---
name: "Frank Atkinson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-atkinson"
fi1m_id: "frank-atkinson"
imdb_id: "nm0040718"
tmdb_id: 47385
wikidata_id: "Q16002948"
roles: []
born: "19 March 1893"
died: "23 February 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T01:08:01.262591+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Frank Atkinson

## Identity

Frank Atkinson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-atkinson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-atkinson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0040718
- **TMDB ID:** 47385
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16002948
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Atkinson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16002948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040718/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47385

Actor. Born 19 March 1893 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 23 February 1963.

## Details

- **Born:** 19 March 1893, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 23 February 1963
- **Active:** 1938–1946
- **Also known as:** Francis Lawrence Atkinson, Francis Lawrence "Frank" Atkinson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 2 acting, 3 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 67 (3), 1940s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 4, Comedy 2, War 2
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $22m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Atkinson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16002948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040718/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47385

## Biography

Frank Atkinson (19 March 1893 – 23 February 1963) was an English actor and writer. He appeared in at least 130 films between 1930 and 1963, frequently in small or uncredited roles as butlers, policemen, porters and other supporting characters. He also worked in Hollywood during the 1930s.

His film credits include *Cavalcade* (1933), *Pygmalion* (1938), *Mrs Miniver* (1942), *Great Expectations* (1946) as Mike, *The Man in the White Suit* (1951) as the Baker, *The Titfield Thunderbolt* (1953) as the Station Sergeant, and both versions of *The Man Who Knew Too Much* (1934 and 1956). On television he appeared in *The Saint* (1962) and *Coronation Street* (1962). He was the first actor to play Worzel Gummidge on television in 1953.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (2)

- *Great Expectations* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Mike — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)
- *Pygmalion* (1938), Fi1m 84, as Taxi-Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/pygmalion.md)

### Also credited (3) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, as Man in Tavern (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *Cavalcade* (1933), Fi1m 57, as Uncle Dick (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/cavalcade.md)
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), Fi1m 61, as Ashley’s Chum (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md)

## Complete filmography (84)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murder at the Gallop* (1963), as Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Charley Dodds
- *The Winter's Tale* (1962), as Old Shepherd
- *The Kitchen* (1961), as Alfred
- *The Night We Got the Bird* (1960), as Bald-Headed Man
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as George Dickinson
- *Left Right and Centre* (1959), as a railway porter.
- *Web of Evidence* (1959), as Night Doorman
- *Stormy Crossing* (1958), as Night Porter
- *Rx Murder* (1958), as Ticket Inspector (uncredited)
- *Just My Luck* (1957), as Green (uncredited)
- *Cat Girl* (1957), as Guard (uncredited)
- *At the Stroke of Nine* (1957), as Festival Hall Porter
- *Circus Friends* (1956), as Horace
- *Wicked as They Come* (1956), as Hotel Porter
- *The Man Who Knew Too Much* (1956), as Edgar (uncredited)
- *Before I Wake* (1955), as Taxi driver
- *The Love Match* (1955), Actor
- *The Black Rider* (1954), as Landlord
- *The Green Buddha* (1954), as Lift Operator
- *Lease of Life* (1954), as Verger
- *The Fake* (1953), as uncredited
- *The Titfield Thunderbolt* (1953), as Station Sergeant
- *The Broken Horseshoe* (1953), as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), as The Baker
- *Great Expectations* (1946), as Mike — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)
- *I See a Dark Stranger* (1946), as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)
- *Wanted for Murder* (1946), as Chip Shop Customer
- *The Voice Within* (1946), as Farmer
- *Great Day* (1945), as Man at gate (uncredited)
- *Read All About It* (1945), as Inkpin
- *Waterloo Road* (1945), Actor
- *The Gentle Sex* (1943), as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
- *Get Cracking* (1943), as Station Master
- *The Great Mr Handel* (1942), as Permobble
- *Much Too Shy* (1942), as Village Policeman
- *Let the People Sing* (1942), Actor
- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Man in Tavern (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *They Flew Alone* (1942), as Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)
- *Hard Steel* (1942), as Dick Sefton
- *Ten Days in Paris* (1940), as Pierre
- *The Stars Look Down* (1940), as Miner
- *Two Days to Live* (1940), as Wilkie
- *The Body Vanished* (1939), as Hobbleberry
- *Over the Moon* (1939), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Shipyard Sally* (1939), as Jenkins
- *Where's That Fire* (1939), as Town Clerk
- *Pygmalion* (1938), as Taxi-Driver — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pygmalion.md)
- *The Green Cockatoo* (1937), as Protheroe, the butler
- *Intimate Relations* (1937), Writer
- *Skylarks* (1937), Actor
- *A Romance in Flanders* (1937), as Joe Stuggins
- *A Woman Alone* (1936), as Porter
- *The Amateur Gentleman* (1936), as Law Enforcer (uncredited)
- *Shipmates o' Mine* (1936), as Oliver Bright
- *Play Up the Band* (1935), as Alf Ramsbottom · Story
- *Look Up and Laugh* (1935), as Debt Collector
- *Me and Marlborough* (1935), as Soldier
- *Be Careful, Mr. Smith* (1935), as Giles · Writer
- *Night Mail* (1935), Actor
- *Death Drives Through* (1935), as John 'Nigger' Larson
- *The Morals of Marcus* (1935), as Ship Steward
- *The Man Who Knew Too Much* (1934), as Policeman Shot Behind Mattress (uncredited)
- *Road House* (1934), as Magician
- *The Great Defender* (1934), as Pope
- *The Outcast* (1934), Actor
- *The Path of Glory* (1934), as Karl
- *Rolling in Money* (1934), as Wiggins · Writer
- *Freedom of the Seas* (1934), as O'Hara
- *Pleasure Cruise* (1933), as Alf
- *Sailor's Luck* (1933), as Bath House Attendant
- *Cavalcade* (1933), as Uncle Dick (uncredited) — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/cavalcade.md)
- *Smoke Lightning* (1933), as Alf Bailey
- *The Right to Live* (1933), as Harry Woods · Writer
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), as Ashley’s Chum (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md)
- *Call Her Savage* (1932), as Stevens, Crosby's Valet (Uncredited)
- *Skyscraper Souls* (1932), as Waiter at Party
- *The Man Called Back* (1932), as Lower Level Court Clerk
- *The Woman in Room 13* (1932), Actor
- *The Wet Parade* (1932), as Barman at New Year Party (uncredited)
- *The Menace* (1932), as Man from Cartier's
- *Ambassador Bill* (1931), as American Embassy Valet
- *Ladies' Man* (1931), as Valet
- *The Street of Illusion* (1928), Editor

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