Portrait of Frank Brownlee

Acting

Frank Brownlee

Career

Active from 1916 to 1942, busiest in 1917 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Brownlee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.1, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    0.8, average 2.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)

as (archive footage)

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 58
Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors (1942)

as Henry Adams

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Man on Street

The Sons of the Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers (1942)

as Hired Hand

South of Santa Fe
South of Santa Fe (1942)

as Movie-Watcher

Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range (1942)

as Lynch Mob Member

Man from Cheyenne
Man from Cheyenne (1942)

as Man in Street with Packages

Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley (1941)

as Slim

South of Tahiti
South of Tahiti (1941)

as Harbor master

Arizona
Arizona (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Paul Weaver

Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

as Doctor

Three Faces West
Three Faces West (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bill--Farmer

Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Panamint Pete

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 50
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend (1935)

as John Strong the Father

Big Calibre
Big Calibre (1935)

as Mr. Neal

Uncertain Lady
Uncertain Lady (1934)

as Captain (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

as Police Chief Ramsbottom

Terror Trail
Terror Trail (1933)

as Sheriff Judell

Tombstone Canyon
Tombstone Canyon (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

as Alf Sykes

The Galloping Ghost
The Galloping Ghost (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tom

The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior (1931)

as Angus MacDonald

The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion (1931)

as Oil Co. Director Bishop

Rough Seas
Rough Seas (1931)

as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

1920s

29 titles ยท average score 65
The Chaser
The Chaser (1928)

as Amorous Repo Man

Beggars of Life
Beggars of Life (1928)
GoodWatch score 75

as Farmer

Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective agency boss (uncredited)

Be Your Age
Be Your Age (1926)

as Mr. Blaylock

King of the Pack
King of the Pack (1926)

as Chuck Purdy

The Desert Flower
The Desert Flower (1925)

as Mike Dyer

Sawdust
Sawdust (1923)

as 'Pop' Gifford

Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie (1923)

as Prison Warden Benton

The Whistle
The Whistle (1921)

as Henry Chapple

Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies (1921)

as Ezekiel Whaley

His Own Law
His Own Law (1920)

Story

The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared (1920)

as Ed Cass

1910s

21 titles ยท average score 74
The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere (1919)

as Klondike Jim

The Brute Breaker
The Brute Breaker (1919)

as Norres

The Lincoln Highwayman
The Lincoln Highwayman (1919)

as Captain Claver

Paid in Advance
Paid in Advance (1919)

as Gold Dust Barker

$5,000 Reward
$5,000 Reward (1918)

as Ackley

Her Moment
Her Moment (1918)

as Victor Dravich

The Little Pirate
The Little Pirate (1917)

as John Baird

Wild Sumac
Wild Sumac (1917)

as Lupin

Mentioned in Confidence
Mentioned in Confidence (1917)

as Mr. Leigh

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Winslow Wynn

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Mountain Girl's Brother (uncredited)

Sold for Marriage
Sold for Marriage (1916)

as Nicholas