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David Frankham

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
35

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 16, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth
Kent, England

David Frankham

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

David Frankham (born 16 February 1926) is a film and television actor. After serving in India and Malaya in WWII, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 through 1955.

In 1955 Frankham moved to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. He soon found work, appearing on five episodes of the live television program Matinee Theater. He worked steadily in television, as well as appearing in films such as Return of the Fly (1959), Ten Who Dared (1960), Master of the World (1961), Tales of Terror (1962), The Spiral Road (1962), King Rat (1965), and The Great Santini (1979). Frankham provided the voice of Sergeant Tibbs the cat in Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

He appeared in guest roles on American television from the late 1950s through the 1980s. His career peaked in the 1960s with frequent roles on such popular shows as Thriller (U.S. TV series), Twelve O'Clock High (TV series), The F.B.I., Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Beverly Hillbillies, The Outer Limits, Star Trek, then onward into the 1970s in Cannon (TV series), The Waltons, and McCloud (TV series).

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Known For

Acting

2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!as Self
2016Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horroras Self
1993The Substituteas Riggs
1979The Great Santinias Capt. Weber
1974Winter Killas Rev. Phillips
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas Captain Abbott
1973The Magicianas Derek Sheffield
1972The Waltonsas Neville Chamberlain (voice)
1966Star Trekas Larry Marvick
1965King Ratas Cox
1965The F.B.I.as Stirling Grant
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as 2nd Lieutenant
196412 O'Clock Highas Col. Percy Vivyan
1963The Outer Limitsas Capt. Terrence Ralph Brookman
1963The Outer Limitsas Harvey Kry Jr.
1962The Beverly Hillbilliesas Lieutenant
1962The Beverly Hillbilliesas Lieutenant Richards
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Peter
1962Tales of Terroras Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1961Master of the Worldas Phillip Evans
1961One Hundred and One Dalmatiansas Sergeant Tibbs (voice)
1960Ten Who Daredas Frank Goodman
1960Surfside 6as Ian Smallens
1960Thrilleras Proctor
1959Men Into Spaceas
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Derek
1959Return of the Flyas Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds
1957Maverickas Captain Fitzgerald
1956The Gale Storm Showas
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Holsom
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Philip Haven
1955Navy Logas
1954Studio 57as
1950The Jack Benny Programas

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