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Frank Marlowe

Born: 20th Jan 1904 Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - Died 30th Mar 1964
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 113
Film: 109 (96%)
Television: 4 (4%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History, Horror, Action & Adventure, TV Movie

Filmography

North by Northwest Thriller, Adventure
1959
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lone Texan Western
1959
After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Co ... view
Character:
Charlie (uncredited)
1958
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr ... view
Character:
Man (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three sea ... view
Character:
Townsman (uncredited) (1 ep.)
The Sheepman Western, Comedy
1958
A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with ... view
Character:
Barney (uncredited)
Man from God's Country Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
1958
Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a rail ... view
Character:
Piano Player (uncredited)
1957
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder. ... view
Character:
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby Family, Music
1957
The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springville with her two teenage children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social le ... view
Character:
Drunken Man
Perry Mason Mystery, Drama, Crime
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ... view
Character:
Janitor (1 ep.)
Chicago Confidential Action, Crime, Drama
1957
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union. ... view
Character:
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle Drama, Crime
1957
Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union ... view
Character:
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1955
Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing. ... view
Character:
1955
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old d ... view
Character:
Crossroads Drama
Oct 1955 (first aired)
An anthology series based on the activities of clergymen from different denominations. ... view
Character:
(uncredited) (1 ep.)
The Americano Adventure, Western
1955
An American Rancher takes a small herd of Brahma bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of ... view
Character:
Captain of Ship
A Star Is Born Drama, Music, Romance
1954
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. ... view
Character:
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shield for Murder Crime, Drama
1954
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money. ... view
Character:
Johnny Guitar Western, Drama, Romance
1954
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Anothe ... view
Character:
Frank - Bartender (uncredited)
The Long Wait Crime, Drama
1954
Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blo ... view
Character:
Pop Henderson
1954
In TV's pioneer days when kids idolized the Lone Ranger, the Texas Kid was a knight errant of the frontier leading the fight for law and order alongsi ... view
Character:
Henchman Barton
Trouble Along the Way Comedy, Drama
1953
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at t ... view
Character:
Drunk in Bar with Dog
Dec 1952 (first aired)
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise lead ... view
Character:
Steve Davis (1 ep.)
Because of You Drama, Romance
1952
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past. ... view
Character:
Second Man (uncredited)
Park Row Drama, History, Thriller
1952
In New York's 1880s newspaper district, a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opp ... view
Character:
Policeman
Carson City Western
1952
Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker, who happens to have conne ... view
Character:
Miner (uncredited)
The Bushwhackers Thriller, Western
1951
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that ranch ... view
Character:
Peter Sharpe
Cattle Queen Western
1951
After conning a potential buyer into believing that Queenie's herd is diseased, nasty would-be empire builder Duke Drake is confronted by the girl's n ... view
Character:
Stage Driver
The Racket Crime, Thriller
1951
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the ... view
Character:
Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)
1951
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back a ... view
Character:
Bucky Blake (uncredited)
Iron Man Drama
1951
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother. ... view
Character:
Speed's Trainer (uncredited)
Roadblock Crime
1951
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime. ... view
Character:
Policeman at Brissard's (uncredited)
Badman's Gold Western
1951
A marshal searches for stagecoach robbers. ... view
Character:
Jake - Henchman
Storm Warning Drama, Thriller
1951
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sis ... view
Character:
Al (uncredited)
Pretty Baby Comedy
1950
A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway. ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1950
Slip and Sach take the rap for a robbery they did not commit in order to uncover the real robbers, whom they suspect are led by a convict who gives or ... view
Character:
Ma's Clean-shaven Henchman
In a Lonely Place Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
1950
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts. ... view
Character:
Dave (uncredited)
1950
Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setback in his usual manner, the two-dollar fine quickl ... view
Character:
Joe's Cellmate (uncredited)
Quicksand Crime, Thriller
1950
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the mon ... view
Character:
