Frank H. Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank H. Wilson

American actor

Date of Birth: 04-May-1886

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1956

Profession: screenwriter, actor, stage actor, theater director, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Frank Henry Wilson (May 4, 1886 – February 16, 1956) was an African American Broadway actor who also appeared in films.
His father was Thomas M.
Wilson.
Frank started out in show business in vaudeville and minstrelsy.
He appeared in many plays, including the original 1927 version of Porgy with Rose McClendon and Evelyn Ellis.
In 1922, he appeared in Eugene O'Neill's play All God's Chillun Got Wings and a revival of O'Neill's The Emperor Jones in 1925.He made his film debut in 1932 and later played in films that had stage origins: The Emperor Jones (1933) and Warner Bros.' Green Pastures (1936) and Watch on the Rhine (1943).
Wilson made his television debut in 1953 before dying in 1956.