Frank Evans

Biography

Career Overview

Frank Evans has 74 screen credits in a career dating back to 1909. Signature works include The Jazz Fight, Flying Fists, Backbone. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

74

Birth Date

1848-12-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

USA

Known For

• The Jazz Fight
• 

  Flying Fists
• 

  Backbone
• 

  Iola's Promise
• The Surprise Fight
• Soft Muscles

Frequent Collaborators

• Benny Leonard (4 collaborations)
• Diana Allen (4 collaborations)
• Tammany Young (4 collaborations)
• Dick Lee (2 collaborations)
• Harry Lee (2 collaborations)
• Billy Mitchell (1 collaborations)
• Dora Mills Adams (1 collaborations)
• Phil Bloom (1 collaborations)
• Jean Diamond (1 collaborations)
• Alyce Mills (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (74 credits)

  • The Tiger's Cub

    Tiger

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Running Wild

    Amos Barker

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Knockout

    Brown

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Jazz Fight

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Surprise Fight

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Come-Back

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Soft Muscles

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Hitting Hard

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Breaking In

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Flying Fists

    Helen's Father

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Love of Women

    Frankie

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Backbone

    Doc Roper

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Experience

    Work

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Open Door

    Matthew Owens

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • High Pockets

    Bull Bellows

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Oh, Johnny!

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Peg of the Pirates

    Capt. Bones

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Conquered Hearts

    Mr. Carrigan

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Knife

    Detective Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Love That Lives

    Pete McGill

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Argyle Case

    Mr. Hurley

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Beyond the Wall

    Hardy

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Unwelcome Mother

    Ship Captain

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The World's Great Snare

    Pete

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Her Maternal Right

    Amos Matson

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Destruction

    Mill Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Woman in Black

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • By Man's Law

    Magnate's Aide

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Detective's Stratagem

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Stopped Clock

    First Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Law and His Son

    Prison Official

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Switchtower

    Second Federal Agent

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Timely Interception

    First Oil Rig Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Olaf—An Atom

    The Blacksmith

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Love in an Apartment Hotel

    First Hotel Detective

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    At Dance (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Friends

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Temporary Truce

    In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Lodging for the Night

    The Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • When the Fire-Bells Rang

    A Fireman

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • One Is Business, the Other Crime

    The Landlord

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Help! Help!

    Wagon Owner

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

    A Cowboy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Iola's Promise

    Jack's Partner

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Under Burning Skies

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Woman Scorned

    A Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Long Road

    Wedding Guest / In Bar

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Adventures of Billy

    The Farmer

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Making of a Man

    The Sheriff / In First Audience / At Dance / In Second Audience

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Swords and Hearts

    Bushwhacker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • A Country Cupid

    Jack's Father

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Two Paths

    Footman

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Winning Back His Love

    At Stage Door

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Oath and the Man

    Rebel

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Modern Prodigal

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Usurer

    The Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The House with Closed Shutters

    In Lee's Tent

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • An Arcadian Maid

    First Man

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • What the Daisy Said

    A Farmhand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • In the Border States

    Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • A Child of the Ghetto

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • A Midnight Cupid

    The Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Newlyweds

    On Train

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Day After

    Party Guest

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • To Save Her Soul

    The Stage Manager

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Corner in Wheat

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Mountaineer's Honor

    In Posse

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Light That Came

    At the Ball

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Restoration

    Servant

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Nursing a Viper

    In Mob

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Gibson Goddess

    Man on Pier

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • What's Your Hurry?

    The Butler

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Fisherman in First Port

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • His Lost Love

    At Wedding

    actor

    actors
    1909