Occupation Actor Years active 1914–1954 | Name Frank Wilson Role Actor | |
Full Name Frank Henry Wilson Born May 4, 1886 ( 1886-05-04 ) Harlem, New York, New York City Died February 16, 1956, Queens, New York City, New York, United States People also search for Dudley Murphy, Oscar Micheaux, Joseph Seiden Movies The Emperor Jones, Paradise in Harlem, The Girl from Chicago | ||
Preview Clip: Paradise in Harlem (1939, Frank H. Wilson, Edna Mae Harris, Herman Green, Mamie Smith)
Frank Henry Wilson (May 4, 1886 – February 16, 1956) was an African American Broadway actor who also appeared in films. His father was Thomas M. Wilson. Frank started out in show business in vaudeville and minstrelsy. He appeared in many plays, including the original 1927 version of Porgy with Rose McClendon and Evelyn Ellis. In 1922, he appeared in Eugene O'Neill's play All God's Chillun Got Wings and a revival of O'Neill's The Emperor Jones in 1925.
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- Preview Clip Paradise in Harlem 1939 Frank H Wilson Edna Mae Harris Herman Green Mamie Smith
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He made his film debut in 1932 and later played in films that had stage origins: The Emperor Jones (1933) and Warner Bros.' Green Pastures (1936) and Watch on the Rhine (1943). Wilson made his television debut in 1953 before dying in 1956.
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