Frank Fay

Biography

Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

Love Nest

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Nothing Sacred

The Show of Shows

The Stolen Jools

They Knew What They Wanted

Vaudeville

All Movies (17)

• Vaudeville1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Love Nest1951 · as Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
• Spotlight Scandals1943 · as Frank Fay
• They Knew What They Wanted1940 · as Father McKee
• I Want a Divorce1940 · as Jeff Gilman
• Nothing Sacred1937 · as Master of Ceremonies
• Stars Over Broadway1935 · as Announcer
• A Fool's Advice1932 · as Spencer Brown
• Stout Hearts and Willing Hands1931 · as The Hero
• Round About Hollywood1931 · as Self
• God's Gift to Women1931 · as Toto Duryea
• The Stolen Jools1931 · as Frank Fay
• Bright Lights1930 · as Wally Dean
• The Matrimonial Bed1930 · as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
• Under a Texas Moon1930 · as Don Carlos
• The Show of Shows1929 · as Master of Ceremonies

All TV Shows (1)

• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self