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Frank Converse
Jack Warden with Converse (right) as Johnny Corso in N.Y.P.D., 1968
Born (1938-05-22) May 22, 1938 (age 86)
Years active1966-2012
Spouse(s)Maureen Anderman (1982-present); 2 children
Carol Tawser (divorced); 2 children

Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor.

Early life

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Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]

Career

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On Broadway, he starred in The Philadelphia Story (1980), Design for Living (1984), A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), and Lady in the Dark (1994). Off-Broadway, he starred in The House of Blue Leaves (1971) and South Pacific. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in Thornton Wilder's Our Town with Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for Black & Decker in the late 1980s.

Converse was the star of five television series: Coronet Blue, N.Y.P.D. (not to be confused with NYPD Blue), Movin' On, The Family Tree, and Dolphin Cove.[2] He played Harry O'NeillonOne Life to Live and Ned Simon on As the World Turns, and he had a brief role in All My Children. He appeared opposite Bing Crosby in the 1971 TV movie thriller Dr. Cook's Garden and played Morgan Harris in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (also known as Anne of Avonlea).[3] He starred in the Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) as Jack in "Bird of Prey" (1984, series 7, episode 10). He also played Bill Davenport on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled "Tomorrow".

His film career included roles in Hurry Sundown (1967), Hour of the Gun (1967, as Virgil Earp), The Rowdyman (1972), Killer on Board (1977), Cruise Into Terror (1978), The Pilot (1980), The Bushido Blade (1981), Spring Fever (1982), Solarbabies (1986), Everybody Wins (1990) [4] and Primary Motive (1992). He also guested on such popular 70s shows as "The Mod Squad", "Medical Center", "Police Story", "Rhoda" "The Love Boat", "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "The Bionic Woman". HOT SHOT Black Sheep Squadron 1978 S2.E10 as Major Burton Cannon. An army pilot is attached to the Black Sheep squadron in an effort to allow him to be the top scoring ace against the Japanese. His directness and competitiveness soon leads him into conflict with the men he is flying with.

Personal life

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Divorced from Carol Tauser, then Astrid Ronning, he is currently married to actress Maureen Anderman.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1967 Hurry Sundown Rev. Clem De Lavery
1967 Hour of the Gun Virgil Earp
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Jimmy Tennyson TV movie
1971 A Tattered Web Steve Butler
1972 The Rowdyman Andrew Scott
1977 Killer on Board Dr. Paul TV movie
1974-1976 Movin' On Will Chandler TV series
1978 Cruise Into Terror Matt Lazarus TV movie
1979 The Bushido Blade Captain Lawrence Hawk
1980 The Pilot Jim Cochran
1981 Time Bandits Dim
1982 Spring Fever Lewis Berryman
1986 Solarbabies Greentree
1987 Anne of Avonlea Morgan Harris
1990 Everybody Wins Charley Haggerty
1992 Primary Motive John Eastham

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Converse". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  • ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Seventh Edition), Ballantine Books, 1999
  • ^ Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990
  • ^ Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990
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