Frank Sinatra
Born: 1915-12-12 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1998-05-14
Known For: Acting
Biography
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Filmography
2025
- Quincy Jones | Music Man as Self (archive footage)
- Midnight Run ... (Musician)
- Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)
- New Year, It's Not You ... (Musician)
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story as Self (archive footage)
- Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia as Self (archive footage)
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's as Self (archive footage)
- George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self (archive footage)
- Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Dark Eyes as Self (archive footage)
- Sinatra: His Way as Self
- Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Sid & Judy as Self (archive footage)
- Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Blade Runner 2049 as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Cary Grant as Self (archive footage)
- JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self
2015
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America as Self (archive footage)
- To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert as Self
- Sinatra: All or Nothing at All as Self (archive footage)
- Iconic Couples of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace as Self
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)
2012
- The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Frank Sinatra: Around the World as Self
- The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Frank Sinatra: TV Performances as Self
2009
2008
- Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best
- The Wrecking Crew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
- Elvis Through the Years as Self (archive footage)
2006
- The Ratpack as Self
- Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Judy Garland Duets as Self (archive footage)
- Legendary Christmas Entertainers as Self
- Frank Sinatra: A Reflection as Self (archive footage)
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova as Self (archive footage)
- Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2004
- Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth
- A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self
- Judy Garland: By Myself as Self (archive footage)
- The Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Vintage Sinatra as Self (archive footage)
- Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
- Sinatra: The Classic Duets as Self (archive footage)
- Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång as Self (archive footage)
- Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection as Self (archive footage)
- Året var 1953 as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)
- The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years as Self (archive footage)
2001
- The Ocean's 11 Story as Self (archive footage)
- All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Frank Sinatra Memorial as Self
- Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage)
1999
- The Rat Pack as (archive footage)
1998
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century as Self (archive footage)
1997
- Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years as Self (archive footage)
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: The Hollywood Years as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: Hollywood the Second Time Around as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: The Vintage Years as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: The Bobby Sox Years as Self (archive footage)
1996
- Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
1995
- Young at Heart as Frank Sinatra
- Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Honoré
1994
- Frank Sinatra: Relive the magic as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
1993
- As nascentes
- La Classe américaine as Frankie (archive footage)
1991
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio as Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self
1990
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1989
- The Unforgettable Nat King Cole as Self
- The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast as Self
- Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event as Self
1988
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)
- American Expose: Who Murdered JFK? as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
1987
- Married... with Children ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Sacrée Soirée as Self (archive footage)
- Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)
1986
1984
- Cannonball Run II as Frank Sinatra
- All Star Party for Lucille Ball as Self
1983
- James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self - Guest of Honor
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
- I Love Liberty as Self
- Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas as Self - Host / Singer
- Why was Cairo Calm
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
- Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music as Self - Host / Singer
- This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Michael Doheny
- The First Deadly Sin as Edward X. Delaney
- Sinatra at Carnegie Hall as Self
1979
- Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years as Self
- All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman as Self
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- Frank Sinatra: Live from Caesars Palace as Self
- Cinderella at the Palace as Self
1977
- Contract on Cherry Street as Frank Hovannes
- Sinatra and Friends as Self - Host / Singer
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1974
- Frank Sinatra: The Main Event as Self
- That's Entertainment! as Self - Host / Narrator
1973
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back as Self - Performer
1971
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall as Self
- Cadet Rousselle as Self
- Fight of the Century as Self-(Audience Member)
1970
- Dirty Dingus Magee as Dingus Billy Magee
- Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special as Self
1969
- Sinatra as Self - Host / Performer
1968
- The Detective as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
- Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing as Self - Host / Singer
- Frank Sinatra - Primetime as Self
- Lady in Cement as Tony Rome
1967
- Tony Rome as Tony Rome
- Movin' with Nancy as Self
- The Naked Runner as Sam Laker
- Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras as Self
- Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim as Self - Host / Singer
1966
- The Oscar as Frank Sinatra
- Cast a Giant Shadow as Vince Talmadge
- Assault on a Queen as Mark Brittain
- Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II as Self - Host and singer
1965
- None But the Brave as Chief Pharmacist Mate
- Von Ryan's Express as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
- Marriage on the Rocks as Dan Edwards
- Frank Sinatra Spectacular as Self
- Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part I as Self - singer
1964
- Paris When It Sizzles ... (Vocals)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods as Robbo
1963
- 4 for Texas as Zack Thomas
- The List of Adrian Messenger as Gypsy
- Come Blow Your Horn as Alan Baker
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- Sergeants 3 as Mike Merry
- The Manchurian Candidate as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
- The Judy Garland Show as Self
- Advise & Consent as Self (voice)
- The Road to Hong Kong as The 'Twig' on Plutomium (uncredited)
- This is Sinatra as Self
- Chun King Chow Mein Hour as Message Boy
1961
- X-15 ... (Producer)
- The Devil at 4 O'Clock as Harry
1960
- Ocean's Eleven as Danny Ocean
- Can-Can as François Durnais
- Pepe as Frank Sinatra
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies as Self - Host / Singer
- Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley as Self - Host
1959
- A Hole in the Head as Tony Manetta
- Startime
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra as Self - Host / Singer
- Some of Manie's Friends
- Happiness and Love in Monaco as Self
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show as Self
- Never So Few as Capt. Tom Reynolds
- The Grammys as Self
1958
- Some Came Running as Dave Hirsh
- Kings Go Forth as Lieutenant Sam Loggins
1957
- Pal Joey as Joey Evans
- The Pride and the Passion as Miguel
- The Edsel Show as Self
- The Joker is Wild as Joe E. Lewis
- Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank as Self - Host
- Frank Sinatra Show as Self - Host
1956
- Johnny Concho as Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins
- High Society as Mike Connor
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Around the World in 80 Days as Saloon Pianist
- Meet Me in Las Vegas as Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)
1955
- Our Town as Stage Manager
- Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit
- The Man with the Golden Arm as Frankie Machine
- The Tender Trap as Charlie Y. Reader
- Not as a Stranger as Alfred Boone
1954
- Anything Goes as Harry Dane
- Suddenly as John Baron
- Young at Heart as Barney Sloan
- The Jimmy Durante Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
1952
- Meet Danny Wilson as Danny Wilson
1951
- Double Dynamite as Johnny Dalton
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Jack Benny Program as Frank Sinatra
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
- The Costume Designer as Self (archive footage)
- The Frank Sinatra Show as Himself
1949
- On the Town as Chip
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game as Dennis Ryan
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- The Kissing Bandit as Ricardo
- The Miracle of the Bells as Father Paul
1947
- It Happened in Brooklyn as Danny Webson Miller
1946
- Till the Clouds Roll By as Frank Sinatra
1945
- Anchors Aweigh as Clarence Doolittle
- The All-Star Bond Rally as Self
- The House I Live In as Self
1944
- Step Lively as Glenn Russell
- The Road to Victory as Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
- The Shining Future as Self
1943
- Show-Business at War as Self
- Higher and Higher as Frank
- Reveille with Beverly as Frank Sinatra
1942
- Ship Ahoy as Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1941
- Las Vegas Nights as Frank Sinatra - Singer in Tommy Dorsey's Band (uncredited)