Portrait of Frank Morgan

Acting

Frank Morgan

Career

Active from 1916 to 2000, with a break from 1951 to 1999, busiest in 1933 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Morgan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 3
  • Social Commentary 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000)

as Professor Marvel (archive footage)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 79
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 84
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 63
Key to the City
Key to the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Fire Chief Duggan

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 65
The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Barney Wile

Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harry MacBain

Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as William Audrey

Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Victor Budlow Trout

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Ferris

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83

as Willie Grogan

A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as John Josephus Grant

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as Judge Cotton

The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson

The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Hugo Matuschek

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Luther Aldrich

The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Vernon 'Vern' Adams

1930s

49 titles ยท average score 58
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

as Oz / Professor Marvel

Rosalie
Rosalie (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as King Fredrick Romanikov

Beg, Borrow or Steal
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ingraham Steward

Dimples
Dimples (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eustace Appleby

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gov. Gaspar d'Annard

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)
GoodWatch score 82

as Konrad

I Live My Life
I Live My Life (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

as G.P. Bentley

A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Daniel Forrester

The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alessandro, Duke of Florence

Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

as Pops Burns

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Paul Held

Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Anton King

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 68
Love's Greatest Mistake
Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)

as William Ogden

The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself (1925)

as Lon Morris

Scarlet Saint
Scarlet Saint (1925)

as Baron Badeau

The Crowded Hour
The Crowded Hour (1925)

as Bert Caswell

Manhandled
Manhandled (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

as Arno Riccardi

Born Rich
Born Rich (1924)

as Eugene Magnin

1910s

11 titles ยท average score 61
The Golden Shower
The Golden Shower (1919)

as Lester

At the Mercy of Men
At the Mercy of Men (1918)

as Count Nicho

The Knife
The Knife (1918)

as Dr. Robert Manning

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bunny Manders

A Modern Cinderella
A Modern Cinderella (1917)

as Tom

The Girl Philippa
The Girl Philippa (1917)

as Halkett

The Light in Darkness
The Light in Darkness (1917)

as Ramsey Latham

Baby Mine
Baby Mine (1917)

as Alfred

Who's Your Neighbor?
Who's Your Neighbor? (1917)

as Dudley Carlton

The Suspect
The Suspect (1916)

as Sir Richard

The Daring of Diana
The Daring of Diana (1916)

as John Briscoe