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Jonathan Scott Frakes was born on August 19, 1952 in Bellefonte, in central Pennsylvania. His father, James, and his mother, Doris, soon moved with Jonathan and his younger brother Daniel to Bethlehem, in eastern Pennsylvania. There, Dr. James Frakes taught English at Lehigh University, where he held the Fairchild chair in American Literature until his passing in 2002... See full bio »

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Jonathan Scott Frakes
in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
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2013 Adventure Time (TV series)
Adult Finn
– Puhoy (2013) … Adult Finn (voice)
 
2012 Castle (TV series)
Richard Castle Fan
– The Final Frontier (2012) … Richard Castle Fan (uncredited)
 
2011 The Super Hero Squad Show (TV series)
High Evolutionary
– The Devil Dinosaur You Say! (Six Against Infinity, Part 4) (2011) … High Evolutionary (voice)
 
2011 Truth Be Told (TV movie)
Radio Sound Engineer (uncredited)
 
2011 Glenn Martin DDS (TV series)
Peter
– GlennHog Day (2011) … Peter (voice)
 
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV series)
Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill
– Disorder (2010) … Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
 
2010 Beckinfield (TV series)
Dylan Marks
 
2010 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Dr. Arthur Malcolm
– The Uncanny Valley (2010) … Dr. Arthur Malcolm
 
2009 Leverage (TV series)
Man in waiting room
– The Snow Job (2009) … Man in waiting room (uncredited)
 
2008 The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (TV movie)
Trombone player in marching band (uncredited)
 
2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TV movie)
Debra's Husband
 
2005 Family Guy (TV series)
Commander William T. Riker
– Peter's Got Woods (2005) … Commander William T. Riker (voice)
 
2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Commander William T. Riker
– These Are the Voyages... (2005) … Commander William T. Riker
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis
William Riker
 
2002 Futurama (TV series)
Jonathan Frakes
– Where No Fan Has Gone Before (2002) … Jonathan Frakes (voice)
 
2002 Clockstoppers
Bystander (uncredited)
 
1999-2001 Roswell (TV series)
Jonathan Frakes / Festival's M.C.
– Secrets and Lies (2001) … Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
– The Convention (2000) … Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
– Pilot (1999) … Festival's M.C. (uncredited)
 
2000 Oh Baby (TV series)
Don
– Image (2000) … Don
 
2000 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Larry
– Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary (2000) … Larry
 
1999 The Lot (TV series)
Roland White
 
1999 Dying to Live (TV movie)
Will
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
Riker
 
1998 Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (short)
Commander William T. Riker
 
1997 Star Trek: Generations (Video Game)
Cmdr. William T. Riker (voice)
 
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV series)
David Xanatos / Dave / David Xantatos
– For It May Come True (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– Broadway Goes to Hollywood (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– The Journey (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– A Bronx Tail … David Xanatos (voice)
– Angels in the Night … David Xanatos (voice)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1996 Star Trek: First Contact
Riker
 
1994-1996 Gargoyles (TV series)
David Xanatos / Coyote / Alexander Fox / …
– Hunter's Moon: Part 3 (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– Hunter's Moon: Part 1 (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– Possession (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– The Gathering: Part 2 (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
– The Gathering: Part 1 (1996) … David Xanatos (voice)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1996 Brothers of the Frontier (TV movie)
Ben Frye
 
1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Commander William T. Riker
– Death Wish (1996) … Commander William T. Riker
 
1996 The Paranormal Borderline (TV series)
Host
 
1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Tim Lake
– Don't Tug on Superman's Cape (1995) … Tim Lake
 
1995 Cybill (TV series)
Jonathan Frakes
– Starting on the Wrong Foot (1995) … Jonathan Frakes
 
1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Interactive VCR Board Game - A Klingon Challenge (Video Game)
Commander WIlliam T. Riker (voice)
 
1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (Video Game)
Commander William T. Riker (voice)
 
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Thomas Riker
– Defiant (1994) … Thomas Riker
 
1994 Star Trek: Generations
Riker
 
1994 Wings (TV series)
Gavin Rutledge
– All's Fare (1994) … Gavin Rutledge
 
1994 Camp Nowhere
Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
 
1987-1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Commander William T. Riker / Captain William T. Riker / Cmdr. William T. Riker / …
– All Good Things... (1994) … Commander William T. Riker
– Preemptive Strike (1994) … Commander William T. Riker
– Emergence (1994) … Commander William T. Riker
– Bloodlines (1994) … Commander William T. Riker
– Firstborn (1994) … Commander William T. Riker
See all 176 episodes »
 
