Frank Jenks

Deceased · Born: Nov 4, 1902 · Died: May 13, 1962

Career

acting

1957

The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man as Truck Driver

1956

The She-Creature

The She-Creature as Plainclothes Sgt. with Lt James

The Houston Story

The Houston Story as Louie Phelan

Shake, Rattle & Rock!

Shake, Rattle & Rock! as Frank

1955

Outlaw Treasure

Outlaw Treasure as Sergeant

Sudden Danger as Kenny the Bartender

1954

Highway Dragnet

Highway Dragnet as Marine in Civvies

1953

White Lightning

White Lightning as Benny Brown

1952

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Mr. Walkie Talkie as Jackson

1951

Pecos River as Sheriff Denning

Silver City Bonanza

Silver City Bonanza as Theater Owner

1950

Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run as Detective Homer Shaw

Motor Patrol as Mac

To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady as Press Agent

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Looie - a Trainer

1948

Shep Comes Home

Shep Comes Home as The Iceman

Blondie's Reward

Blondie's Reward as Ed Vance

Mr. Reckless as Cab Driver

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Louie

Mary Lou as Mike Connors

1947

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission as Ernie Clark

Philo Vance's Gamble

Philo Vance's Gamble as Ernie Clark

Blonde Savage as Hoppy Owens

Kilroy Was Here

Kilroy Was Here as Butch Miller

1946

That Brennan Girl

That Brennan Girl as Joe, the Cabbie

Blondie's Lucky Day

Blondie's Lucky Day as Mailman

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails as George

1945

G.I. Honeymoon as Horace P. 'Blubber' Malloy

Zombies on Broadway

Zombies on Broadway as Gus

Steppin' in Society

Steppin' in Society as George

The Kid Sister as The Burglar

The Phantom of 42nd Street

The Phantom of 42nd Street as Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

The Missing Corpse

The Missing Corpse as Mack Hogan

Bedside Manner as Pvt. Harry Smith

Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut as Sinkewicz

1944

Three Little Sisters

Three Little Sisters as Pvt. 'Rosy' Rowman

Dixie Jamboree as Jack 'Curly' Berger

This Is the Life

This Is the Life as Eddie

Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter as Kelly Kennedy

Strange Affair as Sgt. Erwin

The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood as Lieutenant Higgins

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It as Cab Driver

Rogues Gallery as Eddie Porter

Shake Hands with Murder

Shake Hands with Murder as Eddie Jones

1943

Shantytown as Whitey

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Al

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer as Sergeant Koslack

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister as Emmett

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle as Joe Elliott

Hi Ya, Sailor as Deadpan Weaver

Corregidor as Sgt. Mahoney

1942

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through as Sampier

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz as Jimbo

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad as Joe Scavenger

Syncopation as Smiley Jackson

1941

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Scattergood Meets Broadway as J. J. Bent

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome as Puffy

The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans as 2nd Sailor

Back Street as Harry Niles

1940

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday as Wilson

Dancing on a Dime

Dancing on a Dime as Phil Miller

Melody and Moonlight

Melody and Moonlight as Butch Reilly

3 Cheers for the Irish

3 Cheers for the Irish as Ed McKean

1939

First Love as Mike the Cop

Society Smugglers

Society Smugglers as Emery

Big Town Czar as Sid Travers

1938

Goodbye Broadway

Goodbye Broadway as Harry Clark

Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache as Joe Cannon

The Devil's Party

The Devil's Party as Sam

Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction as Joe, theatre prompter

The Lady in the Morgue

The Lady in the Morgue as Doc Williams

1937

When's Your Birthday?

When's Your Birthday? as Lefty

One Hundred Men and a Girl

One Hundred Men and a Girl as Taxi Driver

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart as Harry Howe

There Goes My Girl

There Goes My Girl as Frank Tate

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die as Clyde Beasley

Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday as Butch Broder

1936

The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw as Deputy Tom

Smartest Girl in Town

Smartest Girl in Town as Photographer

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris as Laughing Boy Frank