Frank Jonasson (December 14, 1878 – October 17, 1942) was an American film actor of the
silent era
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
. He appeared in 75 films between 1914 and 1930. He was born in
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...
,
Utah
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, and died in
Rancho Los Amigos, California.
Selected filmography
* ''
Stingaree
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'' (1915)
* ''
The Social Pirates'' (1916)
* ''
The Man from Tia Juana
''The Man from Tia Juana'' is a 1917 silent short Western film directed by James W. Horne and starring Marin Sais. It was produced by the Kalem Company and distributed through the General Film Company.
Cast
* Marin Sais - Madge King
* Robert ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Midnight Man'' (1919)
* ''
Riders of the Law'' (1922)
* ''
The Fighting Coward'' (1924)
* ''
The Top of the World'' (1925)
* ''
The Movies
A movie or a film is a work of visual art.
Movie, Movies, The Movie, or The Movies may also refer to:
Films
* Feature film
* Film adaptation
* '' A Movie'' (1958), an experimental film
* Movies@, a cinema chain in the Republic of Ireland
* '' ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Old Ironsides'' (1926)
* ''
Cock o' the Walk'' (1930)
* ''
The Big Fight'' (1930)
References
External links
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1878 births
1942 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Salt Lake City
20th-century American male actors
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