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Frank O'Connor was a prolific American character actor and director, whose career spanned five decades and included appearances in over 600 films and television shows. Early in his career he was also billed as Frank A. Connor and Frank L.A. O'Connor. During the silent film era, he directed or was the assistant director on numerous films; he also penned several screenplays in both the silent and sound film eras. He is sometimes erroneously identified with the Frank O'Connor who was married to author, Ayn Rand. ==Life and career== Born on April 11, 1881, in New York City, O'Connor would begin his film career with a starring role in the 1915 silent film, ''The Voice in the Fog'', which also starred Donald Brian and Adda Gleason.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Voice in the Fog: Detail View )〕 He starred or had featured roles in six more films between 1917 and 1920, before focusing on work behind the camera. During the remainder of the silent film era, he would write and/or direct over two dozen films, May McAvoy (several films, including ''Everything for Sale'', 1921), Ralph Lewis (several films, including ''One of the Bravest'', 1925), Clara Bow (several films, including ''Free To Love'', 1925), Owen Moore (''Go Straight'', 1925), Jean Arthur (''The Block Signal'', 1926, which O'Connor also wrote), Gayne Whitman (''Exclusive Rights'', 1926), Wanda Hawley (''Hearts and Spangles'', 1926), Madge Bellamy (''Colleen'', 1927), Phyllis Haver (''Your Wife and Mine'', 1927), and Betty Compson (''Masked Angel'', 1928). He also wrote four screenplays for silent films during the 1920s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 With the advent of sound in films, O'Connor would once again move in front of the camera. After 1930 he would only direct 2 sound films, ''The Call of the Circus'' in 1930, starring Francis X. Bushman,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Call of the Circus: Detail View )〕 and 1939's ''The Mystic Circle Murder'', which starred Robert Fiske and Betty Compson, and which O'Connor also wrote.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Mystic Circle Murder: Detail View )〕 He would write the story for ''Sailor Be Good'' (1933), directed by James Cruze and starring Jack Oakie,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sailor Be Good: Detail View )〕 as well as ''Adventure in Diamonds'', directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent and Isa Miranda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Adventure in Diamonds: Detail View )〕 From 1930 right up to the year of his death in 1959, O'Connor would appear in over 600 films, serials, shorts, and television shows, mostly in small roles.〔 Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: the original ''King Kong'' (1933), starring Fay Wray,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=King Kong: Detail View )〕 as well as its sequel, ''The Son of Kong'', also in 1933;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Son of Kong: Detail View )〕 1935's ''The Little Colonel'', starring Shirley Temple and Lionel Barrymore;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Little Colonel: Detail View )〕 John Ford's ''The Whole Town's Talking'', starring Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Whole Town's Talking: Detail View )〕 the 1937 version of ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Detail View )〕 Frank Capra's classic ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', again with Jean Arthur, also starring James Stewart and Claude Rains;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Detail View )〕 John Ford's classic ''The Grapes of Wrath'', adapted from the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck, and starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Grapes of Wrath: Detail View )〕 the iconic ''Citizen Kane'', directed by and starring Orson Welles;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Citizen Kane: Detail View )〕 ''Cover Girl'' (1944) starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cover Girl: Detail View )〕 Capra's ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1947), starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=It's a Wonderful Life: Detail View )〕 the 1950 John Wayne vehicle, ''Sands of Iwo Jima'' (1950);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sands of Iwo Jima: Detail View )〕 Billy Wilder's ''Sunset Blvd.'' (1950), starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sunset Blvd.: Detail View )〕 and the 1955 version of ''My Sister Eileen'' starring Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, and Betty Garrett.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=My Sister Eileen: Detail View )〕 One of his final big screen performances would be in another small role in 1957's ''Jet Pilot'', starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=My Sister Eileen: Detail View )〕 In addition to his feature film work, O'Connor would appear in several serials, including ''G-Men Never Forget'' in 1948, ''Superman'' in 1948, ''Ghost of Zorro'' (1949), ''Batman and Robin'' (1949), ''King of the Rocket Men'' (1949), ''The Invisible Monster'' (1950), ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950), and ''Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere'' (1951).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=imdb.com )〕 With the advent of television, O'Connor would make numerous appearances on the small screen. His first appearance was in a 1952 episode of ''Racket Squad''. Other series on which he appeared include: ''Dragnet'', ''Adventures of Superman'', and ''Perry Mason''. His final performance would be on a 1959 episode of ''M Squad'', which aired on April 17, shortly before his death.〔 O'Connor died on November 22, 1959, at the age of 77, in Los Angeles, California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank O'Connor (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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