Years active 1915-1933 Name Frank Alexander | Role Film actor | |
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Born May 25, 1879 ( 1879-05-25 ) Olympia, Washington Other names Tiny AlexanderFatty Alexander Died September 8, 1937, Los Angeles, California, United States Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery Movies Wizard of Oz, The Sawmill, The Bell Hop Similar People Larry Semon, Norman Taurog, Albert E Smith, H M Walker, Monty Banks | ||
Frank Alexander (May 25, 1879 – September 8, 1937) was an American silent film comedian and actor.
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Biography
Alexander, who was morbidly obese (350 pounds), was best known for playing villains in the films of Larry Semon, who are often the father of Semon's love interest. He is best known to contemporary audiences for portraying a villainous interpretation of Uncle Henry, eventually proclaimed "Prince of Whales" upon reaching the Emerald City in Semon's Wizard of Oz. He was also part of the comedy team called "A Ton Of Fun" with two other large actors, Kewpie Ross and Hilliard Karr.
Richard M. Roberts's article in Classic Images listed the top ten ingredients of a Larry Semon film, which began with these four:
- Larry Semon
- A heroine (usually Larry's current girlfriend or wife)
- A fat guy (usually Oliver Hardy, to play the villain)
- A really fat guy (usually Frank Alexander, to play Larry's current girlfriend's father)
He was proclaimed at the time as one of the three fattest actors ever to appear on the screen, with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as one of the others.
Filmography
Actor
1933
The Barber Shop (Short) as
Steam Room Victim - Before (uncredited)
1933
The Bargain of the Century (Short) as
Elmer - Customer (uncredited)
1932
Mickey's Big Business (Short) as
Judge
1932
Mickey's Busy Day (Short) as
Angry neighbor
1931
The Kick-Off! (Short) as
Fat Football Fan (uncredited)
1931
Mickey's Thrill Hunters (Short) as
Fat man
1931
Catch-As Catch-Can (Short) as
Fat man in audience (uncredited)
1931
Mickey's Rebellion (Short) as
Fat man
1931
Let's Play (Short)
1931
Dumbbells in Derbies (Short) as
Fat Man (uncredited)
1930
Pure and Simple (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1930
The Shrimp (Short) as
Fat Lodger (uncredited)
1929
Madame Q (Short) as
Fat Juror
1928
Feed 'em and Weep (Short) as
Diner (uncredited)
1928
A Joyful Day (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Standing Pat (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Heavy Infants (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Big Berthas (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
All Alike (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Figures Do Lie (Short) as
Mr. Newlywed
1928
The Happy Trio (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Oui, Oui, Heidelberg (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1928
Panting Papas (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
3 Missing Links (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Three Fleshy Devils (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Tanks of the Wabash (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Wanderers of the Waistline (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Campus Romeos (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
How High Is Up? (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
What Price Dough (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Heavy Hikers (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
You're Next (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Old Tin Sides (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
The Unsocial Three (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Play Safe (as Fatty Alexander)
1927
Three Glad Men (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Heavyation (Short) as
Governor (as Fatty Alexander)
1926
The Vulgar Yachtsman (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Oh, What a Night! as
Bill Williams
1926
Heavy Fullbacks (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Galloping Ghosts (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Back Fire (Short) as
2nd Fat Guy (as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Wedding Daze (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Three of a Kind (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
The Heavy Parade (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Honeymoon Feet (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
A Beauty Parlor (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
Heavy Love (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1926
In the Air (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1925
All Out (Short)(as 'Fatty' Alexander)
1925
The Perfect Clown as
Tiny Tott
1925
All Tied Up (Short)(as 'Tiny' Alexander)
1925
On the Links (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1925
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea as
Cook
1925
Three Wise Goofs (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1925
Tailoring (Short)(as 'Tiny' Alexander)
1925
Assorted Nuts (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1925
Hop to It! (Short) as
Hotel guest
1925
The Cloudhopper (Short) as
Holden Jack, Dorothy's Father
1925
The Dome Doctor (Short) as
Fuller Hulkinbulk
1925
The Wizard of Oz as
Uncle Henry / Prince of Whales
1924
Kid Speed (Short) as
Mr. Avery DuPoys
1924
Cheer Up (Short) as
Jane's Father
1924
Her Boy Friend (Short) as
Slim Chance
1924
Pain as You Enter (Short)
1924
Some Nurse (Short)
1923
One Dark Night (Short)
1923
The Sleepwalker (Short)(as Fatty Alexander)
1923
Cyclone Jones as
Fatty Wirthing (as Fatty Alexander)
1923
Chop Suey Louie (Short) as
Shy Won Lung
1923
Ship Wrecked (Short)
1923
The Cold Homestead (Short)
1922
The Pill (Short)
1922
Little Red Robin Hood (Short)
1922
Aladdin (Short)
1922
Ali Baba (Short)
1922
Tenderfoot Luck (Short)
1922
The Chicken Parade (Short) as
Tiny Jim
1922
The Show (Short) as
Ballet Dancer / Wife of Man with Family
1922
The Sawmill (Short) as
Mill Owner
1921
The Bell Hop (Short) as
A government official
1921
The Fall Guy (Short) as
Sheriff
1921
The Rent Collector (Short) as
A thug
1921
The Bakery (Short) as
Bakery Owner
1921
The Hick (Short) as
Cabaret Guest
1921
The Sportsman (Short) as
The Sultan
1920
The Suitor (Short) as
The Major Domo
1920
The Stage Hand (Short) as
The Stage Manager
1920
Solid Concrete (Short) as
The Boss
1920
School Days (Short)
1920
The Fly Cop (Short) as
The Cabaret Owner
1919
The Grocery Clerk (Short) as
Big Ben
1919
Caves and Coquettes (Short)
1919
Dew Drop Inn (Short) as
Moonshine Mooney
1919
Dull Care (Short) as
Chief of Police
1919
Between the Acts (Short) as
The Manager
1919
The Simple Life (Short) as
A Farmer
1919
His Home Sweet Home (Short) as
A Crook
1919
The Star Boarder (Short) as
The Warden
1919
Passing the Buck (Short) as
The Fat Crook
1919
Well, I'll Be (Short)
1919
Scamps and Scandals (Short) as
Larry's Sweetheart's Suitor
1919
Traps and Tangles (Short) as
Shop Assistant
1918
Pluck and Plotters (Short) as
Gang Chief
1918
Humbugs and Husbands (Short)
1918
Bears and Bad Men (Short) as
Paw Slawson
1918
Huns and Hyphens (Short) as
Cafe owner (as Fatty Alexander)
1918
Dunces and Dangers (Short)
1918
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (Short) as
Fatty
1918
Hindoos and Hazards (Short) as
Necklace thief
1918
Boodle and Bandits (Short)
1918
Skids and Scalawags (Short)
1918
Romans and Rascals (Short) as
Rotund senator
1918
Spies and Spills (Short) as
Her Father
1918
Stripes and Stumbles (Short)
1918
Rooms and Rumors (Short) as
The husband
1918
Babes and Boobs (Short) as
A Policeman
1917
Rainbow Island (Short)
1917
By the Sad Sea Waves (Short) as
Bather (uncredited)
1917
Hazards and Home Runs (Short) as
Heeza Tonn, Catcher
1917
Her Father's Station (Short) as
Sheriff
1917
Melting Millions as
Bailey
1917
Social Pirates (Short)
1916
Bath Tub Perils (Short) as
The Porter
1916
The Snow Cure (Short) as
Man at Snow Baths (uncredited)
1916
Cinders of Love (Short) as
Fat Man (uncredited)
1915
A Submarine Pirate (Short) as
Man on Crutches (uncredited)
1915
Crooked to the End (Short) as
Big Porter
1915
A Janitor's Wife's Temptation (Short) as
The Cop (uncredited)
1915
A Lover's Lost Control (Short) as
Shoe Customer
1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus (Short) as
Fireman (uncredited)
1915
Merely a Married Man (Short) as
Man with Papers
1915
Those Bitter Sweets (Short) as
The Sweetheart's Father
1915
Gussle Tied to Trouble (Short) as
Fat Man
1915
Gussle's Backward Way (Short) as
Fat Man
1915
Gussle Rivals Jonah (Short) as
Blonde's Boyfriend
1915
Droppington's Family Tree (Short) as
Diner (First Reel) (uncredited)
1915
Beating Hearts and Carpets (Short) as
The Cop
1915
From Patches to Plenty (Short) as
Headwaiter
1910
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Short) as
Arthur Shelby
Archive Footage
1998
Slapstick Encyclopedia, Vol. 8: Tons of Fun (Video)
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Steam Room Visitor - Before (clip from The Barber Shop (1933))
- The Funny Men: Part 1 (1963) - Steam Room Visitor - Before (clip from The Barber Shop (1933)) (uncredited)
1951
Anything for Laughs (Short) as
Ballet Dancer / Wife of Man with Family
References
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