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Frank Aletter (1926–2009)

Actor

For someone who goes only to movie theaters, Frank Aletter is a total stranger. It is true that the actor appeared in no more than a handful of theatrical films (Gerhart in Mister Roberts, a commanding officer in Tora! Tora! Tora!, Leigh Jensen in Private School...). But for a TV fan things are just the opposite... See full bio »

Born:

in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Tarzana, California, USA
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1991 General Hospital (TV series)
Mayor Richmond
 
1991 Adam 12 (TV series)
Lyle Burke
– Addictions (1991) … Lyle Burke
 
1988 1st & Ten: The Championship (TV series)
– The Inmates Buy the Asylum (1988)
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Judge David Spinner
– The Gambler (1987) … Judge David Spinner
 
1987 You Again? (TV series)
Dr. Gottlieb
– Where the Sun Don't Shine (1987) … Dr. Gottlieb
 
1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Mr. Cromwell
 
1986 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Mr. Baker
– Captive Hearts (1986) … Mr. Baker
 
1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Robert Huntman
– The Obsession (1986) … Robert Huntman
 
1986 Dallas (TV series)
Floyd Ericson
– Shadow Games (1986) … Floyd Ericson
 
1985 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Harry
– The Engagement (1985) … Harry
 
1982-1985 The Fall Guy (TV series)
O'Hara / Professor Brewster
– Spring Break (1985) … Professor Brewster
– A Piece of Cake (1982) … O'Hara
 
1985 Three's a Crowd (TV series)
Carnival Barker
– One Ego to Go (1985) … Carnival Barker
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Bill Korman
– New Beginnings (1985) … Bill Korman
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Wendell Joyner
– Capitol Offense (1985) … Wendell Joyner
 
1984 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Harker Anderson
– Manna from Heaven (1984) … Harker Anderson
 
1984 Automan (TV series)
James Dowling
– Ships in the Night (1984) … James Dowling
 
1983 The Facts of Life (TV series)
William Ogden Smith III
– Just My Bill (1983) … William Ogden Smith III
 
1983 Private School
Mr. Leigh-Jensen
 
1983 Love, Sidney (TV series)
– One Is Enough (1983)
 
1983 Alice (TV series)
Eric
– Vera the Virtuoso (1983) … Eric
 
1982 Capitol (TV series)
Pat O'Keefe
 
1978-1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Alan Turner / Hugh Casey / U.S. Marshal Hugh Boudreau
– Give Me Your Weak (1982) … Hugh Casey
– Memories of Allison (1981) … U.S. Marshal Hugh Boudreau
– A Night to Raise the Dead (1978) … Alan Turner
 
1982 CHiPs (TV series)
Dr. Johnson
– Trained for Trouble (1982) … Dr. Johnson
 
1981 Three's Company (TV series)
Tom Latham
– Professor Jack (1981) … Tom Latham
 
1981 The Star Maker (TV movie)
Harvey Denver
 
1981 Lou Grant (TV series)
David Ellison
– Venice (1981) … David Ellison
 
1981 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Walt Thompson
– Mayday! Mayday! (1981) … Walt Thompson
 
1980 Hello, Larry (TV series)
– Diane Drinks (1980)
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Arnold James
– Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love (1979) … Arnold James
 
1978-1979 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Lt. Draper / Todd Sinclair
– Nobody's There/The Dancer (1979) … Todd Sinclair
– Trouble, My Lovely/The Common Man (1978) … Lt. Draper
 
1972-1978 Emergency! (TV series)
Man with Back Injury / Roger Mundell
– Greatest Rescues of Emergency (1978) … Man with Back Injury
– Cook's Tour (1972) … Roger Mundell
 
1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
Cross
– RX for Dying (1978) … Cross
 
1978 Operation Petticoat (TV series)
Lt. Cmdr. Harry Baxter
– Matt on a Hot Pink Sub (1978) … Lt. Cmdr. Harry Baxter
 
1978 Columbo (TV series)
Dr. Garrison
– How to Dial a Murder (1978) … Dr. Garrison
 
1975-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Henning / Tony Scilio / Willy Galloway
– Good Old Uncle Ben (1978) … Willy Galloway
– Broken Angels (1976) … Henning
– The Score (1975) … Tony Scilio
 
1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
Milton Short
– Sighting 4003: The Fremont Incident (1978) … Milton Short
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Spencer
– The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming (1978) … Spencer
 
1978 All in the Family (TV series)
Mr. Prescott
– The Commercial (1978) … Mr. Prescott
 
1976-1977 Switch (TV series)
Fred Willens / Harry Gilden
– Thirty Thousand Witnesses (1977) … Harry Gilden
– Come Die with Me (1976) … Fred Willens
 
