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Frank Jenks

Actor

Frank Jenks

Born November 4, 1902 in Des Moines, Iowa, USADied May 13, 1962128 films

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His Girl Friday posterFirst watchHis Girl Friday19407.4as WilsonWalter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Swing Time poster6.8Swing Time1936Christmas in Connecticut poster7.0Christmas in Connecticut1945Friendly Persuasion poster6.6Friendly Persuasion1956Woman on the Run poster6.8Woman on the Run1950The Amazing Colossal Man poster4.7The Amazing Colossal Man1957

Filmography

128 films as actor
  1. 1957The Amazing Colossal ManTruck Driver
  2. 1956Shake, Rattle and Rock!Frank
  3. 1956Friendly PersuasionShell Game Man (uncredited)
  4. 1956The She-CreaturePlainclothes Sgt. with Lt James
  5. 1956Slightly Scarlet
  6. 1956The Houston StoryLouie Phelan
  7. 1955Dig That UraniumThe Mechanic
  8. 1955Sudden DangerKenny the Bartender
  9. 1955Tennessee's PartnerBartender (uncredited)
  10. 1955Outlaw TreasureSergeant
  11. 1954Highway DragnetMarine in Civvies
  12. 1953White LightningBenny Brown
  13. 1952Mr. Walkie TalkieJackson
  14. 1951Pecos RiverSheriff Denning
  15. 1951Utah Wagon TrainHap - Telephone Company Lineman
  16. 1951Let's Go Navy!Shell game sailor
  17. 1951The ScarfTom, Drunk Cowboy
  18. 1951Silver City BonanzaTheater Owner
  19. 1951Bowery BattalionRecruiting Sergeant
  20. 1950Woman on the RunDetective Homer Shaw
  21. 1950Joe Palooka in the Squared CircleLooie - a Trainer
  22. 1950To Please a LadyPress Agent
  23. 1950Lucky LosersBartender
  24. 1950Motor PatrolMac
  25. 1950Blondie's HeroTim Saunders
  26. 1948Family HoneymoonGas Station Attendant
  27. 1948Shep Comes HomeThe Iceman
  28. 1948You Gotta Stay HappyCarnival Man
  29. 1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllLouie
  30. 1948Blondie's RewardEd Vance
  31. 1948Mr. RecklessCab Driver
  32. 1948Mary LouMike Connors
  33. 1947High WallPinky (uncredited)
  34. 1947Blonde SavageHoppy Owens
  35. 1947Philo Vance's Secret MissionErnie Clark
  36. 1947Kilroy Was HereButch Miller
  37. 1947That's My GalLouie Koblentz
  38. 1947Philo Vance's GambleErnie Clark
  39. 1946That Brennan GirlJoe, the Cabbie
  40. 1946White Tie and TailsGeorge
  41. 1946Blondie's Lucky DayMailman
  42. 1946The Hoodlum SaintDance Contest M.C. (uncredited)
  43. 1946One Way to LoveJensen
  44. 1945Christmas in ConnecticutSinkewicz
  45. 1945Steppin' in SocietyGeorge
  46. 1945Bedside MannerPvt. Harry Smith
  47. 1945The Missing CorpseMack Hogan
  48. 1945The Phantom of 42nd StreetEgbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo
  49. 1945Zombies on BroadwayGus
  50. 1945G.I. HoneymoonHorace P. 'Blubber' Malloy
  51. 1945The Kid SisterThe Burglar
  52. 1944The Falcon in HollywoodLieutenant Higgins
  53. 1944Rogues' GalleryEddie Porter
  54. 1944Strange AffairSgt. Erwin
  55. 1944The Impatient YearsTop Sergeant
  56. 1944Dixie JamboreeJack 'Curly' Berger
  57. 1944Three Little SistersPvt. 'Rosy' Rowman
  58. 1944Take It or Leave ItCab Driver
  59. 1944Two Girls and a SailorDick Deyo
  60. 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterBernard "Troubles" O'Connor
  61. 1944This Is the LifeEddie
  62. 1944Follow the BoysChick Doyle (uncredited)
  63. 1944Shake Hands with MurderEddie Jones
  64. 1944Rosie the RiveterKelly Kennedy
  65. 1944Ladies CourageousSnapper Anthony Walgreen
  66. 1943His Butler's SisterEmmett
  67. 1943Hi'ya, SailorDeadpan Weaver
  68. 1943Thousands CheerSergeant Koslack
  69. 1943So's Your UncleJoe Elliott
  70. 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayAl
  71. 1943ShantytownWhitey
  72. 1943CorregidorSgt. Mahoney
  73. 1943The Human ComedyLarry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited)
  74. 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazJimbo
  75. 1942The Navy Comes ThroughSampier
  76. 1942Maisie Gets Her ManArt Giffman
  77. 1942SyncopationSmiley Jackson
  78. 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadJoe Scavenger
  79. 1941Scattergood Meets BroadwayJ. J. Bent
  80. 1941The Flame of New Orleans2nd Sailor
  81. 1941Back StreetHarry Niles
  82. 1941Tall, Dark and HandsomePuffy
  83. 1940Dancing on a DimePhil Miller
  84. 1940A Little Bit of HeavenUncle Dan
  85. 1940Melody and MoonlightButch Reilly
  86. 1940His Girl FridayWilson
  87. 1939First LoveMike the Cop
  88. 1939Golden BoyPepper White
  89. 1939The Under-PupUncle Dan
  90. 1939S.O.S Tidal WavePeaches Jackson
  91. 1939Big Town CzarSid Travers
  92. 1939Society SmugglersEmery
  93. 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManJerry - Assistant (uncredited)
  94. 1938The Last WarningDoc Williams
  95. 1938Strange FacesNick Denby
  96. 1938The StormPeter Carey
  97. 1938Youth Takes a FlingFrank Munson
  98. 1938Letter of IntroductionJoe, theatre prompter
  99. 1938The Devil's PartySam
  100. 1938The Lady in the MorgueDoc Williams
  101. 1938Goodbye BroadwayHarry Clark
  102. 1938Reckless LivingFreddie
  103. 1938Love Is a HeadacheJoe Cannon
  104. 1937You're a SweetheartHarry Howe
  105. 1937Prescription for RomanceSmitty
  106. 1937The Westland CaseDoc Williams
  107. 1937Saturday's HeroesDubrowsky
  108. 1937One Hundred Men and a GirlTaxi Driver
  109. 1937Angel's HolidayButch Broder
  110. 1937There Goes My GirlFrank Tate
  111. 1937When's Your Birthday?Lefty
  112. 1937We Who Are About to DieClyde Beasley
  113. 1936That Girl from ParisLaughing Boy Frank
  114. 1936Smartest Girl in TownPhotographer (uncredited)
  115. 1936The Big Broadcast of 1937Trombone Player
  116. 1936Don't Turn 'em LoosePete - Henchman
  117. 1936Walking on AirFirst Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  118. 1936Swing Time(uncredited)
  119. 1936Women Are TroubleReporter
  120. 1936The Last OutlawDeputy Tom