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Frank Sinatra

Actor, also producer and director · Died May 14, 1998, aged 82 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

3 Oscars · 3 Golden Globes · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 12, 1915
Died
May 14, 1998 (aged 82)
From
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all

What are Frank Sinatra's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 33 · Serious 7 · Dark 13

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 4

A split, not a type: Gentle 23 · Charged 19 · Intense 11

Steady 32 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 13

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

Casual 33 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 32 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 23 of 38 analyzed roles.

Hero
23 of 38
Ally
4 of 38
Shadow
4 of 38
Trickster
3 of 38
Herald
2 of 38
Mentor
2 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
24
Tense
21
Warm
19
Romantic
16
Melancholic
14
Other
42

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frank Sinatra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Sinatra's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 162 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Marilyn and the Mob(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as archive footage

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midnight Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Musician

  • New Year, It's Not You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Musician

  • My Way(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Rat Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as (archive footage)

  • Young at Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Frank Sinatra

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as Frankie (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • As nascentes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    as Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 258 episodes · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Salute to Lady Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Cannonball Run II(1984)

    as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Showbiz Goes to War(1982)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Why was Cairo Calm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Doheny

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • The First Deadly Sin(1980)

    Producer · as Sgt. Edward X. Delaney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Frank Sinatra: Live from Caesars Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · as Self

  • Contract on Cherry Street(1977)

    as Frank Hovannes

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)

    as Dingus Billy Magee

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)

    Show as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Lady in Cement(1968)

    as Tony Rome

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The Detective(1968)

    as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Tony Rome(1967)

    as Tony Rome

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Naked Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sam Laker

  • Mondo Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Assault on a Queen(1966)

    as Mark Brittain

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Cast a Giant Shadow(1966)

    as Vince Talmadge

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Oscar(1966)

    as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Marriage on the Rocks(1965)

    as Dan Edwards

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Von Ryan's Express(1965)

    as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • None But the Brave(1965)

    Director · Producer · as Chief Pharmacist Mate

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Robin and the 7 Hoods(1964)

    Producer · as Robbo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • 4 for Texas(1963)

    as Zack Thomas

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Come Blow Your Horn(1963)

    as Alan Baker

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

    as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Advise & Consent(1962)

    Songs · as Self (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Road to Hong Kong(1962)

    as Twig on Plutomium (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Sergeants 3(1962)

    Producer · as Mike Merry

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Chun King Chow Mein Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Message Boy

  • X-15(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Pepe(1960)

    as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Ocean's Eleven(1960)

    as Danny Ocean

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Can-Can(1960)

    as François Durnais

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Never So Few(1959)

    as Capt. Tom Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • A Hole in the Head(1959)

    Executive Producer · as Tony Manetta

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Some of Manie's Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Some Came Running(1958)

    as Dave Hirsh

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Kings Go Forth(1958)

    as Lieutenant Sam Loggins

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · as Self - Host

  • Pal Joey(1957)

    as Joey Evans

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Frank Sinatra Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · as Self - Host

  • The Joker Is Wild(1957)

    as Joe E. Lewis

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Saloon Pianist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • High Society(1956)

    as Mike Connor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Johnny Concho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer · as Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956)

    as Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Man with the Golden Arm(1955)

    as Frankie Machine

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Guys and Dolls(1955)

    as Nathan Detroit

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Tender Trap(1955)

    as Charlie Y. Reader

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Stage Manager

  • MGM Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Not as a Stranger(1955)

    as Alfred Boone

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Young at Heart(1954)

    as Barney Sloan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Suddenly(1954)

    as John Baron

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Anything Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Harry Dane

  • From Here to Eternity(1953)

    as Pvt. Angelo Maggio

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Meet Danny Wilson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Danny Wilson

  • Double Dynamite(1951)

    as Johnny Dalton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Sinatra

  • On the Town(1949)

    as Chip

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game(1949)

    as Dennis Ryan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Kissing Bandit(1948)

    as Ricardo

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Miracle of the Bells(1948)

    as Father Paul

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • It Happened in Brooklyn(1947)

    as Danny Webson Miller

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Till the Clouds Roll By(1946)

    as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Anchors Aweigh(1945)

    as Clarence Doolittle

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Step Lively(1944)

    as Glenn Russell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Road to Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Frank Sinatra (uncredited)

  • Higher and Higher(1943)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Reveille with Beverly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Frank Sinatra

  • Ship Ahoy(1942)

    as Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Las Vegas Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Frank Sinatra - Singer in Tommy Dorsey's Band (uncredited)

  • Sinatra Duets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles, 92 of them dated from 1941 to 2026; peak year 1979.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19412026

Peak 1979 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 30 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 93: 78 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting4 of 93: 3 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 93: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 93: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew5 of 93: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

93 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s13 · acting1950s27 · 25 acting · 4 crew1960s26 · 23 acting · 6 crew1970s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew1980s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew1990s5 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 51% of 39 roles
4555606575

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 13 other major awards from 50 major nominations, 1946–1997.

WinNomination
  1. 1997
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  2. 1996
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
  3. 1995
    • Grammy Award, won · Legend Award
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
  4. 1987
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video, Long Form
  5. 1983
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Historical Album
  6. 1981
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  7. 1979
    • Grammy Award, won · Trustees Award
  8. 1974
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special
Show 17 earlier years
  1. 1973
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
  2. 1971
    • Oscar, won
    • Golden Globe, won
  3. 1970
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
  4. 1969
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety or Musical Program
  5. 1968
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Vocal Performance, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  6. 1967
    • Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Vocal Performance, Male
    • Grammy Award, won · Record of the Year
  7. 1966
    • Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Vocal Performance, Male
  8. 1965
    • Grammy Award, won · Bing Crosby Award
  9. 1964
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
  10. 1962
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  11. 1961
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Performance By A Pop Single Artist
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Vocal Performance Album, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  12. 1959
    • Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Vocal Performance, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Vocal Performance, Male
    • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Record of the Year
  13. 1958
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
  14. 1957
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Foreign Actor
  15. 1956
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Male Singer
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Foreign Actor
  16. 1954
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Supporting Actor
  17. 1946
    • Oscar, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Frank Sinatra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed11

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Frank Sinatra's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles9–53 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles10–45 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles2–23 · median 5 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles19–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles18–55 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Frank Sinatra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Sinatra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William H. Daniels shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles