Road

Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Frankie Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity...

64. Frankie Loyal

Actor | Mayans M.C.

Frankie Loyal was born on December 23, 1969 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mayans M.C. (2018), Better Things (2016) and No Future Here (2021).

65. Frankie McCafferty

Actor | Philomena

Frankie McCafferty was born in 1967 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and director, known for Philomena (2013), Vikings (2013) and Ripper Street (2012).

66. Frankie Ryan Manriquez

Stunts | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D

Frankie Ryan Manriquez was born on March 14, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005), The Fog (2005) and Monster House (2006).

67. Frankie Montero

Actor | This Is the Night

Frankie Montero is an American filmmaker and Actor from Yonkers, New York. He is best known for writing and directing personal, independent films in New York City, "The Operation" (2023) and "Beggarman" (TBD). His unorthodox, "run and gun" style of filmmaking has become a trademark. He studied ...

68. Frankie Nasso

Producer | Sing Your Song

Frankie Nasso began his career in film at the age of 10, when he landed the role of Young Joe Pesci in Disney's Gone Fishin'. This helped earn his next major performing role as the title character in Prince of Central Park, where he starred alongside Academy Award-Nominated actors Harvey Keitel, ...

69. Frankie Faison

Actor | Coming to America

Frankie Faison was born on June 10, 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming to America (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989) and White Chicks (2004). He is married to Samantha Jupiter Faison. He was previously married to Jane Mandel.

70. Frankie Thomas

Actor | Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

This one-time wiry, curly-haired juvenile actor of 30s Depression era films grabbed major focus toward the end of his acting career as 50s space hero Tom Corbett on the smaller screen, then moved away from the limelight finally seeing his future in the cards.

He was born Frank M. Thomas, Jr. on ...

71. Frankie Lou Thorn

Actress | Bad Lieutenant

Frankie Lou Thorn was born in Minnesota, USA. Frankie Lou is an actor, known for Bad Lieutenant (1992), Stigmata (1999) and He Was a Quiet Man (2007).

72. Frank Bonsangue

Transportation_department | I Am Legend

Frank Bonsangue also known as Frankie the butcher was born and raised in Astoria, Queens. He has appeared in many Films, TV shows and commercials. He has also appeared in many cooking shows including the Food Networks Hot Off The Grill Show with Bobby Flay as a series regular, Frankie The Butcher, ...

73. Frankie Valli

Soundtrack | Grease

Frankie Valli was born on May 3, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Grease (1978), Free Guy (2021) and Bumblebee (2018). He has been married to Jackie Jacobs since June 26, 2023. He was previously married to Randy Clohessy, MaryAnn Hannigan and Mary Mandel.

74. Francis Ford Coppola

Producer | Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...

75. Frances Barber

Actress | Goal!

Frances Barber has worked in a string of award-winning productions for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking roles as diverse as Eliza in Pygmalion and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Among her film appearances are roles in Stephen Frears' Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Sammy and ...

76. Frances Bay

Actress | Blue Velvet

Cute, tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at the age of 59 in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play (1978) in 1978.

She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and good-hearted ...

77. Frances Bavier

Actress | The Andy Griffith Show

Frances Bavier was born in New York City on December 14, 1902. Her first Broadway appearance was in April 1925 in "The Poor Nut," the start of a successful Broadway career. She traveled with the USO to entertain the U.S. troops in the Pacific during World War II. Her last appearance on Broadway was...

78. Frances Conroy

Actress | Six Feet Under

Award-winning stage actress Frances Conroy was introduced and encouraged by her parents to explore the elements of theater. Born Frances Hardman Conroy in Monroe, Georgia, she attended high school in Long Island and experienced classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse as a teenager. The pale, ...

79. Frances de la Tour

Actress | The History Boys

Frances de la Tour (born 30 July 1944) is an English actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.

She performed as Mrs. Lintott in the play The History Boys in London and on ...

80. Frances Dee

Actress | I Walked with a Zombie

Dee was born in Los Angeles, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago after her father was transferred there. In 1929, he was re-assigned to L.A., and, as a lark, the 19 year old Dee began working in motion pictures as an extra. Her debut was in Words and Music (1929) ...

81. Frances Fisher

Actress | Titanic

Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean-Claude van ...

