Frank Lanning

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Frank Lanning

| image = Tarzan the Tiger (1929) Chapter 14 - Frank Lanning.jpg

| caption = Lanning in makeup as a witch doctor
in Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|8|14}}

| birth_place = Marion, Iowa, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|6|17|1872|8|14}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US

| years_active = 1910–1934

| occupation = Actor

}}

Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Frank+Lanning%22+silent+film&pg=PA199|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476609058|via=Google Books}} Lanning's film debut came in The Mended Lute.{{cite news |title=Frank Lanning a Real Pioneer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61869870/frank-lanning/ |access-date=October 26, 2020 |work=St. Joseph Gazette |date=March 28, 1920 |location=Missouri, St. Joseph |page=21|via = Newspapers.com}} He acted for Biograph, Kalem,{{cite news |title=The Grand |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61869331/frank-lanning/ |access-date=October 26, 2020 |work=Reading Times |date=May 26, 1914 |location=Pennsylvania, Reading |page=4|via = Newspapers.com}} Universal{{cite journal |title=Lanning rejoins universal |journal=The Moving Picture World |date=February 26, 1916 |volume=27 |page=1290 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Frank+Lanning%22+actor&pg=RA2-PP13 |access-date=October 26, 2020}} and Pathe studios.{{cite journal |title=(untitled brief) |journal=Motion Picture |year=1913 |page=164 |access-date=October 26, 2020 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDAXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Frank+Lanning%22+actor&pg=RA2-PA164}}