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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Never So Few

Never So Few · 1959

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

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Col. Joseph L. Ryan

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

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

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

The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion · 1957

The Pride and the Passion

MovieWarHistory

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.

Miguel

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

Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement · 1968

MovieMysteryCrime

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl and a slippery racketeer.

Tony Rome

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Clarence Doolittle

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?

Executive Producer

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

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

The Devil at 4 O'Clock · 1961

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

MovieAdventureDrama

A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.

Harry

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

The Detective

The Detective · 1968

MovieCrimeMystery

New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.

Det. Sgt. Joe Leland

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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)