Frank Birney Ellis (February 26, 1897 – February 23, 1969) was an American actor in silent and sound films and serials. He appeared in more than 480 films between 1917 and 1954. He was born in

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

and died in

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. He appeared as a townsman in uncredited roles in the TV Western series ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' – S7E27's "Wagon Girls" (1962); and S9E8's "Carter Caper" (1963).

Partial filmography

* '' When a Man Sees Red'' (1917) * '' Elmo the Fearless'' (1920) * '' Bringin' Home the Bacon'' (1924) * '' The Outlaw Express'' (1926) * '' The Desert Demon'' (1925) * '' Ace of Action'' (1926) * ''

The Road Agent ''The Road Agent'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Al Hoxie, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.Pitts p.286 Cast * Al Hoxie as Roger Worth / The Kansas Kid * Ione Reed as Mary Ry ...

'' (1926) *'' The Lost Trail'' (1926) * '' Whispering Smith Rides'' (1927) * '' The Valley of Hunted Men'' (1928) * ''

Yellow Contraband ''Yellow Contraband'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent thriller film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eileen Sedgwick and Noble Johnson.Munden, p. 930. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Leo McMahon / Blackie Harris * Eileen Sedgwi ...

'' (1928) * '' The Viking'' (1928) * '' Two Tars'' (1928) * '' Law of the Mounted'' (1928) * '' Westward Bound'' (1930) * '' Breed of the West'' (1930) * '' Trails of Danger'' (1931) * '' Quick Trigger Lee'' (1931) * ''

Forbidden Trail ''Forbidden Trail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement o ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Unknown Valley'' (1933) * '' Lawless Range'' (1935) * '' Riders of the Whistling Skull'' (1937) * '' Two-Fisted Sheriff'' (1937) * '' The Marshal of Mesa City'' (1939) * '' Roll Wagons Roll'' (1940) * '' Covered Wagon Trails'' (1940) * ''

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio ''The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Roquell Verria, Cha ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury ''The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film stars George Houston as the "Lone Rider" and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl Hackett, Ted Adams and ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Lone Rider Fights Back ''The Lone Rider Fights Back'' is a 1941 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Dorothy Short, Denn ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Kid's Last Ride ''The Kid's Last Ride'' is a 1941 American western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fifth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as ...

'' (1941) * ''

Wrangler's Roost ''Wrangler's Roost'' is a 1941 American western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Vlahos and Robert Finkle. The film is the seventh in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, Joh ...

'' (1941) * '' Billy the Kid in Santa Fe'' (1941) * '' Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * ''

Outlaws of Boulder Pass ''Outlaws of Boulder Pass'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film stars George Houston as the "Lone Rider" and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Hammer, with Marjorie Man ...

'' (1942) * '' Thundering Hoofs'' (1942) * ''

Rock River Renegades ''Rock River Renegades'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the thirteenth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi ...

'' (1942) * ''

Texas Trouble Shooters ''Texas Trouble Shooters'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Arthur Hoerl. The film is the fifteenth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" ...

'' (1942) * '' Arizona Stage Coach'' (1942) * ''

Texas to Bataan ''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, ...

'' (1942) * '' Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''

Wild Horse Rustlers ''Wild Horse Rustlers'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Lane Chandler, Linda Lei ...

'' (1943) * '' Law of the Saddle'' (1943) * '' Raiders of Red Gap'' (1943) * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1943) * '' Cowboy Commandos'' (1943) * '' Black Market Rustlers'' (1943) * '' Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) * '' Cattle Stampede'' (1943) * '' Blazing Frontier'' (1943) * '' The Underdog'' (1943) * '' Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944) * ''

Oath of Vengeance In Mormonism, the oath of vengeance (or law of vengeance) was part of the endowment ritual of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) implemented in 1845. Participants swore an oath to pray for God to avenge the blood of p ...

'' (1944) * '' Gun Smoke'' (1945) * '' Shadows of Death'' (1945) * '' Overland Riders'' (1946) * '' Gentlemen with Guns'' (1946) * '' Swing, Cowboy, Swing'' (1946) * '' Prairie Badmen'' (1946) * '' Out West'' (1947) * ''

Stage to Mesa City ''Stage to Mesa City'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Buster Slaven, and Marshall Reed. The film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation ...

'' (1947) * '' Deadline'' (1948) * '' Mysterious Island'' (1951) * '' Captain Video'' (1951) * '' King of the Congo'' (1952) * '' Son of Geronimo'' (1952) * '' Pals and Gals'' (1954)

References

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* 1897 births 1969 deaths Male actors from Oklahoma American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub