Frank Graham
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-11-22
Day of Death
1950-09-02 (35 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Frank Graham
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Graham attended the University of California for one year and left to begin his acting career in Seattle, both on the stage and in radio. He was brought to Hollywood in 1937 to join KNX Radio. He had been married two years before to Dorothy Jack of Seattle. He was the star of Night Cap Yarns over CBS from 1938 through 1942 and was the announcer of dozens of programs, including the Ginny Simms, Rudy Vallee and Nelson Eddy shows.
He starred in Jeff Regan, Investigator and co-developed the radio drama Satan’s Waitin’ with Van Des Autels. Graham was also The Wandering Vaquero, the narrator of The Romance Of The Ranchos radio series (1941–1942), also on the CBS network.
One of his few live action roles was playing the tile character in the film Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943). He had also served as a writer for the radio program on which the film was based upon.
Graham played numerous characters in animated films for Walt Disney, MGM, Columbia and Warner Bros. He voiced the Wolf in Tex Avery's Droopy cartoons, as well as the Mouse in King-Size Canary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He provided the voices of the Fox and Crow in the eponymous-named shorts at Columbia.
He was found dead at age 35 in his convertible in the carport of his home in Los Angeles on September 2, 1950. A coroner declared he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Known For
Acting
Private SNAFU Coming!!
as (archive sound)
(2007)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
as Killer (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(2007)
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
as Narrator (archive footage)
(1962)
Man Is His Own Worst Enemy
as Reason / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Additional Voices (voice) (archive footage)
(1950)
Jerry and the Lion
as The Lion (voice) (uncredited)
(1950)
The Chump Champ
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(1950)
Albert in Blunderland
as Planning Board Ant / Ant Guards (voice)
(1949)
The House of Tomorrow
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1949)
So Much for So Little
as Narrator
(1949)
Each Dawn I Crow
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1947)
Slap Happy Lion
as Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
(1947)
King-Size Canary
as Mouse (voice)
(1946)
Baseball Bugs
as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
(1946)
Springtime for Thomas
as Jerry's Devil Conscience / Butch (voice)
(1946)
Northwest Hounded Police
as Escaped Prisoner (voice) (uncredited)
(1946)
The Eager Beaver
as Narrator (voice)
(1946)
Honesty Is the Best Policy
as Professor J. Waldo Purrington / Fish Vendor (voice)
(1946)
Catnipped
as Doctors
(1945)
Jerky Turkey
as Junior Pilgrim (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Swing Shift Cinderella
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
as Wolf / Bartender (uncredited)
(1945)
African Diary
as Narrator / Hyena
(1945)
Fresh Airedale
as Narrator, Shep's Master
(1945)
Tokyo Woes
as Narrator
(1945)
Hot Footlights
as Cowboy / King Cole
(1945)
Something You Didn't Eat
as Narrator (voice)
(1945)
Treasure Jest
as Fox / Crow (voice)
(1945)
Fiesta Time
as Donkey
(1945)
Phoney Baloney
as Fox / Crow (voice)
(1945)
Kuku Nuts
as Fox / Crow (voice)
(1944)
The Three Caballeros
as (voice)
(1944)
The Lady and the Monster
as Narrator
(1944)
A Few Quick Facts: Voting for Service Men Overseas
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1944)
Big Heel-Watha
as Narrator / Interpreter / Indian Chief (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Going Home
as Narrator
(1944)
The Chow Hound
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
The Dream Kids
as Fox / Crow
(1944)
Mr. Moocher
as Fox / Crow (voice)
(1944)
Mr. Fore by Fore
as Bull / Golfer
(1944)
Sadie Hawkins Day
as Li'l Abner (voice)
(1943)
Chicken Little
as Narrator / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Turkey Lurkey / Additional characters (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Red Hot Riding Hood
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
as Cosmo Jones
(1943)
Rumors
as Narrator - Soldier (voice)
(1943)
Dizzy Newsreel
as Narrator / Various
(1943)
Dumb-Hounded
as The Killer (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Reason and Emotion
as Narrator / Reason (voice)
(1943)
The Lonesome Mouse
as (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Coming!! Snafu
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
The Fly In The Ointment
as Fly / Bats
(1943)
Duty and the Beast
as Narrator / Dog
(1943)
The Cocky Bantam
as Freddy Falcon / Dick Rooster / Hooded Salesman
(1943)
Plenty Below Zero
as Fox / Crow
(1943)
Tree for Two
as Fox / Crow
(1943)
Slay It with Flowers
as Fox / Crow
(1942)
Saludos Amigos
as Self
(1942)
Blitz Wolf
as Narrator (voice)
(1942)
Horton Hatches the Egg
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Fox Pop
as Fox Prisoner (voice)
(1942)
Foney Fables
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
The Wild and Woozy West
as Sheriff (voice)
(1942)
The Early Bird Dood It!
as Bird (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Wacky Wigwams
as Narrator / Indians
(1942)
King Midas, Junior
as Narrator / Radio Announce
(1942)
Toll Bridge Troubles
as Fox / Crow (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
The Night Before Christmas
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
(1950)
Albert in Blunderland
Writer
(1943)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Original Concept