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Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Actor · 1909 – 1964 · Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA

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 Richard Diamond, Private Detective. He was cast in 1959 and 1962 in different roles on Walter Brennan's sitcom The Real McCoys. In 1960, he appeared as General Devery in the episode "Strange Encounter" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45. In 1960, he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the beginning of Psycho (1960) who provides the $40,000 in cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals. In the 1960-61 television season, he played the character Mr. Cooper in five episodes of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank Aletter. In 1964, Albertson was cast as Jim O'Neal in the episode "The Death of a Teacher" of the NBC education drama Mr. Novak. One of his final screen appearances was as "Sam," the bewildered mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio, in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie. His last appearance was on The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964, three months after Albertson died.

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  • Movie8.4

    Psycho

    1960 · 11K votes

  • Movie8.3

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946 · 5.1K votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    1956 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Enemy Below

    1957 · 222 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Hollywood Mystery

    1934 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Bye Bye Birdie

    1963 · 119 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Fury

    1936 · 261 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Johnny Cool

    1963 · 23 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Bachelor Mother

    1939 · 81 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Plainsman

    1936 · 42 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Room Service

    1938 · 83 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Nightfall

    1956 · 107 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Ever in My Heart

    1933 · 14 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Last Hurrah

    1958 · 64 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Dangerous Crossroads

    1933 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Happy Days

    1929 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Alice Adams

    1935 · 64 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Wake Island

    1942 · 28 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Love Detectives

    1934 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Navy Blue and Gold

    1937 · 11 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Gay Blades

    1946 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.2

    When the Daltons Rode

    1940 · 23 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Ginger

    1947 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.7

    The Ghost Comes Home

    1940 · 3 votes

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  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.0

    Maverick

    1957 · 43 votes

  • TV7.5

    Bonanza

    1959 · 500 votes

  • TV7.6

    The Andy Griffith Show

    1960 · 175 votes

  • TV7.9
  • TV7.4

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951 · 19 votes

  • TV6.0
  • TV6.3

    Lassie

    1954 · 74 votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 265 votes

  • TV5.9
  • TV6.5

    The Virginian

    1962 · 35 votes

  • TV5.4

    Studio One

    1948 · 13 votes

  • TV5.6

    The F.B.I.

    1965 · 25 votes

  • TV6.6

    Father Knows Best

    1954 · 28 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Untouchables

    1959 · 139 votes

  • TV6.2
  • TV6.2

    Cheyenne

    1955 · 26 votes

  • TV7.1

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958 · 38 votes

  • TV6.6
  • TV5.6

    Hawaiian Eye

    1959 · 10 votes

  • TV6.0

    Lawman

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV6.9

    Leave It to Beaver

    1957 · 90 votes

  • TV6.6

    Peter Gunn

    1958 · 26 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Millionaire

    1955 · 4 votes