Frank Alexander

Infobox Actor
name = Frank Alexander

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birthdate = birth date|1879|5|25|mf=y
birthplace = Olympia, Washington
deathdate = death date and age|1937|9|8|1879|5|25|mf=y
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
othername = Tiny Alexander
Fatty Alexander
yearsactive = 1915-1933

Frank Alexander (May 25, 1879 - September 8, 1937) was an American silent film comedian and actor. Alexander, who was morbidly obese (350 pounds), was best known for playing villains in the films of Larry Semon, who are often the father of Semon's love interest.

He is best known to contemporary audiences for portraying a villainous interpretation of Uncle Henry, eventually proclaimed "Prince of Whales" upon reaching the Emerald City in Semon's "Wizard of Oz".

Richard M. Roberts's article in "Classic Images" listed the top ten ingredients of a Larry Semon film, which began with these four:

# Larry Semon
# A heroine (usually Larry's current girlfriend or wife)
# A fat guy (usually Oliver Hardy to play the villain)
# A really fat guy (usually Frank Alexander, to play Larry's current girlfriend's father)

He was proclaimed at the time as one of the three fattest actors ever to appear on the screen, with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as one of the others. His interment was located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

elected filmography

* "By the Sad Sea Waves" (1917)
* "Rainbow Island" (1917)
* "Huns and Hyphens" (1918)
* "Bears and Bad Men" (1918)
* "Dull Care" (1919)
* "The Stage Hand" (1920)
* "The Bakery" (1921)
* "The Rent Collector" (1921)
* "The Fall Guy" (1921)
* "The Bell Hop" (1921)
* "The Sawmill" (1922)
* "The Show" (1922)
* "Her Boy Friend" (1924)
* "Kid Speed" (1924)
* "Wizard of Oz" (1925)
* "Hop to It!" (1925)
* "The Perfect Clown" (1925)

External links

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Persondata
NAME= Alexander, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Alexander, Tiny; Alexander, Fatty
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Silent film actor
DATE OF BIRTH= May 25, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH= Olympia, Washington
DATE OF DEATH= September 8, 1937
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California