Cast & creator
Frank Fay
Best known for The Ed Sullivan Show, They Knew What They Wanted, The Show of Shows
Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.
Also known as: Francis Anthony Donner
19
film credits
1
television credits
18
1929–1997 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (20)
Showing 20 of 20 credits
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
They Knew What They Wanted
Father McKee
1940
The Show of Shows
Master of Ceremonies
1929The Show of Shows
Writer
1929
Nothing Sacred
Master of Ceremonies
1937
I Want a Divorce
Jeff Gilman
1940
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Vaudeville
Self (archive footage)
1997
A Fool's Advice
Spencer Brown
1932A Fool's Advice
Story
1932
Love Nest
Charley Patterson
1951
God's Gift to Women
Toto Duryea
1931
The Stolen Jools
Frank Fay
1931Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
The Hero
1931
Under a Texas Moon
Don Carlos
1930
Stars Over Broadway
Announcer
1935
The Matrimonial Bed
Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
1930
Round About Hollywood
Self
1931
Bright Lights
Wally Dean
1930
Spotlight Scandals
Frank Fay
1943