Frank Currier


Frank Currier was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era.

Career

Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successful stage career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. His youth was spent honing his stagecraft. By the time he started appearing in silent films he was in his 50s and middle-aged. Currier, like Roberts, had a distinctive grandfatherly look as he aged and was respected and beloved by film audiences.
Currier appeared in 133 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916. He is memorable in the 1925 film as the Roman Admiral who adopts Judah Ben-Hur as his son after Ben-Hur saves his life during a battle at sea.

Selected filmography