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Frank Beal(1862-1934)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Frank Beal
Frank Beal was born on 11 September 1862 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Big Diamond Robbery (1929), The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913) and The Devil, the Servant and the Man (1912). He was married to Louise Lester. He died on 20 December 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornSeptember 11, 1862
DiedDecember 20, 1934(72)
BornSeptember 11, 1862
DiedDecember 20, 1934(72)
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Known for

Tom Mix in The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)
The Big Diamond Robbery
6.2
  • George Brooks
  • 1929
The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913)
The Inside of the White Slave Traffic
5.6
Short
  • Director(as Frank V. Beal)
  • 1913
Charles Clary and Kathlyn Williams in The Devil, the Servant and the Man (1912)
The Devil, the Servant and the Man
Short
  • Director
  • 1912
The Line-Up at Police Headquarters (1914)
The Line-Up at Police Headquarters
  • Director
  • 1914

Credits

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Actor



  • Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Only Yesterday
    7.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore in The Power and the Glory (1933)
    The Power and the Glory
    6.6
    • Board of Directors (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Harry Carey in Sunset Pass (1933)
    Sunset Pass
    6.4
    • Judge
    • 1933
  • Ken Maynard and Tarzan in Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)
    Phantom Thunderbolt
    5.6
    • Tobias Oldham
    • 1933
  • Frank Albertson, Caryl Lincoln, Ernie Nevers, and Cecilia Parker in The Lost Special (1932)
    The Lost Special
    5.1
    • Horace Moore
    • 1932
  • Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart, Pat O'Brien, and Lilian Bond in Air Mail (1932)
    Air Mail
    6.5
    • Passenger to Kansas City (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Alison Skipworth in Madame Racketeer (1932)
    Madame Racketeer
    6.4
    • Appleby - Bank Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Boris Karloff, Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, and Dorothy Revier in Night World (1932)
    Night World
    6.9
    • Bit (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Jackie Cooper and Richard Dix in Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
    Young Donovan's Kid
    5.5
    • McConnell
    • 1931
  • Robert Woolsey in Everything's Rosie (1931)
    Everything's Rosie
    5.8
    • Mr. Lowe
    • 1931
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • Louis Venable (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, and Edmund Lowe in Men on Call (1930)
    Men on Call
    • Captain (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Charles Mack and George Moran in Anybody's War (1930)
    Anybody's War
    • Bit Role (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller in Wide Open (1930)
    Wide Open
    6.1
    • Faulkner
    • 1930
  • Señor Americano
    4.2
    • Don Manuel DeAccosta
    • 1929

Director



  • Soul and Body
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Aaron Edwards and Vivian Rich in A World of Folly (1920)
    A World of Folly
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Gladys Brockwell in The Devil's Riddle (1920)
    The Devil's Riddle
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Elinor Fair and Albert Ray in Tin Pan Alley (1919)
    Tin Pan Alley
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Gladys Brockwell and William Scott in Thieves (1919)
    Thieves
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Gladys Brockwell in The Broken Commandments (1919)
    The Broken Commandments
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Gladys Brockwell in Chasing Rainbows (1919)
    Chasing Rainbows
    • Director
    • 1919
  • The Divorce Trap (1919)
    The Divorce Trap
    • Director
    • 1919
  • The Danger Zone
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Mother, I Need You (1918)
    Mother, I Need You
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Anna Luther in Her Moment (1918)
    Her Moment
    • Director
    • 1918
  • The Curse of Eve (1917)
    The Curse of Eve
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Cupid's Touchdown
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Mismated
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Far Country (1916)
    The Far Country
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916

Writer



  • The Devil, the Servant and the Man (1916)
    The Devil, the Servant and the Man
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Man and the Outlaw (1915)
    Man and the Outlaw
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913)
    The Inside of the White Slave Traffic
    5.6
    Short
    • story
    • 1913
  • The Turning Point
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1912
  • Charles Clary and Kathlyn Williams in The Devil, the Servant and the Man (1912)
    The Devil, the Servant and the Man
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1912

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Frank V. Beal
  • Born
    • September 11, 1862
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 20, 1934
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Louise Lester? - December 20, 1934 (his death)
  • Children
    • Scott R. Beal
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Scott R. Beal, Dorothy Beale.

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