Frank Capra

Career Overview

Frank Capra has 151 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Bell System Science Series with 1 titles. Signature works include It's a Wonderful Life, A Hole in the Head, Arsenic and Old Lace. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 151
Birth Date: 1897-05-18
Birth Place: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

The Bell System Science Series (1 titles)
Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Charles Lane (4 collaborations)
Stanley Andrews (4 collaborations)
Eddie Kane (4 collaborations)
Bert Moorhouse (4 collaborations)
H.B. Warner (3 collaborations)
Frank O'Connor (3 collaborations)
Charles Sullivan (3 collaborations)
Charles Cahill Wilson (3 collaborations)
Hank Mann (3 collaborations)
Pierre Watkin (3 collaborations)

Credits

actors (22 credits)
- Frank Capra: Mr. America
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Hollywood's Second World War
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Five Came Back
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Hollywood sul Tevere
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Why We Fight
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Frank Capra's American Dream
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Dear Mr. Gable
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
- The Dick Cavett Show
  
  - Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1968
- The Screen Director
  Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
  Frank Capra
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Another Romance of Celluloid
  Self (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- It Happened One Night
  Bus Singer (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1919
directing (61 credits)
- Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Rendezvous in Space
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Pocketful of Miracles
  director
  
  directing
  
  1961
- A Hole in the Head
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Hemo the Magnificent
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Our Mr. Sun
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- The Fallbrook Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- Here Comes the Groom
  director
  
  directing
  
  1951
- Riding High
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- State of the Union
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- It's a Wonderful Life
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- Here Is Germany
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Know Your Enemy: Japan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- War Comes to America
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Two Down and One to Go
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Your Job in Germany
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Our Job in Japan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- G.I. Journal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Why We Fight: The Battle of China
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Arsenic and Old Lace
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Tunisian Victory
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Attack in the Pacific
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Why We Fight: Prelude to War
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Why We Fight Series
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Meet John Doe
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- You Can't Take It with You
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Lost Horizon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Broadway Bill
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- It Happened One Night
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Lady for a Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  1933
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1933
- American Madness
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Forbidden
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Platinum Blonde
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- The Miracle Woman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- Dirigible
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- Rain or Shine
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Ladies of Leisure
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Flight
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- The Donovan Affair
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- The Younger Generation
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Submarine
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Power of the Press
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Say It with Sables
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Way of the Strong
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Matinee Idol
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- So This Is Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- That Certain Thing
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- For the Love of Mike
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Long Pants
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- The Strong Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
  director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- The Italian Warship Libia
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
production (34 credits)
- Pocketful of Miracles
  producer
  
  production
  
  1961
- A Hole in the Head
  producer
  
  production
  
  1959
- The Unchained Goddess
  producer
  
  production
  
  1958
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
  producer
  
  production
  
  1957
- Hemo the Magnificent
  producer
  
  production
  
  1957
- Our Mr. Sun
  producer
  
  production
  
  1956
- The Fallbrook Story
  producer
  
  production
  
  1952
- Here Comes the Groom
  producer
  
  production
  
  1951
- Riding High
  producer
  
  production
  
  1950
- State of the Union
  producer
  
  production
  
  1948
- It's a Wonderful Life
  producer
  
  production
  
  1946
- Know Your Enemy: Japan
  producer
  
  production
  
  1945
- Your Job in Germany
  producer
  
  production
  
  1945
- G.I. Journal
  producer
  
  production
  
  1944
- Arsenic and Old Lace
  producer
  
  production
  
  1944
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain
  producer
  
  production
  
  1944
- The Negro Soldier
  producer
  
  production
  
  1944
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
  producer
  
  production
  
  1943
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
  producer
  
  production
  
  1943
- Meet John Doe
  producer
  
  production
  
  1941
- You Can't Take It with You
  producer
  
  production
  
  1938
- Lost Horizon
  producer
  
  production
  
  1937
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  producer
  
  production
  
  1936
- Broadway Bill
  producer
  
  production
  
  1934
- It Happened One Night
  producer
  
  production
  
  1934
- Lady for a Day
  producer
  
  production
  
  1933
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen
  producer
  
  production
  
  1933
- American Madness
  producer
  
  production
  
  1932
- Forbidden
  producer
  
  production
  
  1932
- Platinum Blonde
  producer
  
  production
  
  1931
- The Miracle Woman
  producer
  
  production
  
  1931
- Rain or Shine
  producer
  
  production
  
  1930
- The Matinee Idol
  producer
  
  production
  
  1928
- That Certain Thing
  producer
  
  production
  
  1928
writing (32 credits)
- The Unchained Goddess
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1958
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1957
- Hemo the Magnificent
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1957
- Our Mr. Sun
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1956
- Westward the Women
  story
  
  writing
  
  1951
- It's a Wonderful Life
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1946
- Know Your Enemy: Japan
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1945
- Forbidden
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1932
- Flight
  dialogue
  
  writing
  
  1929
- The Burglar
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Say It with Sables
  story
  
  writing
  
  1928
- The Swim Princess
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- That Certain Thing
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Fiddlesticks
  story
  
  writing
  
  1927
- His First Flame
  story
  
  writing
  
  1927
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1926
- Saturday Afternoon
  story
  
  writing
  
  1926
- Cold Turkey
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Lucky Stars
  story
  
  writing
  
  1925
- The Iron Nag
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Sneezing Beezers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Good Morning, Nurse
  story
  
  writing
  
  1925
- The Marriage Circus
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Boobs in the Wood
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- The Wild Goose Chaser
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- All Night Long
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Riders of the Purple Cows
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Little Robinson Corkscrew
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Jubilo, Jr.
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- 3 Days to Live
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- The Italian Warship Libia
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1921
crew (1 credits)
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  supervisor of production resources
  
  crew
  
  1940
editing (1 credits)
- 3 Days to Live
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1924