Frank Ellis
Frank Ellis
Snake-eyed, mustachioed character actor Frank Ellis seldom rose above the "member of the posse" status in "B" westerns. Once in a while, he was allowed to say things like "Now here's my plan" and "Let's get outta here," but generally he stood by waiting for the Big Boss (usually someone like Harry Woods or Wheeler Oakman) to do his thinking for him. Ellis reportedly began making films around 1920; he remained in the business at least until the 1954 Allan Dwan-directed western Silver Lode. Frank Ellis has been erroneously credited with several policeman roles in the films of Laurel and Hardy, due to his resemblance to another bit player named Charles McMurphy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Frank Ellis:
- Mystery Mountain [Serial] with Ken Maynard , Edward Earle , Sid Saylor , Lafe McKee , Al Bridge , Edward Hearn , Robert F. Kortman , Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , Jack Rockwell , William Gould , Philo McCullough , Tom London , George Cheseboro , Hooper Atchley , Art Mix , Jack Kirk , Steve Clark , Lew Meehan , Edmund Cobb
- Stardust on the Sage with Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , Edith Fellows , Louise Currie , Emmett Vogan , Vince Barnett , Betty Farrington , Roy Barcroft , Tom London , Griff Barnett , Edward Cassidy , Edmund Cobb , Franklin Farnum , William Henry , Frank LaRue , Rex Lease , Merrill McCormack , Monte Montague , Lee Shumway , Fred Burns , Frank O'Connor
- Rovin' Tumbleweeds with Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , Mary Carlisle , Douglas Dumbrille , William Farnum , Ralph Peters , Victor Potel , Jack Ingram , Eddie Kane , Guy Usher , Edward Cassidy , Charles K. French , Crauford Kent , Jack Kirk , Art Mix , Horace Murphy , Bud Osborne , Harry Semels , David Sharpe , Lee Shumway , Forrest Taylor , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Fred Burns , Horace B. Carpenter
- The Old West with Gene Autry , Pat Buttram , Gail Davis , Lyle Talbot , Louis Jean Heydt , Don Harvey , Tom London , John Merton , Pat O'Malley , House Sr. Peters , Buddy Roosevelt , Sid Saylor , Bob Woodward
- Law of the West with Hank Bell , Earl Dwire , Bob Steele , Edwin Brady
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie with Ernie S. Adams , Johnny Mack Brown , Edward Cassidy , Harry Cording , William Desmond , Fuzzy Knight , Robert F. Kortman , Ethan Laidlaw , Kermit Maynard , Pat O'Brien , Bud Osborne , Jack Rockwell , Lee Shumway , Charles "Slim" Whitaker , Charles King , Frank O'Connor
- Young Bill Hickok with Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , John Miljan , Archie Twitchell , Monte Blue , Hal Taliaferro , Ethel Wales , Jack Ingram , Monte Montague , Hank Bell , Iron Eyes Cody , William Desmond , Dick Elliott , Jack Kirk , Jack Rockwell , Trigger the Horse , Jacqueline Wells , Charles "Slim" Whitaker , Henry Wills , Fred Burns
- Sunset in El Dorado with Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Dale Evans , Hardie Albright , Margaret Dumont , Roy Barcroft , Tom London , Stanley Price , Edward Cassidy , Dorothy Granger , Hank Bell , Edmund Cobb , Gino Corrado , Jack Kirk , Bert Moorhouse , Bud Osborne , Sons of the Pioneers , Trigger the Horse , Robert J. Wilke , Bob Nolan
