Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the

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Career

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, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successful stage career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. His youth was spent honing his stagecraft. By the time he started appearing in silent films he was in his 50s and middle-aged. Currier, like Roberts, had a distinctive grandfatherly look as he aged and was respected and beloved by film audiences. Currier appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916. He is memorable in the 1925 film '' Ben-Hur'' as the Roman Admiral who adopts Judah Ben-Hur (

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) as his son after Ben-Hur saves his life during a battle at sea. On Broadway, Currier performed in ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1913), ''An Old New Yorker'' (1911), ''The Aviator'' (1910), ''Beethoven'' (1910), ''The Gay Life'' (1909), ''This Woman and This Man'' (1909), ''Way Down East'' (1905), ''The Winter's Tale'' (1904), ''Twelfth Night'' (1904), and ''Quo Vadis'' (1900).

Selected filmography

* '' The Cross-Roads'' (1912) * ''

The Battle of Frenchman's Run ''The Battle of Frenchman's Run'' is a 1915 American comedy film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * George Cooper * Frank Currier * J. Herbert Frank * Dorothy Kelly * Albert Roccardi * Charles Wellesley * Charles West (credit ...

'' (1915) * '' Freddy's Narrow Escape'' (1916) (*dir. and act.) * '' Fifty-Fifty'' (1916) * '' The Conflict'' (1916) * '' Panthea'' (1917) * ''

The End of the Tour ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (1917) * '' His Father's Son'' (1917) * '' Cassidy'' (1917) * '' God's Law and Man's'' (1917) * '' Her Father's Keeper'' (1917) * ''

Grafters ''Grafters'' was a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the United Kingdom, UK on ITV (TV network), ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series. ''Grafters'' relates the lives of the Purvis ...

'' (1917) * '' Sowers and Reapers'' (1917) * '' The Barricade'' (1917) * ''

The Greatest Power ''The Greatest Power'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Ethel Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast * Ethel Barrymore - Miriam Monroe * William B. Davidson - John Conrad * Harry S. ...

'' (1917) * '' Outwitted'' (1917) * '' Sylvia on a Spree'' (1917) * '' The Trail of the Shadow'' (1917) * '' The Duchess of Doubt'' (1917) * ''

The Brass Check ''The Brass Check'' is a muckraking exposé of American journalism by Upton Sinclair published in 1919. It focuses mainly on newspapers and the Associated Press wire service, along with a few magazines. Other critiques of the press had appeared ...

'' (1918) * '' The Winning of Beatrice'' (1918) * '' To Hell with the Kaiser!'' (1918) * '' A Successful Adventure'' (1918) * '' His Bonded Wife'' (1918) * '' With Neatness and Dispatch'' (1918) * '' Opportunity'' (1918) * '' The Red Lantern'' (1919) * '' Peggy Does Her Darndest'' (1919) * '' The Great Romance'' (1919) * '' Her Kingdom of Dreams'' (1919) * '' Almost Married'' (1919) * ''

The Brat ''The Brat'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Al ...

'' (1919) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1919) * '' Satan Junior'' (1919) * '' The Great Victory'' (1919) * '' Blind Man's Eyes'' (1919) * '' Easy to Make Money'' (1919) * '' The Right of Way'' (1920) * '' The Cheater'' (1920) * ''

Clothes Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on a human human body, body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin s ...

'' (1920) * '' The Pleasure Seekers'' (1920) * '' The Rookie's Return'' (1920) * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1920) * '' The Man Who'' (1921) * '' Clay Dollars'' (1921) * '' A Message from Mars'' (1921) * '' Why Announce Your Marriage?'' (1922) * '' Reckless Youth'' (1922) * '' The Woman Who Fooled Herself'' (1922) * ''

My Old Kentucky Home "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!", typically shortened to "My Old Kentucky Home", is a sentimental ballad and regional anthem of Kentucky. It was written by Stephen Foster, probably composed in 1852. It was published in January 1853 by Firt ...

'' (1922) * '' The Snitching Hour'' (1922) * '' The Lights of New York'' (1922) * '' The Victor'' (1923) * ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...

'' (1923) * '' The Tents of Allah'' (1923) * '' The Sea Hawk'' (1924) * '' Being Respectable'' (1924) * '' The Trouble Shooter'' (1924) * '' The Heart Buster'' (1924) * '' The Red Lily'' (1924) * '' The Family Secret ''(1924) * '' Graustark'' (1925) * '' The White Desert'' (1925) * '' The Great Love'' (1925) * '' Ben-Hur'' (1925) - Arrius * '' The Big Parade'' (1925) * ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'' (1926) * '' The Exquisite Sinner'' (1926) * '' Tell It to the Marines'' (1926) * '' The Enemy'' (1927) * ''

The Callahans and the Murphys ''The Callahans and the Murphys'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by George Hill (director), George W. Hill. The film was based on a novel by Kathleen Norris, and was the first of several MGM films to star Marie Dressl ...

'' (1927) * '' Across to Singapore'' (1928)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Currier, Frank 1857 births 1928 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Norwich, Connecticut 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Connecticut American male stage actors