Personal Info
Birth date
1897-02-26 (128 Years)
Day of death
1969-02-23
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
Frank Birney Ellis
Frank Ellie
Frank B. Ellis
Frank Ellis
Biography
Frank Ellis was born on February 26, 1897 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA as Frank Birney Ellis. He was an actor, known for The Desert Demon (1925), The Fighting Sheriff (1925) and Trails of Danger (1930). He died on February 23, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Filmography
Room 104
5.728
Overview:
An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a unique set of circumstances and quirks.To Kill a Mockingbird
8
Overview:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.My Darling Clementine
7.5
Overview:
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.Western Union
6
Overview:
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.In Old California
5.1
Overview:
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.Man in the Saddle
6.413
Overview:
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.Sergeants 3
5.4
Overview:
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.The Cowboy and the Lady
6.1
Overview:
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.Bullet for a Badman
6.2
Overview:
Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.Along Came Jones
5.7
Overview:
An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman's girlfriend.Down Texas Way
NYR
Overview:
"The Rough Riders", has U. S. Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) and Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) coming to a Texas town to visit their friend, U. S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton), only to learn that he has disappeared, and is suspected of the murder of John Dodge (Jack Daley), owner of practically the whole town, except the hotel Sandy owns and runs when he isn't on an assignment as a Marshal. The murder has been committed by the henchmen of Bart Logan (Harry Woods), who intends to take over the dead man's property and whose men are holding Sandy prisoner to make it appear that he fled after arguing with and killing Dodge. Just before the murder, Logan sent a letter to Dodge with the news that the latter's long-missing wife is returning, and in a short while, Stella (Lois Austin), a Logan accomplice, arrives posing as the missing Ann Dodge, thus establishing her right to the Dodge property. Sandy, allowed to escape, returns ... Written by Les AdamsThe Riders of the Whistling Skull
5.2
Overview:
When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter enlists the help of the Three Mesquiteers.Zorro's Fighting Legion
5.2
Overview:
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.The Underdog
NYR
Overview:
During WWII, a strong-willed 12-year-old boy tries to steer his vocationally and maritally confused father straight, at the same time striving to keep his honor while the gang in his new neighborhood bully him.The Great Jesse James Raid
4.7
Overview:
The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.Mysterious Island
5.333
Overview:
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.Deep in the Heart of Texas
5
Overview:
Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart of Texas (clap!clap!clap!clap!) was the first Johnny Mack Brown western of the 1942-43 season. The plot concerns a group of insurrectionists who intend to keep Texas separate from the rest of the USA.Cowboy Commandos
NYR
Overview:
The Range Busters investigate sabotage at a mining community and uncover a gang of Nazi spies.Rolling Down the Great Divide
NYR
Overview:
A ring of cattle thieves uses short-wave radio to communicate with each other. A trio of range detectives must find a way to capture the gang.My Little Chickadee
6.438
Overview:
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.The Kid's Last Ride
3.667
Overview:
