J. Herbert Frank (May 12, 1885 – March 7, 1926) was an American actor of the silent era and on stage. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1914 and 1924. He was sometimes billed as Herbert Frank. Frank was born in

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. On Broadway, he performed in ""Don Juan'' (1921) and ''La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / Tortajada (1911). He died on March 7, 1926, in

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by committing suicide in his apartment using

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and gas. According to the '' Oakland Tribune'', Frank had previously been involved in narcotic investigations surrounding the death of Wallace Reid, and killed himself to avoid a trial on charges of creating a disturbance. In 1922, in response to allegations, Frank denied knowing Wallace Reid.

Selected filmography

* '' The Battle of Frenchman's Run'' (1915) * '' Destruction'' (1915) * '' The Moonshiners'' (1916) * '' The Crucial Test'' (1916) * '' Ashes of Embers'' (1916) *'' Darkest Russia'' (1917) * '' The Iron Ring'' (1917) * '' The End of the Tour'' (1917) * '' The Secret of the Storm Country'' (1917) * '' The Brand of Satan'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) as Sutherland Yorke * ''

Dodging a Million ''Dodging a Million'' is a 1918 American comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moore, directed by George Loane Tucker, written by A. M. Kennedy, Edgar Selwyn, and Loane, and photographed by Oliver T. Marsh. The black and w ...

'' (1918) * '' Good-Bye, Bill'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' April Folly'' (1920) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1921) * '' Winners of the West'' (1921) * '' Nobody'' (1921) * '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922) as

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* '' Up and at 'Em'' (1922) * '' Jazzmania'' (1923) * '' Your Friend and Mine'' (1923)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, J. Herbert 1885 births 1926 suicides American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from New York (state) 20th-century American male actors Deaths from chloroform Drug-related suicides in California American male stage actors Suicides by gas 1926 deaths