Frank Sinatra

from Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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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.

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Timeline

2026Aged 111

2025Aged 110

  • Poster for Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

    Self - Singer (archive footage)

  • Poster for Quincy Jones, Music Man

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Breakdown: 1975

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Midnight Run

    Musician

2024Aged 109

  • Poster for I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for New Year, It's Not You

    Musician

2023Aged 108

  • Poster for Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

    Self (archive footage)

2022Aged 107

  • Poster for Rat Pack

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for George Michael: Freedom Uncut

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

    Self (archive footage)

2021Aged 106

  • Poster for Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Sinatra: His Way

    Self

  • Poster for Dark Eyes

    Self (archive footage)

2020Aged 105

  • Poster for Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame

    Self (archive footage)

2019Aged 104

  • Poster for Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Sid & Judy

    Self (archive footage)

2017Aged 102

2015Aged 100

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert

    Self

  • Poster for To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America

    Self (archive footage)

2014Aged 99

  • Poster for Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Soul Boys of the Western World

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace

    Self

2013Aged 98

  • Poster for Six by Sondheim

    Self (archive footage)

2012Aged 97

  • Poster for The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits

    Self (archive footage)

2011Aged 96

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Around the World

    Self

  • Poster for The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings

    Self (archive footage)

2010Aged 95

2009Aged 94

2008Aged 93

  • Poster for The Wrecking Crew

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best

    (Unknown)

2007Aged 92

  • Poster for Elvis Through the Years

    Self (archive footage)

2006Aged 91

  • Poster for The Ratpack

    Self

  • Poster for Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Self (archive footage) (voice)

  • Poster for Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2005Aged 90

2004Aged 89

2003Aged 88

2002Aged 87

  • Poster for The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Self (archive footage)

2001Aged 86

  • Poster for All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Ocean's 11 Story

    Self (archive footage)

2000Aged 85

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra Memorial

    Self

  • Poster for Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

    Self (archive footage)

1998Aged 83

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

    Self (archive footage)

1997Aged 82

1996Aged 81

  • Poster for Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Self (archive footage)

1995Aged 80

  • Poster for Young at Heart

    Frank Sinatra

  • Poster for The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

    Self - Honoré

1994Aged 79

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Relive the magic

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for That's Entertainment! III

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993Aged 78

  • Poster for As nascentes

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for La Classe américaine

    Frankie (archive footage)

1992Aged 77

  • Poster for Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser

    Self (archive footage)

1991Aged 76

  • Poster for Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

    Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)

  • Poster for Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Self

1990Aged 75

  • Poster for Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Self

  • Poster for You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    Self (archive footage)

1989Aged 74

1988Aged 73

  • Poster for Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

    Self

  • Poster for Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)

  • Poster for American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?

    Self - Entertainer (archive footage)

1987Aged 72

  • Poster for Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Self (archive footage)

1986Aged 71

  • Poster for Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

    Self

  • Poster for The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    Self

1985Aged 70

  • Poster for That's Dancing!

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra in Japan: Live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo

    Self

  • Poster for All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan

    Self - Host

1984Aged 69

1983Aged 68

  • Poster for Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for James Bond: The First 21 Years

    Self

  • Poster for All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

    Self - Guest of Honor

1982Aged 67

  • Poster for I Love Liberty

    Self

  • Poster for Why was Cairo Calm

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Self

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas

    Self - Host / Singer

  • Poster for Showbiz Goes to War

    (archive footage)

1981Aged 66

  • Poster for This Is Elvis

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music

    Self - Host / Singer

1980Aged 65

  • Poster for Sinatra at Carnegie Hall

    Self

  • Poster for The First Deadly Sin

    Sgt. Edward X. Delaney

1979Aged 64

  • Poster for All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    Self

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

    Self

1978Aged 63

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Live from Caesars Palace

    Self

  • Poster for Cinderella at the Palace

    Self

1977Aged 62

  • Poster for Sinatra and Friends

    Self - Host / Singer

  • Poster for Contract on Cherry Street

    Frank Hovannes

1976Aged 61

1975Aged 60

1974Aged 59

  • Poster for That's Entertainment!

