Portrait of Frank Austin

Acting

Frank Austin

Career

Active from 1917 to 2007, with a break from 1944 to 2006, busiest in 1925 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night of Goblins
Night of Goblins
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Austin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Historical 2
  • Short Film 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Silent Western 2
  • Simple 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Onionhead
Onionhead (2007)

as Onionhead

1950s

1 title
Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory (1950)

as Jud - The Assayer

1940s

19 titles · average score 61
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
GoodWatch score 33

as Second Station Agent (uncredited)

Trail Street
Trail Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

as Farmer (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Rancher (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jury Member (uncredited)

Batman
Batman (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hotel Clerk

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Townsman (uncredited)

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Spectator (uncredited)

Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Swamp Water
Swamp Water (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fred Ulm

Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley (1941)

as Chuckawalla Charlie Morgan [Ch. 1]

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Townsman

Spring Parade
Spring Parade (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Customer

1930s

27 titles · average score 65
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Inventor (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt (1937)

as Listener at Baron's (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as George Rankin (uncredited)

Another Wild Idea
Another Wild Idea (1934)

as Betty's Father

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Winton's Valet (Uncredited)

Extra! Extra!
Extra! Extra! (1932)

as Butler

House of Mystery
House of Mystery (1931)

as Higgins - the Butler

Haunted at Midnight
Haunted at Midnight (1931)

as Butler Franz

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Upstairs Tenement Neighbor (uncredited)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Butler (uncredited)

Night of Goblins
Night of Goblins (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Butler

1920s

15 titles · average score 65
The Drifter
The Drifter (1929)

as Seth Martin

The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride (1928)

as Beggar

Court Martial
Court Martial (1928)

as President Lincoln

The Terror
The Terror (1928)

as Cotton

The First Auto
The First Auto (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jor Saunders

Snowed In
Snowed In (1926)

as J.B. Swinnerton

Code of the Northwest
Code of the Northwest (1926)

as Sandy McKenna

Riding for Life
Riding for Life (1925)

as Sandy McPherson

The Monster
The Monster (1925)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rigo

The Golden Trail
The Golden Trail (1925)

as Steve Prater

The Desert Demon
The Desert Demon (1925)

as Dad Randall

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1922)
GoodWatch score 84

as Friar

1910s

1 title
The Secret of Black Mountain
The Secret of Black Mountain (1917)

as George Cooper