Frank Graham
American actor and radio announcer (1914-1950) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 35
Frank Lee Graham was an American radio announcer and voice actor, best remembered for his many voice roles during the Golden Age of American Animation. He started his career as a voice actor and writer for radio in the 1930s, being described as the "man of a thousand voices".
Frank Graham is read about 36 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026
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Jerry and the LionFilm, 1950The Lion (voice) (uncredited)
The Chump ChampFilm, 1950Announcer (voice) (uncredited)1949
Each Dawn I CrowFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1948
Kitty FoiledFilm, Tom (voice) (uncredited)1947
King-Size CanaryFilm, Mouse (voice)1946
Baseball BugsFilm, Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)1945
African DiaryFilm, Narrator / Hyena (voice) (uncredited)1944
Big Heel-WathaFilm, Narrator / Interpreter / Indian Chief (voice) (uncredited)
The Lady and the MonsterFilm, 1944Narrator1943
Chicken LittleFilm, Narrator / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Turkey Lurkey / Additional characters (voice) (uncredited)1942
Blitz WolfFilm, Narrator (voice)
Foney FablesFilm, 1942Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1941
The Night Before ChristmasFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1914Born22 November 1914Known for
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The Night Before Christmas 1941
Red Hot Riding Hood 1943
Kitty Foiled 1948
Dumb-Hounded 1943
Chicken Little 1943
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His most famous of these was Prof. Cosmo Jones, whom he played in the live action film adaptation The Crime Smasher (1943). He provided voices for MGM, Warner Bros, Screen Gems, Disney, and WWII propaganda shorts, primarily as a narrator. His more notable roles include the Big Bad Wolf in six Tex Avery shorts, including the acclaimed Red Hot Riding Hood (1943), the narrator of the Walt Disney Classics film The Three Caballeros (1944), and The Fox and the Crow in eighteen shorts from 1942-1946. He appeared in six Tom and Jerry shorts, including two as Butch and as the Lion in Jerry and the Lion (1950), which was his last role released before his death from suicide that same year.
