- Born: Jun 04, 1870 in England
- Died: Oct 11, 1953 in Los Angeles, California
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: '30s-'40s
- Major Genres: Romance, Drama
Biography
A handsome, white-haired supporting actor from England, in Hollywood from 1932, Frank Dawson usually played ministers and what was often termed the "gentleman's gentleman." At his most proper and deferential, Dawson was
Barbara Stanwyck's butler in Secret Bride (1935) and later cared for the needs of
Genevieve Tobin in
Broadway Hostess (1935), as well as those of
Cary Grant in (#Suzy} (1936),
George Sanders in
Four Men and a Prayer (1938),
Halliwell Hobbes in
Waterloo Bridge (1940), and
Dame May Whitty in
Crash Dive (1943). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide