Frank Albertson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-02-02 (55 years old)

Deathday

1964-02-29

Place of Birth

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA

Frank Albertson

Biography

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 Ai...

Acting

1960

Psycho

as Tom Cassidy

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Sam Wainwright

1962

Don't Knock the Twist

as Herbert 'Herb' Walcott

1963

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as Self (uncredited)

1956

Nightfall

as Dr. Edward Gurston

1939

Bachelor Mother

as Freddie Miller

1936

Fury

as Charlie Wilson

1946

They Made Me a Killer

as Patrolman Al Wilson

1957

The Enemy Below

as Lt. J.G. Crain

1935

Alice Adams

as Walter Adams

1938

Room Service

as Leo Davis

1993

24 Hour Psycho

as Tom Cassidy (archive footage)

1948

Shed No Tears

as Hutton

1930

Just Imagine

as RT-42

1963

Johnny Cool

as Bill Blakely

1961

Man-Trap

as Paul Snavely

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Jack Mangan

1933

The Plumber and the Lady

as James Fawcett

1942

Dead End Kids Go To War

as Jerry Markham

1930

Born Reckless

as Frank Sheldon

1935

Ah, Wilderness!

as Arthur Miller

1928

Prep and Pep

as Bunk Hill

1953

1940

Framed

as Hank Parker

1931

Big Business Girl

as Johnny Saunders

1931

A Connecticut Yankee

as Emile le Poulet / Clarence

1938

The Shining Hour

as Benny Collins

1929

Salute

as Midshipman Albert Edward Price

1932

Air Mail

as Tommy Bogan

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as Emmett Dalton

1943

Mystery Broadcast

as Michael Jerome

1933

Ever in My Heart

as Sam Archer

1934

The Last Gentleman

as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son

1931

Way Back Home

as David Clark

1935

Waterfront Lady

as Ronny Hillyer aka Bill

1934

Hollywood Mystery

as Daniel Patrick Ryan

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

as Ranny Truesdale

1932

Huddle

as Larry

1935

Doubting Thomas

as Jimmy Brown

1938

1933

1940

Behind the News

as Jeff Flavin

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens

as Tom Hamilton Jr.

1930

Spring Is Here

as Stacy Adams

1938

Hold That Kiss

as Steve Evans

1942

Man From Headquarters

as Larry Doyle

1944

I Love a Soldier

as Little Soldier

1944

1931

Traveling Husbands

as Barry Greene

1947

The Hucksters

as Max Herman

1930

Men Without Women

as Ensign Price

1930

1935

Kind Lady

as Peter Santard

1934

1929

Words and Music

as Skeet Mulroy

1932

The Lost Special

as Tom Hood

1930

Wild Company

as Larry Grayson

1936

The Plainsman

as A Young Trooper

1931

The Brat

as Stephen Forester

1941

Man-Made Monster

as Mark Adams

1923

The Covered Wagon

as Bit (uncredited)

1935

Personal Maid's Secret

as Kent Fletcher

1944

Rosie the Riveter

as Charlie Doran

1938

1933

King for a Night

as Dick Morris

1937

1933

Midshipman Jack

as Russell H. Burns

1941

Citadel of Crime

as Jim Rogers

1939

I'll Tell the World

as Jimmy Hawkins

1936

The Farmer in the Dell

as Davy Davenport

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Taxidermist (uncredited)

1941

Burma Convoy

as Mike Weldon

1943

O, My Darling Clementine

as 'Dapper' Dan Franklin

1941

Father Steps Out

as Jimmy Dugan

1947

Killer Dill

as William T. Allen

1943

Here Comes Elmer

as Joe Maxwell

1942

Underground Agent

as Johnny Davis

1945

Arson Squad

as Tom Mitchell

1942

City of Silent Men

as Gil Davis

1946

Gay Blades

as Frankie Dowell

1942

Junior G-Men of the Air

as Jerry Markham

1929

Happy Days

as Frankie Albertson

1939

1930

The Big Party

as Jack Hunter

1943

Silent Witness

as Bruce L. Strong - Attorney

1943

1942

Shepherd of the Ozarks

as Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.

1935

Enter Madame

as John Fitzgerald

1945

How DOooo You Do

as Tom Brandon

1938

1930

So This Is London

as Junior Draper

1929

Blue Skies

as Richard Lewis (episode 2)

1932

Boys Will Be Boys

as Frank Albertson

1932

Racing Youth

as Teddy Blue

1935

East of Java

as Larry Page

1933

1947

Ginger

as Barney O'Hara

1941

Louisiana Purchase

as Robert Davis, Jr.

1941

Flying Cadets

as Bob Ames

1942

Wake Island

as Johnny Rudd

1936

No Place like Rome

as Flavius - Roman Bachelor

1945

Smart Boy

as Bill Adams

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