Gary Frank
- Acting
- October 9, 1950 · Spokane, Washington, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Giving Up the Ghost · Thanks
- The Batman · Thanks
- How to Have a Happy Marriage · Narrator (Voice)
- Like Father, Like Santa · Smitty
- Prison of Secrets · Larry Schaffer
- Profiler · James Davison
- Pacific Blue · Lenny Petrani
- Death in Small Doses · Bill Dillard Jr.
- Untamed Love · Eldridge
- Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 · Len
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Yedrin Dax
- The Distinguished Gentleman · Iowa
- Batman: The Animated Series · Dan Mockridge (Voice)
- Getting Up and Going Home · Scott Stevens
- Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View · Dr. Garrick
- Silk Stalkings · Seaside Strangler
- Flying Blind · Jason
- People Like Us · Hubert Altemus
- Unspeakable Acts · Neil Harrison
- Deadly Weapon · Dalton
- Friday the 13th: The Series · Winston Knight
- Enemy Territory · Barry
- L.A. Law · Richard Visser
- Matlock · Al Tomberg, Doug Templitt
- Blacke's Magic · Tom Isaacs
- Murder, She Wrote · Lee Callahan
- Hunter · Alan Rawling
- Whiz Kids
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Emergency Room · Dr. Paul Klein
- Remington Steele · Detective James Jarvis
- Matt Houston
- Hotel · Luther
- T. J. Hooker · Brett Williams
- Midnight Lace · Brian Preston
- The Night the City Screamed · Ron Farrell
- Magnum, P.I. · Jeff Spangler
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb · Maj. Tom Ferebee
- The Gift · Pete Devlin
- Hart to Hart
- Olivia · Self
- The Love Boat · Dr. Barry Mason
- The New Love Boat · Stanley Adams
- Charlie's Angels · Ted Grainger
- Family · Willie Lawrence
- Sons and Daughters · Jeff Reed
- Senior Year · Jeff Reed
- Love Is Not Forever · Jeff
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Medical Center
- Ironside