Watchman
Barricade Western
1950
Western remake of Jack London's The Sea Wolf. A sadistic mining camp owner "hires" scoundrels to work the mine. He just won't let them quit. ... view
Character:
Brandy
The Great Rupert Family, Comedy
1950
Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday wil ... view
Character:
Dave the Mailman (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own Drama, Crime, Thriller
1950
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash. ... view
Character:
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Without Honor Drama, Crime
1949
Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she has had a long affair. Dennis tells Jane that he h ... view
Character:
1st Television Installer
1949
Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget. ... view
Character:
Thug
A Woman's Secret Mystery, Drama
1949
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal p ... view
Character:
Reporter (Uncredited)
Fighter Squadron Action, War
1948
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted. ... view
Character:
Shed No Tears Crime, Drama
1948
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy. ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
1948
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they ... view
Character:
Bennie - Steve's Henchman (uncredited)
High Wall Crime, Drama, Thriller
1947
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county ... view
Character:
Big Town After Dark Crime, Drama, Thriller
1947
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests. ... view
Character:
Hoodlum in LaRue's Office (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies Comedy, Romance
1947
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert ... view
Character:
Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited)
1947
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond investigates the murder of the C.I.D. man who had been tracing validity of rival claims to a large estate. ... view
Character:
Williams
Possessed Drama, Thriller, Romance
1947
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there. ... view
Character:
Café Proprietor (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home Comedy, Romance, Action
1947
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up runnin ... view
Character:
Tie Buyer (uncredited)
The Man I Love Drama, Music
1946
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various wa ... view
Character:
Sign Man (uncredited)
The People's Choice Comedy, Music
1946
Filmed in 16 mm, primarily intended for school/institutional and home-rental, the plot has Abner Snell running for councilman in a small town. He acci ... view
Character:
Notorious Thriller, Romance, Mystery, Drama
1946
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war c ... view
Character:
Photographer (uncredited)
The Dark Corner Crime, Drama
1946
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunk ... view
Character:
First Cab Driver (uncredited)
Road to Utopia Adventure, Comedy, Music, Family
1946
While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her fath ... view
Character:
Sailor Reporting to Head Purser (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh Music, Comedy, Romance
1945
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious neph ... view
Character:
Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. Drama, Thriller
1945
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his info ... view
Character:
Bill the Cab Driver (uncredited)
Identity Unknown Drama, War
1945
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' b ... view
Character:
Frankie Sirocco
Murder in the Blue Room Comedy, Mystery, Music, Horror
1944
A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-considered to be haunted. ... view
Character:
Curtin
1944
Sergeant Tex Gordon is surprised to learn that his new gunnery instructor is a woman. ... view
Character:
Seabee
Christmas Holiday Crime, Drama
1944
A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel. ... view
Character:
Bellhop (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees Drama, Action, War
1944
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Na ... view
Character:
Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Death Mystery, Thriller, Horror
1943
Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife ... view
Character:
Air Force Action, Drama, War, Adventure
1943
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of t ... view
Character:
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Madame Spy Drama, Crime
1942
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister who travels by his side. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspici ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver
1942
A private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police officer father is killed in the line of duty. Soon his ... view
Character:
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window Mystery, Thriller
1942
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic. ... view
Character:
Cabbie with Cat (uncredited)
Saboteur Thriller
1942
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. ... view
Character:
Man in Newsreel Truck (uncredited)
Nazi Agent Crime, Drama
1942
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and ... view
Character:
Sailor (uncredited)
1941
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another. ... view
Character:
Soldier (uncredited)
Appointment for Love Comedy, Romance
1941
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly when Jane voices her progress ... view
Character:
Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York War, Drama, History
1941
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep rel ... view
Character:
Beardsley (uncredited)
1941
In this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common. They end up writing a hit and getting a recording contra ... view
Character:
Cab Driver
1939
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer. ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)
The Spellbinder Crime, Romance, Drama
1939
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Over the Wall Romance, Drama
1938
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence. ... view
Character:
Prison Photographer
Missing Witnesses Romance, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
1937
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City. ... view
Character:
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Portia on Trial Crime, Drama
1937
Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had o ... view
Character:
Reporter
Live, Love and Learn Comedy, Romance
1937
A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love on first sight and immediately get married. She loves his outrageous behaviour, his stra ... view
Character:
Sailor (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves! Comedy, Crime
1937
A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune. ... view
Character:
Gangster (uncredited)
1937
Despite his older brother's objections, a young man vows to become a newsreel cameraman. ... view
Character:
Joe
Wings Over Honolulu Romance, Drama
1937
A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii. ... view
Character:
Marine
They Gave Him a Gun War, Crime, Drama
1937
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use. ... view
Character:
Soldier (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi Drama, Crime
1937
A federal agent goes to work for a taxi company believing it to be a front for a gang of counterfeiters. ... view
Character:
Sailor
Devil's Playground Romance, Drama
1937
A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris. Submarin ... view
Character:
Civilian
1937
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspic ... view
Character:
Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger Crime, Romance, Drama, Thriller
1936
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sente ... view
Character:
Convict
1936
At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick lands at the end of a cross-country record flight, met by his father J.P. Kendrick who owns Amalgamate ... view
Character:
Pilot at Airport
Murder with Pictures Crime, Mystery
1936
Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for t ... view
Character:
Pipe Smoker (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy Romance, Crime, Drama
1936
A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster. ... view
Character:
Busy Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots Crime, Drama
1936
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger th ... view
Character:
Kruger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Special Investigator Crime, Drama, Romance
1936
A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed. ... view
Character:
Reporter
Murder on a Bridle Path Comedy, Mystery
1936
When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper is about to declare her death accidental from a t ... view
Character:
Horseman on Bridle Path (uncredited)
Love on a Bet Comedy, Romance
1936
An aspiring theater producer convinces his wealthy uncle to finance a play on the condition that he lives the play’s far-fetched plot: making a cros ... view
Character:
Cider Drinker
Confidential Crime, Drama, Romance
1935
A Treasury agent gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicate. ... view
Character:
G-Man
1935
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, bu ... view
Character:
Reporter (uncredited)
1935
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-cent ... view
Character:
Prisoner
Atlantic Adventure Comedy, Mystery
1935
When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him. Later, ... view
Character:
Reporter
Hot Tip Comedy
1935
An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies. ... view
Character:
Racetrack Gambler
Stranded Romance, Drama
1935
A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters. ... view
Character:
Rollins, an Agitator (uncredited)
The Glass Key Drama, Thriller
1935
When Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes implicated in a murder, Ed Beaumont, his friend and right-h ... view
Character:
Walter Ivans (uncredited)
The Informer Crime, Drama
1935
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over i ... view
Character:
Admirer
'G' Men Crime, Drama
1935
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a fr ... view
Character:
First Gangster Shot at Lodge (uncredited)
1934
A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his love for his wife, but he is sometimes confused by whic ... view
Character:
Curtis
Twentieth Century Comedy, Romance
1934
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him. ... view
Character:
Mulligan (uncredited)
Hi, Nellie! Comedy, Drama, Crime
1934
Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a s ... view
Character:
Henchman (uncredited)
Today We Live Drama, Romance, War
1933
Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait." ... view
Character:
MP Corporal (uncredited)
1931
Take 'em and Shake 'em is a 1931 Comedy short. ... view
Character:
Dude Ranch Comedy, Western
1931
Chester Carr, owner of a dude ranch in the Rockies, caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. Among his guests are the wealthy Spruce Mead ... view
Character:
Gangster (uncredited)
The Finger Points Crime, Drama, Thriller
1931
Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on gangsters gets his name in the paper, the police on ... view
Character:
Guard at 'Number One's' Office (uncredited)