Frank Albertson
Biography
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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.
Known For
Acting
1960
asTom Cassidy
1946
asSam Wainwright
1962
asHerbert 'Herb' Walcott
1963
asMayor
1953
asSelf (uncredited)
1956
asDr. Edward Gurston
1939
asFreddie Miller
1936
asCharlie Wilson
1946
asPatrolman Al Wilson
1957
asLt. J.G. Crain
1938
asLeo Davis
1935
asWalter Adams
1941
asSanders
1993
asTom Cassidy (archive footage)
1948
asHutton
1930
asRT-42
1963
asBill Blakely
1961
asPaul Snavely
1958
asJack Mangan
1942
asJerry Markham
1933
asJames Fawcett
1930
asFrank Sheldon
1935
asArthur Miller
1928
asBunk Hill
1953
asHank
1940
asHank Parker
1931
asJohnny Saunders
1931
asEmile le Poulet / Clarence
1938
asBenny Collins
1929
asMidshipman Albert Edward Price
1932
asTommy Bogan
1940
asEmmett Dalton
1943
asMichael Jerome
1933
asSam Archer
1934
asAllan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
1931
asDavid Clark
1935
asRonny Hillyer aka Bill
1934
asDaniel Patrick Ryan
1934
asRanny Truesdale
1932
asLarry
1935
asJimmy Brown
1938
asMatt Ryan
1933
asDon Hayes
1940
asJeff Flavin
1938
asTom Hamilton Jr.
1930
asStacy Adams
1933
asJim Thompson
1938
asSteve Evans
1942
asLarry Doyle
1944
asLittle Soldier
1944
asOliver
1931
asBarry Greene
1947
asMax Herman
1930
asEnsign Price
1930
asKicker
1935
asPeter Santard
1934
asBob
1929
asSkeet Mulroy
1932
asTom Hood
1930
asLarry Grayson
1936
asA Young Trooper
1931
asStephen Forester
1941
asMark Adams
1923
asBit (uncredited)
1935
asKent Fletcher
1944
asCharlie Doran
1938
asHat
1933
asDick Morris
1940
asBill Ferris
1937
asWeeks
1933
asRussell H. Burns
1941
asJim Rogers
1939
asJimmy Hawkins
1936
asDavy Davenport
1956
asTaxidermist (uncredited)
1941
asMike Weldon
1943
as'Dapper' Dan Franklin
1941
asJimmy Dugan
1947
asWilliam T. Allen
1943
asJoe Maxwell
1942
asJohnny Davis
1945
asTom Mitchell
1942
asGil Davis
1946
asFrankie Dowell
1942
asJerry Markham
1929
asFrankie Albertson
1939
asHimself (uncredited)
1930
asJack Hunter
1943
asBruce L. Strong - Attorney
1943
asFrank
1942
asLieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
1935
asJohn Fitzgerald
1945
asTom Brandon
1934
asJack
1938
asBob Wilson
1930
asJunior Draper
1929
asRichard Lewis (episode 2)
1944
asMajor
1932
asFrank Albertson
1932
asTeddy Blue
1935
asLarry Page
1933
as"Babe" Partos
1947
asBarney O'Hara
1941
asRobert Davis, Jr.
1940
asErnest
1941
asBob Ames
1942
asJohnny Rudd
1933
asBob Graham
1936
asFlavius - Roman Bachelor
1945
asBill Adams
asColonel Watson
asJohnny Kent
asPadre
asDuck Hunter
asColonel Greer
asPaul Charring
asNorman Talley
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asMr. Gannon
asRegis
as 
asPop Smith
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asHoward Bayliss
asSheriff Webb
asCharles Salisbury
asMr. Linden
asasMr. Edgar
asStuart Simons
asWalter Ashton
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asGeorge Elkins
asClint Porter
asSheriff Crabtree
asJim O'Neal
as
asLane Fullerton
as
asJohn Henderson
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asAmos Markham
asSheriff Billy Boyce
asGerald Clayton
asSheriff Mike Strata
asMorgan
asHarvey Storey
asSergeant Kirby
asGeorge Wyncliff
asasBiff Grimes
asSam Walker
asPhilip Reiner
asWally Gibbs
asJason MacIntyre
asWalter Asch
asAbner Reed
asHenry Bildy
asNick Harper
asSheriff Charlie Horn
asJeb Lacey
asStevens
asDr. Coffee
asMr. Wickett
asGeneral Scott
asThe Producer
asTom Batterman
asJimmy Purdy
asJason Gill
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