Frank Morgan

★ Acting #6,546

1890 - 1949 (age 59) • Acting

Born: 6/1/1890 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 9/18/1949 (age 59)

Known for: Acting

Frank Morgan

★ Acting #6,546

Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz. His older brother Ralph Morgan was also an actor of stage and screen.

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

76%

Oz / Professor Marvel

1939

The Shop Around the Corner

81%

Hugo Matuschek

1940

The Great Ziegfeld

63%

Billings

1936

The Mortal Storm

73%

Professor Victor Roth

1940

Boom Town

70%

Luther Aldrich

1940

Bombshell

65%

Pops Burns

1933

Broadway Melody of 1940

68%

Bob Casey

1940

The Stratton Story

67%

Barney Wile

1949

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Professor Marvel (archive footage)

2025

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

87%

Professor Marvel (archive footage)

2000

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

85%

(archive footage)

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

83%

Self (archive footage)

1990

Çelik Pençe

1983

That's Entertainment!

74%

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

Oz

Self / The Wizard (archive footage)

Key to the City

65%

Fire Chief Duggan

1950

Any Number Can Play

69%

Jim Kurstyn

1949

The Great Sinner

68%

Aristide Pitard

1949

The Stratton Story

67%

Barney Wile

1949

The Three Musketeers

68%

King Louis XIII

1948

Summer Holiday

52%

Uncle Sid

1948

Green Dolphin Street

63%

Dr. Edmond Ozanne

1947

Courage of Lassie

59%

Harry MacBain

1946

Lady Luck

56%

William Audrey

1946

The Cockeyed Miracle

75%

Sam Griggs

1946

Yolanda and the Thief

60%

Victor Budlow Trout

1945

The Great Morgan

60%

Himself

1945

Kismet

55%

Narrator (voice)

1944

Casanova Brown

64%

Mr. Ferris

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

67%

Hiram Porter Dunn

1944

Twenty Years After

80%

(archive footage)

1944

Thousands Cheer

64%

Frank Morgan

1943

A Stranger in Town

63%

John Josephus Grant

1943

The Human Comedy

62%

Willie Grogan

1943

White Cargo

62%

The Doctor

1942

Tortilla Flat

58%

The Pirate

1942