
About Frank Morgan (1880 - 1949)
Frank Morgan was born on June 1, 1880 in New York, New York. On September 18, 1949 Frank Morgan passed away in Beverly Hills, California from a Heart Attack.
Ralph Morgan is Frank Morgan's older brother he made his acting debut in THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE in 1915. Frank's son is George Morgan, he had one uncredited role in THE DESERT HORSEMAN in 1946 as a henchman. Frank Morgan is also the Uncle to actress Claudia Morgan.
In 1934 Frank Morgan was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI. But his most famous role was as the title charcter in the classic 1939 fantasy film, THE WIZARD OF OZ. In the same film,
Morgan also portrayed the following charcters: Professor Marvel, the Emerald City Doorman, The Carriage Driver and the Wizard's Guard.
Frank Morgan's other notable credits include...
KEY TO THE CITY (1950)
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948)
LADY LUCK (1946)
CASANOVA BROWN (1944)
TORTILLA FLAT (1942)
BOOM TOWN (1940)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (1937)
THE GREAT ZIEGFELD(1936)
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE (1934)
REUNION IN VIENNA (1933)
LOVE'S GREATEST MISTAKE (1927)
A MODERN CINDERELLA (1917)