Actor
Frank Morgan
Born 1 June 1890 · New York City, New York, USA — died 18 September 1949
Frank Morgan (1890–1949) was an American actor born in New York City, and the brother of actor Ralph Morgan. A prolific character player, especially at MGM, he is best remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz. He moved easily between comedy and drama.
Key films
The Wizard of Oz (1939)On Cinespective
His best-known role: the Wizard, plus several other parts, in the enduring MGM musical fantasy.
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Played the shop owner Mr. Matuschek in Ernst Lubitsch's warm, much-loved romantic comedy.
The Mortal Storm (1940)
A serious dramatic turn as a professor whose family is torn apart by the rise of Nazism.
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Prominent supporting role in the lavish biopic that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Tortilla Flat (1942)
Gave a touching supporting performance in the Steinbeck adaptation, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Key awards
No major award wins are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 105
- 1916The Suspect · as Sir RichardActor
- 1916The Daring of Diana · as John BriscoeActor
- 1917Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman · as Bunny MandersActor
- 1917A Modern Cinderella · as TomActor
- 1917Who's Your Neighbor? · as Dudley CarltonActor
- 1917The Light in Darkness · as Ramsey LathamActor
- 1917The Girl Philippa · as HalkettActor
- 1917Baby Mine · as AlfredActor
- 1918The Knife · as Dr. Robert ManningActor
- 1918At the Mercy of Men · as Count NichoActor
- 1919The Golden Shower · as LesterActor
- 1924Manhandled · as Arno RiccardiActor
- 1924Born Rich · as Eugene MagninActor
- 1925The Crowded Hour · as Bert CaswellActor
- 1925The Man Who Found Himself · as Lon MorrisActor
- 1925Scarlet Saint · as Baron BadeauActor
- 1927Love's Greatest Mistake · as William OgdenActor
- 1930Laughter · as C. Mortimer GibsonActor
- 1930Fast and Loose · as Bronson LenoxActor
- 1930Queen High · as George NettletonActor
- 1930Dangerous Nan McGrew · as Doc FosterActor
- 1930Belle of the NightActor
- 1932The Half-Naked Truth · as Merle FarrellActor
- 1932Secrets of the French Police · as François St. CyrActor
- 1933Bombshell · as Pops BurnsActor
- 1933The Kiss Before the Mirror · as Paul HeldActor
- 1933When Ladies Meet · as Rogers WoodruffActor
- 1933Hallelujah, I'm a Bum · as Mayor John HastingsActor
- 1933Broadway to Hollywood · as Ted HackettActor
- 1933Reunion in Vienna · as Anton KingActor
- 1933The Nuisance · as Dr. Buchanan PrescottActor
- 1933Luxury Liner · as Alex StevensonActor
- 1933Best of Enemies · as William HartmanActor
- 1933The Billion Dollar Scandal · as John Dudley MastersonActor
- 1934The Affairs of Cellini · as Alessandro, Duke of FlorenceActor
- 1934A Lost Lady · as Daniel ForresterActor
- 1934Success at Any Price · as Raymond MerrittActor
- 1934The Cat and the Fiddle · as Jules DaudetActor
- 1934By Your Leave · as Henry SmithActor
- 1934There's Always Tomorrow · as Joseph WhiteActor
- 1934Sisters Under the Skin · as John Hunter YatesActor
- 1935The Good Fairy · as KonradActor
- 1935Naughty Marietta · as Gov. Gaspar d'AnnardActor
- 1935I Live My Life · as G.P. BentleyActor
- 1935Enchanted April · as Mellersh WilkinsActor
- 1935Lazybones · as TomActor
- 1935The Perfect Gentleman · as Major Horatio ChatterisActor
- 1935Escapade · as KarlActor
- 1936The Great Ziegfeld · as BillingsActor
- 1936Dimples · as Eustace ApplebyActor
- 1936Dancing Pirate · as Mayor Don Emilio PerenaActor
- 1936Trouble for Two · as Colonel GeraldineActor
- 1936Piccadilly Jim · as James Crocker, Sr. / Count Olav OsricActor
- 1937Saratoga · as Jesse KiffmeyerActor
- 1937The Last of Mrs. Cheyney · as Lord Francis KeltonActor
- 1937The Emperor's Candlesticks · as Colonel Baron SuroffActor
- 1937Sunday Night at the Trocadero · as Frank MorganActor
- 1937Rosalie · as King Fredrick RomanikovActor
- 1937Beg, Borrow or Steal · as Ingraham StewardActor
- 1938Sweethearts · as Felix LehmanActor
- 1938The Crowd Roars · as Brian McCoyActor
- 1938Paradise for Three · as Rudolph ToblerActor
- 1938Port of Seven Seas · as PanisseActor
- 1939The Wizard of Oz · as Oz / Professor MarvelActor
- 1939Balalaika · as Ivan DanchenoffActor
- 1939Broadway Serenade · as Cornelius Collier, Jr.Actor
- 1939Henry Goes Arizona · as Henry ConroyActor
- 1940The Shop Around the Corner · as Hugo MatuschekActor
- 1940The Mortal Storm · as Professor Victor RothActor
- 1940Boom Town · as Luther AldrichActor
- 1940Broadway Melody of 1940 · as Bob CaseyActor
- 1940Keeping Company · as Harry C. ThomasActor
- 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World · as SelfActor
- 1940The Ghost Comes Home · as Vernon 'Vern' AdamsActor
- 1940Hullabaloo · as Frankie' MerriweatherActor
- 1941Honky Tonk · as Judge CottonActor
- 1941Washington Melodrama · as Calvin ClaymoreActor
- 1941The Wild Man of Borneo · as J. Daniel 'Dan' ThompsonActor
- 1942Tortilla Flat · as The PirateActor
- 1942White Cargo · as The DoctorActor
- 1942The Vanishing Virginian · as Robert YanceyActor
- 1943The Human Comedy · as Willie GroganActor
- 1943Thousands Cheer · as Frank MorganActor
- 1943A Stranger in Town · as John Josephus GrantActor
- 1944Casanova Brown · as Mr. FerrisActor
- 1944The White Cliffs of Dover · as Hiram Porter DunnActor
- 1944Kismet · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1944Twenty Years After · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1945Yolanda and the Thief · as Victor Budlow TroutActor
- 1945The Great Morgan · as HimselfActor
- 1946Courage of Lassie · as Harry MacBainActor
- 1946Lady Luck · as William AudreyActor
- 1946The Cockeyed Miracle · as Sam GriggsActor
- 1947Green Dolphin Street · as Dr. Edmond OzanneActor
- 1948The Three Musketeers · as King Louis XIIIActor
- 1948Summer Holiday · as Uncle SidActor
- 1949The Stratton Story · as Barney WileActor
- 1949The Great Sinner · as Aristide PitardActor
- 1949Any Number Can Play · as Jim KurstynActor
- 1950Key to the City · as Fire Chief DugganActor
- 1974That's Entertainment! · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1983Çelik PençeActor
- 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow · as Professor Marvel (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.