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series)
Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.1 (1994) … Stanley Hazard (credit only)
 
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual (Video Game)
Commander William T. Riker (voice)
 
1993 The Vision (video short)
William T. Riker
 
1989 The Cover Girl and the Cop (TV movie)
Joshua Boyleston
 
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (TV mini-series)
Rosen
 
1986 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Jared McAllister
 
1986 Matlock (TV series)
Prosecutor Mr. Park
– The Angel (1986) … Prosecutor Mr. Park
 
1986 It's a Living (TV series)
Steve
– The Bar (1986) … Steve
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Stanley Hazard (credit only)
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Stanley Hazard
See all 6 episodes »
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Lt. Archibald Gillespie
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Single Guy (segment "But Can She Type?")
– Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) … Single Guy (segment "But Can She Type?")
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Stanley Hazard
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Stanley Hazard (credit only)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Damon Ross
– The Avenging Angel (1985) … Damon Ross
– Confessions (1985) … Damon Ross
– Cold Comfort (1985) … Damon Ross
– ...And the Fall (1985) … Damon Ross
– The Decline... (1985) … Damon Ross
See all 11 episodes »
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Ted Travers
– Bystanders (1985) … Ted Travers
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
Sandy Parris
– Episode #1.13 (1984) … Sandy Parris
– Episode #1.12 (1984) … Sandy Parris
– Episode #1.11 (1984) … Sandy Parris
– Episode #1.10 (1984) … Sandy Parris
– Episode #1.9 (1984) … Sandy Parris
See all 11 episodes »
 
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Arthur Krock Jr.
– A Divine Madness (1984) … Arthur Krock Jr.
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Connors
– Always Say Always (1984) … Connors
 
1984 Five Mile Creek (TV series)
Adam Scott
– Gold Fever (1984) … Adam Scott
 
1983 This Is the Life (TV series)
Ken Stewart
 
1983 Bare Essence (TV series)
Marcus Marshall
– Hour Eleven (1983) … Marcus Marshall
– Hour Ten (1983) … Marcus Marshall
– Hour Nine (1983) … Marcus Marshall
– Hour Eight (1983) … Marcus Marshall
– Hour Seven (1983) … Marcus Marshall
See all 11 episodes »
 
1982 Voyagers! (TV series)
Charles Lindbergh
– An Arrow Pointing East (1982) … Charles Lindbergh
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Leon Bohannon / Surgeon
– Ghost of a Chance (1982) … Surgeon
– The Face of Fear (1982) … Leon Bohannon
 
1982 Bare Essence (TV movie)
Marcus Marshall
 
1982 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Eddie Sims
– Of Mouse and Man (1982) … Eddie Sims
 
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Adam Blake
– Harts and Palms (1982) … Adam Blake
 
1981 Harper Valley P.T.A. (TV series)
Clutch Breath
– Low Noon (1981) … Clutch Breath
 
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Jamie Lee Hogg
– Mrs. Daisy Hogg (1981) … Jamie Lee Hogg
 
1981 I'm a Big Girl Now (TV series)
– He's Not Heavy, He's Neal's Brother (1981)
 
1980 The Night the City Screamed (TV movie)
Richard Hawkins
 
1980 Beulah Land (TV mini-series)
Adam Davis
 
1980 Here's Boomer (TV series)
Philip
– Private Eye (1980) … Philip
 
1980 Paris (TV series)
– Pay the Two Bucks (1980)
 
1979 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Chapper
– Arrivals (1979) … Chapper
 
1979 The Waltons (TV series)
Ashley Longworth Jr.
– The Lost Sheep (1979) … Ashley Longworth Jr.
– The Legacy (1979) … Ashley Longworth Jr.
 
1979 The Associates (TV series)
Kip Dunbar
– The First Day (1979) … Kip Dunbar
 
1979 Beach Patrol (TV movie)
Marty Green
 
1979 The White Shadow (TV series)
Basketball Player
– One of the Boys (1979) … Basketball Player (uncredited)
 
1978 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
David Douglas
– Stages of Fear (1978) … David Douglas
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Brad
– Angel on My Mind (1978) … Brad
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Kirk Wendover
– The War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers (1978) … Kirk Wendover
 
1977-1978 The Doctors (TV series)
Tom Carroll
 
Show ShowDirector (28 titles)
2009-2013 Castle (TV series)
– The Fast and the Furriest (2013)
– The Final Frontier (2012)
– Kill the Messenger (2009)
 