1971-1977 Insight (TV series)
Troutman / Cardinal / Curtis Drill / …
– Christmas 2025 (1977) … Curtis Drill
– The Man from Inner Space (1975) … Whitepaper
– Skid Row (1974) … Troutman
– Mohawk (1974) … Cardinal
– Bloodstrike (1973) … Troutman
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 Blansky's Beauties (TV series)
John
– Dear Nancy (1977) … John
 
1977 What's Happening!! (TV series)
Daniel Turner
– The Maid Did It (1977) … Daniel Turner
 
1976 The Quest (TV series)
Pierson
– Welcome to America, Jade Snow (1976) … Pierson
 
1976 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
– Funny Money (1976)
 
1976 Hunter (TV series)
Kendall
– Hunter (1976) … Kendall
 
1971-1976 Cannon (TV series)
Jess Whitney / Kyle Parrish
– Bloodlines (1976) … Kyle Parrish
– Girl in the Electric Coffin (1971) … Jess Whitney
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Mr. Tinker
– Part I: Chapters 1 and 2 (1976) … Mr. Tinker
 
1976 Petrocelli (TV series)
Dusty Rhodes
– The Falling Star (1976) … Dusty Rhodes
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Charles Hooten
– Stop When Red Lights Flash (1975) … Charles Hooten
 
1973-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Avery Waters
– The Covenant (1975) … Avery Waters
– Dark Fury: Part 2 (1975)
– The Last Rip-Off (1974) … Avery Waters
– A Question of Fault (1973) … Avery Waters
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Capt. Nolan
– My Brother, My Enemy (1975) … Capt. Nolan
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Lt. Purcell
– Blind Man's Bluff (1975) … Lt. Purcell
 
1967-1975 Mannix (TV series)
Lorne Marshall / Professor O'Neill
– Edge of the Web (1975) … Professor O'Neill
– Nothing Ever Works Twice (1967) … Lorne Marshall
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Norman Kahill
– Chopper (1975) … Norman Kahill
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Borden
– The Cross-Country Kidnap (1975) … Borden
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Leuric
– Up Above the World So High (1974) … Leuric
 
1974 Adam-12 (TV series)
Harry Morrison
– Suspect Number One (1974) … Harry Morrison
 
1973 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Sam Davis
– Run, Cougar, Run: Part 2 (1973) … Sam Davis
– Run, Cougar, Run: Part 1 (1973) … Sam Davis
 
1973 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Maj. Stoner
– For the Good of the Outfit (1973) … Maj. Stoner
 
1969-1973 Ironside (TV series)
Eli / Frank Bolan / Frank Clawson
– In the Forests of the Night (1973) … Eli
– Unreasonable Facsimile (1972) … Frank Clawson
– Five Miles High (1969) … Frank Bolan
 
1973 Jigsaw (TV series)
– Girl on the Run (1973)
 
1972 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
Dr. Larkin
– The New Head Nurse (1972) … Dr. Larkin
 
1972 Maude (TV series)
George Snyder
– Love and Marriage (1972) … George Snyder
 
1972 Run, Cougar, Run
Sam Davis
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
John Garvey
– The Decent Thing to Do (1972) … John Garvey
 
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
TV Announcer
 
1972 Lassie (TV series)
Colonel Gene Cameron
– Peace Is Our Profession: Part 3 (1972) … Colonel Gene Cameron
– Peace Is Our Profession: Part 2 (1972) … Colonel Gene Cameron
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
William Harper
– In Sudden Darkness (1972) … William Harper
 
1972 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Dr. Hoyt
– Episode #1.1 (1972) … Dr. Hoyt
 
1968-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Jim / Warren Michaels
– A Second Life (1972) … Warren Michaels
– Act of Violence (1968) … Jim
 
1971 Funny Face (TV series)
Dick
– Pilot (1971) … Dick
 
1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Tom Kerry
– Nanny and Her Witch's Brew (1971) … Tom Kerry
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Arthur (segment "Love and the Naked Stranger")
– Love and the Awakening/Love and the Bashful Groom/Love and the Four-Sided Triangle/Love and the Naked Stranger (1971) … Arthur (segment "Love and the Naked Stranger")
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Morton
– Danger Point (1971) … Morton
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Bruks Meecham
– The War Merchants (1970) … Bruks Meecham
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Lt. Cmdr. Francis J. Thomas - USS Nevada
 
1970 Nancy (TV series)
Tom Daily
 
1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Russ Hayman
– The Loser (1970) … Russ Hayman
 
