Portrait of Frank Jenks

Acting

Frank Jenks

Career

Active from 1936 to 1956, busiest in 1938 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Jenks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

43 titles ยท average score 64
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Walter Clemens the Bartender / Cab Driver

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dutch Carl Anders

The Houston Story
The Houston Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Louie Phelan

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Gus Bolin (uncredited)

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Frank Keegan / Martin Fletcher

December Bride
December Bride (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Man / Milkman

Colonel Humphrey Flack
Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953)

TV show

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

as Jackson

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lazy

The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Detective Homer Shaw

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Marshal Sutton

1940s

61 titles ยท average score 60
Blonde Savage
Blonde Savage (1947)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hoppy Owens

Philo Vance's Gamble
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)

as Ernie Clark

That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joe, the Cabbie

The Kid Sister
The Kid Sister (1945)

as The Burglar

The Missing Corpse
The Missing Corpse (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mack Hogan

The Phantom of 42nd Street
The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 37

as Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Eddie Porter

Shake Hands with Murder
Shake Hands with Murder (1944)

as Eddie Jones

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jimbo

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Harry Niles

The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
GoodWatch score 45

as 2nd Sailor

Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Puffy

1930s

42 titles ยท average score 62
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)

as Peaches Jackson

The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doc Williams

Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)

as Frank Munson

The Last Warning
The Last Warning (1938)

as Doc Williams

Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joe Cannon

The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam

The Westland Case
The Westland Case (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doc Williams

You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart (1937)

as Harry Howe

There Goes My Girl
There Goes My Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Frank Tate

Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes (1937)

as Dubrowsky

That Girl from Paris
That Girl from Paris (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

as Laughing Boy Frank

Smartest Girl in Town
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Photographer (uncredited)