82. Frances Gifford

Actress | Tarzan Triumphs

Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being ...

83. Frances Grey

Actress | Messiah

Frances Grey was born in 1970 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Messiah (2001), Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002) and Messiah: The Promise (2004). She was previously married to Nick Powell.

84. Frances McDormand

Actress | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Gibson City, Illinois. She was adopted by Canadian-born parents Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She ...

85. Frances Langford

Soundtrack | The Hit Parade

Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee ...

86. Frances O'Connor

Director | Emily

Frances Ann O'Connor is a British-Australian actress and director. She is known for her roles in the films Mansfield Park (1999), Bedazzled (2000), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Timeline (2003). O'Connor has won an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a...

87. Frances Sternhagen

Actress | Outland

Raised in Washington, D.C., the great-granddaughter (on her father's side) of German immigrants, Frances Hussey Sternhagen taught acting, singing and dancing to young schoolchildren before first performing herself with the Arena Stage Group.

Since then, she was seen in numerous Broadway and ...

88. Francis Capra

Actor | A Bronx Tale

Francis Capra was born on April 27, 1983 in New York, and raised in the Bronx. Discovered by Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri when they were casting for the film A Bronx Tale (1993), he began to work as a child actor and moved to Los Angeles with his mother Ann Marie Capra and his siblings. His ...

89. Frankie Avalon

Soundtrack | Grease

One of a spate of teen idols to come out of Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s, Frankie Avalon--unlike many of the others--actually had a musical background, having been taught to play the trumpet at a very young age by his father. As a youth Avalon performed in local clubs and theaters. He won a ...

90. Fran Drescher

Writer | The Nanny

Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher was born on September 30, 1957 in Queens, New York City, New York to Sylvia Drescher, a bridal consultant & Mort Drescher, a naval systems analyst. Fran attended Hillcrest High School in New York with another now-famous name, Ray Romano. She was a studious girl and was ...

91. Fran Kranz

Actor | The Cabin in the Woods

Francis Elliott "Fran" Kranz is an American film, television and Broadway actor. Kranz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started acting in third and fourth grade, and knew from a very young age that he wanted to become an actor. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1999 and...

92. Fran Lebowitz

Actress | The Wolf of Wall Street

Fran Lebowitz was born on October 27, 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Law & Order (1990).

93. Fran Walsh

Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Fran Walsh is a New Zealand writer and wife of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson. She co-wrote The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which is seen by many as Jackson's magnum opus and one of the most significant film series ever made. She also wrote The Hobbit trilogy, a prequel to Jackson's ...

94. Fran Ryan

Actress | Stripes

As an American character actress, Fran Ryan was a familiar face on stage, screen and television from her theatrical stage debut in the 1950s and continuing for nearly three decades. Ryan's similarity to actress Marjorie Main was soon noticed in the late 1960s, and she frequently played tough, ...

95. Franky G

Actor | Power

Franky G was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. Franky had a recurring role as poncho on the Starz hit TV show POWER that is executive produced by 50 cent and creator/writer Courtney A Kemp. Franky is a series regular as Juan Rodriguez on the new hit TV show, Carl weber's "THE FAMILY BUSINESS" ...

96. Franklyn Ajaye

Actor | The 'Burbs

Franklyn Ajaye was born on May 13, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The 'Burbs (1989), Bridesmaids (2011) and Stir Crazy (1980).

97. Frank Ferguson

Actor | This Gun for Hire

American character actor Frank Ferguson appeared in scores of films and television shows, often as self-important types. Prior to his film debut, he was a prominent performer and director with the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he coached numerous up-and-coming young actors such as ...

98. Franck Dubosc

Actor | Tout le monde debout

Franck Dubosc was born on November 7, 1963 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Rolling to You (2018), Camping (2006) and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008). He has been married to Danièle since June 19, 2009. They have one child.

99. Frank Silva

Actor | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

A native of central California, Frank Silva majored in theater at San Francisco State University where he received a master's degree in light design. He worked with director David Lynch on several of his movies (Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart) as a prop master and set decorator. While Silva was ...

100. François Arnaud

Actor | The Borgias

François Arnaud was born on July 5, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The Borgias (2011), Blindspot (2015) and I Killed My Mother (2009).