2010-2012 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV series)
– Free Ride (2012)
– Blye, K. (2012)
– Disorder (2010)
– LD50 (2010)
 
2009-2012 Leverage (TV series)
– The Toy Job (2012)
– The Gimme a K Street Job (2012)
– The First Contact Job (2012)
– The Lonely Hearts Job (2011)
– The Office Job (2011)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2010-2012 Burn Notice (TV series)
– Official Business (2012)
– Acceptable Loss (2011)
– Enemy of My Enemy (2011)
– Hot Property (2010)
 
2012 Make It or Break It (TV series)
– Time Is of the Essence (2012)
 
2010-2011 The Glades (TV series)
– Moonlighting (2011)
– Marriage Is Murder (2010)
 
2011 Truth Be Told (TV movie)
 
2011 TV You Control: Bar Karma (TV series)
– Three Times a Lady (2011)
 
2010 The Good Guys (TV series)
– Silence of the Dan (2010)
– Don't Tase Me, Bro (2010)
 
2010 Persons Unknown (TV series)
– And Then There Was One (2010)
– Identity (2010)
– Incoming (2010)
 
2010 V (TV series)
– John May (2010)
 
2009 Dollhouse (TV series)
– Belonging (2009)
 
2008 The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (TV movie)
 
2007 Masters of Science Fiction (TV mini-series)
– The Discarded (2007)
 
2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TV movie)
 
2004 Thunderbirds
 
2002 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– The Lineman (2002)
 
2002 Clockstoppers
 
1999-2001 Roswell (TV series)
– Behind the Music (2001)
– Secrets and Lies (2001)
– The White Room (2000)
– Four-Square (2000)
– River Dog (1999)
 
2000 Star Patrol (TV movie)
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
 
1996 Star Trek: First Contact
 
1996 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
– Left-Handed Murder (1996)
 
1995-1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
– Prototype (1996)
– Parturition (1995)
– Projections (1995)
 
1996 Star Trek: Klingon (Video Game)
 
1995 University Hospital (TV series)
– Life and Death (1995)
 
1994-1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
– Past Tense: Part 2 (1995)
– Meridian (1994)
– The Search: Part 2 (1994)
 
1990-1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– Sub Rosa (1994)
– Attached (1993)
– The Chase (1993)
– The Quality of Life (1992)
– Cause and Effect (1992)
See all 8 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1999-2001 Roswell (TV series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
– Secrets and Lies (2001) (executive producer)
– Significant Others (2001) (executive producer)
– How the Other Half Lives (2001) (executive producer)
– Disturbing Behavior (2001) (executive producer)
– We Are Family (2001) (executive producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1999 Dying to Live (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (performer: "Pop! Goes the Weasel " - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 The Captains (documentary) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2009 The Captain's Summit (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1986 Monster in the Closet (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation Untitled Documentary (TV documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek -The Next Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Regeneration: Engaging the Borg (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek - The Next Generation (video documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Making It So: Continuing Star Trek - The Next Generation (video documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Captains (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Lee & Grant (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2011 Megaquake 10.0 (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 Trek Nation (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 That's Impossible! (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Invisibility Cloaks (2009) … Narrator
 
2009 The Captain's Summit (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Family Guy (TV series)
Himself
– Not All Dogs Go to Heaven (2009) … Himself (voice)
 
2008 The Secret World of Superfans (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 FedCon XVI: Drone Heart (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 How William Shatner Changed the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2002 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Battered Doll/Poker Justice (2002) … Himself - Host
– Witness to Murder/Roulette Wheel/The Phrenologist's Head/The Bridge/The Cigar Box/The Bridge (2002) … Himself - Host
– The Mandarin's Bowl (2002) … Himself - Host
– The Vigil (2002) … Himself - Host
– Moonstruck (2002) … Himself - Host
See all 43 episodes »
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself - Husband
– Genie Francis (2001) … Himself - Husband
 
2001 America Loves... Star Trek (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
2000 World Magic Awards 2000 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2000 UFOs: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape 2 (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2000 Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction? (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 Trekkies (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 UFOs: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Time Travel Through the Bible (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1995 Multimedia Celebrity Poker (Video Game)
Himself
 
1994 Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1994 Comic Relief VI (TV special documentary)
Commander William T. Riker
 
1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Cmdr. William T. Riker (uncredited)
 
2006 Alien Autopsy
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (TV short)
Commander William T. Riker
 
1999 Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (Video Game)
Commander William T. Riker
 
1995 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 

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He has played the same character, Commander William T. Riker, in four different series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise and Family Guy. See more »

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Leo