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Frank Morgan

1890 - 1949

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Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is best-known for his multiple roles, including the title role of Oscar Diggs/The Wizard in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. He was also briefly billed early in his career as Frank Wupperman and Francis Morgan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Morgan is the 2,005th most popular actor (up from 2,786th in 2019), the 3,584th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,320th in 2019) and the 978th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Morgan ranks 2,005 out of 13,578. Before him are Lilian Harvey, William Atherton, Sal Mineo, Hannah Chaplin, Marie Dubois, and Christian Marquand. After him are Walter Gotell, Claire Lacombe, Nargis, Kaspar Capparoni, Peter Lawford, and Deanna Durbin.

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Among people born in 1890, Frank Morgan ranks 99. Before him are Erik Heinrichs, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Johannes Vares, Konstantin Melnikov, Matome Ugaki, and Vasili Eroshenko. After him are Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Fritz Busch, Claire Lee Chennault, Henny Porten, Emilio Portes Gil, and Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. Among people deceased in 1949, Frank Morgan ranks 79. Before him are Douglas Hyde, Otto Wächter, Ginette Neveu, Alejandro Lerroux, Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, and Koçi Xoxe. After him are Sam Wood, Nándor Dáni, Otto Nerz, Tan Malaka, Boris Asafyev, and Martin Knudsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Morgan ranks 3,584 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Casey Jr. (1960), John Frusciante (1970), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), John Grinder (1940), Richard C. Tolman (1881), and David Lee Roth (1954). After him are Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772), Alvin Hansen (1887), Albert W. Hull (1880), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Freddie King (1934), and Wes Montgomery (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Morgan ranks 978. Before him are Esther Williams (1921), Bea Arthur (1922), Sean Young (1959), DeForest Kelley (1920), William Atherton (1947), and Sal Mineo (1939). After him are Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), Edmond O'Brien (1915), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Kristin Davis (1965), and Eric Stoltz (1961).

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