Biography
Frank Dwight Alexander (May 25, 1879 – September 8, 1937) was an American silent film comedian and actor. He was occasionally billed as Fatty Alexander. In the mid-1910s, Alexander acted in comedy roles for Keystone Studios, often with Sydney Chaplin.Alexander, who was morbidly obese (350 pounds), played villains in the films of Larry Semon, who are often the father of Semon's love interest. He is best known to contemporary audiences for portraying a villainous interpretation of Uncle Henry, eventually proclaimed "Prince of Whales" upon reaching the Emerald City in Semon's Wizard of Oz. He was also part of the comedy team called "A Ton Of Fun" with two other large actors, Kewpie Ross and Hilliard Karr.
Richard M. Roberts's article in Classic Images listed the top ten ingredients of a Larry Semon film, which began with these four:
Larry Semon
A heroine (usually Larry's current girlfriend or wife)
A fat guy (usually Oliver Hardy, to play the villain)
A really fat guy (usually Frank Alexander, to play Larry's current girlfriend's father)He was proclaimed at the time as one of the three fattest actors ever to appear on the screen, with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as one of the others.
Alexander died of a heart attack on September 8, 1937, aged 58. He weighted 465 pounds when he died. He was cremated two days later at Hollywood Cemetery. His ashes are unmarked but lie in the Garden of Beginnings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Los Angeles.
Filmography
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Movies 85
The Barber Shop (1933)
The Bargain of the Century (1933)
Mickey's Big Business (1932)
The Kick-Off! (1931)
Mickey's Thrill Hunters (1931)
Catch-As Catch-Can (1931)
Mickey's Rebellion (1931)
Dumbbells in Derbies (1931)
The Shrimp (1930)
Madame Q (1929)
Feed 'em and Weep (1928)
Standing Pat (1928)
Figures Do Lie (1928)
3 Missing Links (1927)
Campus Romeos (1927)
How High Is Up? (1927)
Old Tin Sides (1927)
Back Fire (1926)
Three Of A Kind (1926)
The Heavy Parade (1926)
Honeymoon Feet (1926)
Heavy Love (1926)
Galloping Ghosts (1926)
The Perfect Clown (1925)
All Tied Up (1925)
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
Three Wise Goofs (1925)
Tailoring (1925)
Hop to It! (1925)
The Cloudhopper (1925)
All Out (1925)
The Dome Doctor (1925)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Kid Speed (1924)
Her Boy Friend (1924)
Cheer Up (1924)
Cyclone Jones (1923)
Chop Suey Louie (1923)
Aladdin (1922)
The Chicken Parade (1922)
The Show (1922)
The Sawmill (1922)
The Bell Hop (1921)
The Fall Guy (1921)
The Bakery (1921)
The Rent Collector (1921)
The Hick (1921)
The Sportsman (1921)
The Suitor (1920)
The Stage Hand (1920)
School Days (1920)
The Fly-Cop (1920)
The Grocery Clerk (1919)
Dew Drop Inn (1919)
Dull Care (1919)
Between the Acts (1919)
The Simple Life (1919)
His Home Sweet Home (1919)
The Star Boarder (1919)
Passing the Buck (1919)
Well, I'll Be (1919)
Scamps and Scandals (1919)
Traps and Tangles (1919)
Pluck and Plotters (1918)
Bears and Bad Men (1918)
Huns and Hyphens (1918)
Dunces and Dangers (1918)
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (1918)
Skids and Scalawags (1918)
Romans and Rascals (1918)
Rainbow Island (1917)
By the Sad Sea Waves (1917)
Bath Tub Perils (1916)
The Snow Cure (1916)
Cinders of Love (1916)
A Submarine Pirate (1915)
A Lover's Lost Control (1915)
When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915)
Merely A Married Man (1915)
Those Bitter Sweets (1915)
Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915)
Gussle's Backward Way (1915)
Gussle Rivals Jonah (1915)
Droppington's Family Tree (1915)
From Patches to Plenty (1915)
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GenderMale
Birthday1879-05-25
Deathday1937-09-08 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceOlympia, Washington, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFatty Alexander, 'Tiny' Alexander, Frank "Fatty" Alexander, Frank Dwight Alexander, Фрэнк Александр, Фрэнк Александер
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