Frank Petley Explained

Frank Petley
Birth Date:	26 March 1872
Birth Place:	Charlton, London, England
Death Place:	Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Occupation:	Stage and film actor

Frank Petley (sometimes credited as Frank B. or Frank E. Petley)^[1] (28 March 1872 – 12 January 1945) was a British actor prominent in the Edwardian theatre and silent era cinema.^{[2] [3]} During the Second World War he performed with The Old Vic Company then based at the Liverpool Playhouse, appearing as Nat Miller in Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neill in a production by Noel Willman.^[4]

Selected filmography

• The Chance of a Lifetime (1916)
• Diana and Destiny (1916)
• Ye Wooing of Peggy (1917)
• Nature's Gentleman (1918)
• The Silver Greyhound (1919)
• The Power of Right (1919)
• The Iron Stair (1920)
• The Flame (1920)
• My Lord Conceit (1921)
• The Golden Dawn (1921)
• The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown (1921)
• Melody of Death (1922)
• Night Ride (1937)

References

1. Web site: Theatre collections: record view - Information Services – Special Collections - University of Kent.
2. Web site: Frank Petley. 2011-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023214626/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/191798. 2012-10-23. dead.
3. Web site: Frank E. Petley - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie.
4. Web site: Genes Reunited. Genes. Reunited.