Julius Frankenburg

• Name — Julius Frankenberg • Other Names — Jules Frankenberg • Born — January 1, 1871 • Birthplace — South Africa • Died — June 1964; age 93 • Place of death — Illinois, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, director, playwright, inventor • Years Active — 1910–1940 Julius Frankenberg (January 1, 1871 – June 1964) was a South African-American actor and director in silent film and on the stage, as well as a playwright and inventor. He starred in films such as The Haunted House, Personal Magnetism and A Blowout at Santa Banana working with actors such as Harry von Meter and Louise Lovely. He also directed two silent films.

Born in South Africa to a German father, Julius Herbert Frankenberg, and a Dutch mother, F. Meier, Frankenberg served with distinction against the British in the Boer War; so much so that posters were placed all across the Transvaal, stating, "Capture! At all costs, dead or alive, the Little German Scout on a Big White Horse." He later escaped to Germany and, from there, emigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1907.

• The Girl at the Cupola (1912) • Betty Fools Dear Old Dad (1912) • The Peanut Puzzle (1912) – Court Clerk • The Miller of Burgundy (1912) – a collector • Bread Upon the Waters (1912) • The Lost Inheritance (1912) • A Freight Train Drama (1912) • The False Order (1913) • The Understudy (1913) – Rudolph Lehar, the leader • A Husband Won by Election (1913) • The Food Chopper War (1913) – a drummer (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy (1913) – Joe Martin, General Bragg's telegraph operator (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • Absent-Minded Mr. Boob (1913), Mr. Boob (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • Arabia Takes the Health Cure (1913) • The Haunted House (1913) – Bob, the timorous lover (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • Tobias Wants Out (1913) • Personal Magnetism (1913) – Hiram Crabapple, hired man (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • The Shriner's Daughter (Writer, 1914) • A Blowout at Santa Banana (1914) • The Cricket on the Hearth (1914) • Italian Love (1914) – Tony Spezotti, Angelo's cousin (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • The Peacock Feather Fan (1914) • The Sealed Package (1914) • The Land Just Over Yonder (Director, 1916) – Hasseyampa Jim Titus, Toyiabe's Partner (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • Humanizing Mr. Winsby (Director, 1916) – The Pronto Kid (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • The Adventures of Pietro (Writer/director, 1917) – Pietro (billed as Julius Frankenberg) • "Pietro the Detective" • "Pietro and the Black Handers" • "Pietro's Dream" • Nine-Tenths of the Law (1918)

Frankenberg married at least twice; first in 1915 to Margareth Hampf, resulting in at least one child, a son who appeared with his father in "Pietro the Detective", the first installment of Frankenberg's 1917 serial, The Adventures of Pietro. The second marriage produced at least two children: a daughter, Irene, and a son, Richard. Frankenburg died at age 93 in Illinois in November 1964.