1970 My World and Welcome to It (TV series)
Guest Star
– Rules for a Happy Marriage (1970) … Guest Star
 
1970 Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession (TV movie)
Col. Gene Cameron
 
1966-1969 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Arthur Lewis / Mr. David Benton
– The Tenant (1969) … Arthur Lewis
– The Invisible Mr. Dobble (1966) … Mr. David Benton
 
1969 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Col. Carson
– The Flyboy (1969) … Col. Carson
 
1968-1969 The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (TV series)
Prof. Irwin Hayden
– A Fair Day for Tooly (1969) … Prof. Irwin Hayden
– Danger Island (1968) … Prof. Irwin Hayden
– Joining of the Knights … Prof. Irwin Hayden
– The Great Gold Robbery … Prof. Irwin Hayden
– The Jewel of India … Prof. Irwin Hayden
See all 9 episodes »
 
1966-1967 It's About Time (TV series)
Mac
– The Stowaway (1967) … Mac
– The Stone Age Diplomats (1967) … Mac
– Our Brothers' Keepers (1967) … Mac
– School Days, School Days (1967) … Mac
– To Sign or Not to Sign (1967) … Mac
See all 26 episodes »
 
1965-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Lt. Col. Bill Christy / Sgt. Prinzi
– Angel Babe (1966) … Sgt. Prinzi
– Grant Me No Favor (1965) … Lt. Col. Bill Christy
 
1963-1966 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Dick Miller / Tom Farnsworth
– Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966) … Tom Farnsworth
– With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience (1963) … Dr. Dick Miller
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Burton Green
– Trial by Fire (1965) … Burton Green
 
1964-1965 The Cara Williams Show (TV series)
Frank Bridges
– Paradise Freezes Over (1965) … Frank Bridges
– Paradise Lost and Found (1965) … Frank Bridges
– Cara's Private War Against Poverty (1965) … Frank Bridges
– What Television Show Does Your Dog Watch? (1965) … Frank Bridges
– A Pawn Ticket for a Ticker (1965) … Frank Bridges
See all 30 episodes »
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
James Welton
– The Henry Bergh Story (1964) … James Welton
 
1964 A Tiger Walks
Joe Riley
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
Mr. Sterling
– Active Retirement (1964) … Mr. Sterling
 
1963-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Harry Collins / Tommy Towne
– The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist (1964) … Tommy Towne
– The Case of the Skeleton's Closet (1963) … Harry Collins
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Helvick
– A Vote of Confidence (1963) … Helvick
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Wallie Jason
– There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'! (1963) … Wallie Jason
 
1963 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Agent No. 2
– Russians R in Season (1963) … Agent No. 2
 
1963 The Big Brain (TV movie)
Lester Bestrip
 
1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Mott
– The Girl from Nob Hill (1963) … Mott
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Colonel Connacher
– The Parallel (1963) … Colonel Connacher
 
1963 Hazel (TV series)
Walter Burke
– Ain't Walter Nice? (1963) … Walter Burke
 
1962 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Dr. Sam Eastman
– Lucy the Music Lover (1962) … Dr. Sam Eastman
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Tom Logan
– Mr. Lucifer (1962) … Tom Logan
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
McAfee
– Testing Ground (1962) … McAfee
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Dan Wallace
– Yankee Dollar (1962) … Dan Wallace
 
1955-1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Kenneth Wiley / Jeff Hamil / Norquest
– Patterns of Hope (1962) … Dr. Kenneth Wiley
– The Thief of Charity (1961)
– Dishonor System (1960)
– Dishonor System (1960) … Jeff Hamil
– Lost $2 Billion: The Story of Hurricane Diane (1955) … Norquest
 
1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Norman Rogers
– The Bird (1962) … Norman Rogers
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Bob
– Tippy-Top (1961) … Bob
 
1960-1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
Buddy Flower / Buddy
– Behind Bars (1961) … Buddy Flower
– Buddy and the Teenager (1961) … Buddy Flower
– Room for Rent (1961) … Buddy Flower
– Buddy and Janie (1961) … Buddy Flower
– Big Game Hunter (1961) … Buddy Flower
See all 35 episodes »
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mr. Arnold
– Trouble-in-Law (1959) … Mr. Arnold
 
1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Stevens
– Mock Trial (1956) … Stevens
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Tommy Sanford
– The Archangel Harrigan (1956) … Tommy Sanford
 
1955 Mister Roberts
Gerhart
 
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1982 Three's Company (TV series)
 
1981 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie)
Leuric
 
1966-1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "Mutiny on the Bounty", Kennedy Center, New York City, 1980s. Also in cast: Charlton Heston. See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Father of two daughters; actresses Kyle Aletter and Lesley Aletter. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn