Frank Converse
{{Short description|American actor (born 1938)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Frank Converse
| image = NYPD 1968.JPG
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Jack Warden with Converse (right) as Johnny Corso in N.Y.P.D., 1968
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|5|22|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| years_active = 1960s-2012
| spouse = Maureen Anderman (1982–present); 2 children
Carol Tawser (divorced); 2 children
}}
Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor.
Early life
Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri.{{Cite web |title=Frank Converse |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/38270%7C53245/Frank-Converse/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}} In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cn|date=June 2023}}
Career
On Broadway, he starred in The Philadelphia Story (1980), Design for Living (1984), A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), and Lady in the Dark (1994). Off-Broadway, he starred in The House of Blue Leaves (1971) and South Pacific. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in Thornton Wilder's Our Town with Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for Black & Decker in the late 1980s.
Converse was the star of five television series: Coronet Blue, N.Y.P.D. (not to be confused with NYPD Blue), Movin' On, The Family Tree, and Dolphin Cove.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Seventh Edition), Ballantine Books, 1999 He played Harry O'Neill on One Life to Live and Ned Simon on As the World Turns, and he had a brief role in All My Children. He appeared opposite Bing Crosby in the 1971 TV movie thriller Dr. Cook's Garden and played Morgan Harris in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (also known as Anne of Avonlea).Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990 He starred in the Tales of the Unexpected as Jack in "Bird of Prey" (1984, series 7, episode 10). He also played Bill Davenport on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled "Tomorrow".
His film career included roles in Hurry Sundown (1967), Hour of the Gun (1967, as Virgil Earp), The Rowdyman (1972), Killer on Board (1977), Cruise Into Terror (1978), The Pilot (1980), The Bushido Blade (1981), Spring Fever (1982), Solarbabies (1986), Everybody Wins (1990) Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990 and Primary Motive (1992). He also guested on such popular 1970s shows as The Mod Squad, Medical Center, Police Story, Rhoda, The Love Boat, Baa Baa Black Sheep and The Bionic Woman.
Personal life
Divorced from Carol Tauser, then Astrid Ronning, he is currently married to actress Maureen Anderman.{{cn|date=June 2023}}
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown | Rev. Clem De Lavery | Film | |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Virgil Earp | Film | |
| 1971 | Dr. Cook's Garden | Jimmy Tennyson | TV movie | |
| 1971 | A Tattered Web | Steve Butler | TV movie | |
| 1972 | The Rowdyman | Andrew Scott | Film | |
| 1973
| Columbo | Mr. Fallon | Episode: "Requiem for a Falling Star" | ||||
| 1974–1976 | Movin' On | Will Chandler | 45 episodes | |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Dr. Paul | TV movie | |
| 1977 | Rhoda | Brenda’s boss | episode:“The Second Time Around” | |
| 1978
| Jed Kimball | 1 episode | ||||
| 1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Matt Lazarus | TV movie | |
| 1979 | The Bushido Blade | Captain Lawrence Hawk | Film | |
| 1980 | The Pilot | Jim Cochran | Film | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Dim | Film | |
| 1982 | Spring Fever | Lewis Berryman | Film | |
| 1985
| Guthrie Brownea | Episode: "Back Home" | ||||
| 1986 | Solarbabies | Greentree | Film | |
| 1987
|Morgan Harris |TV miniseries | ||||
| 1990 | Everybody Wins | Charley Haggerty | Film | |
| 1991–2008
| (various) | 4 episodes | ||||
| 1992 | Primary Motive | John Eastham | Film | |
| 1998
| Dr. Jordan | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2002
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Bill Davenport | Episode: "Tomorrow" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0176586}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni