
Frank Fay
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Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.
Known for
Credits

The Show of Shows (1929)
as Master of Ceremonies

Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Nothing Sacred (1937)
as Master of Ceremonies

Love Nest (1951)
as Charley Patterson

Round About Hollywood (1931)
as Self

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
as Father McKee

The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Frank Fay

The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

I Want a Divorce (1940)
as Jeff Gilman

Stars Over Broadway (1935)
as Announcer
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
as The Hero

God's Gift to Women (1931)
as Toto Duryea

Bright Lights (1930)
as Wally Dean

Under a Texas Moon (1930)
as Don Carlos

A Fool's Advice (1932)
as Spencer Brown

Spotlight Scandals (1943)
as Frank Fay





