Frank Petley (sometimes credited as Frank B. or Frank E. Petley) (28 March 1872 – 12 January 1945) was a British actor prominent in the

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theatre and

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 ...

cinema. During the Second World War he performed with The Old Vic Company then based at the

Liverpool Playhouse The Liverpool Playhouse is a theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool, England. It originated in 1866 as a music hall, and in 1911 developed into a repertory theatre. As such it nurtured the early careers of many actors and actre ...

, appearing as Nat Miller in ''

Ah, Wilderness! ''Ah, Wilderness!'' is a comedy play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on October 2, 1933. It differs from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character, and depiction o ...

'' by

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

in a production by

Noel Willman Noel Willman (4 August 1918 – 24 December 1988) was an Irish actor and theatre director. Born in Derry, Ireland, Willman died aged 70 in New York City, New York. Career Willman's films included '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956), '' Acro ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1916) * ''

Diana and Destiny ''Diana and Destiny'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Wyndham Guise and Roy Travers. It was made at Catford Studios, and based on a 1905 novel by Charles Garvice. Cast * Evely ...

'' (1916) * '' Ye Wooing of Peggy'' (1917) * ''

Nature's Gentleman ''Nature's Gentleman'' is a 1918 British silent romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affection ...

'' (1918) * '' The Silver Greyhound'' (1919) * '' The Power of Right'' (1919) * '' The Iron Stair'' (1920) * '' The Flame'' (1920) * '' My Lord Conceit'' (1921) * '' The Golden Dawn'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * ''

Melody of Death ''Melody of Death'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Philip Anthony, Enid R. Reed and Dick Sutherd.Low p.410 It is an adaptation of the 1915 novel '' The Melody of Death'' by Edgar Wallace. C ...

'' (1922) * '' Night Ride'' (1937)

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* 1872 births 1945 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors People from Charlton, London Male actors from Kent Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich {{England-film-actor-stub