Frank Currier

For the U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, see Frank Dunklee Currier.

Frank Currier
Born	4 September 1857(1857-09-04) Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died	22 April 1928(1928-04-22) (aged 70) Hollywood, California, United States
Other names	Frank J. Currier
Occupation	Actor Film director
Years active	1912 - 1928

Frank Currier (4 September 1857 – 22 April 1928) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 133 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916. He is memorable as the Roman Admiral who adopts Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) as his son after Ben-Hur saves his life during battle at sea in the 1925 film Ben-Hur.

Currier, like Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman and William H. Crane to name a few 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.

He was born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1857 and died in Hollywood, California in 1928.

Selected filmography

• The Battle of Frenchman's Run (1915)
• The Trouble Shooter (1924)
• The Red Lily (1924)
• The Family Secret (1924)
• The White Desert (1925)
• The Great Love (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1925)
• The Big Parade (1925)
• Tell It to the Marines (1926)
• La Bohème (1926)
• The Enemy (1927)
• The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)

External links

• Frank Currier at the Internet Movie Database
• Frank Currier at the Internet Broadway Database