Tony Frank

Personal Info

Birthday

December 9, 1943

Day of Death

2000-04-18

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Nacogdoches, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Tony L. Frank

Tony Lavelle Frank

Tony Frank

Biography

Known for appearances in North and South (1985-86), Young Guns II (1990) and Varsity Blues (1999), Tony Frank was an American character actor, primarily in Made-for-TV features but occasionally in cinematic productions or one-off television guest roles. He was married to Katherine Swango from 1973-82.

Known For

MacGyver

Knots Landing

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Golden Girls

Remington Steele

L.A. Law

North and South

Broadside

Filmography

2001
On the Borderline
as Kane
1998
The Con
as Edgar Wallace
1996
Two Mothers for Zachary
as Ben Delaney
Lone Star
as Fenton
The Road to Galveston
as Leroy
1995
The Unspoken Truth
as Greg Thorpe
1994
The Substitute Wife
as Major Willows
1992
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
as Raby
Bed of Lies
as Sheriff Eckols
1991
Rush
as Nettle
Wild Texas Wind
as District Attorney
Final Verdict
as C.C. McComas
A Climate for Killing
as Sheriff Elmer Waters
In Broad Daylight
as Sheriff Phil Lewis
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
as Mr. Wilson
Night Game
as Alex Lynch
UHF
as Teri's Father
Riverbend
as Sheriff Jake
1988
Talk Radio
as Dino
Johnny Be Good
as Joe Bob
1987
Extreme Prejudice
as Clarence King
1986
Dalton: Code of Vengeance II
as Tommy Honus
Thompson's Last Run
as Sheriff
1985
Sweet Dreams
as Bartender
Alamo Bay
as Leroy
1984
The River Rat
as Poley
1983
Adam
as Lt. Richard Hynds
Tender Mercies
as Man at Motel
1981
The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid
as Newsman
Broken Promise
as Barnes
Crisis at Central High
as Hildebrand
1979
North Dallas Forty
as Rindquist
The Bermuda Triangle
as Hicks