Frank Aletter

Acting

Frank Aletter

Born January 14, 1926Queens, New York City, New York, USA78 credits

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

Filmography

Matlock
1986Matlock
as Judge David SpinnerTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Wendell JoynerTV
Automan
1983Automan
as James DowlingTV
Private School
1983Private School
as Mr. Leigh-JensenMovie
Hotel
1982Hotel
as Bill KormanTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hooker
as Robert HuntmanTV
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crest
as Mr. BakerTV
The Star Maker
1981The Star Maker
as Harvey DenverMovie
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Island
as Lt. DraperTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Arnold JamesTV
Three's Company
1977Three's Company
as Tom LathamTV
Switch
1975Switch
as Fred WillensTV
Kojak
1973Kojak
as Capt. NolanTV
Run, Cougar, Run
1972Run, Cougar, Run
as Sam DavisMovie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*H
as Major StonerTV
Banyon
1972Banyon
as John GarveyTV
Maude
1972Maude
as George SnyderTV
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
as Gen. Gene CameronMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!
as Roger MundellTV
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Ernie GarrisonTV
All in the Family
1971All in the Family
as Mr. PrescottTV
N
1970Nancy
as Tom DailyTV
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Lt. Commander ThomasMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Avery WatersTV
The Doris Day Show
1968The Doris Day Show
as Colonel Andy CarsonTV
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squad
as Russ HaymanTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as Harry MorrisonTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Game
as Bruks MeechamTV
Danger Island
1968Danger Island
as Prof. Irwin HaydenTV
Mannix
1967Mannix
as Lorne MarshallTV
The Cara Williams Show
1964The Cara Williams Show
as Frank BridgesTV
A Tiger Walks
1964A Tiger Walks
as RileyMovie
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventure
as James WeltonTV
Petticoat Junction
1963Petticoat Junction
as David BentonTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Burton GreenTV
V
1963Vacation Playhouse
as Lester BelstripTV
The Lucy Show
1962The Lucy Show
as Sam EastmanTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Jerry HelvickTV
B
1960Bringing Up Buddy
as Buddy FlowerTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as William ConnacherTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Harry CollinsTV
Mister Roberts
1955Mister Roberts
as GerhartMovie
Lassie
1954Lassie
as Colonel Gene CameronTV
Omnibus
1952Omnibus
as SkiddyTV
Studio One
1948Studio One
as DannyTV