    Self - Host / Narrator

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

    Self

1973Aged 58

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back

    Self - Performer

1971Aged 56

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall

    Self

  • Poster for Fight of the Century

    Self-(Audience Member)

1970Aged 55

1969Aged 54

  • Poster for Sinatra

    Self - Host / Performer

1968Aged 53

  • Poster for The Detective

    Det. Sgt. Joe Leland

  • Poster for Lady in Cement

    Tony Rome

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra - Primetime

    Self

  • Poster for Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

    Self - Host / Singer

1967Aged 52

  • Poster for Mondo Hollywood

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Naked Runner

    Sam Laker

  • Poster for Tony Rome

    Tony Rome

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

    Self - Host / Singer

  • Poster for Movin' with Nancy

    Self

  • Poster for Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras

    Self

1966Aged 51

  • Poster for The Oscar

    Frank Sinatra

  • Poster for Cast a Giant Shadow

    Vince Talmadge

  • Poster for Assault on a Queen

    Mark Brittain

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II

    Self - Host and singer

1965Aged 50

  • Poster for None But the Brave

    Chief Pharmacist Mate

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra Spectacular

    Self

  • Poster for Von Ryan's Express

    Col. Joseph L. Ryan

  • Poster for Marriage on the Rocks

    Dan Edwards

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part I

    Self - singer

1964Aged 49

  • Poster for Paris When It Sizzles

    Frank Sinatra (singing voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robbo

1963Aged 48

  • Poster for The List of Adrian Messenger

    Gypsy

  • Poster for Come Blow Your Horn

    Alan Baker

  • Poster for 4 for Texas

    Zack Thomas

  • Poster for A New Kind of Love

    Theme Song Performance

1962Aged 47

1961Aged 46

  • Poster for The Devil at 4 O'Clock

    Harry

  • Poster for X-15

    Producer

1960Aged 45

  • Poster for The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

    Self - Host / Singer

  • Poster for Can-Can

    François Durnais

  • Poster for Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley

    Self - Host

  • Poster for Ocean's Eleven

    Danny Ocean

  • Poster for Pepe

    Frank Sinatra

1959Aged 44

  • Poster for Some of Manie's Friends

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for A Hole in the Head

    Tony Manetta

  • Poster for The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

    Self

  • Poster for Never So Few

    Capt. Tom Reynolds

  • Poster for The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

    Self - Host / Singer

  • Poster for Happiness and Love in Monaco

    Self

1958Aged 43

  • Poster for Kings Go Forth

    Lieutenant Sam Loggins

  • Poster for Some Came Running

    Dave Hirsh

1957Aged 42

  • Poster for The Pride and the Passion

    Miguel

  • Poster for The Joker is Wild

    Joe E. Lewis

  • Poster for The Edsel Show

    Self

  • Poster for Pal Joey

    Joey Evans

  • Poster for Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

    Self - Host

1956Aged 41

  • Poster for Meet Me in Las Vegas

    Man at Slot Machine (uncredited)

  • Poster for Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins

  • Poster for High Society

    Mike Connor

  • Poster for Around the World in 80 Days

    Saloon Pianist

1955Aged 40

  • Poster for Not as a Stranger

    Alfred Boone

  • Poster for Our Town

    Stage Manager

  • Poster for The Tender Trap

    Charlie Y. Reader

  • Poster for Guys and Dolls

    Nathan Detroit

  • Poster for The Man with the Golden Arm

    Frankie Machine

1954Aged 39

  • Poster for Anything Goes

    Harry Dane

  • Poster for Suddenly

    John Baron

  • Poster for Young at Heart

    Barney Sloan

1953Aged 38

  • Poster for From Here to Eternity

    Pvt. Angelo Maggio

1952Aged 37

  • Poster for Meet Danny Wilson

    Danny Wilson

1951Aged 36

  • Poster for Double Dynamite

    Johnny Dalton

1950Aged 35

  • Poster for The Costume Designer

    Self (archive footage)

1949Aged 34

  • Poster for Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Dennis Ryan

  • Poster for On the Town

    Chip

1948Aged 33

  • Poster for The Miracle of the Bells

    Father Paul

  • Poster for The Kissing Bandit

    Ricardo

1947Aged 32

  • Poster for It Happened in Brooklyn

    Danny Webson Miller

1946Aged 31

  • Poster for Till the Clouds Roll By

    Frank Sinatra

1945Aged 30

  • Poster for The All-Star Bond Rally

    Self

  • Poster for Anchors Aweigh

    Clarence Doolittle

  • Poster for The House I Live In

    Self

1944Aged 29

1943Aged 28

  • Poster for Reveille with Beverly

    Frank Sinatra

  • Poster for Show-Business at War

    Self

  • Poster for Higher and Higher

    Frank

1942Aged 27

  • Poster for Ship Ahoy

    Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

1941Aged 26

  • Poster for Las Vegas Nights

    Frank Sinatra - Singer in Tommy Dorsey's Band (uncredited)

Year unknown

  • Poster for Sinatra Duets

    (Unknown)

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