Ivor Francis
{{short description|American actor}}
{{For|the Australian painter and art critic|Ivor Francis (painter)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ivor Francis
| image = Ivor_Francis_in_Pieces_of_Dreams_1970.jpg
| caption = Francis in Pieces of Dreams (1970)
| occupation = Actor/Acting coach
| years_active = 1950s–1986, his death
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|10|26}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|10|22|1918|10|26}}
| death_place = Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Jacqueline Giroux||end=divorce}}
{{marriage|Rosemary Daley}}
| children = 4, including Genie Francis
| relatives = Jonathan Frakes (son-in-law)
}}
Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918{{Citation needed |date=August 2023}} – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis.
Life and career
Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program Ma Perkins.{{Citation needed |date=August 2023}}
Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as The Devil's Advocate, Gideon and J.B.. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in I Dream of Jeannie, The Odd Couple, Barney Miller (as 4 different characters), a psychologist on Happy Days, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hart to Hart, Benson , Hawaii Five-O, Starsky & Hutch, Dark Shadows, Bright Promise, Room 222, Get Smart, The Practice, Little House on the Prairie, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak and General Hospital, which starred his daughter, Genie Francis. He appeared as Carson Brookhaven in the syndicated comedy series Dusty's Trail for one season, 1973–74.
His film debut came in 1964 in The Devil Walks. Francis also appeared in such films as I Love My Wife, The World's Greatest Athlete, Superdad, Pieces of Dreams, The Steagle, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Busting, The House of the Dead and The North Avenue Irregulars.
Francis died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California on October 22, 1986, from an undisclosed illness, at age 68.{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19861028&id=mutQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d2ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3621,4416242| title=Deaths Elsewhere| date=October 28, 1986| newspaper=St. Petersburg Times| page=7B| accessdate=May 11, 2020}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Splendor in the Grass | Dr. Judd | Uncredited role |
| 1967 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Franklin | Episode #1.191 |
| 1969 | I Dream of Jeannie | Ormandy | Episode: "The Blood of Jeannie" |
| 1969 | Days of Our Lives | Harry Larson | 8 episodes |
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | James Macauley | Episode: "The View from the Ivy Tower" |
| 1969-74 | Room 222 | Mr. Dragen | 18 episodes |
| 1970 | Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht | Ward Collins | |
| 1970 | Pieces of Dreams | Father Paul Schaeffer | |
| 1970 | Ironside | Claude Gauthier | Episode: "Check, Mate and Murder: Part 1" |
| 1970 | I Love My Wife | Dr. Korngold | |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels | Coates | Episode: "Father and I Went Down to Camp" |
| 1971 | The Late Liz | Dr. Murray | |
| 1971 | Honky | ||
| 1971 | The Last Child | Dr. Young | ABC Movie of the Week |
| 1971-72 | Night Gallery | Pierre/Dr.Cottrell | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | George Wilson | Episode: "Broken Melody" |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Dr. Venner | Episode: "Lisa, I Hardly Knew You" |
| 1972 | Cannon | Arthur Pearson | Episode: "Blood on the Vine" |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad | Dr. Leland Forrester | Episode: "Yesterday's Ashes" |
| 1973 | The Night Strangler | Dr. Webb | TV film - sequel to The Night Stalker |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete | Dean Bellamy | |
| 1973 | Superdad | Dr. Skinner on TV | |
| 1973-74 | Dusty's Trail | Mr. Carson Brookhaven | 26 episodes |
| 1974 | Busting | Judge Fred R. Simpson | |
| 1974 | Happy Days | Dr. Ed Castle | Episode: "You Go to my Head" |
| 1974 | Kung Fu | Poindexter | Episode: "The Passion of Chen Yi" |
| 1974 | Goodnight Jackie | Professor at Funeral | |
| 1974-75 | Kojak | Henry W. Keiler/J. Warren Hale | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Psychiatrist | |
| 1975-81 | The Waltons | Professor Hoadley/Dean Raymond Beck | 4 episodes |
| 1976 | Monster Squad | The Tickler | Episode: "The Tickler" |
| 1976 | S.W.A.T. | Dr. Reston | Episode: "Soldier on the Hill" |
| 1976-82 | Barney Miller | various | 4 episodes |
| 1977 | Fish | Lattimer | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Spider-Man | Professor Noah Tyler | TV movie |
| 1977-83 | Quincy, M.E. | various | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | The House of the Dead | The Mortician | Also known as Alien Zone |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | George Burton | Episode: "Nightmare at Pendragon Castle" |
| 1978 | Snavely a/ka/ Snavely Manor | Hotel guest "Chief" | TV movie (unsold pilot) |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Rev. Wainwright | |
| 1979 | General Hospital | Dr. Eric Lombard | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Meeting of Minds | St. Augustine of Hippo | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | One Day at a Time | Professor Bradley | Episode: "Back to School" |
| 1979-80 | Lou Grant | Jeffrey Anson/Everett Haywood | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | 240-Robert | Mr. Talmadge | Episode: "Hostages" |
| 1981 | Sanford | Judge Greenwood | Episode: "To Keep a Thief" |
| 1984 | The Mississippi | Judge Hawkins | Episode: "Informed Consent" |
References
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External links
- [https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800108080/bio movies.yahoo.com]
- {{IMDb name|id=0290179|name=Ivor Francis}}
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- {{Find a Grave|8661}}
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Category:Male actors from Englewood, New Jersey
Category:Male actors from Toronto
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors
Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States
Category:Canadian male radio actors