Frank R. Mills Explained

Frank R. Mills
Birth Name:Frank Ransom Mills
Birth Date:24 January 1868
Birth Place:Kendall, Michigan, US
Death Place:Galesburg, Michigan, US
Othername:Frank Mills
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1890s-1921
Spouse:Helen McBeth Loveland

Frank R. Mills (January 24, 1868 – June 11, 1921)[1] was an American stage and silent film actor. In the 1890s he acted in a number of plays as a young juvenile.

He is frequently mistaken for other actors with the name Frank Mills. He began in films in 1906 in the historic Australian feature The Story of the Kelly Gang.

He died in an insane asylum in June 1921.[2] [3] He was married to Helen MacBeth.[4]

Plays

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1906The Story of the Kelly Gang Ned KellyIncomplete
1911The Sundowner Undetermined roleLost
1915The FoundlingScenes deleted
The Lily and the Rose Undetermined roleUncredited, Final reel missing
The Edge of the Abyss Wayne BurroughsLost
The Golden Claw Bert WerdenLost
1916The Moral Fabric Scott Winthrop
The House of Mirrors Fred Probert
The Wheel of the Law John NortonLost
The Flower of FaithHugh LeeLost
1917As Man Made Her Mason Forbes
House of Cards Mr. Mannning
To-Day Fred NortonLost
The Price of Pride Jeffrey Arnold BlackLost
A Sleeping Memory Powers Fiske
The Eternal Mother Dwight Alden
1918De Luxe Annie Walter Kendal
The Unchastened Woman Hubert Knolleys
Wives of Men James Randolph Emerson Jr.Lost
The Silent Woman John LoweryLost
Wild Honey Rev. Jim Brown - Pastor Holbrook
1919Twilight Jim Anwell
Let's Elope Hilary FarringtonLost

External links

Notes and References

  1. American and British Theatrical Biography, p.668 by J. P. Wearing c.1979
  2. Silent Film Necrology, p.369 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
  3. Kalamazoo Gazette June 12, 1921
  4. Wearing, J. P p.616. ...American and British Theatrical Biography