Frank H. Wilson was born on 4 May 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Paradise in Harlem (1939), The Green Pastures (1936) and The Emperor Jones (1933). He was married to Annie F. Green. He died on 16 February 1956 in Queens, New York, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- May 4, 1885 (141)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Frank H. Wilson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Moses in The Green Pastures (1936)
- Heroas Lem Anderson in Paradise in Harlem (1939)
- Allyas Prof. Drury in Beware (1946)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 H. Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Frank H. Wilson'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Beware(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Watch on the Rhine(1943)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Paradise in Harlem(1939)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Green Pastures(1936)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all filmsWay Down Yonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Stephen Foster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
The Emperor Jones(1933)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Girl from Chicago(1932)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsPhantom of Kenwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 1932 to 1943.
Film career
- 1933Screen debut· Emperor Jones
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.
How do Frank H. Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. 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 H. Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank H. Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edna Mae Harris shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Edna Mae HarrisShared titles: Paradise in Harlem (1939), The Green Pastures (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Edna Mae Harris
- Rex IngramShared titles: The Green Pastures (1936), The Emperor Jones (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Rex Ingram
Cinematographers
- Don MalkamesShared titles: Beware (1946), Paradise in Harlem (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Don Malkames