Acting

Frank Sinatra

Born December 12, 1915 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Died May 14, 1998 · aged 82

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 Be…

Known For

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit · 1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

MovieFantasyAnimation

Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate · 1962

The Manchurian Candidate

MovieThrillerDrama

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days · 1956

Around the World in 80 Days

MovieAdventureComedy

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity · 1953

From Here to Eternity

MovieWarRomance

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven · 1960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II · 1984

Cannonball Run II

MovieActionComedy

When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.

High Society

High Society · 1956

MovieMusicComedy

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express · 1965

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit · 1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

MovieFantasyAnimation

Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate · 1962

The Manchurian Candidate

MovieThrillerDrama

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days · 1956

Around the World in 80 Days

MovieAdventureComedy

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Saloon Pianist

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity · 1953

From Here to Eternity

MovieWarRomance

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven · 1960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

Danny Ocean

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II · 1984

Cannonball Run II

MovieActionComedy

When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.

Frank Sinatra

High Society

High Society · 1956

MovieMusicComedy

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Mike Connor

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express · 1965

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.

Colonel Joseph L. Ryan

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm · 1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

MovieDramaCrime

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

Frankie Machine

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls · 1955

MovieComedyCrime

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Nathan Detroit

None But the Brave

None But the Brave · 1965

None But the Brave

American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.

Director

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

MovieComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Producer

Paris When It Sizzles

Paris When It Sizzles · 1964

Paris When It Sizzles

MovieRomanceComedy

Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.

Vocals

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow · 1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

Vince Talmadge

On the Town

On the Town · 1949

MovieComedyRomance

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Chip

The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin · 1980

The First Deadly Sin

MovieCrimeDrama

A serial killer is stalking New York City. Inspector Edward Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Are the victims somehow linked? What does the brutal method of death signify?

Sgt. Edward X. Delaney

Some Came Running

Some Came Running · 1958

Some Came Running

MovieDramaRomance

A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.

Dave Hirsh

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent · 1962

Advise & Consent

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

Songs

The Oscar

The Oscar · 1966

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.

Frank Sinatra

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III · 1994

That's Entertainment! III

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By · 1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

Frank Sinatra

Suddenly

Suddenly · 1954

MovieCrimeThriller

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.

John Baron

Never So Few

Never So Few · 1959

A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.

Capt. Tom Reynolds

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas · 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

MovieComedyMusic

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...

Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)

Married... with Children

Married... with Children · 1987

Married... with Children

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

Theme Song Performance

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. · 1980

SeriesCrimeDrama

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.

Michael Doheny

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History · 2010

Epic Rap Battles of History

Pitting notable historical and pop culture figures, real and fictional, against one another in a rap battle format.

Characters

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program · 1950

The Jack Benny Program

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

Frank Sinatra

MGM Parade

MGM Parade · 1955

The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, the format changed to show edited versions of MGM films.

Frank Sinatra Show

Frank Sinatra Show · 1957

Frank Sinatra Show

The Frank Sinatra Show is an ABC variety and drama series, starring Frank Sinatra, premiering on October 18, 1957, and last airing on June 27, 1958.

Director

Marilyn and the Mob

Marilyn and the Mob · 2026

Marilyn and the Mob

SeriesDocumentary

This two-part documentary takes a deep dive into the final weeks of her life, investigating her relationship with known mobsters like Sam Giancana and how she became a pawn in the Mafia's power plays. As we explore the blurred lines between Hollywood, politics, and organized crime, the series speculates on whether Monroe knew too much and whether her death was more than a tragic overdose.

archive footage

The Rat Pack

The Rat Pack · 1999

SeriesDocumentary

From the moment Sinatra met each member of the Pack to their relationships with the Mob and the Kennedys, this intimate profile reveals what every fan has always wanted to know about THE RAT PACK.

(archive footage)