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Gary Frank
Spokane, Washington, USA
Gary Frank (born October 9, 1950) is an acclaimed American actor most recognized for his portrayal of Willie Lawrence on the beloved 1970s ABC drama series Family. His sensitive p…
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Gary Frank (born October 9, 1950) is an acclaimed American actor most recognized for his portrayal of Willie Lawrence on the beloved 1970s ABC drama series Family. His sensitive performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1977. Born in Spokane, Washington, Frank began his career as a child actor before gaining wider notice starring alongside Glynnis O'Connor in the 1974 series Sons and Daughters. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he became a prolific television presence, guest-starring on iconic programs such as Remington Steele, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Beyond episodic TV, he appeared in notable television films like Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb and provided voice work for Batman: The Animated Series. As of 2024, Frank resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Carroll Newman, and has recently focused on writing his personal memoir.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Giving Up the Ghost
Movie
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2022
The Batman
Movie Thanks
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2012
How to Have a Happy Marriage
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1998
Like Father, Like Santa
Movie Smitty
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1997
Prison of Secrets
Movie Larry Schaffer
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1996
Profiler
TV show James Davison
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1996
Pacific Blue
TV show Lenny Petrani
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1995
Death in Small Doses
Movie Bill Dillard Jr.
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1994
Untamed Love
Movie Eldridge
- 1993
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1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV show Yedrin Dax
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1992
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie Iowa
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1992
Batman: The Animated Series
TV show Dan Mockridge (voice)
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1992
Getting Up and Going Home
Movie Scott Stevens
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1992
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Movie Dr. Garrick
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1991
Silk Stalkings
TV show Seaside Strangler
More credits
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1990
Flying Blind
Movie Jason
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1990
People Like Us
Movie Hubert Altemus
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1990
Unspeakable Acts
Movie Neil Harrison
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1989
Deadly Weapon
Movie Dalton
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1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
TV show Winston Knight
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1987
Enemy Territory
Movie Barry
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Richard Visser
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1986
Matlock
TV show Al Tomberg
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1986
Blacke's Magic
TV show Tom Isaacs
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Lee Callahan
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1984
Hunter
TV show Alan Rawling
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1983
Whiz Kids
TV show
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1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV show
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1983
Emergency Room
Movie Dr. Paul Klein
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1982
Remington Steele
TV show Detective James Jarvis
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show
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1982
Hotel
TV show Luther
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1982
T. J. Hooker
TV show Brett Williams
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1981
Midnight Lace
Movie Brian Preston
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1980
The Night the City Screamed
Movie Ron Farrell
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1980
Magnum, P.I.
TV show Jeff Spangler
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1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Movie Maj. Tom Ferebee
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1979
The Gift
Movie Pete Devlin
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1979
Hart to Hart
TV show
