Frank Hayes (May 17, 1871 – December 28, 1923) was an American film actor of the

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. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1924. An actor with a unique hatchet face appearance he appeared mostly in comedies. His facial appearance naturally lent to comedic effect in silent films — in particular when he would leave out his dentures — but he also showed up in sentimental farces such as ''A Hoosier Romance'' (1918), an early film starring

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. In his last appearance, even though brief in the theatrical cut, he played "Old Grannis" in the tragedy ''

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''. He died in

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from

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, aged 52.

Selected filmography

* '' Fatty and Minnie He-Haw'' (1914) * '' Fatty's Jonah Day'' (1914) * '' His Musical Career'' (1914) * ''

Lover's Luck ''Lover's Luck'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Minta Durfee as The Girl * Al St. John as Fatty's Rival * Josef Swickard as The Girl's Father * Phy ...

'' (1914) * '' Leading Lizzie Astray'' (1914) * '' Rum and Wall Paper'' (1915) * '' Fatty's Tintype Tangle'' (1915) * '' The Little Teacher'' (1915) * '' Their Social Splash'' (1915) * '' When Love Took Wings'' (1915) * ''

That Little Band of Gold ''That Little Band of Gold'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ford Sterling. Plot As described in a film magazine, Hubby decides to steal a night off away from ...

'' (1915) * '' Fatty's Faithful Fido'' (1915) * ''

Fatty's Chance Acquaintance ''Fatty's Chance Acquaintance'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Plot summary Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Billie Bennett as Fatty's wife * Harry McCoy Harry McCoy (Decembe ...

'' (1915) * '' Fatty's Reckless Fling'' (1915) * '' Hogan's Romance Upset'' (1915) * ''

Fatty's New Role ''Fatty's New Role'' is a 1915 American Short film, short comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Fatty Arbuckle. Plot summary Cast * Roscoe Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Hobo * Mack Swain as Ambrose Schnitz * Joe Bordea ...

'' (1915) * ''

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition ''Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition'' is a 1915 American silent black-and-white short comedy film, directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. It was produced by Keystone Studios. Plot Fatty (Roscoe Arbu ...

'' (1915) * '' Mabel, Fatty and the Law'' (1915) * ''

Fatty and Mabel Adrift ''Fatty and Mabel Adrift'' is a 1916 short comedy film produced by Keystone Studios and starring Fatty Arbuckle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Al St. John. Plot The story involves Arbuckle as a farm boy marrying his sweetheart, ...

'' (1916) * '' When Do We Eat?'' (1918) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1918) * ''

After His Own Heart ''After His Own Heart'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film based on a 1919 short story of the same name by Ben Ames Williams. It was adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby Le Vino and directed by Harry L. Franklin. The film stars Hal ...

'' (1919) * '' Cupid Forecloses'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Stage Hand'' (1920) * ''

My Boy "My Boy" is a popular song from the early 1970s. The music was composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Claude François, and the lyrics were translated from the original version "Parce que je t'aime, mon enfant" (Because I Love You My Child) into ...

'' (1921) * '' The Man of the Forest'' (1921) * '' The Killer'' (1921) * '' When Romance Rides'' (1922) * '' Heart's Haven'' (1922) * '' The Gown Shop'' (1923) * '' Double Dealing'' (1923) * '' The Barnyard'' (1923) * ''

'' (1924)

References

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* * 1871 births 1923 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from San Francisco 20th-century American male actors Deaths from pneumonia in California {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub