Frank Sinatra
Known for Acting · 244 credits
- Born
- 1915-12-12
- Died
- 1998-05-14
- Place of birth
- Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Albert Sinatra
Biography
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers".
His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy.
Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Michael Doheny
Great Performances
1971
as Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Michael Doheny
Great Performances
1971
as Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Frank Sinatra
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self - Host
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Show
1950
as Himself
The Rat Pack
1999
as (archive footage)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn and the Mob
2026
as archive footage
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Movies (214)
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Saloon Pianist
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Danny Ocean
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
High Society
1956
as Mike Connor
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Frank Sinatra
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
Guys and Dolls
1955
as Nathan Detroit
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Frankie Machine
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Suddenly
1954
as John Baron
Never So Few
1959
as Capt. Tom Reynolds
Sergeants 3
1962
as Mike Merry
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Robbo
On the Town
1949
as Chip
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
The Detective
1968
as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Clarence Doolittle
The Oscar
1966
as Frank Sinatra
Some Came Running
1958
as Dave Hirsh
None But the Brave
1965
as Chief Pharmacist Mate
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Frank Sinatra
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Can-Can
1960
as François Durnais
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Self (voice)
Pepe
1960
as Frank Sinatra
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
as Vince Talmadge
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
Step Lively
1944
as Glenn Russell
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993
as Frankie (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Pal Joey
1957
as Joey Evans
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as Gypsy
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
4 for Texas
1963
as Zack Thomas
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Edward X. Delaney
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Pride and the Passion
1957
as Miguel
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Alfred Boone
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Honoré
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Father Paul
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
Tony Rome
1967
as Tony Rome
The Wrecking Crew
2008
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lady in Cement
1968
as Tony Rome
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Young at Heart
1954
as Barney Sloan
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
2025
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
A Hole in the Head
1959
as Tony Manetta
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Ricardo
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Frank Sinatra
Assault on a Queen
1966
as Mark Brittain
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Kings Go Forth
1958
as Lieutenant Sam Loggins
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self (archive footage)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
Our Town
1955
as Stage Manager
Higher and Higher
1943
as Frank
Anything Goes
1954
as Harry Dane
Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Dan Edwards
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Dingus Billy Magee
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Naked Runner
1967
as Sam Laker
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights
1941
as Frank Sinatra - Singer in Tommy Dorsey's Band (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Young at Heart
1995
as Frank Sinatra
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Dennis Ryan
Double Dynamite
1951
as Johnny Dalton
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Twig on Plutomium (uncredited)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Harry
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
as Alan Baker
The Tender Trap
1955
as Charlie Y. Reader
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Meet Danny Wilson
1952
as Danny Wilson
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self - Guest of Honor
Johnny Concho
1956
as Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Joe E. Lewis
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
as Self
Fight of the Century
1971
as Self-(Audience Member)
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Movin' with Nancy
1967
as Self
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023
as Self (archive footage)
About Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such… With 244 credits spanning from 1941 to 2026, Frank Sinatra has appeared in 214 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Sinatra Movies
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — as Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Saloon Pianist
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Danny Ocean
- From Here to Eternity (1953) — as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
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