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name: "Frank Craven"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 August 1875"
died: "1 September 1945"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T00:25:36.820057+00:00"
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# Frank Craven

Actor. Born 24 August 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 1 September 1945.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 August 1875, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 1 September 1945
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Craven, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3082561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186600/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107684

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Our Town*](https://film.one/film/our-town.md) (72)

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## Biography

Frank Craven (24 August 1875 – 1 September 1945) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, into a theatrical family, he began appearing on stage as a child and later wrote and performed in several Broadway comedies, including *Too Many Cooks* (1914) and *The First Year* (1920).

Craven originated the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's *Our Town* on Broadway in 1938. He reprised the part, credited as Mr. Morgan, in the 1940 film version and co-wrote the screenplay with Harry Chandlee and Wilder. His son, actor John Craven, appeared in the stage production.

On screen he played supporting roles in films such as *Barbary Coast* (1935), *In This Our Life* (1942), *Keeper of the Flame* (1943) and *Son of Dracula* (1943). He also wrote the story for the Laurel and Hardy comedy *Sons of the Desert* (1933).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Our Town* (1940), Fi1m 72, as Mr. Morgan — [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *The Many Faces of Dracula* (2000), as Doctor Harry Brewster (archive footage
- *Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Doctor Harry Brewster (archive footage)
- *Colonel Effingham's Raid* (1946), as Dewey
- *Forever Yours* (1945), as Uncle Charles
- *Destiny* (1944), as Clem Broderick
- *When the Lights Go On Again* (1944), Story
- *My Best Gal* (1944), as Danny O'Hara
- *Jack London* (1943), as Old Tom
- *Son of Dracula* (1943), as Dr. Harry Brewster
- *Dangerous Blondes* (1943), as Inspector Joseph Clinton
- *Keeper of the Flame* (1943), as Docteur Fielding
- *Harrigan's Kid* (1943), as Walter Garnet
- *Eyes Aloft* (1943), as Ed Randall
- *Pittsburgh* (1942), as J.M. 'Doc' Powers
- *Girl Trouble* (1942), as Ambrose Murdock Flint
- *Thru Different Eyes* (1942), as Steve Pettijohn
- *In This Our Life* (1942), as Asa Timberlake
- *The Richest Man in Town* (1941), as Abb Crothers
- *The Lady from Cheyenne* (1941), as Hank Foreman
- *Harvests for Tomorrow* (1941), as Narrator (voice)
- *Dreaming Out Loud* (1940), as Dr. Walter Barnes
- *City for Conquest* (1940), as 'Old Timer'
- *Our Town* (1940), as Mr. Morgan · Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md)
- *Our Neighbors - The Carters* (1939), as Doc Carter
- *Miracles for Sale* (1939), as Dad Morgan
- *Penrod and His Twin Brother* (1938), as Mr. Schofield
- *You're Only Young Once* (1937), as Frank Redmond
- *Blossoms On Broadway* (1937), as P. T. Quinterfield Sr.
- *Penrod and Sam* (1937), as Mr. Schofield
- *Give Me Liberty* (1936), Dialogue Coach
- *The Harvester* (1936), as Mr. Biddle
- *Small Town Girl* (1936), as Will "Pa" Brannan
- *Barbary Coast* (1935), as Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb
- *Annapolis Farewell* (1935), Writer
- *Vagabond Lady* (1935), as "Spiggs" Spiggins
- *Car 99* (1935), as Sheriff Peter Arnot
- *That's Gratitude* (1934), as Bob Grant · Director, Writer
- *The Human Side* (1934), Writer
- *He Was Her Man* (1934), as Pop Sims, aka Jim Parker
- *Let's Talk It Over* (1934), as Mr. Rockland
- *City Limits* (1934), as John B. Matthews
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Story
- *Her First Mate* (1933), Theatre Play
- *State Fair* (1933), as Storekeeper, Additional Writing
- *Handle with Care* (1932), as Radio Announcer · Screenplay
- *The First Year* (1932), Theatre Play
- *The Very Idea* (1929), as Alan Camp · Director
- *The First Year* (1926), Writer
- *New Brooms* (1925), Theatre Play

## Gallery

- ![Playwright and actor and Frank Craven (1921)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-66f3179898a0.jpg) Playwright and actor and Frank Craven (1921) — Moffett Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Frank_Craven_portrait_-_Moffett_Studios.jpg/1280px-Frank_Craven_portrait_-_Moffett_Studios.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph of Frank Craven (1922)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-d1f7f3a0795e.jpg) Photograph of Frank Craven (1922) — Arnold Genthe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Frank-Craven-Genthe-1922.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photograph of Frank Craven in Our Town, cited for excellence in the theatre by Stage magazine Caption reads as follows:Because this was the year that Frank Crav (1938)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-79ca628dd3bc.jpg) Photograph of Frank Craven in Our Town, cited for excellence in the theatre by Stage magazine Caption reads as follows:Because this was the year that Frank Crav (1938) — Stage Publishing Company, Inc.; photograph by Alfredo Valente, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Craven-Our-Town-1938.jpg/1280px-Craven-Our-Town-1938.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Scene from The First Year featuring Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold. (1921)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-ce443aa32214.jpg) Scene from The First Year featuring Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold. (1921) — Ira D. Schwarz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Scene_from_%22The_First_Year%22_featuring_Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold.jpg/1280px-Scene_from_%22The_First_Year%22_featuring_Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold in The First Year (1921)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-25bc44b80cc9.jpg) Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold in The First Year (1921) — Ira D. Schwarz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold_in_The_First_Year.jpg/1280px-Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold_in_The_First_Year.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold in The First Year, a play written by Craven (1921)](https://film.one/media/person/1232036/gallery-820d10324d51.jpg) Frank Craven and Roberta Arnold in The First Year, a play written by Craven (1921) — Ira D. Schwarz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold_in_%22The_First_Year%22.jpg/1280px-Frank_Craven_and_Roberta_Arnold_in_%22The_First_Year%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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