Frank Graham

Born: 1914-11-22

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Graham attended the University of California for one year and left to begin his acting career in Seattle, both on the stage and in radio. He was brought to Hollywood in 1937 to join KNX Radio. He had been married two years before to Dorothy Jack of Seattle. He was the star of Night Cap Yarns over CBS from 1938 through 1942 and was the announcer of dozens of programs, including the Ginny Simms, Rudy Vallee and Nelson Eddy shows. He starred in Jeff Regan, Investigator and co-developed the radio drama Satan’s Waitin’ with Van Des Autels. Graham was also The Wandering Vaquero, the narrator of The Romance Of The Ranchos radio series (1941–1942), also on the CBS network. One of his few live action roles was playing the tile character in the film Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943). He had also served as a writer for the radio program on which the film was based upon. Graham played numerous characters in animated films for Walt Disney, MGM, Columbia and Warner Bros. He voiced the Wolf in Tex Avery's Droopy cartoons, as well as the Mouse in King-Size Canary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He provided the voices of the Fox and Crow in the eponymous-named shorts at Columbia. He was found dead at age 35 in his convertible in the carport of his home in Los Angeles on September 2, 1950. A coroner declared he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.


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The Three Caballeros

as (voice)
Released: 1944-12-21

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a...

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Saludos Amigos

as Self
Released: 1942-08-24

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of...

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Dumb-Hounded

as The Killer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-03-20

The wolf escapes from prison but can't get away from police dog Droopy no matter how hard he...

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Blitz Wolf

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1942-08-22

Yet another variation on the Three Little Pigs theme, this time told as WW2 anti-German...

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Chicken Little

as Narrator / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Turkey Lurkey / Additional characters (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-17

It's a peaceful day at the local poultry farm until Foxy Loxy happens along intent on a chicken...

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Red Hot Riding Hood

as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-08

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf...

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Jerky Turkey

as Junior Pilgrim (voice)
Released: 1945-04-07

A dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the...

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The Night Before Christmas

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-06

It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort...

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Fresh Airedale

as Narrator, Shep's Master
Released: 1945-08-25

Shep the dog is seen by his master as loyal and loving, but the cat knows he is really a...

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Rumors

as Narrator - Soldier (voice)
Released: 1943-12-01

Snafu inadvertantly starts a panic on his base when he begins a mistaken rumour that the base is...

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The Lonesome Mouse

as (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-22

Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels...

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Jerry and the Lion

as The Lion (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-04-08

Jerry agrees to help an escaped circus lion, whose first need is food. But first they'll have to...

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Baseball Bugs

as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1946-02-02

Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking,...

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Going Home

as Narrator
Released: 1944-01-01

Pvt. Snafu's unit suffers the consequences of blabbing military secrets while on leave at home.

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Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

as Cosmo Jones
Released: 1943-01-29

Cosmo Jones, a correspondence-school detective from a small town, comes to the big city to offer...

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African Diary

as Narrator / Hyena
Released: 1945-04-20

Goofy narrates his own quest to Africa accompanied by various tour guides. He is in search of...

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The Early Bird Dood It!

as Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-29

The early worm barely escapes the bird, again. In search of a way to get rid of the bird, he...

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The Lady and the Monster

as Narrator
Released: 1944-04-17

A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only...

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The Chow Hound

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-15

Snafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.

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Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

as Killer
Released: 2007-05-15

Frederick "Tex" Avery directed some of the funniest cartoons ever made, but he relied primarily...

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Foney Fables

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-01

A series of fractured fairy tales vignettes.

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Coming!! Snafu

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-01

Introducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different...

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The Shooting of Dan McGoo

as Wolf
Released: 1945-04-14

Dangerous Dan McGoo (Droopy) faces the wolf, a dangerous outlaw who is trying to steal his girl...

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The House of Tomorrow

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-11

Tex Avery's narrator shows us the amazing features of the ultra-modern House of Tomorrow.

