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Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Actor · Died September 18, 1949, aged 59 · New York City, New York, USA

Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz. His older brother Ralph Morgan was also an actor of stage and screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Morgan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1890
Died
September 18, 1949 (aged 59)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 29% in 30 days

What are Frank Morgan's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
18%
Self
17%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Survival
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 12 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 25 · Charged 19 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 37 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 12 of 37 analyzed roles.

Mentor
12 of 37
Hero
8 of 37
Threshold guardian
7 of 37
Shapeshifter
3 of 37
Trickster
3 of 37
Shadow
2 of 37
Ally
2 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
22
Romantic
19
Warm
16
Tense
13
Melancholic
16
Other
33

How their films linger

Feel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy32
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous2

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 Morgan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Morgan'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

103 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • There's No Place Like Utopia(2014)

    as The Wizard of Oz

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Professor Marvel (archive footage)

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to(1990)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Çelik Pençe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Key to the City(1950)

    as Fire Chief Duggan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    as Jim Kurstyn

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Great Sinner(1949)

    as Aristide Pitard

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Stratton Story(1949)

    as Barney Wile

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1948)

    as King Louis XIII

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Uncle Sid

  • Green Dolphin Street(1947)

    as Dr. Edmond Ozanne

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Courage of Lassie(1946)

    as Harry MacBain

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lady Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as William Audrey

  • The Cockeyed Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Sam Griggs

  • Yolanda and the Thief(1945)

    as Victor Budlow Trout

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kismet(1944)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Casanova Brown(1944)

    as Mr. Ferris

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as Hiram Porter Dunn

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Thousands Cheer(1943)

    as Frank Morgan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Stranger in Town(1943)

    as John Josephus Grant

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Human Comedy(1943)

    as Willie Grogan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • White Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as The Doctor

  • Tortilla Flat(1942)

    as The Pirate

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Robert Yancey

  • Honky Tonk(1941)

    as Judge Cotton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Washington Melodrama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Calvin Claymore

  • The Wild Man of Borneo(1941)

    as J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Keeping Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Harry C. Thomas

  • Hullabaloo(1940)

    as Frankie' Merriweather

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Boom Town(1940)

    as Luther Aldrich

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Mortal Storm(1940)

    as Professor Victor Roth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Comes Home(1940)

    as Vernon 'Vern' Adams

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Melody of 1940(1940)

    as Bob Casey

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Shop Around the Corner(1940)

    as Hugo Matuschek

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Balalaika(1939)

    as Ivan Danchenoff

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Henry Goes Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henry Conroy

  • The Wizard of Oz(1939)

    as Oz / Professor Marvel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Serenade(1939)

    as Cornelius Collier, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sweethearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Felix Lehman

  • The Crowd Roars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Brian McCoy

  • Port of Seven Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Panisse

  • Paradise for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Rudolph Tobler

  • Rosalie(1937)

    as King Fredrick Romanikov

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Beg, Borrow or Steal(1937)

    as Ingraham Steward

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frank Morgan

  • Saratoga(1937)

    as Jesse Kiffmeyer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks(1937)

    as Colonel Baron Suroff

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney(1937)

    as Lord Francis Kelton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dimples(1936)

    as Eustace Appleby

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Piccadilly Jim(1936)

    as James Crocker, Sr. / Count Olav Osric

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Trouble for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Colonel Geraldine

  • Dancing Pirate(1936)

    as Mayor Don Emilio Perena

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Great Ziegfeld(1936)

    as Billings

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Major Horatio Chatteris

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as G.P. Bentley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Escapade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Karl

  • Lazybones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tom

  • Naughty Marietta(1935)

    as Gov. Gaspar d'Annard

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Konrad

  • Enchanted April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mellersh Wilkins

  • By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henry Smith

  • There's Always Tomorrow(1934)

    as Joseph White

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Lost Lady(1934)

    as Daniel Forrester

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Cellini(1934)

    as Alessandro, Duke of Florence

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sisters Under the Skin(1934)

    as John Hunter Yates

  • Success at Any Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Raymond Merritt

  • The Cat and the Fiddle(1934)

    as Jules Daudet

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bombshell(1933)

    as Pops Burns

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Broadway to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ted Hackett

  • When Ladies Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Rogers Woodruff

  • Best of Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as William Hartman

  • Reunion in Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Anton King

  • The Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. Buchanan Prescott

  • The Kiss Before the Mirror(1933)

    as Paul Held

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mayor John Hastings

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Alex Stevenson

  • The Billion Dollar Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Dudley Masterson

  • The Half-Naked Truth(1932)

    as Merle Farrell

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the French Police(1932)

    as François St. Cyr

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fast and Loose(1930)

    as Bronson Lenox

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Laughter(1930)

    as C. Mortimer Gibson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Queen High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as George Nettleton

  • Dangerous Nan McGrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Doc Foster

  • Belle of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Love's Greatest Mistake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as William Ogden

  • Scarlet Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Baron Badeau

  • The Man Who Found Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Lon Morris

  • The Crowded Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bert Caswell

  • Born Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Eugene Magnin

  • Manhandled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Arno Riccardi

  • The Golden Shower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Lester

  • At the Mercy of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Count Nicho

  • The Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dr. Robert Manning

  • Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Bunny Manders

  • Baby Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Alfred

  • The Light in Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Ramsey Latham

  • Who's Your Neighbor? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Dudley Carlton

  • The Girl Philippa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Halkett

  • A Modern Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Tom

  • The Daring of Diana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as John Briscoe

  • The Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Sir Richard

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles from 1916 to 2000.

Biggest box office

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 102: 102 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1910s11 · acting1920s6 · acting1930s50 · acting1940s30 · acting1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3343

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.

How do Frank Morgan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 50 of 51 with a score; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

There's No Place Like Utopia (2014)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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.

Who does Frank Morgan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Morgan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harold Rosson shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles