Frank Howard Buck (March 17, 1884 – March 25, 1950) was a hunter and collector of wild animals, as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer. He is known for his book Bring 'Em Back Alive and his 1930s and 1940s jungle adventure movies including: Wild Cargo, Jungle Cavalcade, Jacare, Killer of the Amazon, many of which included staged "fights to the death" between formidable beasts.
Quit school after the 7th grade and worked at a variety of different jobs, including cow-punching and selling songs to vaudeville singers.
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Won a substantial sum of money in a poker game, which financed his first expedition to Brazil. For several years, he supplied zoos in the U.S. with exotic animals. He lost most of his money in the stock market crash of 1929, then became director of the San Diego Zoo. The following year, he wrote his best-seller "Bring 'em back alive" which revived his fortunes. He subsequently worked at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus and had a lucrative spell in movies.
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For many years the Frank Buck zoo was located in Massapequa Park, New York
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His slogan regarding the hunt for ferocious beasts: "Bring 'em back alive!"
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Outdoor adventurer and so-called "lion-tamer."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Africa Screams
1949
Frank Buck
Tiger Fangs
1943
Frank Buck
Jacaré
1942
Documentary
Frank Buck
Jungle Cavalcade
1941
Documentary
Narrator / Himself
Jungle Menace
1937
Frank Hardy
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
TV Series story - 1 episode
Jungle Cavalcade
1941
Documentary book
Fang and Claw
1935
Documentary book - uncredited
Wild Cargo
1934
Documentary based on the fanous book by
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1932
Documentary book
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fang and Claw
1935
Documentary producer - as Frank Buck's Fang and Claw
Wild Cargo
1934
Documentary co-producer - uncredited
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fang and Claw
1935
Documentary
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jacaré
1942
Documentary presenter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
We, the People
1949
TV Series
Himself
Fang and Claw
1935
Documentary
Himself / As Told by
Wild Cargo
1934
Documentary
Himself / Voice of Narrator: as Frank Buck's Wild Cargo
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