Frank Moran
- Birthday
- Mar 18, 1887
Bio: Gravel-voiced, granite-faced former heavyweight boxer Frank C. Moran made his film debut as a convict in Mae West's She Done Him Wrong (1933). Though quickly typecast as a thick-eared brute, Moran was in real life a gentle soul, fond of poetry and fine art. Perhaps it was this aspect of his personality that attracted Moran to eccentric producer/director/writer… More Bio: Gravel-voiced, granite-faced former heavyweight boxer Frank C. Moran made his film debut as a convict in Mae West's She Done Him Wrong (1933). Though quickly typecast as a thick-eared brute, Moran was in real life a gentle soul, fond of poetry and fine art. Perhaps it was this aspect of his personality that attracted Moran to eccentric producer/director/writer Preston Sturges, who cast the big lug in all of his productions of the 1940s. It was Moran who, as a cop in Sturges' Christmas in July (1940), halted a tirade by an argumentative Jewish storeowner by barking, "Who do ya think you are, Hitler?" And it was Moran who, as a tough truck driver in Sullivan's Travels (1942), patiently explains to his traveling companions the meaning of the word "paraphrase." On a less lofty level, Frank Moran shared the title role with George Zucco in Monogram's Return of the Ape Man (1944). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Frank Moran Videos
Ghosts On The Loose
Road To Utopia
Hail The Conquering Hero
The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek
Star Spangled Rhythm
Filmography
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Knockout (2000)
- Actor
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The Lady Gambles (1949)
- Murphy
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Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
- Fire Chief
- 93%
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On Our Merry Way (A Miracle Can Happen) (1948)
- Bookie
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Wild Harvest (1947)
- Alperson crew
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