Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.

KNOWN FOR

The Ed Sullivan Show
1957
Nothing Sacred
1937
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
I Want a Divorce
1940
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Vaudeville
1997
The Show of Shows
1929
Love Nest
1951
Under a Texas Moon
1930
God's Gift to Women
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
The Stolen Jools
1931

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
18
Writing
2
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1951
Love Nest
as Charley Patterson
1943
Spotlight Scandals
as Frank Fay
1940
They Knew What They Wanted
as Father McKee
1940
I Want a Divorce
as Jeff Gilman
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Master of Ceremonies
1935
Stars Over Broadway
as Announcer
1932
A Fool's Advice
as Spencer Brown
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as The Hero
1931
God's Gift to Women
as Toto Duryea
1931
The Stolen Jools
as Frank Fay
1931
Round About Hollywood
as Self
1930
Bright Lights
as Wally Dean
1930
The Matrimonial Bed
as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet
1930
Under a Texas Moon
as Don Carlos
1929
The Show of Shows
as Master of Ceremonies