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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 2, 1909
Died
February 29, 1964
Place of Birth
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Francis Healey Albertson
- Frankie
Frank Albertson
0.5 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen. He had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960). Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923–1964) in movies and television. In his early career he often sang and danced in such films as Just Imagine (1930) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931). He was featured in Alice Adams (1935) as the title character's brother, and in Room Service (1938) he played opposite the Marx Brothers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit making training films during World War II. As he aged he moved from featured roles to supporting and character parts—in his later career he can be seen as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Albertson portrayed future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough Rider" of the CBS western television series My Friend Flicka. He guest starred in the early NBC western series The Californians and twice in the David Janssen crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective. He was cast in 1959 and 1962 in different roles on Walter Brennan's sitcom The Real McCoys. In 1960, he appeared as General Devery in the episode "Strange Encounter" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45. In 1960, he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the beginning of Psycho (1960) who provides the $40,000 in cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals. In the 1960-61 television season, he played the character Mr. Cooper in five episodes of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank Aletter. In 1964, Albertson was cast as Jim O'Neal in the episode "The Death of a Teacher" of the NBC education drama Mr. Novak. One of his final screen appearances was as "Sam," the bewildered mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio, in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie. His last appearance was on The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964, three months after Albertson died.
Known For
4.0
Tom Cassidy (archive footage)
24 Hour Psycho
1993
5.5
Padre
The F.B.I.
1965
🎬
5.7
Morgan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
5.3
Bill Blakely
Johnny Cool
1963
6.5
Jim O'Neal
Mr. Novak
1963
5.9
Mayor
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
5.7
Going My Way
1962
7.8
Tom Batterman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
Sheriff Webb
The Virginian
1962
6.0
Sam Benedict
1962
Credits
24 Hour Psycho
as Tom Cassidy (archive footage)
1993
4.0
The F.B.I.
as Padre
1965
5.5
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Morgan
1963
5.7
Johnny Cool
as Bill Blakely
1963
5.3
Mr. Novak
as Jim O'Neal
1963
6.5
Bye Bye Birdie
as Mayor
1963
5.9
Going My Way
1962
5.7
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Tom Batterman
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as Sheriff Webb
1962
6.5
Sam Benedict
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Walter Asch
1962
5.0
Don't Knock the Twist
as Herbert 'Herb' Walcott
1962
4.7
87th Precinct
as Pop Smith
1961
7.5
Man-Trap
as Paul Snavely
1961
5.8
Tallahassee 7000
1961
0.0
🎬
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
0.0
The Andy Griffith Show
as Colonel Watson
1960
7.6
Michael Shayne
1960
5.0
🎬
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
0.0
Checkmate
as Jimmy Purdy
1960
4.1
The Aquanauts
as Mr. Linden
1960
5.5
Thriller
as Charles Salisbury
1960
6.4
Psycho
as Tom Cassidy
1960
8.4
Johnny Midnight
1960
0.0
The Untouchables
as Jason MacIntyre
1959
7.9
Hawaiian Eye
as Paul Charring
1959
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
as Wally Gibbs
1959
5.2
The Third Man
as Philip Reiner
1959
6.7
Bonanza
as Sam Walker
1959
7.5
The Deputy
as Nick Harper
1959
6.2
The Last Hurrah
as Jack Mangan
1958
7.1
Lawman
as Clint Porter
1958
5.6
Lawman
as Henry Bildy
1958
5.6
Bronco
1958
5.2
Peter Gunn
1958
6.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as George Elkins
1958
6.9
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Mike Strata
1958
6.9
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Abner Reed
1958
6.6
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Jason Gill
1958
6.6
The Enemy Below
as Lt. J.G. Crain
1957
7.0
Leave It to Beaver
as Mr. Gannon
1957
7.0
The Real McCoys
1957
5.6
The Restless Gun
as Jeb Lacey
1957
3.7
Maverick
as Harvey Storey
1957
6.8
Perry Mason
as Duck Hunter
1957
7.7
M Squad
as Walter Ashton
1957
5.2
Sugarfoot
as Sheriff Crabtree
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Judge Mortimer Hall
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Amos Markham
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Sheriff Billy Boyce
1957
4.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Stuart Simons
1957
6.2
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Gerald Clayton
1957
6.2
🎬
Official Detective
1957
0.0
Nightfall
as Dr. Edward Gurston
1956
6.9
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lane Fullerton
1956
5.5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Charlie Horn
1956
5.5
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
as Stevens
1956
5.5
State Trooper
as John Henderson
1956
5.0
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Taxidermist (uncredited)
1956
7.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Regis
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sergeant Kirby
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as George Wyncliff
1955
7.7
The Phil Silvers Show
as The Producer
1955
7.0
Cheyenne
as Johnny Kent
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
as Howard Bayliss
1955
5.0
Father Knows Best
as Mr. Wickett
1954
6.5
Lassie
as Norman Talley
1954
6.1
Girl on the Run
as Hank
1953
5.0
🎬
Kraft Television Theatre
as Biff Grimes
1953
0.0
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
1953
6.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6
The Red Skelton Show
as General Scott
1951
7.4
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
6.0
🎬
The Billy Rose Show
1950
0.0
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Edgar
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Coffee
1950
6.3
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Studio One
as Colonel Greer
1948
5.0
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.3
Shed No Tears
as Hutton
1948
5.0
Killer Dill
as William T. Allen
1947
5.0
The Hucksters
as Max Herman
1947
6.9
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
7.5
Ginger
as Barney O'Hara
1947
0.0
It's a Wonderful Life
as Sam Wainwright
1946
8.3
They Made Me a Killer
as Patrolman Al Wilson
1946
5.6
Gay Blades
as Frankie Dowell
1946
0.0
How DOooo You Do
as Tom Brandon
1945
0.0
🎬
Smart Boy
as Bill Adams
1945
0.0
Arson Squad
as Tom Mitchell
1945
0.0
I Love a Soldier
as Little Soldier
1944
4.0
And the Angels Sing
as Oliver
1944
7.0
Rosie the Riveter
as Charlie Doran
1944
4.5
🎬
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
as Major
1944
0.0
O, My Darling Clementine
as 'Dapper' Dan Franklin
1943
0.0
Mystery Broadcast
as Michael Jerome
1943
6.2
Here Comes Elmer
as Joe Maxwell
1943
0.0
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Frank
1943
5.5
Silent Witness
as Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
1943
6.0
Underground Agent
as Johnny Davis
1942
0.0
🎬
City of Silent Men
as Gil Davis
1942
0.0
🎬
Dead End Kids Go To War
as Jerry Markham
1942
0.0
Wake Island
as Johnny Rudd
1942
5.7
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Jerry Markham
1942
6.0
Shepherd of the Ozarks
as Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
1942
0.0
Man From Headquarters
as Larry Doyle
1942
6.0
Louisiana Purchase
as Robert Davis, Jr.
