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Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor.
Frank Morgan (1890-1949) was a versatile and respected actor who played the Wizard of Oz, Hugo Matuschek, Colonel Geraldine and more. He was also a singer and a songwriter, and was nominated for two Oscars for The Affairs of Cellini (1934).
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Frank Morgan. Actor: The Wizard of Oz. Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in outstanding performances both before and after that film.
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Early business on a cruise liner off Greece, Frank Morgan is Bentley, playing cards badly, Eric Blore the servant Grove, Fred Keating the fiancè to leading lady Joan Crawford, making her first appearance as Kay, various bits of exposition, in MGM’s I LIve My Life, 1935, also starring Brian Aherne.
Jan 3, 2008 · Actor William Gargan said that Frank Morgan was the merriest man he ever knew. Adored by film goers of the 1930s and ’40s and classic film buffs of today, Morgan stands in the very top rank of that once sizable legion of performers known as character actors.
Frank Morgan was a versatile character actor who appeared in over 100 films, including 'The Wizard of Oz' where he played five roles. He also had a successful stage and radio career and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at ...
