Frank Lanning
Actor (1872-1945) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 72
Frank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in The Mended Lute. He acted for Biograph, Kalem, Universal and Pathe studios.
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1945Died17 June 19451932
Trapped in Tia JuanaFilm, The Yaqui Bandit1931
The Lightning WarriorFilm, Indian George / Jim (ch 1)1930
Mountain JusticeFilm, Townsman (uncredited)1928
Ships of the NightFilm, Moja1927
Black JackFilm, Kentuck1925
The Ace of SpadesFilm, Francois Bonaparte1924
Ten Scars Make a ManFilm, Aztinca1922
East Is WestFilm, Hop Toy1921
Cameron of the Royal MountedFilm, Little Thunder1920
Huckleberry FinnFilm, Huck's Father1919
A Sage Brush HamletFilm, Two-Gun Dan1914
The OublietteFilm, Oliver Le Dain1911Slim Jim's Last ChanceFilm, Man in Prison Office1910
The Lad from Old IrelandFilm, Man in Campaign Office1872Born14 August 1872
Trapped in Tia JuanaFilm, The Yaqui Bandit1931The Lightning WarriorFilm, Indian George / Jim (ch 1)1930Mountain JusticeFilm, Townsman (uncredited)1928Ships of the NightFilm, Moja1927Black JackFilm, Kentuck1925The Ace of SpadesFilm, Francois Bonaparte1924Ten Scars Make a ManFilm, Aztinca1922East Is WestFilm, Hop Toy1921Cameron of the Royal MountedFilm, Little Thunder1920Huckleberry FinnFilm, Huck's Father1919A Sage Brush HamletFilm, Two-Gun Dan1914The OublietteFilm, Oliver Le Dain1911Slim Jim's Last ChanceFilm, Man in Prison Office1910The Lad from Old IrelandFilm, Man in Campaign Office1872Born14 August 1872People around Frank
Close ties
Robert Thornby Directed The Prince and Betty (1919)
Henry King Directed Haunting Shadows and Marie Galante
Tod Browning Directed The Unknown and Drifting
William Desmond Taylor Directed Huck and Tom (1918)- Nat Levine Produced The Phantom of the West (1931)
Lon Chaney Also in The Unknown and Daredevil Jack
Edward Peil Also in Haunting Shadows and Fighting Cressy
William V. Mong Also in Drifting and The Severed Hand
Bob Kortman Also in The Fighting Fool and The Lone Defender
Harold Lloyd Directed The Kid Brother (1927)
William Fox Produced Rough Romance (1930)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed Daredevil Jack (1920)
Carl Laemmle Produced Drifting (1923)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Huck and Tom (1918)
Ted Wilde Directed The Kid Brother (1927)
Lambert Hillyer Directed The Fighting Fool (1932)
Josef Swickard Also in The Storm and The Lone Defender
Charles Giblyn Directed The Oubliette (1914)
Josie Sedgwick Also in Daredevil Jack (1920)- Ford Beebe Wrote The Phantom of the West (1931)
Frank Brownlee Also in Desert Gold and The Lightning Warrior
Benjamin Stoloff Directed Rough Romance (1930)
Walter Charles Robinson Also in Daredevil Jack (1920)
William James Craft Directed Another Man's Boots (1922)
Filmography 40
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1945 · aged 72
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Frank
Barbara BennettAlso in Black Jack (1927)
Alice JoyceAlso in The Hero Track Walker (1911)
Marguerite De La MotteAlso in A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919)
Carlyle BlackwellAlso in Slim Jim's Last Chance (1911)
Vivienne OsborneAlso in Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921)
Gene GauntierAlso in The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)