The fifth film in the 24-film Range Busters series finds "Crash", "Dusty" and Alibi, on their way to Gopher City to become the town's peace officers. In the saloon, young Jimmy Rowell is losing money in a crooked poker game to saloon owner Bob Harmon. Harmon and his henchman Bart Gill are in reality wanted-outlaw brothers Jim and Ike Breedon seeking revenge against Jimmy and his school-teaching sister Sally as their father, a circuit judge in Nebraska, had sentenced their brother Bud to be hanged. Harmon involves Jimmy, because of his gambling debts, in a robbery of a rancher known to keep large amounts of money at his ranch. The Range Busters break up the robbery, Bart is killed, as is Rancher Fleming, and Jimmy is wounded but escapes. Harmon, setting a trap for Crash, tricks Sally and Jimmy to his hideout, and Crash follows them.Young Bill Hickok
4.5
Overview:
Bill Hickok, assisted by Calamity Jane, is after a foreign agent and his guerrilla band who are trying to take over some western territory just as the Civil War is coming to a close.Billy the Kid
4.333
Overview:
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.Devil Riders
4.3
Overview:
A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach company. The company hires a cowboy to stop them.New Frontier
5.5
Overview:
The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our goodguys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers.The Oregon Trail
8
Overview:
Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Oregon. Sam Morgan has sent his henchmen, under lead-henchman Bull Bragg, to stop the wagon trains in order to maintain control of the fur trade in the area.Son of Geronimo
NYR
Overview:
The self-styled son of Indian chief Geronimo gets himself involved with a gang of nasty whites in this typical low-budget 15 chapter serial, which benefitted from a great deal of footage from the the stock piles at Columbia Pictures. Jim Scott and wagon train boss Tulsa are on to the nefarious schemes of Rance Rankin and Ace Devlin, getting words of warning through to Portico, the Son of Geronimo. With Portico's help, the white renegades are finally destroyed in the serial's concluding chapter, "Peace Treaty." Moore, the future star of the television series The Lone Ranger, was here billed "Clay Moore."Gun Smoke
3.8
Overview:
U. S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins come upon an overturned stagecoach with the driver and the passenger dead. They learn that the passenger, Hinkley, an archaeologist, has discovered an old Indian site that contains gold relics, and a gang has robbed him of the relics he was carrying. Jane Condon, daughter of Hinkley's partner who was also murdered, tells Nevada that an old Indian guide, Shag, is the only one who knows where the site is. The outlaws find Shag first, and kill him after forcing the information from him. Hinkley's son, Joel, arrives and knows where the site is and leads Nevada and Sandy there ahead of the outlaws.It Happened in Hollywood
6.1
Overview:
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.Stick to Your Guns
5
Overview:
Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.Acting
2024Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as Unknown
2017Room 104 (1 Episode) as Mr. Mulvahill
1964Bullet for a Badman as Card Player (uncredited)
1964The Solid Gold Girl as Barfly
1962To Kill a Mockingbird as Juror (uncredited)
1962Sergeants 3 as Barfly (uncredited)
1958Man from God's Country as Townsman (uncredited)
1954The Yellow Mountain as (uncredited)
1953The Great Jesse James Raid as Sheriff
1952Son of Geronimo as Jed Hardy (ch 1) (uncredited)
1952The Old West as (uncredited)
1952Blackhawk as Hendrickson [Chs. 1-2, 4, 8-9]
1952King of the Congo as Ivan
1951Man in the Saddle as Unknown
1951Mysterious Island as Pirate
1951Roar of the Iron Horse as Bat - Henchman
1950Short Grass as Townsman (uncredited)
1950Cody of the Pony Express as Durk
1949Cowboy and the Prizefighter as Sheriff
1949Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Policeman
1948The Valiant Hombre as Henchman Duffy
1948Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains as Crane (uncredited)
