Frank Buxton(1930-2018)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Born in Wellesley, MA, USA, Buxton grew up in Larchmont, NY, USA,
graduated from Northwestern University (BS) and Syracuse University
(MS). After service in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he worked in
local television as a producer-director in Buffalo, N.Y. and Chicago,
IL and then began his performing career as a stand-up comedian, TV host
(Discovery '70 (1962),
Get the Message (1964)), and
stage performer ("Brigadoon", "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Tender Trap",
etc.). His television writing, producing and directing work included
The Odd Couple (1970),
Happy Days (1974),
Mork & Mindy (1978), among many
others, and he created the Peabody Award-winning series
Hot Dog (1970) for NBC which starred
Woody Allen and
Jonathan Winters. As a film and
TV actor, he has appeared in
Overboard (1987),
Beaches (1988),
Frankie and Johnny (1991),
Face of a Stranger (1991),
With a Vengeance (1992)
and Roommates (1994), as well
as many series and specials. He wrote and created voices for
Woody Allen's
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
and has done cartoon and commercial voices for innumerable projects.
