Frank Albert Daniels (August 15, 1856 â€" January 12, 1935) was a
comedian, an actor on stage, early black-and-white silent films, and a
singer.Daniels was born on August 15, 1856 in Dayton, Ohio to Balinda
and Henry Daniels, and was raised in Boston. He attended business
school and the New England Conservatory of Music. His first stage
appearance was a in production of Trial by Jury at the old Gaiety
Theatre. He appeared in The Chimes of Normandy in 1879, and then
worked with the McCaull Comic Opera Company and other light opera
companies.In New York, Daniels played Old Sport in A Rag Baby (1884);
Packingham Giltedge in Little Puck (1888) (which was based on F.
Anstey's novel Vice Versa); Shrimps in Princess Bonnie (1895); and the
title role in Victor Herbert's The Wizard of the Nile (1895). Herbert
was impressed, and created two roles for Daniels in his plays The
Idol's Eye (1897) and The Ameer (1899). Later roles included The
Tattooed Man (1907) by Herbert, The Belle of Brittany (1909), and The
Pink Lady (1911). He retired in 1912.He was a major star for Vitagraph
Studios, for whom he developed popular characters such as Captain
Jiggs, Kernel Nutt, and Mr. Jack. He appeared in three films with
Harold Lloyd in 1919: Count the Votes, Pay Your Dues, and His Only
Father. His last film was Among Those Present, in 1921.
comedian, an actor on stage, early black-and-white silent films, and a
singer.Daniels was born on August 15, 1856 in Dayton, Ohio to Balinda
and Henry Daniels, and was raised in Boston. He attended business
school and the New England Conservatory of Music. His first stage
appearance was a in production of Trial by Jury at the old Gaiety
Theatre. He appeared in The Chimes of Normandy in 1879, and then
worked with the McCaull Comic Opera Company and other light opera
companies.In New York, Daniels played Old Sport in A Rag Baby (1884);
Packingham Giltedge in Little Puck (1888) (which was based on F.
Anstey's novel Vice Versa); Shrimps in Princess Bonnie (1895); and the
title role in Victor Herbert's The Wizard of the Nile (1895). Herbert
was impressed, and created two roles for Daniels in his plays The
Idol's Eye (1897) and The Ameer (1899). Later roles included The
Tattooed Man (1907) by Herbert, The Belle of Brittany (1909), and The
Pink Lady (1911). He retired in 1912.He was a major star for Vitagraph
Studios, for whom he developed popular characters such as Captain
Jiggs, Kernel Nutt, and Mr. Jack. He appeared in three films with
Harold Lloyd in 1919: Count the Votes, Pay Your Dues, and His Only
Father. His last film was Among Those Present, in 1921.
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