David Frankham
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David Frankham | |
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Born | Gillingham, Kent, England | 16 February 1926
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–2010 |
David Frankham (born 16 February 1926) is a British retired actor. After serving in India and Malaya in the Second World War, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 to 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 programme Matinee Theatre. 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 (1961).
He appeared in guest roles on American television from the late 1950s to the 1980s. His career peaked in the 1960s with frequent roles on such shows as Thriller, GE True, Twelve O'Clock High, The F.B.I., Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Beverly Hillbillies, The Outer Limits, Star Trek (episode "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"), then in Cannon, The Waltons, and McCloud during the 1970s.
In November 2012, Frankham's autobiography Which One Was David? was published by BearManor Media.
Partial filmography
- Johnny Tremain (1957) - British Officer (uncredited)
- Return of the Fly (1959) - Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds
- Ten Who Dared (1960) - Frank Goodman
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Sergeant Tibbs and Scottie (voice)
- Master of the World (1961) - Phillip Evans
- Tales of Terror (1962) - Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
- The Spiral Road (1962) - Drager's Replacement (uncredited)
- King Rat (1965) - Cox
- The Great Santini (1979) - Capt. Weber
- Wrong Is Right (1982) - British Reporter
- Ink: A Tale of Captivity (2010) - Country Gentleman (final film role)
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Articles sourced by IMDb from May 2012
- 1926 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- British military personnel of World War II
- English male film actors
- Military personnel from Kent
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Male actors from Kent
- People from Gillingham, Kent
- British television actor, 1920s birth stubs