1941
6.6
Flying Cadets
as Bob Ames
1941
3.0
Burma Convoy
as Mike Weldon
1941
0.0
🎬
Citadel of Crime
as Jim Rogers
1941
0.0
Father Steps Out
as Jimmy Dugan
1941
3.0
Man-Made Monster
as Mark Adams
1941
6.1
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Sanders
1941
5.3
Behind the News
as Jeff Flavin
1940
7.0
When the Daltons Rode
as Emmett Dalton
1940
6.0
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Bill Ferris
1940
5.0
The Ghost Comes Home
as Ernest
1940
5.0
Framed
as Hank Parker
1940
5.8
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
1939
3.5
Bachelor Mother
as Freddie Miller
1939
7.1
I'll Tell the World
as Jimmy Hawkins
1939
0.0
The Shining Hour
as Benny Collins
1938
6.6
Spring Madness
as Hat
1938
3.9
Fugitives for a Night
as Matt Ryan
1938
6.0
Room Service
as Leo Davis
1938
6.5
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Tom Hamilton Jr.
1938
5.2
🎬
The Magician's Daughter
as Bob Wilson
1938
5.0
Hold That Kiss
as Steve Evans
1938
6.5
Navy Blue and Gold
as Weeks
1937
5.9
The Plainsman
as A Young Trooper
1936
6.3
🎬
No Place like Rome
as Flavius - Roman Bachelor
1936
0.0
Fury
as Charlie Wilson
1936
7.4
The Farmer in the Dell
as Davy Davenport
1936
0.0
Ah, Wilderness!
as Arthur Miller
1935
6.3
Kind Lady
as Peter Santard
1935
6.6
East of Java
as Larry Page
1935
6.0
Personal Maid's Secret
as Kent Fletcher
1935
5.5
Waterfront Lady
as Ronny Hillyer aka Bill
1935
4.0
Alice Adams
as Walter Adams
1935
6.7
Doubting Thomas
as Jimmy Brown
1935
7.0
Enter Madame
as John Fitzgerald
1935
5.5
🎬
Tripping Through the Tropics
as Jack
1934
0.0
Hollywood Mystery
as Daniel Patrick Ryan
1934
3.5
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Ranny Truesdale
1934
5.9
The Last Gentleman
as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
1934
3.0
Love Detectives
as Bob
1934
0.0
King for a Night
as Dick Morris
1933
6.2
Rainbow Over Broadway
as Don Hayes
1933
4.0
Ever in My Heart
as Sam Archer
1933
5.3
Midshipman Jack
as Russell H. Burns
1933
6.0
Ann Carver's Profession
as Jim Thompson
1933
5.5
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
as Bob Graham
1933
0.0
🎬
The Plumber and the Lady
as James Fawcett
1933
0.0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as "Babe" Partos
1933
0.0
🎬
Boys Will Be Boys
as Frank Albertson
1932
0.0
The Lost Special
as Tom Hood
1932
4.5
Air Mail
as Tommy Bogan
1932
5.5
Huddle
as Larry
1932
6.6
Racing Youth
as Teddy Blue
1932
0.0
Way Back Home
as David Clark
1931
6.2
The Brat
as Stephen Forester
1931
5.6
Traveling Husbands
as Barry Greene
1931
4.0
Big Business Girl
as Johnny Saunders
1931
6.0
A Connecticut Yankee
as Emile le Poulet / Clarence
1931
6.0
Just Imagine
as RT-42
1930
5.7
Wild Company
as Larry Grayson
1930
5.0
So This Is London
as Junior Draper
1930
7.0
Born Reckless
as Frank Sheldon
1930
5.5
Spring Is Here
as Stacy Adams
1930
3.5
Son of the Gods
as Kicker
1930
5.6
The Big Party
as Jack Hunter
1930
2.0
Men Without Women
as Ensign Price
1930
6.3
Happy Days
as Frankie Albertson
1929
6.0
Salute
as Midshipman Albert Edward Price
1929
4.7
Words and Music
as Skeet Mulroy
1929
0.0
Blue Skies
as Richard Lewis (episode 2)
1929
0.0
Prep and Pep
as Bunk Hill
1928
0.0
The Covered Wagon
as Bit (uncredited)
1923
6.1