Frank Atkinson

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 19, 1893 (69 years old)
Died
February 23, 1963
Place of Birth
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
1931 – 1963

Frank Atkinson

12 wins
23 nominations
12 Oscars
75 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Mar 19, 1893
From
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1931 – 1963

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Edgar, a Taxidermist (uncredited)
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Soldier
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
as Policeman Shot Behind Mattress (uncredited)
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946
as Mike
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
1939
as Taxi-Driver
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
1963
as Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
as Station Sergeant
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex
1943
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as The Baker
The Body Vanished
The Body Vanished
1939
as Hobbleberry
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Miner

Frequent Collaborators

Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
2 shared projects
in "Great Expectations"
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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
2 shared projects
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Betty Baskcomb
2 shared projects
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
2 shared projects
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Percy Walsh
2 shared projects
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
2 shared projects
in "Great Expectations"
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Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
2 shared projects
in "Pygmalion"
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O.B. Clarence
O.B. Clarence
2 shared projects
in "Pygmalion"
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Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg
2 shared projects
in "Pygmalion"
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James Stewart
James Stewart
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Doris Day
Doris Day
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Brenda De Banzie
Brenda De Banzie
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Award Recognition

12
Wins
23
Nominations
12
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1963

Murder at the Gallop as Hotel Night Porter (uncredited) Award

1961

The Kitchen as Alfred

1959

Web of Evidence as Night Doorman
Left Right and Centre as a railway porter.

1958

Rx Murder as Ticket Inspector (uncredited)
Stormy Crossing as Night Porter

1957

Cat Girl as Guard (uncredited) Award
At the Stroke of Nine as Festival Hall Porter

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Edgar, a Taxidermist (uncredited) Award
Wicked as They Come as Hotel Porter
Circus Friends as Horace

1955

Before I Wake as Taxi driver

1954

Lease of Life as Verger Award
The Green Buddha as Lift Operator
The Black Rider as Landlord

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt as Station Sergeant Award
The Fake as uncredited Award
The Broken Horseshoe as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1951

The Man in the White Suit as The Baker Award

1946

Great Expectations as Mike Award
I See a Dark Stranger as Soldier in Pub (uncredited) Award
Wanted for Murder as Chip Shop Customer
The Voice Within as Farmer

1945

Great Day as Man at gate (uncredited)
Waterloo Road
Read All About It as Inkpin

1943

The Gentle Sex as Restaurant Customer (uncredited) Award
Get Cracking as Station Master

1942

Mrs. Miniver as Man in Tavern (uncredited) Award
They Flew Alone as Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)
Hard Steel as Dick Sefton
Much Too Shy as Village Policeman
Let the People Sing
The Great Mr Handel as Permobble

1940

The Stars Look Down as Miner Award
Ten Days in Paris as Pierre

1939

Pygmalion as Taxi-Driver
The Body Vanished as Hobbleberry Award
Over the Moon as Reporter (uncredited)
Where's That Fire as Town Clerk
Shipyard Sally as Jenkins

1937

The Green Cockatoo as Protheroe, the butler
A Romance in Flanders as Joe Stuggins
Skylarks

1936

The Amateur Gentleman as Law Enforcer (uncredited)
A Woman Alone as Porter
Shipmates o' Mine as Oliver Bright

1935

Me and Marlborough as Soldier Award
Look Up and Laugh as Debt Collector
Death Drives Through as John 'Nigger' Larson
Night Mail
Play Up the Band as Alf Ramsbottom
Be Careful, Mr. Smith as Giles
The Morals of Marcus as Ship Steward

1934

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Policeman Shot Behind Mattress (uncredited) Award
Road House as Magician
Rolling in Money as Wiggins
Freedom of the Seas as O'Hara
The Great Defender as Pope
The Path of Glory as Karl
The Outcast

1933

Cavalcade as Uncle Dick (uncredited) Award
Sailor's Luck as Bath House Attendant
Smoke Lightning as Alf Bailey
Pleasure Cruise as Alf
The Right to Live as Harry Woods

1932

Skyscraper Souls as Waiter at Party Award
Me and My Gal as Ashley’s Chum (uncredited) Award
Call Her Savage as Stevens, Crosby's Valet (Uncredited) Award
The Woman in Room 13
The Wet Parade as Barman at New Year Party (uncredited)
The Menace as Man from Cartier's
The Man Called Back as Lower Level Court Clerk

1931

Ambassador Bill as American Embassy Valet
Ladies' Man as Valet

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Great Expectations
Mrs. Miniver
Murder at the Gallop
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Man in the White Suit

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