Frank Sinatra
Known for Acting · 246 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
TV Shows (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
1971
as Self (archive footage)
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Michael Doheny
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Frank Sinatra
MGM Parade
1955
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
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
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self - Host
The Frank Sinatra Show
1950
as Himself
Marilyn and the Mob
2026
as archive footage
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Grammys
1959
as Self
The Rat Pack
1999
as (archive footage)
Movies (217)
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
High Society
1956
as Mike Connor
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Frank Sinatra
Double Dynamite
1951
as Johnny Dalton
Guys and Dolls
1955
as Nathan Detroit
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Frank Sinatra
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Danny Webson Miller
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Robbo
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self (archive footage)
On the Town
1949
as Chip
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
as Self (archive)
Happiness and Love in Monaco
1959
as Self
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Oscar
1966
as Frank Sinatra
Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
Some Came Running
1958
as Dave Hirsh
La Classe américaine
1993
as Frankie (archive footage)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Self (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Frankie Machine
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
as Vince Talmadge
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Step Lively
1944
as Glenn Russell
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Clarence Doolittle
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
4 for Texas
1963
as Zack Thomas
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Young at Heart
1954
as Barney Sloan
The Wrecking Crew
2008
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Never So Few
1959
as Capt. Tom Reynolds
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Tender Trap
1955
as Charlie Y. Reader
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Ricardo
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Sgt. Edward X. Delaney
Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)
Pepe
1960
as Frank Sinatra
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Dennis Ryan
The Detective
1968
as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Dan Edwards
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Alfred Boone
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Twig on Plutomium (uncredited)
Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
1989
as Self
The Pride and the Passion
1957
as Miguel
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
1974
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000
as Self
The Naked Runner
1967
as Sam Laker
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
1957
as Self - Host
My Life As Roger Moore
as Self (Archivfilmmaterial)
Lady in Cement
1968
as Tony Rome
Can-Can
1960
as François Durnais
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Joe E. Lewis
Suddenly
1954
as John Baron
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
None But the Brave
1965
as Chief Pharmacist Mate
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Tony Rome
1967
as Tony Rome
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Dingus Billy Magee
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
as Frank Hovannes
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
as Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)
A Hole in the Head
1959
as Tony Manetta
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Sergeants 3
1962
as Mike Merry
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
as Self (archive footage) (voice)
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Honoré
Pal Joey
1957
as Joey Evans
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Harry
Meet Danny Wilson
1952
as Danny Wilson
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
1981
as Self - Host / Singer
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
as Alan Baker
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
1962
as Message Boy
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self - Guest of Honor
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Shining Future
1944
as Self
Kings Go Forth
1958
as Lieutenant Sam Loggins
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Frank Sinatra
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as Gypsy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Fight of the Century
1971
as Self-(Audience Member)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Assault on a Queen
1966
as Mark Brittain
Johnny Concho
1956
as Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins
American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?
1988
as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
The Judy Garland Show
1962
as Self
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Father Paul
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
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 246 credits spanning from 1941 to 2026, Frank Sinatra has appeared in 217 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Sinatra Movies
- 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
- High Society (1956) — as Mike Connor
- From Here to Eternity (1953) — as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
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