Biography
Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, he moved from stage to film, with the Selig Polyscope Company. He appeared in 42 films between 1910 and 1933, and also directed 41 films between 1910 and 1921.
Beal was married to actress Louise Lester and was the father of actress Dolly Beal and actor Scott Beal. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1934. His obituary in the Los Angeles Times called him "one of the first prominent figures of the theatrical industry to desert it and go into motion pictures".
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Filmography
all 32
Movies 32
Director 7
Judge
Sunset Pass (1933)
Movie
Tobias Oldham
Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)
Movie
Horace Moore
The Lost Special (1932)
Movie
Appleby - Bank Director
Madame Racketeer (1932)
Movie
Bit (uncredited)
Night World (1932)
Movie
McConnell
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
Movie
Mr. Lowe
Everything’s Rosie (1931)
Movie
Bit Role(uncredited)
Anybody's War (1930)
Movie
Faulkner
Wide Open (1930)
Movie
Don Manuel DeAccosta
Señor Americano (1929)
Movie
George Brooks
The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)
Movie
Warden Doyle
The Danger Rider (1928)
Movie
Jasper Thornby
Galloping Fury (1927)
Movie
Count Thurzo
The Stolen Bride (1927)
Movie
Tom Collins
The Final Extra (1927)
Movie
Bert Summers
The Last Trail (1927)
Movie
Commodore Paddock
The Motor Boat Demon (1927)
Movie
Wallace Roberts
A Man Four-Square (1926)
Movie
Colonel Paddock
The Mad Racer (1926)
Movie
Shirley's Father
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
Movie
Maj. Denniston
The Golden Strain (1925)
Movie
Mr. Swain
The Best Bad Man (1925)
Movie
Burnham
Marriage in Transit (1925)
Movie
Judge Ashton
The Arizona Express (1924)
Movie
Capt. 'Smoky Joe' Drennan
Hook and Ladder (1924)
Movie
John Steele
Soft Boiled (1923)
Movie
Director
Mother, I Need You (1918)
Movie
Director
Her Moment (1918)
Movie
Director
The Curse of Eve (1917)
Movie
Director
The Line-Up at Police Headquarters (1914)
Movie
Director
The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913)
Movie
Director
Brotherhood of Man (1912)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1862-09-11
Deathday1934-12-20 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States of America
ChildrenScott Beal
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsElisha Frank Beal, Frank V. Beal
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