Frank Sinatra
Born
December 12, 1915
Died
May 14, 1998 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Known For
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2025
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Sinatra: His Way
Self
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
2021
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
2017
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America
Self (archive footage)
2015
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Self
2005
Frank Sinatra: A Reflection
Self (archive footage)
2005
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Honoré
1995
Young at Heart
Frank Sinatra
1995
La Classe américaine
Frankie (archive footage)
1993
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)
1988
Cannonball Run II
Frank Sinatra
1984
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
The First Deadly Sin
Edward X. Delaney
1980
Dirty Dingus Magee
Dingus Billy Magee
1970
Lady in Cement
Tony Rome
1968
The Detective
Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
1968
Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras
Self
1967
Tony Rome
Tony Rome
1967
Assault on a Queen
Mark Brittain
1966
Von Ryan's Express
Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
1965
None But the Brave
Chief Pharmacist Mate
1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robbo
1964
4 for Texas
Zack Thomas
1963
Come Blow Your Horn
Alan Baker
1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
Gypsy
1963
The Manchurian Candidate
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
The 'Twig' on Plutomium (uncredited)
1962
Sergeants 3
Mike Merry
1962
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Harry
1961
Pepe
Frank Sinatra
1960
Ocean's Eleven
Danny Ocean
1960
Can-Can
François Durnais
1960
Never So Few
Capt. Tom Reynolds
1959
A Hole in the Head
Tony Manetta
1959
Some Came Running
Dave Hirsh
1958
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Self - Host
1957
Pal Joey
Joey Evans
1957
The Pride and the Passion
Miguel
1957
Around the World in Eighty Days
Saloon Pianist
1956
High Society
Mike Connor
1956
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins
1956
The Man with the Golden Arm
Frankie Machine
1955
Guys and Dolls
Nathan Detroit
1955
The Tender Trap
Charlie Y. Reader
1955
Young at Heart
Barney Sloan
1954
Suddenly
John Baron
1954
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
1953
On the Town
Chip
1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Dennis Ryan
1949
The Miracle of the Bells
Father Paul
1948
It Happened in Brooklyn
Danny Webson Miller
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
Frank Sinatra
1946
Anchors Aweigh
Clarence Doolittle
1945
Step Lively
Glenn Russell
1944
Higher and Higher
Frank
1943
Sinatra Duets
Better Man
Self (archive footage/photo)
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
My Way
Self (archive footage)
2024
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Self (archive footage)
2023
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self (archive footage)
2022
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
2021
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Self (archive footage)
2020
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
Self (archive footage)
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self (archive footage)
2020
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
2019
Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road
Self (archive footage)
2019
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
2019
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2018
Blade Runner 2049
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
Self (archive footage)
2015
Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert
Self
2015
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2015
Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace
Self
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
Self
2012
The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings
Self (archive footage)
2011
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
Self
2011
Frank Sinatra: TV Performances
Self
2010
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
2009
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Elvis Through the Years
Self (archive footage)
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Ratpack
Self
2006
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
2005
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Rat Pack
Self
2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self
2004
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
2003
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
Self (archive footage)
2003
Vintage Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
2003
Sinatra: The Classic Duets
Self (archive footage)
2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2003
Året var 1953
Self (archive footage)
2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Ocean's 11 Story
Self (archive footage)
2001
All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video
Self (archive footage)
2001
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
2000
The Rat Pack
(archive footage) · (1 episode)
1999
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
1998
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
Frank Sinatra: The Hollywood Years
Self (archive footage)
1997
Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years
Self (archive footage)
1997
Frank Sinatra: The Bobby Sox Years
Self (archive footage)
1997
Frank Sinatra: The Vintage Years
Self (archive footage)
1997
Frank Sinatra: Hollywood the Second Time Around
Self (archive footage)
1997
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Frank Sinatra: Relive the magic
Self (archive footage)
1994
As nascentes
1993
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
The Ultimate Event
Self
1989
The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
Self
1989
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Self
1989
American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
1988
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986
Frank Sinatra in Japan: Live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo
Self
1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self - Guest of Honor
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas
Self - Host / Singer
1982
Why was Cairo Calm
1982
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
Self - Host / Singer
1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Michael Doheny · (1 episode)
1980
Sinatra at Carnegie Hall
Self
1980
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Frank Sinatra: Live from Caesars Palace
Self
1978
Contract on Cherry Street
Frank Hovannes
1977
Sinatra and Friends
Self - Host / Singer
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Self
1975
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
Self
1974
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
Self - Performer
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Cadet Rousselle
Self · (1 episode)
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1971
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Self
1971
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Self
1970
The Two Kennedys
Self (archive footage)
1969
Sinatra
Self - Host / Performer
1969
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Self - Host / Singer
1968
Frank Sinatra - Primetime
Self
1968
Movin' with Nancy
Self
1967
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
Self - Host / Singer
1967
The Naked Runner
Sam Laker
1967
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II
Self - Host and singer
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
Vince Talmadge
1966
The Oscar
Frank Sinatra
1966
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part I
Self - singer
1965
Marriage on the Rocks
Dan Edwards
1965
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self
1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
1962
Advise & Consent
Self (voice)
1962
This is Sinatra
Self
1962
The Judy Garland Show
Self
1962
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
Message Boy
1962
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
Self - Host
1960
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Self - Host / Singer
1960
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Self
1959
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
Self - Host / Singer
1959
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Self
1959
Startime
(1 episode)
1959
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
Kings Go Forth
Lieutenant Sam Loggins
1958
Frank Sinatra Show
Self - Host · (40 episodes)
1957
The Edsel Show
Self
1957
The Joker is Wild
Joe E. Lewis
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)
1956
Our Town
Stage Manager
1955
Not as a Stranger
Alfred Boone
1955
The Jimmy Durante Show
Self · (1 episode)
1954
Anything Goes
Harry Dane
1954
The Oscars
Self · (7 episodes)
1953
Meet Danny Wilson
Danny Wilson
1952
Double Dynamite
Johnny Dalton
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Frank Sinatra · (1 episode)
1950
The Frank Sinatra Show
Himself · (62 episodes)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (5 episodes)
1950
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949
The Kissing Bandit
Ricardo
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1948
The House I Live In
Self
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self
1945
The Road to Victory
Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
1944
The Shining Future
Self
1944
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Reveille with Beverly
Frank Sinatra
1943
Ship Ahoy
Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1942
Las Vegas Nights
Frank Sinatra - Singer in Tommy Dorsey's Band (uncredited)
1941