Frank Aletter
Biography
Frank George Aletter (January 14, 1926 – May 13, 2009) was an American 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 (1955), a commanding officer in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Leigh Jensen in Private School (1983)...). But for a TV fan things are just the opposite, for Aletter was cast in NEARLY ALL the TV series, films, sitcoms and specials shot between 1955 and 1991! A sample of titles just give you an idea of Frank Aletter's prolific output on the small screen: Bringing Up Buddy (1960), Perry Mason (1957), The Cara Williams Show (1964), Lassie (1954), Mannix (1967), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Insight (1960), Kojak (1973), Cannon (1971), Hunter (1976), "Super Jaimie"... In his first life, Frank Aletter had been a regular on Broadway appearing in plays and musicals like "Bells Are Ringing", "Time Limit", "Wish You Were Here" and of course "Mister Roberts", which opened to him the doors of filmed fiction.
Known For
All Movies (9)
- Private School1983 · as Mr. Leigh-Jensen
- The Star Maker1981 · as Harvey Denver
- Farewell to the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Leuric
- Run, Cougar, Run1972 · as Sam Davis
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't1972 · as TV Announcer
- Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession1972 · as Gen. Gene Cameron
- Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · as Lt. Commander Thomas
- A Tiger Walks1964 · as Riley
- Mister Roberts1955 · as Gerhart
All TV Shows (75)
- Matlock1986 · as Judge David Spinner
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Harry
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Wendell Joyner
- Automan1983 · as James Dowling
- Hotel1982 · as Bill Korman
- T. J. Hooker1982 · as Robert Huntman
- Falcon Crest1981 · as Mr. Baker
- Simon & Simon1981
- The Facts of Life1979
- Hello, Larry1979
- Fantasy Island1978 · as Lt. Draper
- The Love Boat1977 · as Arnold James
- Lou Grant1977
- CHiPs1977
- Weekend Special1977
- Three's Company1977 · as Tom Latham
- Quincy, M.E.1976
- Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Hugh Boudreau
- Alice1976
- What's Happening!!1976 · as Daniel Turner
- The Bionic Woman1976
- Switch1975 · as Fred Willens
- Switch1975 · as Harry Gilden
- S.W.A.T.1975
- Planet of the Apes1974 · as Leuric
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974
- Police Woman1974
- Petrocelli1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Borden
- Kojak1973 · as Capt. Nolan
- M*A*S*H1972 · as Major Stoner
- Banyon1972 · as John Garvey
- Maude1972 · as George Snyder
- Temperatures Rising1972 · as Dr. Larkin
- Emergency!1972 · as Roger Mundell
- Funny Face1971
- Columbo1971 · as Ernie Garrison
- Cannon1971
- All in the Family1971 · as Mr. Prescott
- Nancy1970 · as Tom Daily
- Nanny and the Professor1970
- Love, American Style1969 · as Arthur
- Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Avery Waters
- My World and Welcome to It1969
- The Doris Day Show1968 · as Colonel Andy Carson
- The Mod Squad1968 · as Russ Hayman
- Adam-121968 · as Harry Morrison
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Bruks Meecham
- Danger Island1968 · as Prof. Irwin Hayden
- Mannix1967 · as Lorne Marshall
- Ironside1967
- Ironside1967 · as Frank Bolan
- It's About Time1966 · as Mac
- The F.B.I.1965 · as Jim
- The F.B.I.1965 · as Warren Michaels
- The Cara Williams Show1964 · as Frank Bridges
- 12 O'Clock High1964
- The Great Adventure1963 · as James Welton
- Petticoat Junction1963 · as David Benton
- The Fugitive1963 · as Burton Green
- Vacation Playhouse1963 · as Lester Belstrip
- The Lucy Show1962 · as Sam Eastman
- Ben Casey1961
- Target: The Corruptors!1961
- Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Jerry Helvick
- Bringing Up Buddy1960 · as Buddy Flower
- The Twilight Zone1959 · as William Connacher
- Perry Mason1957 · as Harry Collins
- Perry Mason1957 · as Tommy Towne
- Lassie1954 · as Colonel Gene Cameron
- Lassie1954 · as Col. Gene Cameron
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Bob
- Omnibus1952 · as Skiddy
- Studio One1948 · as Danny
- Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Stevens