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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 active1960s-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

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

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'Neill on One 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 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 1970s shows as The Mod Squad, Medical Center, Police Story, Rhoda, The Love Boat, Baa Baa Black Sheep and The Bionic Woman.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Frank Converse film and television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1967 Hurry Sundown Rev. Clem De Lavery Film
1967 Hour of the Gun Virgil Earp Film
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Jimmy Tennyson TV movie
1971 A Tattered Web Steve Butler TV movie
1972 The Rowdyman Andrew Scott Film
1973 Columbo Mr. Fallon Episode: "Requiem for a Falling Star"
1974–1976 Movin' On Will Chandler 45 episodes
1977 Killer on Board Dr. Paul TV movie
1977 Rhoda Brenda’s boss episode:“The Second Time Around”
1978 The Bionic Woman Jed Kimball 1 episode
1978 Cruise Into Terror Matt Lazarus TV movie
1979 The Bushido Blade Captain Lawrence Hawk Film
1980 The Pilot Jim Cochran Film
1981 Time Bandits Dim Film
1982 Spring Fever Lewis Berryman Film
1985 The Equalizer Guthrie Brownea Episode: "Back Home"
1986 Solarbabies Greentree Film
1987 Anne of Avonlea Morgan Harris TV miniseries
1990 Everybody Wins Charley Haggerty Film
1991–2008 Law & Order (various) 4 episodes
1992 Primary Motive John Eastham Film
1998 The Practice Dr. Jordan 2 episodes
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bill Davenport Episode: "Tomorrow"

References

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