
Frank Albertson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen. He had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960). Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923–1964) in movies and television. In his early career he often sang and danced in such films as Just Imagine (1930) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931). He was featured in Alice Adams (1935) as the title character's brother, and in Room Service (1938) he played opposite the Marx Brothers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit making training films during World War II. As he aged he moved from featured roles to supporting and character parts—in his later career he can be seen as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Albertson portrayed future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough Rider" of the CBS western television series My Friend Flicka. He guest starred in the early NBC western series The Californians and twice in the David Janssen crime drama…
Acting
- 1963Mr. NovakJim O'Neal1 ep.
- 1962Going My Way1 ep.
- 1962Sam Benedict1 ep.
- 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowWalter Asch1 ep.
- 1961The InvestigatorsInsurance adjustor1 ep.
- 196187th PrecinctPop Smith1 ep.
- 1961Tallahassee 70001 ep.
- 1960Bringing Up Buddy3 ep.
- 1960Michael Shayne1 ep.
- 1960The Tom Ewell Show1 ep.
- 1960CheckmateJimmy Purdy1 ep.
- 1960The AquanautsMr. Linden1 ep.
- 1960Johnny Midnight1 ep.
- 1959The UntouchablesJason MacIntyre1 ep.
- 1959Hawaiian EyePaul Charring2 ep.
- 1959The Third ManPhilip Reiner1 ep.
- 1959The DeputyNick Harper1 ep.
- 1958LawmanClint Porter2 ep.
- 1958Bronco2 ep.
- 1958Peter Gunn1 ep.
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Mike Strata2 ep.
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerJason Gill2 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverMr. Gannon1 ep.
- 1957The Real McCoys1 ep.
- 1957The Restless GunJeb Lacey1 ep.
- 1957M SquadWalter Ashton1 ep.
- 1957SugarfootJudge Mortimer Hall4 ep.
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveGerald Clayton2 ep.
- 1957Official Detective1 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff Charlie Horn2 ep.
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowStevens1 ep.
- 1956State TrooperJohn Henderson1 ep.
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGeorge Wyncliff3 ep.
- 1955The Phil Silvers ShowThe Producer1 ep.
- 1954Father Knows BestMr. Wickett1 ep.
- 1953Kraft Television TheatreBiff Grimes1 ep.
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowGeneral Scott1 ep.
- 1951Tales of Tomorrow2 ep.
- 1950The Billy Rose Show1 ep.
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse2 ep.
- 1947Kraft Television Theatre1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1970The F.B.I.Padre1 ep.
- 1964The Third ManPhilip Reiner1 ep.
- 1964The Andy Griffith ShowColonel Watson1 ep.
- 1964Mr. NovakJim O'Neal1 ep.
- 1964The VirginianSheriff Webb1 ep.
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMorgan1 ep.
- 1963BonanzaSam Walker1 ep.
- 1963The Alfred Hitchcock HourTom Batterman1 ep.
- 1963The Lloyd Bridges ShowWalter Asch1 ep.
- 1963Sam Benedict1 ep.
- 1963Going My Way1 ep.
- 1959LawmanClint Porter, Henry Bildy2 ep.
- 1962LassieNorman Talley1 ep.
- 1962MaverickHarvey Storey1 ep.
- 1960Bronco2 ep.
- 196187th PrecinctPop Smith1 ep.
- 1961The InvestigatorsInsurance adjustor1 ep.
- 1960Hawaiian EyePaul Charring, Wally Gibbs2 ep.
- 1961Bringing Up Buddy3 ep.
- 1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGeorge Wyncliff, Regis, Sergeant Kirby3 ep.
- 1961The Tom Ewell Show1 ep.
- 1961CheckmateJimmy Purdy1 ep.
- 1957SugarfootAmos Markham, Judge Mortimer Hall, Sheriff Billy Boyce, Sheriff Crabtree4 ep.
- 1961Michael Shayne1 ep.
- 1960ThrillerCharles Salisbury1 ep.
- 1960The AquanautsMr. Linden1 ep.
- 1959Wanted: Dead or AliveGeorge Elkins, Sheriff Mike Strata2 ep.
- 1960CheyenneJohnny Kent1 ep.
- 1960The UntouchablesJason MacIntyre1 ep.
- 1960Perry MasonDuck Hunter1 ep.
- 1960Leave It to BeaverMr. Gannon1 ep.
- 1959The DeputyNick Harper1 ep.
- 1959The Red Skelton ShowGeneral Scott1 ep.
- 1959Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveGerald Clayton, Stuart Simons2 ep.
- 1959Peter Gunn1 ep.
- 1959The Gale Storm ShowStevens1 ep.
- 1959M SquadWalter Ashton1 ep.
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerAbner Reed, Jason Gill2 ep.
- 1959The Restless GunJeb Lacey1 ep.
- 1959The Real McCoys1 ep.
- 1958Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLane Fullerton, Sheriff Charlie Horn2 ep.
- 1958The Phil Silvers ShowThe Producer1 ep.
- 1958State TrooperJohn Henderson1 ep.
- 1958Father Knows BestMr. Wickett1 ep.
- 1958The MillionaireHoward Bayliss1 ep.
- 1953Lux Video TheatreDr. Coffee, Mr. Edgar2 ep.
- 1954Kraft Television TheatreBiff Grimes1 ep.
- 1954Robert Montgomery Presents1 ep.
- 1954Studio OneColonel Greer1 ep.
- 1953Kraft Television Theatre1 ep.
- 1952Tales of Tomorrow2 ep.
- 1949The Philco Television Playhouse2 ep.
- 1952Hallmark Hall of Fame1 ep.
- 1950The Billy Rose Show1 ep.
- —Tallahassee 70001 ep.
- —Johnny Midnight1 ep.
- —Official Detective1 ep.
Also known as: Francis Healey Albertson · Frankie