- The Stranger Wore a Gun with Randolph Scott , Claire Trevor , Joan Weldon , George MacReady , Alfonso Bedoya , Lee Marvin , Ernest Borgnine , Pierre Watkin , Clem Bevans , Paul Maxey , Frank Scannell , Reed Howes , Roscoe Ates , Edward Earle , Guy Wilkerson , Rayford Barnes , Edith Evanson , Franklin Farnum , Terry Frost , Frank S. Hagney , Al Hill , Francis J. McDonald , James Millican , Herbert Rawlinson , Harry Seymour , Richard Benjamin
- Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Maris Wrixon , Forrest Taylor , Minerva Urecal , Bradley Page , Hal Taliaferro , Chester Conklin , Fred Burns , Pat Brady , Fern Emmett , Tom London , Jack O'Shea , Bud Osborne , Sons of the Pioneers , Trigger the Horse , Bob Woodward , Bob Nolan
- Silver Lode with Lizabeth Scott , Dan Duryea , Dolores Moran , Emile G. Meyer , Robert Warwick , Harry Jr. Carey , Alan Jr. Hale , Stuart Whitman , Frank Sully , Morris Ankrum , Roy Gordon , Edgar Barrier , Paul Birch , Lane R. Chandler , Joe Devlin , John Dierkes , Byron K. Foulger , William Haade , Myron Healey , Al Hill , I. Stanford Jolley , John Payne , Gene Roth , Ralph Sanford , Margo Woode
- In Old California with John Wayne , Binnie Barnes , Helen Parrish , Patsy Kelly , Edgar Kennedy , Dick Purcell , Harry T. Shannon , Charles Halton , Emmett Lynn , Milton Kibbee , Anne O'Neal , Richard Alexander , Hooper Atchley , Stanley Blystone , Lynne Carver , Chester Conklin , Pedro DeCordoba , Albert Dekker , Martin Garralaga , Frank S. Hagney , Robert Emmett Homans , Olin Howland , Frank Jaquet , Jack Kirk , Rex Lease , George H. Lloyd , Merrill McCormack , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Robert McKenzie , Art Mix , James C. Morton , Jack O'Shea , Bud Osborne , Ralph Peters , Ruth Robinson , Forrest Taylor , Minerva Urecal , Guy Usher , Charles "Slim" Whitaker , Horace B. Carpenter , Edwin Brady
Frank Ellis Trivia
Who did Frank Ellis portray in Wrangler's Roost?
Frank Ellis was Brady in Wrangler's Roost
What role did Frank Ellis play in Trail of Vengeance?
Frank Ellis played Red Cassidy in Trail of Vengeance
Who did Frank Ellis play in Cattle Stampede?
Frank Ellis was Elkins in Cattle Stampede
What role did Frank Ellis portray in Big Boy Rides Again?
Frank Ellis played Al in Big Boy Rides Again
Who did Frank Ellis play in The Kid's Last Ride?
Frank Ellis was Wash in The Kid's Last Ride
Who did Frank Ellis portray in Alias the Bad Man?
Frank Ellis was card player in Alias the Bad Man
Who did Frank Ellis play in Riders of the Whistling Skull?
Frank Ellis was Coggins in Riders of the Whistling Skull
Who did Frank Ellis play in Beyond the Purple Hills?
Frank Ellis was Corey in Beyond the Purple Hills
What role did Frank Ellis portray in The Phantom Thunderbolt?
Frank Ellis played saloon guest in The Phantom Thunderbolt
Who did Frank Ellis portray in Mystery Mountain [Serial]?
Frank Ellis was henchman in Mystery Mountain [Serial]
Who did Frank Ellis portray in The Telegraph Trail?
Frank Ellis was First Henchman in The Telegraph Trail
Who did Frank Ellis play in Law of the West?
Frank Ellis was Deputy Tom in Law of the West
Who did Frank Ellis play in In Old Monterey?
Frank Ellis was townsman in In Old Monterey
What role did Frank Ellis portray in The Big Stampede?
Frank Ellis played Henchman in The Big Stampede
Who did Frank Ellis portray in Back in the Saddle?
Frank Ellis was Henchman in Back in the Saddle
Who did Frank Ellis play in Silver Lode?
Frank Ellis was Searcher in Silver Lode
