Franklin Dyall

Frank Poole Dyall (3 February 1870 8 May 1950), professionally known as Franklin Dyall, was an English actor. In his early years he was a member of the companies of the actor-managers George Alexander, Ben Greet, John Martin-Harvey and Johnston Forbes-Robertson. During a 50-year stage career he played a wide range of parts in plays from Shakespeare to modern comedy, grand guignol, swashbuckling costume drama and the works of Ibsen. He broadcast on radio and television and made more than 20 films. He was the father of the actor Valentine Dyall.

Franklin Dyall
Dyall as Emilio Diaz
in Sacred and Profane Love (1920)
Born(1870-02-03)3 February 1870
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died8 May 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 80)
Worthing, Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Mary Phyllis Logan (1907–1929; divorced)
Mary Merrall (1929–1950; his death)
ChildrenValentine Dyall
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