Frank Albert Daniels (August 15, 1856 – January 12, 1935) was a comedian, an actor on stage, early black-and-white silent films, and a singer.
[4] 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).
Later roles included The Tattooed Man (1907) by Herbert, The Belle of Brittany (1909), and The Pink Lady (1911).
[4] He was a major star for Vitagraph Studios, for whom he developed popular characters such as Captain Jinks, 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.