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King-Size Canary

as Mouse (voice)
Released: 1947-12-06

A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a...

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Northwest Hounded Police

as Escaped Prisoner (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1946-08-03

The wolf escapes from Alka-Fizz prison, but persistent Sergeant McPoodle (Droopy) of the...

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Tokyo Woes

as Narrator
Released: 1945-11-15

Created for the US Navy in World War II. The Mr. Hook character was created by Hank Ketcham...

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Springtime for Thomas

as Jerry's Devil Conscience / Butch (voice)
Released: 1946-03-30

It's spring, and Tom is much more interested in the female cat next door than in Jerry.

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Swing Shift Cinderella

as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1945-08-25

The big bad wolf starts out chasing Little Red Riding Hood but switches to Cinderella after...

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Horton Hatches the Egg

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-11

Horton the elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. Much later,...

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Fox Pop

as Fox Prisoner (voice)
Released: 1942-09-04

Hearing that silver foxes are all the rage in high society, a fox paints himself silver and gets...

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Phoney Baloney

as Fox / Crow (voice)
Released: 1945-11-01

A $5,000 reward is put out for the capture of a notorious wolf. Two of the wanted posters are...

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Private SNAFU Coming!!

as (archive sound)
Released:

Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional...

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Reason and Emotion

as Narrator / Reason (voice)
Released: 1943-08-27

A World War II propaganda film about the need to remain calm and logical during wartime.

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Kuku Nuts

as Fox / Crow (voice)
Released: 1945-07-26

Stranded on an island, the starving Fox gets sick of coconuts, but when he sees the Crow, he...

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The Chump Champ

as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-11-04

Droopy and Gorgeous Gorillawitz (Spike) are competing for the title of King of Sports and for a...

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Each Dawn I Crow

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1949-09-23

Chided by a narrator, John Rooster thinks Elmer Fudd is going to slaughter him with an axe for...

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Big Heel-Watha

as Narrator / Interpreter / Indian Chief (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-21

To prove he's a true Indian Brave, Big Heel-Watha decides to catch a squirrel - but wouldn't you...

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So Much for So Little

as Narrator
Released: 1949-01-01

Little Johnny Jones, to be born in the next year, is shown growing to a ripe, healthy old age,...

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Slap Happy Lion

as Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1947-09-20

The king of the jungle, after a well spent day terrorising the rest of the animals, is petrified...

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Albert in Blunderland

as Planning Board Ant / Ant Guards (voice)
Released: 1950-01-06

Albert, an auto mechanic is listening to a radio broadcast about a society based on the...

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Plenty Below Zero

as Fox / Crow
Released: 1943-04-23

This entry in Columbia's "Fox and Crow" series (production number 5006) finds the Crow staying...

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The Eager Beaver

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1946-07-12

Anxious to get to work with the big guys damming the river before the flood hits, a little...

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Tree for Two

as Fox / Crow
Released: 1943-06-23

The Fox is a tree surgeon, who provides his services to the weather-beaten old tree the Crow...

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Treasure Jest

as Fox / Crow (voice)
Released: 1945-08-30

The fox is sailing the high seas looking for buried treasure. The crow, eyeing the fox as a...

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The Dream Kids

as Fox / Crow
Released: 1944-04-28

It's the dead of winter and Crow is alone in the frigid tundra. He happens upon Fox's cabin, but...

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Mr. Moocher

as Fox / Crow (voice)
Released: 1944-09-07

While doing their respective yardwork, the fox and crow (next-door neighbors) overhear a radio...

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Slay It with Flowers

as Fox / Crow
Released: 1943-01-29

The Fox arrives at his penthouse apartment with an assortment of seeds and vegetables to plant...

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A Few Quick Facts: Voting for Service Men Overseas

as Narrator (uncredited)
Released: 1944-08-11

Disney short. Part of the "A Few Quick Facts" series.

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Toll Bridge Troubles

as Fox / Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-27

The fox is gaily driving down the highway on his motor-scooter. The Crow, using his "Sucker...

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