Frank Sheridan (actor)
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John Franklin Sheridan (June 11, 1869 – November 24, 1943) was an American actor of the silent and early
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Biography

Born in Boston, he began acting later in life, at the age of 46, and had several leading roles. As time went on, he segued into the character actor role and continued working right into his 70s. Although mostly in smaller roles, he continued to enjoy featured roles occasionally throughout the 1930s, as in his role of Sam Stubener in the 1936 film ''
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'', which starred
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. In 1926, Sheridan married Catherine T. McNulty, who died in 1943. Later that same year, he married Edna M Carroll and they had one child. Frank Sheridan died on November 24, 1943, in Hollywood, aged 74.


Filmography

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'' (1915) as District Attorney Graham* * ''
The Money Master ''The Money Master'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Frank Sheridan, Paul McAllister and Calvin Thomas.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.310 Cast * Frank Sheridan as John Haggleton ...
'' (1915) as John Haggleton* * ''The Perils of Divorce'' (1916) as John Graham* * '' The Struggle'' (1916) as Major James Carewe* * '' Enlighten Thy Daughter'' (1917) as Daniel Stevens* * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1917) as Peter Van Brunt* * '' Ruler of the Road'' (1918) as Hugh Tomlinson* * ''
A Daughter of Two Worlds ''A Daughter of Two Worlds'' is a surviving 1920 silent film adventure drama directed by James Young and starring Norma Talmadge, Jack Crosby, and Virginia Lee. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jennie Malone (Talmadge), daughter of promine ...
'' (1920) as Black Jerry Malone* * ''
Anne of Little Smoky ''Anne of Little Smoky'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edward Connor and starring Winifred Westover, Dolores Cassinelli, Joe King, Frank Hagney, and Ralph Faulkner. The film was released by Playgoers Pictures on N ...
'' (1921) as "The" Brockton* * ''
Her Lord and Master ''Her Lord and Master'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Edward José and starring Alice Joyce, Holmes Herbert and Frank Sheridan. It is based on the 1902 play of the same title by Martha Morton.Goble p.795 Cast * Alice Joy ...
'' (1921) as Fred Stillwater* * ''
The Rider of the King Log ''The Rider of the King Log'' is a lost 1921 American silent action film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Frank Sheridan, Irene Boyle, and Richard Travers. Cast * Frank Sheridan as John Xavier Kavanagh * Irene Boyle as Clare Kavanag ...
'' (1921) as John Xavier Kavanagh* * '' One Exciting Night'' (1922) as The Detective * '' The Man Next Door'' (1923) as Curley* * ''
Two Shall Be Born ''Two Shall Be Born'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Kenneth Harlan, and Sigrid Holmquist. It was written by Marie Conway Oemler who was inspired by the short story "Two Shall Be Born" ...
'' (1924) as Dominick Kelly* * '' Lena Rivers'' (1925) as Henry Rivers Grahme Jr.* * '' Fast Life'' (1929) as Warden* * ''
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'' (1929) as Mr. O'Farrell* * ''
Danger Lights ''Danger Lights'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film, directed by George B. Seitz, from a screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman. It stars Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur. The plot concerns railroading on the Chicago, M ...
'' (1930) as Ed Ryan* * ''
The Other Tomorrow ''The Other Tomorrow'' is a lost 1930 American pre-Code film, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The love-triangle drama, from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen, stars Billie Dove, Kenneth ...
'' (1930) as Dave Weaver* * ''
Ladies of the Big House ''Ladies of the Big House'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering and written by Ernest Booth, William Slavens McNutt and Grover Jones. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Gene Raymond, Wynne Gibson, Earle Foxe, Rockliffe ...
'' (1931) as Warden Hecker* * ''
The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...
'' (1931) as Charles Harmer* * '' The Flood'' (1931) as David Bruce Sr.* * ''
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'' (1931) as Joel (Alva) Clarke* * ''
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'' (1931) as Father Dan* * ''
Murder by the Clock ''Murder by the Clock'' is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery film starring William "Stage" Boyd and Lilyan Tashman. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Rufus King and the play ''Dangerously Yours'' by Charles Beahan. Pl ...
'' (1931) as Chief of Police * ''
A Free Soul ''A Free Soul'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic San Francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, who ...
'' (1931) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * '' Broken Lullaby'' (1932) as Priest * '' Washington Merry-Go-Round'' (1932) as Kelleher * ''
The Roadhouse Murder ''The Roadhouse Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler. The film stars Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. The film w ...
'' (1932) as District Attorney * ''
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'' (1932) as Warden Frank Lewis* * ''
Okay, America! ''Okay, America!'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Cast * Lew Ayres as Larry Wayne * Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton * Louis Calhern as Mileawa ...
'' (1932) as Police Commissioner * ''
Afraid to Talk ''Afraid to Talk'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, George Meeker and Robert Warwick. Release The film was relea ...
'' (1932) as Police Commissioner * ''
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'' (1932) as Leo * '' The Man Who Dared: An Imaginative Biography'' (1933) as Senator John McGuinness* * ''
