Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.
Frank Brownlee

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- Name
- Frank Brownlee
- Born
- 11 October 1874
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Died
- 10 February 1948
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- Western
- Languages
- English
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Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.
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• Name — Frank Brownlee • Born — 11 October 1874 • Birthplace — Dallas, Texas, United States • Died — 10 February 1948 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, United States • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1911–1943
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• Illustration — Brownlee and Alice Lake in ad for Shore Acres (1920) • Sold for Marriage (1916) • The Half-Breed (1916) • The Mysterious Mrs. M (1917) • The Double Standard (1917) • The Little Pirate (1917) • The Mysterious Mr. Tiller (1917) • Mentioned in Confidence (1917) • Wild Sumac (1917) • Her Moment (1918) • The Vanity Pool (1918) • Danger, Go Slow (1918) • The Lincoln Highwayman (1919) • Brass Buttons (1919) • The Return of Mary (1919) • Desert Gold (1919) • The Girl from Nowhere (1919) • Hearts Are Trumps (1920) • Shore Acres (1920) • The Valley of Tomorrow (1920) • His Own Law (1920) (actor and writer) • Under Crimson Skies (1920) • Riders of the Dawn (1920) • The Whistle (1921) • Love Never Dies (1921) • The Hole in the Wall (1921) • One Exciting Night (1922) • The Face Between (1922) • Fools of Fortune (1922) • Romance Land (1923) • Sawdust (1923) • Nobody's Bride (1923) • Boston Blackie (1923) • The Beloved Brute (1924) • The Great Jewel Robbery (1925) • The Ridin' Streak (1925) • Be Your Age (1926) • King of the Pack (1926) • The Social Highwayman (1926) • With Love and Hisses (1927) • Sailors, Beware! (1927) • The Second Hundred Years (1927) • Call of the Cuckoo (1927) • Do Detectives Think? (1927) • The Chaser (1928) • Midnight Rose (1928) • The Sawdust Paradise (1928) • The Galloping Ghost (1931) • The Lightning Warrior (1931) • Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) • Tombstone Canyon (1932) • The Midnight Patrol (1933) • Big Calibre (1935) • Man's Best Friend (1935) • Man from Cheyenne (1942) • Gallant Lady (1942) • Here Comes Kelly (1943)

Advertisement for the American drama film Shore Acres (1920) with Alice Lake and Frank Brownlee, on page 3104 of the April 3, 1920 Motion Picture News.
Screen Classics Inc. / Metro Pictures Corporation · Motion Picture News (Mar-Jun 1920) at the Internet Archive

Advertisement for the American western film Riders of the Dawn (1920) with Roy Stewart, Claire Adams, Joseph J. Dowling, Marie Messinger, Arthur Morrison, Fred Starr, Robert McKim, Violet Schram, Marc Robbins, and Frank Brownlee, on page 4268 of the May 22, 1920 Motion Picture News.
Zane Grey Pictures / W.W. Hodkinson / Pathé Exchange · Motion Picture News (Mar. - Jun. 1920) at the Internet Archive
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