Frank Overton
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Pacific Palisades, California , U.S. | |
Occupation | Actor |
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Frank Emmons Overton (March 12, 1918 – April 24, 1967)
Early life
Overton was born in Babylon, New York on March 12, 1918.[2]
Career
Overton's acting career began on the stage in New York City.[2] His Broadway credits include The Desperate Hours (1954), The Trip to Bountiful (1953), Truckline Cafe (1945) and Jacobowsky and the Colonel (1943).[3] Peter Gunn TV series 5/30/1960 , season 2 episode 35 " Letter of the Law". Played district attorney Henry Lockwood.
Overton appeared in numerous
He played Sheriff Heck Tate in the 1962 film
Overton appeared in an episode of the 1961
Overton also played a significant role in the movie Wild River, where he appeared as the jilted fiancé of Lee Remick.
One of his last TV roles was that of Elias Sandoval in Star Trek's "This Side of Paradise", which originally aired in March 1967, just one month before his death at age 49.
Personal life and death
In 1962, Overton married actress Phyllis Hill in Los Angeles.[4]
Overton died after a
Filmography
Film | |||
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Title | Year | Role | Notes |
Boomerang | 1947 | Man in Mob Behind Jail | Uncredited |
Mystery Street | 1950 | Guard | Uncredited |
No Way Out | 1950 | Intern | Uncredited |
The True Story of Jesse James | 1957 | Major Rufus Cobb | |
Lonelyhearts | 1958 | Mr. Sargeant | |
Desire Under the Elms | 1958 | Simeon Cabot | |
The Last Mile | 1959 | Father O'Connors | |
Wild River | 1960 | Walter Clark | |
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | 1960 | Morris Lacey | |
Posse from Hell | 1961 | Burt Hogan | |
Claudelle Inglish | 1961 | Harley Peasley | |
To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | Sheriff Heck Tate | |
Fail Safe | 1964 | General Bogan | |
Television | |||
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
The Trip to Bountiful | 1953 | Sheriff | TV movie |
Studio One | 1954 | Mr. McGinnis | Episode: "The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners" |
The Twilight Zone | 1959-1963 | Robert Sloan / Harry Wheeler | Episodes: Walking Distance, Mute |
Thriller |
1960 | Bart Hattering | Episode: "Child's Play" |
Perry Mason | 1961 | Father Paul | Episode: "The Case of the Renegade Refugee" |
Bonanza | 1962-1967 | Amos Crenshaw / Captain Matthew White | Episodes: "The Wormwood Cup", "The Storm" |
The Virginian | 1962-1967 | Sam Atkins / Mr. Umber / Sam Cafferty | Episodes: "A Welcoming Town", "Smile of a Dragon", "50 Days to Moose Jaw" |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
1963 | George Felse | Season 1 Episode 27: "Death and the Joyful Woman" |
The Fugitive | 1963 | Sheriff Al Springer | Episode: "Nightmare at Northoak" |
Twelve O'Clock High |
1964–1967 | Major Harvey Stovall | 61 episodes |
The Invaders | 1967 | Dr. Grayson | Episode: "Genesis" |
Star Trek | 1967 | Elias Sandoval | Episode: "This Side of Paradise" |
References
- ^ ISBN 9780786450190.
- ^ a b "Death Takes Two Actors". The Deseret News. Associated Press. April 25, 1967. p. A7. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "("Frank Overton" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ISBN 9781312916975. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Actor Frank Overton, 49, Dies Suddenly". Lebanon Daily News. Pennsylvania, Lebanon. United Press International. April 25, 1967. p. 2.
External links
- Frank Overton at IMDb
- Frank Overton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank Overton at Memory Alpha
- Frank Overton at Find a Grave