The Woman Accused ''The Woman Accused'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Paul Sloane and starring Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant as a young engaged couple on a sea cruise, with the woman being implicated in the death of her former lover. The suppo ...
'' (1933) as Inspector Swope * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1933) as The Mayor * '' Speed Demon'' (1933) as Captain Torrance* * ''
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'' (1934) as Police Commissioner Dan Moriarity* * ''
Stand Up and Cheer! ''Stand Up and Cheer!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken du ...
'' (1934) as Senator * '' Upper World'' (1934) as Inspector Kellogg * ''
Wharf Angel ''Wharf Angel'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies and George Somnes and starring Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Dell, David Landau, and Preston Foster. ''Wharf Angel'' was the first screenplay of Stephen Morehouse Aver ...
'' (1934) as The Captain * '' The Witching Hour'' (1934) as Chief of Police * ''
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'' (1934) as Judge * ''
The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...
'' (1935) as Russell * ''
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'' (1935) as Jed Harmon* * '' The Spanish Cape Mystery'' (1935) as Walter Godfrey* * ''
Front Page Woman ''Front Page Woman'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward and Roy Chanslor based on the novel ''Women Are Bum Newspapermen'' by Richard Macauley. Plot Ellen Garfield refuses t ...
'' (1935) as Warden * ''
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'' (1935) as Mulligan * ''
Whispering Smith Speaks ''Whispering Smith Speaks'' is a 1935 American action film directed by David Howard and written by Daniel Jarrett, Don Swift, Rex Taylor and Gilbert Wright. The film stars George O'Brien, Irene Ware, Kenneth Thomson, Maude Allen, Spencer Char ...
'' (1935) as Gordon D. Harrington Sr.* * ''
Death Flies East ''Death Flies East'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Conrad Nagel, Florence Rice and Raymond Walburn. The action takes place on an airline flight with a murderer aboard. The film was an early example of the avia ...
'' (1935) as Warden * ''
Men Without Names ''Men Without Names'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Kubec Glasmon and Howard J. Green. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Madge Evans, David Holt, Lynne Overman, Elizabeth Patterson, J. C. Nugent, Grant Mit ...
'' (1935) as Police Captain * ''
West Point of the Air ''West Point of the Air'' is a 1935 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by Richard Rosson (filmmaker), Richard Rosson and starring Wallace Beery, Robert Young (actor), Robert Young, Lewis Stone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Rosalind ...
'' (1935) as General Debbin * ''
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'' (1935) as Tom Blaine * '' The Payoff'' (1935) as George Gorman * ''
His Night Out ''His Night Out'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Harry Clork and Doris Malloy. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack La Rue, Robert McWade, Lola Lane and Willard Robertson. The film was ...
'' (1935) as Detective * ''
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'' (1935) as Judge * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) as Captain of the salvage tug * ''
Murder with Pictures ''Murder with Pictures'' is a 1936 American crime-mystery film based on a story by George Harmon Coxe. The film was directed by Charles Barton, the screenplay was written by Jack Moffitt and Sidney Salkow. Lew Ayres starred as Kent Murdock, Gail ...
'' (1936) as Police Chief * '' Country Gentlemen'' (1936) as Chief of Police * ''
Missing Girls ''Missing Girls'' is a 1936 American film directed by Phil Rosen. Cast *Roger Pryor as Reporter Jimmie Dugan *Muriel Evans as Dorothy Benson * Sidney Blackmer as Dan Collins *Noel Madison as Ben Davis *Ann Doran as Ann Jason * George Cooper a ...
'' (1936) as Prison Warden * ''
The Little Red Schoolhouse ''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Lloyd Hughes and Dickie Moore.Pitts p.110 A boy runs away from school and heads for New York City ...
'' (1936) as Warden Gail * ''
Conflict Conflict may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton * ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne * ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
'' (1936) as Sam Stubener* * ''
The Voice of Bugle Ann ''The Voice of Bugle Ann'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan. It was based on a novel of the same name by MacKinlay Kantor. Plot synopsis The countrymen in the hil ...
'' (1936) as Nathan * ''
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'' (1936) as Founders' Club Member (uncredited) * '' The Leavenworth Case'' (1936) as Silas Leavenworth* * ''
The Life of Emile Zola ''The Life of Emile Zola'' is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle. It premiered at the Los Angeles Carthay Circle Theatre to great critical and f ...
'' (1937) as M. Van Cassell * '' Parnell'' (1937) as Sheriff (uncredited) * '' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) as Father Patrick * '' Maytime'' (1937) as Committeeman * ''
Woman in Distress ''Woman in Distress'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars May Robson, Irene Hervey, Dean Jagger, Douglass Dumbrille, George McKay and Gene Morgan. The film was released on January 1 ...
'' (1937) as Inspector Roderick * '' A Fight to the Finish'' (1937) as Warden * '' City Streets'' (1938) as Father Ryan* * ''
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'' (1938) as Warden * '' Heroes in Blue'' (1939) as Mike Murphy* * '' Black Friday'' (1940) as Chaplain


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Frank 1869 births 1943 deaths American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Boston