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Born
17 July 1882
Died
23 December 1963
Place
Rochester, New York, USA
Acting

Frank Whitbeck

Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.

As actor

The Horse with the Human Mind

1946 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943 · Trailer Narrator (voice)
We Must Have Music

We Must Have Music

1942 · Narrator
Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942 · Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

Personalities

1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

You Can't Fool a Camera

1941 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

America, Preferred

1941 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Eyes of the Navy

Eyes of the Navy

1940 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Old South

The Old South

1940 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Northward, Ho!

Northward, Ho!

1940 · Narrator (voice)
Young Tom Edison

Young Tom Edison

1940 · Narrator (voice)
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940 · Trailer Narrator (voice)
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940 · Trailer Announcer (voice)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940 · Narrator
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 · Self
Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939 · Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938 · Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The City of Little Men

The City of Little Men

1938 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

1938 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid

Another Romance of Celluloid

1938 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce

The Grand Bounce

1937 · Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937 · Radio Announcer (voice)
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention

1937 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

1937 · Narrator (voice, uncredited)

As director

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

1937 · Director