Frank Wilson

Personal Info

Birthday

April 11, 1924

Day of Death

2005-10-24

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Northcote, Victoria, Australia

Frank Wilson

Biography

Frank Wilson (11 April 1924 - 24 October 2005) was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host. Wilson joined the Australian Army in 1943, to escape the wartime Manpower Directorite and being placed in a "useful" job, becoming a signalman in the 7th Division, 2nd AIF. Served in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, being discharged in late 1945. He started acting in 1948, acting up to his death in 2005.

Known For

Rafferty's Rules

Police Rescue

Water Rats

The Flying Doctors

Breaker Morant

Empire of Ash

Changi

Black Robe

Filmography

2002
Crackerjack
as Len Johnson
1997
The Well
as Francis Harper
1991
Black Robe
as Father Jerome
Ultimate Desires
as Detective Southard
1989
Slow Burn
as Captain Fahey
1988
The Riddle of the Stinson
as G. A. Robinson
Empire of Ash
as Shepherd
1987
Going Sane
as Sir Colin Grant
1980
Fatty Finn
as Lord Mayor
The Club
as Jock Reily
Breaker Morant
as Dr. Johnson
1978
Money Movers
as Lionel Darcy
1974
Alvin Rides Again
as House Detective
1959
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
as Vince
1923
The Sacred Order
as Inspector Weymouth
The Silver Buddha
as Inspector Weymouth
The Queen of Hearts
as Inspector Weymouth
The Man with the Limp
as Inspector Weymouth
The Fiery Hand
as Inspector Weymouth
The Cry of the Nighthawk
as Inspector Weymouth
The Knocking on the Door
as Inspector Weymouth
The Fungi Cellars
as Inspector Weymouth
The Miracle
as Inspector Weymouth
The Call of Siva
as Inspector Weymouth
The Clue of the Pigtail
as Inspector Weymouth