Frank Raymond Strayer (September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964)[1] was an actor, film writer, director and producer.

Strayer attended Carnegie Tech and then the Pennsylvania Military Academy.

After the War, he found work at Metro Studios, which would later become known as MGM.

While there, he worked as an assistant director and also acted in a few films.

These include 14 movies in a series based on the Blondie and Dagwood comic strip,[3] dramas such as Manhattan Tower (1931), starring Mary Brian and James Hall, and several horror films, including The Monster Walks (1932).