Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 12, 1915
Died
May 14, 1998
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Credits
254 titles
Frank Sinatra
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.
Known For
Filmography
Marilyn and the Mob
archive footage
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Midnight Run
Musician
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
New Year, It's Not You
Musician
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Self (archive footage)
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Self (archive footage)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self (archive footage)
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Sinatra: His Way
Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Voices of Pop
Self (archive)
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road
Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
Sinatra in the Movies: The Man and His Motion Pictures
Himself (Archival)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America
Self (archive footage)
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert
Self
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace
Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Self (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
Self (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
Self
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
Frank Sinatra: TV Performances
Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Through the Years
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)