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Biography

Frank Sinatra began his entertainment career as a popular singer during the American swing era. Sinatra transitioned into film and television later in his…more

Born

12/12/1915, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Francis Albert Sinatra

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 35: Ep 1 The 35th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/63
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/75
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Welcome Home Elvis
    5/12/60
  - S 2: Ep 3 Here's To The Ladies
    2/15/60
  - S 2: Ep 2 An Afternoon With Frank Sinatra
    12/13/59
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
    10/15/59
  - S 1: Ep 35 The Feeling is Mutual
    6/27/58
  - + 34 More Credits
- Club Oasis
  Himself/Host
  - S 1: Ep 8 January 18, 1958
    1/18/58
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Harry Dane
  - S 4: Ep 22 2/28/1954 - Anything Goes
    2/28/54
Guest Star (57)

Role
- Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song
  Performer (Archive)
  - S 1: Ep 2 Stardust
    3/21/01
- Biography
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 2: Ep 63 Angie Dickinson: Tinsletown's Classiest Broad.
    10/26/99
- Behind the Music
  Himself - archived footage
  - S 1: Ep 28 Frank Sinatra: News Special
    5/17/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  (footage version)
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood
    4/5/98
  - S 2: Ep 14 Frank Sinatra
- Great Performances
  Featured Performer
  - S 26: Ep 10 Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years
    3/6/98
- Hey Arnold!
  Dino Spumoni (Uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 19 Runaway Float / Partners
    12/1/97
  - S 1: Ep 4 Helga's Makeover / The Old Building
    11/6/96
- Daddy Dearest
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 You Bet Your Life
    10/3/93
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- Who's the Boss?
  Himself (SGS)
  - S 5: Ep 16 Party Double
    2/28/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- Magnum, P.I.
  Michael Doheny
  - S 7: Ep 18 Laura
    2/25/87
- Solid Gold
  co-host
  - S 6: Ep 31 Dionne & Frank Sinatra
    5/17/86
- TV SPECIAL
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Gene Kelly - An American in Pasadena
    3/13/78
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
- The Name of the Game
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 I Love You, Billy Baker (2)
    11/27/70
- The Name of the Game
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 I Love You, Billy Baker (1)
    11/20/70
- Make Room for Granddaddy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Hamburger for Frank
    11/18/70
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Sam Hatten
  - S 1: Ep 36 A Gun At His Back
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/69
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appeareance
  - S 2: Ep 16 Episode #30
    1/20/69
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 4: Ep 52 25th December 1967
    12/25/67
  - S 4: Ep 17 20th April 1967
    4/20/67
  - S 4: Ep 16 13th April 1967
    4/13/67
  - S 4: Ep 14 30th March 1967
    3/30/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 15 Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras
    12/21/67
  - S 1: Ep 1 Frank Sinatra / Diahann Carroll / Jan & Dean / Joey Heatherton
    9/16/65
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #1
  - S 18: Ep 13 EPISODE #838
    11/27/66
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 18: Ep 13 EPISODE #838
    11/27/66
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, host
  - S 3: Ep 5 Host: Frank Sinatra / Count Basie
    10/16/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 38 June 28, 1964: Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton, Ferrante & Teicher
    6/28/64
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual Academy Awards
    4/13/64
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/75
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/73
  - + 1 More Credits
- Burke's Law
  [unbilled cameo]
  - S 1: Ep 9 Who Killed Wade Walker?
    11/15/63
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 5 March 13, 1963
    3/13/63
  - S 12: Ep 6 April 25, 1962
    4/25/62
  - S 7: Ep 6 April 7, 1957
    4/7/57
  - S 1: Ep 2 May 27, 1950
    5/27/50
  - S 26: Ep 1 October 24, 1975
    10/24/75
- Dick Powell Show
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 17 Everybody Loves Sweeney
    1/22/63
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 3 December 9, 1962
    12/9/62
  - S 2: Ep 14 January 26, 1958
    1/26/58
  - S 1: Ep 1 October 5, 1956
    10/5/56
- General Electric Theater
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 16 The Gershwin Years
    1/15/61
- Ford Startime
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Dean Martin Show
    11/3/59
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 11: Ep 41 Esther Williams / Frank Sinatra (on film) / Princess Grace (film)
    7/6/58
  - S 9: Ep 3 October 9, 1955: Johnny Carson, June Valli / On film: Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando
    10/9/55
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Al Wasson
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Brownstone Incident
    4/18/58
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Kerry Maull
  - S 1: Ep 9 Take Me To Hollywood
    12/13/57
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Hogan
  - S 1: Ep 2 That Hogan Man
    10/25/57
- Playhouse 90
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Around the World in 90 Minutes
    10/17/57
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 September 14, 1956
    9/14/56
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Frank Sinatra; Don Adams; Julius LaRosa; Mamie Van Doren; Augie & Margo
    8/19/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 9: Ep 48 Red Skelton (guest host) / Frank Sinatra / Jeannie Carson / Don Cornell
    8/19/56
- The Jimmy Durante Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 22 3/24/1956
    3/24/56
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 1 The 28th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/56
  - S 26: Ep 1 The 26th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/54
- Producers' Showcase
  Mr. Morgan the Stage Manager
  - S 2: Ep 2 Our Town
    9/19/55
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
    7/13/55
- Max Liebman Presents
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 Kaleidoscope
    4/25/55
  - S 1: Ep 5 Fanfare
    11/7/54
- Toast of the Town
  Guest, on film
  - S 8: Ep 15 The Chordettes; Patti Page; Julius LaRosa / On film: Frank Sinatra, Robert Michum & other stars
    12/19/54
- The Red Skelton Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 44 Slipper Skelton Jail Break
    8/18/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 16 1/17/1954
    1/17/54
  - S 4: Ep 9 11/29/1953
    11/28/53
  - S 4: Ep 6 11/8/1953
    11/8/53
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 9/29/1953
    9/29/53
  - S 5: Ep 16 2/3/1953
    2/3/53
  - S 5: Ep 9 11/25/1952
    11/25/52
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 October 18, 1952
    10/18/52
- The Ken Murray Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 29 4/28/1951
    4/28/51
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 1: Ep 31 4/8/1951
    4/8/51
- Cavalcade of Bands
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 Gene Krupa
    2/13/51
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show
    1/28/51
- The Ken Murray Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 10 12/16/1950
    12/16/50
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 11 11/28/1950
    11/28/50
Cameo (2)

Role
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 7 October 12, 1951
    10/12/51
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 April 8, 1951
    4/8/51

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Every year on Frank's birthday, December 12, the Empire State Building in New York City is lit with blue lights in honor of his nickname, "Ol' Blue Eyes."
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- There are many awards and many winners, but Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman are the only people to win an Honorary Oscar, a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a competitive Oscar.
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- Founded by fellow singer Tony Bennett, The Frank Sinatra School for the Arts opened in September of 2009. Although Frank would've been honored, he might have been a bit embarrassed as well since he left high school without graduating, having attended only 47 days before being expelled due to rowdy conduct.
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Quotes
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- Frank Sinatra: When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.
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- Frank Sinatra: The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same way as a trombone or violin-not sounding like them, but playing the voice like those instrumentalists.
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- Frank Sinatra: The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.
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