1948The Westward Trail as Stableman Taggart
1948Deadline as Henry Blake
1948Albuquerque as Posseman (uncredited)
1947Stage to Mesa City as Stocker
1946Son of the Guardsman as Morgan (uncredited)
1946My Darling Clementine as Barfly (uncredited)
1946Overland Riders as Henchman Cherokee
1946Prairie Badmen as Bill Thompson
1946Gentlemen With Guns as Burly Henchman
1946Swing, Cowboy, Swing as Frank Lawson
1946Ambush Trail as Henchman Owens
1945Frontier Fugitives as Mert Donner
1945Along Came Jones as Barfly (uncredited)
1945Enemy of the Law as Red
1945Shadows of Death as Frisco
1945Gun Smoke as Henchman Deuce
1944Oath of Vengeance as Murdered Cowhand Vic
1944Wild Horse Phantom as Kallen
1944Outlaw Roundup as Sam Panzer
1944Westward Bound as Henchman Judd
1943Death Valley Rangers as Henchman
1943Boss of Rawhide as Jim Davis
1943Devil Riders as Henchman
1943Man from Music Mountain as Rancher
1943The Underdog as Old Timer (uncredited)
1943Raiders of Red Gap as Jed
1943Trail of Terror as Joe
1943Blazing Frontier as Tragg Deputy Biff
1943Black Market Rustlers as Henchman Kyper
1943Cattle Stampede as Elkins
1943Law of the Saddle as Vic Dawson
1943Cowboy Commandos as Henchman Mario
1943Western Cyclone as Ranch Henchman
1943Fugitive of the Plains as Dirk
1943Carson City Cyclone as Frank Shepherd
1943Wild Horse Rustlers as Jake Greene
1943Two Fisted Justice as Harve, Henchman
1942Trail Riders as Alton Henchman
1942Outlaws of Boulder Pass as Ringo
1942The Mysterious Rider as Henchman
1942Heart of the Golden West as Rancher
1942Little Joe, the Wrangler as Miner
1942Undercover Man as Henchman
1942Texas to Bataan as Ken Richards
1942Phantom Killer as Kelsey
1942Bandit Ranger as Dorn
1942Deep in the Heart of Texas as Barfly
1942Overland Mail as Townsman
1942Sunset Serenade as Party Guest
1942Arizona Stage Coach as Dan
1942Prairie Pals as Henchman
1942Sheriff of Sage Valley as Rancher
1942Thundering Hoofs as Henchman Carver
1942Sons of the Pioneers as Cowhand at Dance
1942Texas Trouble Shooters as Henchman Duke
1942Come on Danger as Henchman
1942In Old California as Wagon Driver
1942Down Texas Way as Henchman Red
1942Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns as Carter
1942Rolling Down the Great Divide as Rancher Opposing Vigilantism (uncredited)
1942Land of the Open Range as Henchman Dode
1942Lawless Plainsmen as Henchman Jim
1942Rock River Renegades as Henchman Chuck
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Man at Citizen's Meeting
1942Below the Border as Henchman
1942The Lone Rider and the Bandit as Zeke
1942Texas Man Hunt as Henchman Hank Smith
1941The Lone Rider Fights Back as Gandon
1941Arizona Cyclone as Henchman
1941The Bandit Trail as Al
1941Billy the Kid Wanted as Henchman Bart
1941Twilight on the Trail as Henchman Charlie, at shack
1941Stick to Your Guns as Henchman Duby
1941Man from Montana as Henchman Decker
1941The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury as Joe - Saloon Henchman
1941The Son of Davy Crockett as Henchman Heavy
1941Billy the Kid in Santa Fe as Henchman Hank Baxter
1941Wrangler's Roost as Henchman Bull
1941The Lone Rider in Ghost Town as Henchman Red
1941Sheriff of Tombstone as Miner
1941Robbers of the Range as Juror-Henchman (uncredited)
1941Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals as Lynch Mob Leader
1941In Old Cheyenne as Henchman
1941Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as Barfly
1941The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio as Henchman Fred
1941Outlaws of the Rio Grande as Henchman Brett
1941Western Union as Camp Defender
1941The Kid's Last Ride as Henchman Wash
1941The Lone Rider Rides On as Pete Daly
1941The Trail of the Silver Spurs as Murder Victim #2
1940The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Bill, Steel Mill Guard
1940Mysterious Doctor Satan as Plant Henchman
1940Law and Order as Henchman
1940Three Men from Texas as Henchman
1940Young Bill Hickok as Attacked Overland Stage Driver
1940Trailing Double Trouble as Henchman
