Frank Losee

Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American actor who worked in both stage and screen, with a Broadway career spanning from 1896 to 1928. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he built his professional foundation in stock theater, beginning with Hooley's Stock Company before performing with several additional stock theater groups.

Losee's stage career extended across more than three decades and encompassed a wide range of productions. His earliest recorded Broadway credit was The Law of the Land in 1896, followed by Cumberland '61 in 1897 and A Young Wife in 1899. He continued steadily into the twentieth century with appearances in Richard Carvel (1900), Sky Farm (1902), and two productions of Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall in 1903 and 1904. The years 1905 and 1906 brought further credits including Nancy Stair, When We Dead Awake, Friquet, Mizpah, and The Rose of the Rancho. He appeared in The Return of Eve in 1909, and in 1912 took part in Honest Jim Blunt. The Five Frankfurters followed in 1913, and 1914 saw him in both The Hawk and The Deadlock. Just Outside the Door came in 1915, For All of Us in 1923, and his final Broadway credit was Present Arms in 1928.

Beginning in 1915, Losee transitioned into silent film work alongside his stage career. On screen he frequently portrayed the father of actresses including Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick, and Marguerite Clark.

In his personal life, Losee was married to actress Marion Elmore. The two wed in 1884 in Newark.