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Frank Graham

Frank Graham

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 22, 1914
Died Sep 02, 1950 (35)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Graham attended the University of California for one year and left to begin his acting career in Seattle, both on the stage and in radio. He was brought to Hollywood in 1937 to join KNX Radio. He had been married two years before to Dorothy Jack of Seattl ... e. He was the star of Night Cap Yarns over CBS from 1938 through 1942 and was the announcer of dozens of programs, including the Ginny Simms, Rudy Vallee and Nelson Eddy shows. He starred in Jeff Regan, Investigator and co-developed the radio drama Satan’s Waitin’ with Van Des Autels. Graham was also The Wandering Vaquero, the narrator of The Romance Of The Ranchos radio series (1941–1942), also on the CBS network. One of his few live action roles was playing the tile character in the film Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943). He had also served as a writer for the radio program on which the film was based upon. Graham played numerous characters in animated films for Walt Disney, MGM, Columbia and Warner Bros. He voiced the Wolf in Tex Avery's Droopy cartoons, as well as the Mouse in King-Size Canary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He provided the voices of the Fox and Crow in the eponymous-named shorts at Columbia. He was found dead at age 35 in his convertible in the carport of his home in Los Angeles on September 2, 1950. A coroner declared he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Known For

Filmography

The Chump Champ

The Chump Champ

1950

as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Albert in Blunderland

Albert in Blunderland

1950

as Planning Board Ant / Ant Guards (voice)

Jerry and the Lion

Jerry and the Lion

1950

as The Lion (voice) (uncredited)

The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

1949

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

So Much for So Little

So Much for So Little

1949

as Narrator

Each Dawn I Crow

Each Dawn I Crow

1949

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Slap Happy Lion

Slap Happy Lion

1947

as Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

King-Size Canary

King-Size Canary

1947

as Mouse (voice)

Springtime for Thomas

Springtime for Thomas

1946

as Jerry's Devil Conscience / Butch (voice)

Northwest Hounded Police

Northwest Hounded Police

1946

as Escaped Prisoner (voice) (uncredited)

Catnipped

Catnipped

1946

as Doctors

The Eager Beaver

The Eager Beaver

1946

as Narrator (voice)

Baseball Bugs

Baseball Bugs

1946

as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Kuku Nuts

Kuku Nuts

1945

as Fox / Crow (voice)

Fiesta Time

Fiesta Time

1945

as Donkey

Treasure Jest

Treasure Jest

1945

as Fox / Crow (voice)

Something You Didn't Eat

Something You Didn't Eat

1945

as Narrator (voice)

African Diary

African Diary

1945

as Narrator / Hyena

Fresh Airedale

Fresh Airedale

1945

as Narrator, Shep's Master

Swing Shift Cinderella

Swing Shift Cinderella

1945

as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)

Hot Footlights

Hot Footlights

1945

as Cowboy / King Cole

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

1945

as Wolf / Bartender (uncredited)

Tokyo Woes

Tokyo Woes

1945

as Narrator

Jerky Turkey

Jerky Turkey

1945

as Junior Pilgrim (voice)

Big Heel-Watha

Big Heel-Watha

1944

as Narrator / Interpreter / Indian Chief (voice) (uncredited)

The Dream Kids

The Dream Kids

1944

as Fox / Crow

Mr. Moocher

Mr. Moocher

1944

as Fox / Crow (voice)

Mr. Fore by Fore

Mr. Fore by Fore

1944

as Bull / Golfer

Going Home

Going Home

1944

as Narrator

The Chow Hound

The Chow Hound

1944

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

as (voice)

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster

1944

as Narrator

The Cocky Bantam

The Cocky Bantam

1943

as Freddy Falcon / Dick Rooster / Hooded Salesman

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

1943

as Narrator / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Turkey Lurkey / Additional characters (voice) (uncredited)

Plenty Below Zero

Plenty Below Zero

1943

as Fox / Crow

Slay It with Flowers

Slay It with Flowers

1943

as Fox / Crow

Reason and Emotion

Reason and Emotion

1943

as Narrator / Reason (voice)

Dizzy Newsreel

Dizzy Newsreel

1943

as Narrator / Various

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943

as Cosmo Jones

Rumors

Rumors

1943

as Narrator - Soldier (voice)

Coming!! Snafu

Coming!! Snafu

1943

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Fly In The Ointment

The Fly In The Ointment

1943

as Fly / Bats

Duty and the Beast

Duty and the Beast

1943

as Narrator / Dog

Dumb-Hounded

Dumb-Hounded

1943

as The Killer (voice) (uncredited)

The Lonesome Mouse

The Lonesome Mouse

1943

as (voice) (uncredited)

Red Hot Riding Hood

Red Hot Riding Hood

1943

as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)

The Wild and Woozy West

The Wild and Woozy West

1942

as Sheriff (voice)

The Early Bird Dood It!

The Early Bird Dood It!

1942

as Bird (voice) (uncredited)

Toll Bridge Troubles

Toll Bridge Troubles

1942

as Fox / Crow (voice) (uncredited)

Blitz Wolf

Blitz Wolf

1942

as Narrator (voice)

Fox Pop

Fox Pop

1942

as Fox Prisoner (voice)

Foney Fables

Foney Fables

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Horton Hatches the Egg

Horton Hatches the Egg

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

1941

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Albert in Blunderland

Albert in Blunderland

1950

Writer

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943

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