Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the
silent era
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. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in
Marion, Iowa and died in
Los Angeles, California
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. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Mended Lute''. He acted for Biograph,
Kalem,
Universal and Pathe studios.
Selected filmography
* ''
My Hero'' (1912)
* ''
The Severed Hand'' (1914)
* ''
Buckshot John'' (1915)
* ''
The Three Godfathers'' (1916)
* ''
The Little Patriot'' (1917)
* ''
Bull's Eye'' (1917)
* ''
The Lion's Claws'' (1918)
* ''
Huck and Tom'' (1918) - Injun Joe
* ''
Bare-Fisted Gallagher'' (1919)
* ''
Haunting Shadows'' (1919)
* ''
Desert Gold'' (1919)
* ''
The Prince and Betty'' (1919)
* ''
A Sagebrush Hamlet'' (1919)
* ''
Daredevil Jack'' (1920)
* ''
That Girl Montana'' (1921)
* ''
Cameron of the Royal Mounted
''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent western film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Cor ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Out of the Silent North'' (1922)
* ''
Another Man's Boots'' (1922)
* ''
Step on It!'' (1922)
* ''
Drifting'' (1923)
* ''
The Remittance Woman'' (1923)
* ''
Ten Scars Make a Man'' (1924)
* ''
Ace of Spades'' (1925)
* ''
The Fighting Ranger'' (1925)
* ''
Stand and Deliver'' (1928)
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Rough Romance'' (1930)
* ''
The Lone Defender'' (1930)
* ''
Temple Tower'' (1930)
* ''
The Lightning Warrior'' (1931)
* ''
The Phantom of the West'' (1931)
* ''
The Fighting Fool
''The Fighting Fool'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and released by Columbia Pictures starring Tim McCoy, Marceline Day, and William V. Mong.
Plot
Sheriff Collins pursues a villain who e ...
'' (1932)
References
External links
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1872 births
1945 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Iowa
People from Marion, Iowa
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
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