1940Under Texas Skies as Rancher
1940Roll Wagons Roll as Doc Williams
1940Stage to Chino as Prospector (uncredited)
1940Stagecoach War as Cowboy
1940Winners of the West as Joe - Henchman
1940Lucky Cisco Kid as Henchman
1940Bad Man from Red Butte as Townsman
1940Rocky Mountain Rangers as Texas Ranger with Mustache
1940Riders of Pasco Basin as Henchman with Buckboard (uncredited)
1940Drums of Fu Manchu as Tartar
1940Boss of Bullion City as Express Agent
1940My Little Chickadee as Townsman Wanting to Form Posse (uncredited)
1940Santa Fe Marshal as Medicine Show Spectator
1939Zorro's Fighting Legion as Soldier
1939Westbound Stage as Henchman Spider
1939Chip of the Flying U as Henchman
1939The Marshal Of Mesa City as Henchman Slim
1939Desperate Trails as Bartender
1939In Old Monterey as Townsman
1939New Frontier as Townsman at the Dance
1939The Oregon Trail as Clear Water Blacksmith
1939Heritage of the Desert as Wedding Guest
1939Buck Rogers as Kane Soldier
1939Texas Wildcats as Henchman Al
1939Patrola na hranicích Mexika as Phoney Soldier Jamison
1939Rough Riders' Round-up as Waiter
1939The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Joe Parker
1939Sunset Trail as Cowboy
1939Six-Gun Rhythm as Henchman
1939Sundown on the Prairie as Henchman Chuck
1939Ride 'em, Cowgirl as Sheriff Larson
1939Honor of the West as Butch Grimes
1938Ghost Town Riders as Unknown
1938The Cowboy and the Lady as Party Guest (uncredited)
1938Storm Over Bengal as Tribesman
1938Phantom Ranger as Henchman
1937Romance of the Rockies as Henchman
1937Hollywood Round-Up as Saloon Set Extra
1937There Goes the Groom as Mr. Lloyd - Yacht Crewman (uncredited)
1937Prairie Thunder as Blackie (uncredited)
1937It Happened in Hollywood as Gorman
1937Hopalong Rides Again as Dirk
1937Boothill Brigade as Rancher Brown
1937The Californian as Townsman
1937Range Defenders as Henchman
1937Two-Fisted Sheriff as Gargan
1937Blazing Sixes as Barfly (uncredited)
1937Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin as Homesteader Horner
1937California Straight Ahead as Unknown
1937Trail of Vengeance as Red Cassidy
1937Borderland as Frank
1937The Riders of the Whistling Skull as Coggins
1936Rio Grande Ranger as Henchman Frank (uncredited)
1936Phantom of Santa Fe as Henchman
1936The Fugitive Sheriff as Henchman Frank (uncredited)
1936Hopalong Cassidy Returns as Cardplayer
1936The Lion's Den as Barfly
1936Aces and Eights as Deputy (uncredited)
1936Treachery Rides the Range as Buffalo Hunter
1935Thunderbolt as Barfly
1935Lawless Riders as Twister Miles
1935Western Frontier as Henchman
1935Rio Rattler as Tonto - Henchman
1935Border Brigands as Henchman
1935North of Arizona as Joe Borga - Henchman
1935Big Boy Rides Again as Henchman Al
1934The Red Rider as Townsman
1933Gordon of Ghost City as Tucson Charley
1933Unknown Valley as Joshua Townsman
1933The Thrill Hunter as Studio Western Cowboy
1933Treason as Lafe - Randall Rider
1932The Match King as Cowboy in Prologue (uncredited)
1932Ride Him, Cowboy as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
1932Beyond the Rockies as Sherman Henchman (uncredited)
1932Heroes of the West as Buffalo Hunter Bill
1932Law of the West as Sheriff Tom
1931Quick Trigger Lee as Henchman Pete
1931The Range Feud as Unknown
1931Wild Horse as Rodeo Wrangler
1931The Avenger as Henchman
1931West of Cheyenne as Jim Halliday
1930Westward Bound as Car Thief
1930Billy the Kid as Henchman Joe (uncredited)
1930Trails of Danger as Butch Coleman
1930Under Montana Skies as Henchman
1930Canyon Hawks as Boss Cowman
1930Western Honor as Unknown
1930The Cheyenne Kid as Henchman Gorman
1928The Viking as Man Who Gives Sword To Alwin (uncredited)
1928The Valley Of Hunted Men as Henchman
1927Code of the Cow Country as Tallas
1926Ace of Action as Unknown
1926The Roaring Rider as (uncredited)
1925Tearin' Loose as The Law
1925The Road Agent as The Sheriff
1925A Desperate Chance as Sheriff
1924Bringin' Home the Bacon as The Bandit
1921The Show Down as Henchman (uncredited)
1920Elmo the Fearless as Dan Bulger