Frank Fay

Known for

Acting

Born

November 15, 1891

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

September 26, 1961 (aged 69)

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.

Best known work

Nothing Sacred

1937

The Stolen Jools

1931

Love Nest

1951

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

They Knew What They Wanted

1940

God's Gift to Women

1931

Bright Lights

1930

The Matrimonial Bed

1930

The Show of Shows

1929

Stars Over Broadway

1935

Filmography

1997
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1951
Love Nest
as Charley Patterson
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1943
Spotlight Scandals
as Frank Fay
1940
They Knew What They Wanted
as Father McKee
1940
I Want a Divorce
as Jeff Gilman
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Master of Ceremonies
1935
Stars Over Broadway
as Announcer
1932
A Fool's Advice
as Spencer Brown, Story
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as The Hero
1931
Round About Hollywood
as Self
1931
God's Gift to Women
as Toto Duryea
1931
The Stolen Jools
as Frank Fay
1930
Bright Lights
as Wally Dean
1930
The Matrimonial Bed
as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
1930
Under a Texas Moon
as Don Carlos
1929
The Show of Shows
as Master of Ceremonies, Writer